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Cobain ADC,- SGDC, CGN More Bored- Collies     Barked: Wed May 22, '13 9:15am PST  :O Just the "Black and whiteness"?! I am offended as a blonde Border Collie owner With Border Collies it tends to be much more than just "neediness." If adequate amounts of both physical and *mental* exercise are not given these dogs live up to the word neurotic. These neurotic tendencies have a wide range and can include any number of the following: - Vehicle/Bike/People chasing - Compulsive barking - Shadow attacking - Obsessing over something such as a ceiling fan - Fly Catching (snapping at invisible "flies") - Random bouts of aggression or misdirected aggression - Destructive behaviours - Obsessive escaping - Random unprovoked fears And many more. This is just a list of things I have encountered when working with other's dogs or had others tell me about their dogs. Now of course, this isn't a constant concern if you can provide the hours of stimulation and "work" for a dog of this breed. As well as purchase from a breeder that suits your lifestyle. (Not endorsing "calm" Border Collie breeders, but there is certainly a divide in personality and temperament with working, sport, and conformation type BCs) I can't really answer which breed exactly I would recommend as I know relatively little about your situation. All I can say is that herding breeds as a whole tend to be poor choices for impulse purchases as they tend to be a quite demanding and "touchy" bunch. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Cobain ADC,- SGDC, CGN More Bored- Collies     Barked: Wed May 22, '13 7:49am PST  I definitely plan on adding some fish into the mix whether it be fresh, canned, or through just oil. Cobain's coat just glows when he's on fish based kibble, so I'd love to see what frequent fresh will give him. We found a few months back that Cobain (Mr. Picky) really enjoys raw fish, although Rigby (Garbage Disposal) wont even touch it Ideally I'd like to stick to as much beef as possible, and lamb when we find it for a good price. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Raw Food Diet > In the Research Stage....

Cobain ADC,- SGDC, CGN More Bored- Collies     Barked: Wed May 22, '13 7:03am PST  Here are 2 threads that I have found very helpful in my starting raw: So You Are Interested in Feeding Raw: http://www.dogster.com/forums/Raw_Food_Diet/thread/431875 Persona l Raw Feeding Guide: http://www.dogster.com/forums/Raw_Food_Diet/thread/491589 my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Raw Food Diet > Starting in the Raw

Cobain ADC,- SGDC, CGN More Bored- Collies     Barked: Wed May 22, '13 5:34am PST  Okay that works quite well actually JT, thanks! If they do end up doing well with this particular food that I've outlined, is variety a necessity? Or would it be alright if things got changed up on just an occasional basis? The proportions the food comes in might either not last me the week (the shaved beef I don't think will), or last me over a week. Or they might be perfect, but I wont know until I get started. I work at a grocery store so I can get different meats relatively easy, it's just a bit more pricey. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Raw Food Diet > Starting in the Raw

Cobain ADC,- SGDC, CGN More Bored- Collies     Barked: Tue May 21, '13 11:39am PST  Thanks Maxwell! I'll definitely pass on the chunks then. According to their site, the shaved beef and bone has variable ratios per bag. I'm not entirely sure I like the sounds of that. The patties are beef, beef heart, and lamb bone - inquiring about the ratios for that one now. Knowing my luck, the patties wont work for Cobain and I'll have to go to purchasing full pieces. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Cobain ADC,- SGDC, CGN More Bored- Collies     Barked: Tue May 21, '13 9:01am PST  I'm about 45mins East of Toronto and drive a Cavalier unfortunately. Not much space for a bigger dog. Hopefully the flight works out! Even in cargo, it will at least be quicker than the drive, and easier on him than being transferred from car to car, strange people to strange people. Maybe they can speak with a vet about prescribing something to help him out for the flight? Just a thought. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Raw Food Diet > Starting in the Raw

Cobain ADC,- SGDC, CGN More Bored- Collies     Barked: Tue May 21, '13 8:15am PST  I've been reading up on the raw diet (thank you "So You're Interested in Feeding Raw" thread), finding suppliers in my area, and doing the math... According to the Personal Raw Feeding Guide, both Cobain and Rigby are around the same in their needs. Approximately 0.5 lbs each per day. Now it's been a while since I have fed a proper raw diet, and when I did it was grocery store purchased. In my area there are 2 suppliers: Heronview http://www.heronviewrawandnatural.com/heronview-price-list Country Lane: http://clpr.ca/Country Lane Website iWeb/Raw Food Orijen_files/RawPricelistDecember2012_R6_distributed.pdf I train at Country Lane on Mondays, and while their stock isn't as diverse as Heronview's they do seem to be a bit cheaper. On top of that, I do not have a ton of freezer space, so a weekly pick up would work better for me that way. My preference is beef and other "red" meats (aside from pork) over poultry just as in the past Cobain has had some sensitivity to chicken. Whether that translates to raw or not I am unsure. as well as Rigby tends to eat things without chewing and I am slightly concerned about her choking on the smaller bones. As for pork, Cobain fell extremely ill about a year and a half ago after eating a pork hock. Not sure if that was the cause, but I am slightly nervous about it. It seems that Country Lane is more geared toward frozen ground patties. I'm wondering if they are still as beneficial as full carcass portions. And those that have bone in the ground, if that counts as "bone" or should bone be included as a separate? I'm attempting to work out some sort of tentative feeding plan to price out whether or not this form of feeding will be within our price range. At a quick glance I wrote out: Ground Beef $1.60/lb Ground Organ $1.70/lb Chicken Neck (because I am unsure of the bone in patties) $1.50/lb With the 80-10-10 proportions, I got that to work out to be around $1.60 per day, or just over $11 per week. Which would be around what we are paying now for the kibble - if not a little less. But, with me being new to this, would that even be appropriate? If it is, are there any supplements that I should add? There's also the protein blend at the bottom of their price list which seems intriguing, if anyone knows anything about that. I know, I should give them a call and ask these questions. But I'd like a few outside opinions before I get myself talked into buying things. As well as I just purchased a bag of kibble not too long ago so I have some time before taking the plunge there. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Behavior & Training > No Respect. No Bonding. Classes Might Help?

Cobain ADC,- SGDC, CGN More Bored- Collies     Barked: Sun May 19, '13 5:12pm PST  I was able to work out a free class for SO and Cobain which is great. This particular class isn't so much focused on entirely OB work but more "comfortable living" with the dog. When he took it years ago, he graduated at the top of his class, ideally there's still a bit of passion in it for him. I've put feeding almost entirely on SO (although this weekend is a bit difficult with demo shows 2 days). Most noticeable change is that now when Cobain is hungry he will go to SO and act suspiciously "cuddly" and loving. So he takes advantage of that for a few minutes before feeding. I suspect that my hardness on him when he was younger with the intent on him being "perfect" wrecked him in a sense. Then with the addition of Rigby and all the work she needed, I feel he may have felt neglected as I took her through class after class. Hopefully this class, with someone other than myself handling him, will help bring back some of the spark for life in him. If this class goes well, I'm thinking of maybe trying the two of them with a Treibball class. Just something totally new and exciting. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Rescue, Adoption & Happy Endings > Twister is missing. :(

Cobain ADC,- SGDC, CGN More Bored- Collies     Barked: Sat May 18, '13 4:49am PST  Also try posting on Helping Lost Pets Hope you find him soon! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Cobain ADC,- SGDC, CGN More Bored- Collies     Barked: Thu May 16, '13 6:45pm PST  Cohen, that's what I was thinking. But Josh missed a lot of the communication - both verbal and non-verbal when it comes to interacting with the dogs. That's why I wanted to first get him into a basic class to learn that sort of stuff. Heading straight into more "advanced" stuff might potentially be an accident waiting to happen. I'm not the best at spelling things out when it comes to these things, so I figure it's best for him to get it from someone who is good at it my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

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