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| border collie growls and bites | 10/26/2007 | Sue |
Q: I have an 8 year old female spayed border collie. that shares its home with a 6 year old female lab. ...
A: It is so difficult to offer specific advice to you not knowing what has actually transpired during ...
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| nipping backsides | 10/25/2007 | Sue |
Q: We acquired a 6mo. old male border collie. He's very loveable. But today he started gripping our ...
A: Sounds like your little boy is feeling his hormones! Is this normal...unfortunately the rear attack ...
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| young collie not urinating when going out on walks and submissive urination in a friend's house. | 10/22/2007 | Sue |
Q: We have an 18 month old collie bitch. She is quite sensitive and sometimes rolls over and urinates ...
A: That is so difficult to know what the cause is without actually seeing the dogs behavior. ...
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| young collie not urinating when going out on walks and submissive urination in a friend's house. | 10/22/2007 | Sue |
Q: We have an 18 month old collie bitch. She is quite sensitive and sometimes rolls over and urinates ...
A: I have a few of questions...has your collie been vet checked for this problem to determine if there ...
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| my dogs are fighting | 10/22/2007 | Sue |
Q: I will try to make a long story short. I have had Shady(border collie/schkipperke) for 11 yrs and ...
A: You know, just in your question, I can tell you know much more about dogs than you give yourself ...
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| Border collie runt | 10/21/2007 | Sue |
Q: Last year me and my familly bought a border collie runt from a place in Wales. Now a year old, we ...
A: I can only answer this question from a general standpoint, however; as a note of encouragement, I ...
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| 2 questions excited peeing and running away when you try to pick up | 10/1/2007 | Sue |
Q: We have a 3 month old border collie/some sort of terrier. She was very good about being outside for ...
A: Both of the behavior problems of your 3 month old border mix are common and treatable. Excitement ...
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| Basic Commands | 10/1/2007 | Sue |
Q: We just adopted a 5 week old Border Collie from a shelter. She will be a part of our family as a ...
A: Congratulations on your new puppy! You selected a very intelligent breed of dog and your training ...
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| Collie/Chow mix? | 9/16/2007 | Sue |
Q: I'm planning on getting a dog and came across an image of this cute one: ...
A: You could be correct as a collie chow mix. It is difficult to really tell size, age and full body ...
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| getting vicous when walking | 9/8/2007 | Sue |
Q: our puppy is 6 mouths old we didn't socializ her much.when we take her out for walks she barks and ...
A: I do apologize for the delay in answering this as I have a horrible bout with the flu. Actually, at ...
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| stormy and sheba | 9/6/2007 | Sue |
Q: my collie sheba loves to jump over things but my other collie stormy will not is there any way i can ...
A: The key to teaching any animal to perform is to make the training fun and reward good behavior with ...
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| One more question! Running a puppy - | 9/6/2007 | Sue |
Q: At five months, how far/long do you think a dog like mine (Catahoula/Border mix) can go in the Texas ...
A: Before starting a running program with your pup you always should make sure the vet has given ...
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| border collie mix, ivemectin | 9/6/2007 | Sue |
Q: Hey- My Border/Catahoula mix will be 5months tomorrow. She has skin mites and the doctor put her ...
A: I answered your other question first and did not see this one! Did your vet say what type of mite ...
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| Border Collie Aggression | 9/5/2007 | Sue |
Q: I have a BC I have owned since he was 12 weeks old. He is now 9 years. He has been diagnosed with ...
A: It sounds like you have really tried working things out with your dogs aggression. Older dogs do ...
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| Apartment Living Sheltie | 9/2/2007 | Sue |
Q: I am going to be in law school for the next three years and I live by myself in a two bedroom ...
A: I know several people living in apartments that have Shelties. As a matter of fact, all of them but ...
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| feeding schedule | 8/30/2007 | Sue |
Q: I have a 6 mo old catahoula that I have been feeding twice a day, at what point do I feed her once a ...
A: I have not been given what food your are feeding her, the amounts you are feeding, her observed ...
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| border collie 10months coming into heat for 1st time | 8/28/2007 | Sue |
Q: we have a border collie, 10 months old & we were not sure what age she should start coming into heat ...
A: Good Question! I'm glad you asked as this is a question that every dog owner needs to know. ...
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| new puppy | 8/27/2007 | Sue |
Q: my cousin has just brought a 2month old border collie called ollie its mum and dad were show dogs ...
A: Yes, it is a good idea to prevent aggressive behavior before it begins. There is a good chance that ...
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| aggressive border collie | 8/20/2007 | Sue |
Q: Our border collie, Molly, is almost 8 months. For the past two months or so, Molly has had an ...
A: Leah, I am so sorry for the untimely answering of this inquiry! For some reason, I did not receive ...
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| Cloudy thick urine | 8/9/2007 | Sue |
Q: My 12 week old border collie over the last 24 hrs has developed a urinary problem. Her urine is ...
A: My advise to you is to get your pup to the Veterinarian as soon as possible. This could be a number ...
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| anxious border collie | 8/1/2007 | Sue |
Q: I have a very anxious border collie and I'm wondering if I should keep him. I love him so much and ...
A: First, I need to ask you the discipline level your Border receives...are you and the person who is ...
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| Border Collie urination | 7/29/2007 | Sue |
Q: I have had my 15 month old border collie mix, Akiva, since she was 8 weeks old. I take her to work ...
A: Am I correct in saying that the only time Akiva urinates in greeting is with your ex-boyfriend? If ...
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| Yet another border collie problem | 7/27/2007 | Sue |
Q: Having had an unexpected change in my personal circumstances I've had to move from a farm to the ...
A: I am not sure what you mean by "snacking of people" unless your border collie becomes aggressive ...
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| My border collie bit my kid | 7/22/2007 | Sue |
Q: I have a huge problem, my dogs has bit my 20 month old kid 2 times now on the face both time needing ...
A: The first thing you must do is make sure that the dog is confined so that the same thing does not ...
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| aggressiive collie | 7/19/2007 | Sue |
Q: i have two border collies and one of them is very aggressive towards other dogs. yesterday he ...
A: Louise, It sounds like Red is a GREAT family dog! Often you will find fantastic animals like this ...
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| aggressiive collie | 7/19/2007 | Sue |
Q: i have two border collies and one of them is very aggressive towards other dogs. yesterday he ...
A: Aggressiveness in dogs can be caused by a number of causes, one big reason is territorial rights! ...
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| Walking and car trip turmoil | 7/19/2007 | Sue |
Q: I have an 8 month old Border Collie, named Bella. She has taken to house and yard training well and ...
A: Your situation with Bella is a common one and is one that takes persistence and repetition to break. ...
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| Border Collie Fur | 7/19/2007 | Sue |
Q: I have a 3 month old Border Collie, when will her fur grown longer? Jessica ANSWER: Hi Jessica, ...
A: Are you sure the pup is exactly 3 months old. The fur will probably grow quite differently once the ...
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| Border Collie Fur | 7/19/2007 | Sue |
Q: I have a 3 month old Border Collie, when will her fur grown longer? Jessica
A: Your puppy will be going through the stage "blowing of the coat". The exact time this will happen ...
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| New collie? puppy | 7/14/2007 | Sue |
Q: Just rescued a 3 month old puppy. Not sure what breed she is, (rescued the pup from an abusive ...
A: Congratulations on your new collie mix pup! Perhaps she could be a Shetland Sheepdog Mix? She does ...
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| 2 y/o collie in heat | 7/13/2007 | Sue |
Q: i have a 2 y/o female in heat who is already a laid back dog except when outside, she is going into ...
A: I would first like to say that your girls behavior would need to be closely monitored by you as you ...
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| Border Collie Fetching | 5/11/2007 | Ann Jordan |
Q: first a little history about Laz that I think may be of importance. He came from Alberta, and was in ...
A: I would seriously work on the "take-it" and "give" commands. In this way you are regaining control ...
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| Fearful bc | 5/9/2007 | Ann Jordan |
Q: At a recent agility comp my green 3 y.o. bc was half way thru the course when she noticed the male ...
A: I don't know that wearing a hat had anything to do with it really. I do believe you need to work on ...
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| Lead training | 5/5/2007 | Ann Jordan |
Q: I have an eight week old border collie pup and I am keen to get him used to his lead as soon as ...
A: You may want to consider using a chain for your leash. If that is not possible, then you'll have to ...
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| restless border collie/sheltie | 5/1/2007 | Ann Jordan |
Q: My name is Kathie. We have a 10 yr. old female border collie/sheltie named Heidi. (Although ...
A: You dog seems to be lacking some direction now that her companion is gone. In all honesty, you are ...
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| young pup biting | 4/20/2007 | Ann Jordan |
Q: I have a border collie mix (mom was a border collie). He is not yet three months old, but has a ...
A: The method that works best for nipping puppies is to give them a good "pop" under the chin. After ...
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| nipping at my grandson while he's sitting down | 4/14/2007 | Ann Jordan |
Q: My dog nipped at my 11 mth. old grandson while he was sitting on the floor. This has happened with ...
A: I'm sorry to hear about your grandson. I believe you should never put this dog in the same room ...
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| Border Collie Aggression | 4/11/2007 | Ann Jordan |
Q: I have a 13 month old Border Collie, she is the most lovely natured dog, to me, but I have 2 5 year ...
A: First of all, I don't know of too many breeds of dogs that DO like a person's face near theirs. So ...
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| help me please! | 4/9/2007 | Ann Jordan |
Q: I go to the paddock with my family every day with our two tough dogs. Josquin and Akria. We let them ...
A: Next time you take your dogs to the paddock, have them both on leash. Let Akria off leash if she's ...
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| two border collie pups togther | 4/9/2007 | Ann Jordan |
Q: we have got 10 week old male(samson) border collie and a 17 week old female(sally) border collie ...
A: Your best strategy in dealing with an over energetic pup is to take her for a long walk or exercise ...
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