Our dog is part border collie!
Yesterday was hard for me, being away from my girl all day. David left her alone for a couple hours and she apparently did brilliantly. Nothing out of place, no accidents, and just one excited puppy when he came home. Per David: Everything went successfully. She looked very sad when I left. When I got back she was looking out the door and when she saw it was me started to wag so much I thought she'd dislocate her hips. It's the most excited I've seen her, jumping and running in circles. But I was gone for over and hour and a half. No accidents, nothing amiss.
When I got home, I changed and we headed over to the woods to walk for a bit. We ended up taking a 3 mile hike in the woods, which Dahlia loved. We discovered she is DEFINITELY a border collie/lab mix. About halfway through the walk, she suddenly stopped and wanted to play. I tried to get her to run with me (which she's done happily before) and when I started to run, she ran around in a circle to get in front of me and then stopped dead in her tracks while staring up at me and meeting my eyes. But her stare wasn't done with the typical border collie intensity -- it was done with a silly lab grin all over her face. She did the same thing to David and when he kept trying to run she ran around behind him and actually attempted to nip at his heels! She missed his pant leg and ended up nosing his ankle instead, but it was a classic border collie move!
Not to mention, she looks JUST like this dog.
About 2/3 of the way through the walk, it stared to sprinkle, and then pour down on us. We all got soaked, but Dahlia just loved it. Of course, in typical doggie fashion, when we got to the car and I opened up the front door to unlock the back, she jumped right in on the front seat. D'oh! Wet muddy paws EVERYWHERE. Silly poochie.
I got a couple pictures of her when we got back.
When I got home, I changed and we headed over to the woods to walk for a bit. We ended up taking a 3 mile hike in the woods, which Dahlia loved. We discovered she is DEFINITELY a border collie/lab mix. About halfway through the walk, she suddenly stopped and wanted to play. I tried to get her to run with me (which she's done happily before) and when I started to run, she ran around in a circle to get in front of me and then stopped dead in her tracks while staring up at me and meeting my eyes. But her stare wasn't done with the typical border collie intensity -- it was done with a silly lab grin all over her face. She did the same thing to David and when he kept trying to run she ran around behind him and actually attempted to nip at his heels! She missed his pant leg and ended up nosing his ankle instead, but it was a classic border collie move!
Not to mention, she looks JUST like this dog.
About 2/3 of the way through the walk, it stared to sprinkle, and then pour down on us. We all got soaked, but Dahlia just loved it. Of course, in typical doggie fashion, when we got to the car and I opened up the front door to unlock the back, she jumped right in on the front seat. D'oh! Wet muddy paws EVERYWHERE. Silly poochie.
I got a couple pictures of her when we got back.