Fashionistas you have arrived 3-25-03 - 10-3-03

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Bright Young Things, or Life on the FB

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Originally posted by Anne Elk
You better have the time and a place to go RUN!! Border collies are great dogs, but they need lots of exercise and a job like herding kids, or sheep, or agility, or fly ball, or frisbee. If left to their own devices cooped up in a house all day, they can be quite destructive out of sheer boredom and frustration.
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Very true. We have a lab & my sibling has a border collie. The border collie is very sweet and is obedient when supervised, but the independent mind and the sheer energy require a lot of distraction. When my sib comes to visit with the dog, the lab, who has no ideas of her own, joyfully follows the border collie right into trouble. The border collie removed a gate in my yard from its hinges so that he could get out and explore the neighborhood. (I think he would have used the power screwdriver if he had had access to the toolshed.)

I once described the border collie as being like the cool cousin who teaches you how to smoke.

Anon because I have had numerous detailed discussions about labs,border collies, and other breeds at work




Edited to save your ass

Waah!

edited to add:
Thanks, Leagl.

(For those of you who don't watch the board every second, here is the story: I posted twice. I caught it and deleted the second one -- apparently, moments after Leagl deleted the first one. I then whined. Leagl then put the second one back. Leagl rules.)

[Anne Elk]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
Who is this? Is this really a new poster? ... why are we not adhering to time-tested paradigms? I am pissed, and not in the good British sense of the word.

I am Anne Elk.

See me here: http://www.monty-pythons.com/album.a...isode_31&pic=2

I'm the one on the right. Any resemblence to Paigow's avatar is purely coincidental.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Anne Elk
Rotties and Dobies and Pit Bulls and German Shepard all fit into this category. We've been so conditioned that they are vicious breeds, when it is the training and socialization (or lack thereof) that causes them to be vicious.

This is largely true, but the dogs can vary a lot within breeds. We've had two GSDs, and it was much easier to socialize one than the other.

They are so smart. It's hard to imagine going back to a dumb dog.

To whoever talked about getting a border collie -- they are wonderful dogs, and really smart, but they have tons of energy to burn and need to be given work. If you don't give them a job to do, they will create their own, and you may not like the results.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
I know that guy too. He likes to write hip hop song parodies and we like to dis on his momma.

not7yS

Although I've never met her, I'm sure Penske's wife is very nice.

TM

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
I only come when I feel like it - IMHO that's the fucking point.

You, my pet, aren't my pet.

TM

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
You, my pet, aren't my pet.

TM

And I'm not going to go for the obvious "come" joke. Unless that's what you had in mind. And if that's the case, I have a few.

TM

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
Every cat I have ever had has come when I called it. Eiether you are abusing your cats, or you smell.

I'm surprised. Although, I'm sure you can talk to all the animals.

As far as all cats coming when you call them, it's bullshit. Some cats do. Some cats come only when they're in the mood. That's why lunatic cat people (like yourself, wackadoo) are always talking about how great and independent their stupid cats are.

I've met a few cool cats, but they mostly act like dogs, so why not just get a dog?

Thurgreed(You've been fighting...and you SMELL)Marshall

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
And I'm not going to go for the obvious "come" joke. Unless that's what you had in mind. And if that's the case, I have a few.

TM

Actually I was going for the obvious. I'm rusty, I suppose.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

This a good book about them.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
Actually I was going for the obvious. I'm rusty, I suppose.

Well, in that case, you can be my pet.

TM

[barely_legal]

Tonight is Billy Joel night. BJ won't actually be there, but everybody has to sing one of his songs.

How painful is this going to be?

[str8outavannuys]

Originally posted by leagleaze
Some breeds are more bred for brains, others for looks, and others personality. If you go to a breeder for your dog, as opposed to a puppy mill or a pet store, you have a better chance of getting a sense of what your dog will be like. Just look at the parents, and the siblings, as well as any other relatives the breeder might have around.

Ugh. I'm far from being a big liberal, but when I get a dog I'm not going to consider going to any of those places. There are thousands of dogs at the LA Humane Society wanting for good owners. I think that should be a universal first choice.

On another thread, one of my cats is so smart he will play fetch with Q-tips, and when bored of that, he'll run the Q-tip over to a glass of water and dunk it to watch it expand. He's a little scientist or something. He also loves cantaloupe, lettuce, meat and cheese. The other one sleeps a lot, but he's about 17 years old, so let's cut him some slack.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by barely_legal
Tonight is Billy Joel night. BJ won't actually be there, but everybody has to sing one of his songs.

How painful is this going to be?

Clay has been waiting for this day his whole life.

Let's try to guess what he's going to sing. I'm thinking Piano Man, but New York State of Mind suits his voice too.

Thurgreed(who am i kidding, they all suit his syrupy bleh voice)Marshall