Guest Anonymous Posted September 9, 2002 Posted September 9, 2002 Have owned an AKC Black Lab and an AKC Border Collie as a child. Recently we adopted a Black Lab / Border Collie mix for our own family. The Lab and the Collie were great dogs for me as a child and it seems logical that mixing the two would give a really good dog as well. Intelligent, friendly, protective, medium sized.... good traits while suppressing(hopefully) some of the genetic flaws typical with over-bread dogs. Anyone have any experience with a lab/collie mix like this? Our "Nellie Grey" is just 9 weeks old. Hoping for some insight into her potential demeanor. One other note, she is a puppy-store dog. I've never wanted to purchase an animal from a pet-store due to the puppy-mills often associated with them... however my wife took me to this store for my birthday, and I just couldnt set this dog back down. :D Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted September 9, 2002 Posted September 9, 2002 Well, hold her head Newt, she smells Alfalfa! Guys, do not, DOOOO NOOOOT, fall for this!! It's one of those heated discussions that will get us nowhere but high blood pressure and a head ache and the person that posted it a good laugh! It's one of those break and rake, smash and grab, hook and jerk type postings! DON'T FALL FOR IT...... :-? Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted September 10, 2002 Posted September 10, 2002 paulc napisał(a):Have owned an AKC Black Lab and an AKC Border Collie as a child. Recently we adopted a Black Lab / Border Collie mix for our own family. The Lab and the Collie were great dogs for me as a child and it seems logical that mixing the two would give a really good dog as well. Intelligent, friendly, protective, medium sized.... good traits while suppressing(hopefully) some of the genetic flaws typical with over-bread dogs. Anyone have any experience with a lab/collie mix like this? Our "Nellie Grey" is just 9 weeks old. Hoping for some insight into her potential demeanor. One other note, she is a puppy-store dog. I've never wanted to purchase an animal from a pet-store due to the puppy-mills often associated with them... however my wife took me to this store for my birthday, and I just couldnt set this dog back down. :D Well my suggestion is for puppy kindergarten and then basic obedience to help you make her into a fine pet. Spaying is of course a priority. Problems you may see include biting issues from being removed from her litter too soon to learn bite inhibition (for her to be in the store she had to leave home too young), thats why I suggest puppy kindergarten starting now to help you with that. Behaviorwise I expect pretty high activity level, strong prey drive, a fair amount of stubborness, which mixed with intelligence and easily bored attitude may be a challenge to live with. Health issues if you are lucky none and if you are not lucky well hip displasia, eye problems, epilepsy all come to immediate mind and I'm sure there are other things experts in either breed could tell you to watch out for. Quote
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