The Lazy “Four Legged Apprentice” Thread

[zens]

This is my main helper... "Count Terra Von Snugular" aka Terra . He's more dog than cat though reverted to cat mode when the dog arrived a couple of years ago. Since setting up my new tree area though hes back "helping" me again (ie demanding cuddles, climbing me and climbing through my trees till i fuss him).

 

[Bonsai Nut]

The newest border collie member of the family...

 

[Carol 83]

The newest border collie member of the family...

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Adorable. I thought it was an Australian Shepherd with his coloring.

 

[Bonsai Nut]

Adorable. I thought it was an Australian Shepherd with his coloring.

Border collies can have the same coats as Australian shepherds. Merle coats are recessive, so you have to breed a black & white coat or red & white coat with a merle... and see what you get. Twister (our puppy) is from a black & white female and a blue merle male.

Our last border collie, Dash, was from a litter with red & white female and a blue merle male... you can see what you end up with...
2 x red and whites
1 x black and white
2 x blue merle (they call it blue merle but it's actually black merle)
1 x red merle



If you breed two black and whites all the pups will be black and white. Same if you breed two red and whites. If you breed a black and white and red and white they will be a mix of either color... but no merles. (and at the risk of too much information) you can never breed two merles together. Because they have recessive genes, if you were to breed two recessive gene dogs together the risk of recessive conditions like blindness, deafness, etc, increases exponentially. Every now and then I see someone trying to sell the product of a merle x merle breeding. The dogs tend to be mostly white, and very little coloring (perhaps 50%)

Don't get me started on tri-colors

Twister's dad, Hawkeye:


Twister's mom, Snitch:

 

[Carol 83]

Border collies can have the same coats as Australian shepherds. Merle coats are recessive, so you have to breed a black & white coat or red & white coat with a merle... and see what you get. Twister (our puppy) is from a black & white female and a blue merle male.

Our last border collie, Dash, was from a litter with red & white female and a blue merle male... you can see what you end up with...
2 x red and whites
1 x black and white
2 x blue merle (they call it blue merle but it's actually black merle)
1 x red merle

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If you breed two black and whites all the pups will be black and white. Same if you breed two red and whites. If you breed a black and white and red and white they will be a mix of either color... but no merles. (and at the risk of too much information) you can never breed two merles together. Because they have recessive genes, if you were to breed two recessive gene dogs together the risk of recessive conditions like blindness, deafness, etc, increases exponentially. Every now and then I see someone trying to sell the product of a merle x merle breeding. The dogs tend to be mostly white, and very little coloring (perhaps 50%)

Don't get me started on tri-colors

Twister's dad, Hawkeye:
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Twister's mom, Snitch:

My grandparents had a Border Collie named Snookie. He was the smartest dog ever. He acted like a retriever when Grandpa was bird hunting and was an expert frisbee catcher.

 

[BonSeidi Klum]

Mine doesn’t really enjoy being second fiddle

 

[stewarjm192]

Stella on a hike in upper Bidwell Park yesterday.

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This is Jane!

 

[Weta]

Finally found the day time hiding spot

 

[Michigan Tree Murderer]

All eyes on you.

 

[Wulfskaar]

My grandparents had a Border Collie named Snookie. He was the smartest dog ever. He acted like a retriever when Grandpa was bird hunting and was an expert frisbee catcher.

My grandparents also had a Border Collie, and also said it was the smartest dog they ever had. They swore to me that it understood English. They were Kansas dairy farmers, so the dog was in heaven there.

 

[Fidur]

I would love to say my dog "bobilina" (something like simpleton) , is smart, but she honors her name. Today, she was growling at herself, when I showed her a pic in the tv set...



The pic....

 

[badatusernames]

Border collies can have the same coats as Australian shepherds. Merle coats are recessive, so you have to breed a black & white coat or red & white coat with a merle... and see what you get. Twister (our puppy) is from a black & white female and a blue merle male.

Our last border collie, Dash, was from a litter with red & white female and a blue merle male... you can see what you end up with...
2 x red and whites
1 x black and white
2 x blue merle (they call it blue merle but it's actually black merle)
1 x red merle

View attachment 625456

If you breed two black and whites all the pups will be black and white. Same if you breed two red and whites. If you breed a black and white and red and white they will be a mix of either color... but no merles. (and at the risk of too much information) you can never breed two merles together. Because they have recessive genes, if you were to breed two recessive gene dogs together the risk of recessive conditions like blindness, deafness, etc, increases exponentially. Every now and then I see someone trying to sell the product of a merle x merle breeding. The dogs tend to be mostly white, and very little coloring (perhaps 50%)

Don't get me started on tri-colors

Twister's dad, Hawkeye:
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Twister's mom, Snitch:

I wish I had the energy for these breeds (I like the Australian shepherd because of Mad Max - they seem like great dogs.

I'm more a lazy dog kind of guy....



We had bought this bed for our cat, I think she thought it was for her and she wanted to act like she liked it.



The one on the right can be a handful, thank goodness she's not destructive because she's got quite a bit of energy and I always worry I don't wear her out enough

 

[MalsRFun in TN]

Dash does not like Andrew Robson's dogs on the Rakuyo podcast.