The official EN World puppy/doggo thread

[Dannyalcatraz]

Ah, corgis, the compact cars of herding dogs.

I always thought of them as more like low riders.

 

[CleverNickName]

I'm allergic, so the only doggos I get to have are non-Euclidian.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Descherhunds!

 

[Meech17]

This is my pup, and best friend, Archie. He turns four this fall.

 

[Thomas Shey]

Stylin' fella.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Border Collie LOL
(Lots Of Lizards)

She can’t say “iguana” or “gator”.

 

[Mort]

Taking care of this little guy while his family is on an extended sailing trip!

 

[Thomas Shey]

Border Collie LOL
(Lots Of Lizards)

She can’t say “iguana” or “gator”.

My dogs have been exclusively herders and herder mixes. And yet every time I've been picking one, I've gone "Self, are you insane enough to get a border collie?" And Self says "I think I used up my lifetime of insanity when I had the Belgian Malinois, thanks."

(To make it clear, I think border collies and their close kin are amazing dogs. But oh my gods, the energy...)

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

My dogs have been exclusively herders and herder mixes. And yet every time I've been picking one, I've gone "Self, are you insane enough to get a border collie?" And Self says "I think I used up my lifetime of insanity when I had the Belgian Malinois, thanks."

(To make it clear, I think border collies and their close kin are amazing dogs. But oh my gods, the energy...)

We’ve had a parade of them since 1986 (all grrrls), and their energy & smarts definitely vary from dog to dog.

Only one had the classic combination of both.

They have all been packaged shenanigans, though.

The last 2 came from the same breeder. Her policy was to sort her puppies into “working”, “show” and “pet” categories (price descending), which depended on how smart, energetic and photogenic they were. We got “pets”…who were both bargains and still challenging:

 

[Thomas Shey]

Our German Shepard/Australian Cattle Dog mix is a big believer in "chase me and get it!" herself. Only one willing to do it is our other dog because to describe her as "more athletic" than our 49 and 67 year old selves respectively is an understatement...