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SE South Dakota | Border collies are very devoted and friendly but if you don't want a dog that brings the stock to you then DON'T get a border collie!!! Many good border collies have been shot when people discover that they are always "standing in the gate." It's their very nature to work on the opposite side of the stock that you are on and have to be taught to work on the same side.
Most Border collies are also VERY busy dogs and if they don't have a job to do all the time, they are going to make one up. Likely you won't like the job they pick for themselves because it can often lead to a lot of fixing fence and rounding up stock (or picking up the dead stock depending upon how agressive the dog gets with them). My good dog is either with me and I watch her like a hawk or she's in her kennel.....never do I let her just run lose.
What I am understanding that you want is more of a driving dog.....that would be the Healers and corgi's like other people are mentioning. I used to have healers and loved them for their devotion and protectiveness but switched to Border collies because I wanted more of a "handle" on them when we are moving cattle.
Edited by bordercolliesonly 3/20/2013 18:33
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whats a good cattle dog?
