Labradors
- Thread starter Roadkill
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No bloody way re the border collie. People who are totally afraid of dogs aren't afraid of mine, and prior to him, my GSD was the only GSD who didn't give my mother panic attacks on sight (shame
)And you can quit with the dissing of Border collie's too! My anecdotal experience tells me you're dead on with Rotties, boxers and Jack Russells, but I'd have Weimerana in there with the kiddies. My worst bite(s) were from a Basenji, followed by a rough colllie. But that's the trouble with working with rescue dogs, you get a very distorted version of the breed due to their fear/mistrust of humans.
Oh, and the one I just wouldn't work with: Borzoi. If the fucker decides to go for you, you're out of luck!
Finally thinking of getting a dog and leaning towards collie crossed with a lab or something.
Dog in OP looks sooooo sweet though
The dog we had when I was little was border collie crossed with terrier and who knows what else. Best dog ever, I still miss him
My dad's got a labrador now and he's lovely and sweet (and I actually got a bit sad that I wasn't cuddling him when I was looking for labrador pictures
), but don't go on looks alone.
danny la rouge
Ninja swords for all disabled people
I have a black lab; she's great.
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
I heard the Lab fact on Radio 4 a while ago (I think on You and Yours but not 100% sure). I was incredulous too, but then I thought maybe it's because they are the most popular breed and are thought of as 'safe' so people don't take the same precautions as they would with a dog with a 'bad' reputation. Or maybe because they are a recognisable breed.
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
I think that's all true esp the bit about the sheer numbers of them around. I can imagine some dumbass parents buying "Andrex puppies" and then letting their kids pull their ears and tail which = trouble.
two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
Ooh shedsy! A dog! How exciting - do you need someone to go dog shopping with?!
Tis intit :jumping up and down in excitement smilie: and dog shopping minder might be very helpful, ta
I've never owned one so it might take a while to decide what choice of crossbreeds would be good and what i need to prepare for when i get one (indestructible furniture, dog-toilet attachment for septic tank, harness and crash hat for pulling me on skateboard behind her, etc etc.)
I've had it at the back of my mind since i moved here and it looks like i'm going to be able to successfully avoid traveling now wehey.
Eta: fine thread tags
hippogriff
Imposter
Chocolates aren't new-fangled, they have been around as long as the yellows and blacks, they're just the rarest colour. I suspect that breeders have been excessively in-breeding to try and produce more chocolates because they can be sold at a higher price, but yellow or back labs from the same litter would be equally inbred.
Gratuitous Labrador pic:
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
I think the ideal would be a Border Collie / Lab mix.
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
I love the intelligence of border collies. Labs aren't stupid (but not as bright as Border Collies it has to be said) but the placid nature of a Lab would perhaps temper the slight nuttiness of a Collie.
The thickest dogs are Chows. They make hens look intelligent.
The thickest dogs are Chows. They make hens look intelligent.
two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
Nice, I do like border collies. There's also a gorgeous bearded collie just down the road from me that was a bit of a tart and put it around a bit so there's a fair number of her offspring round, too.
Am i right in thinking that the medical problems that purebreds get (like eye problems with bearded collies) aren't a problem with crossbreeds because the problematic genes are sort of weak/recessive and don't get passed on?
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
Well mixes can get problematic genes just like any other creature on the earth, but the gene pool will be bigger than with pedigrees. Border Collies get wall eyes, but it doesn't affect their sight, just different colours, that's all. Don't really know bearded collies.
Looby
Well-Known Member
We had a bearded collie (who was knocked down and killed one xmas eve
) and my grandparents had one. The only eye problem I remember is cataracts but I have no idea if that was related to it's breed. I love bearded collies, they are my favourite dog in the whole wide world. When I look back at what my grandparents dog put up with over the years (kids climbing over him, dressing him up etc etc) I'm amazed he never went for any of us. He was very poorly trained as well because he was my cousins first who didn't bother.
I miss having a dog so much.
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
My border collie mix (dad a working B. Collie, Mum whippet/spaniel cross) got cataracts but not till he was about 14 or 15. He was finally put down when he was a week or two short of his 18th birthday because he was not a happy dog any more (arthritic, blind and deaf).
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
i got bit by a lab once but i was tormenting it by pulling the folds of skin at the back of its neck over its face. it was only a nip.
hippogriff
Imposter
ill-informed
passive aggressive master
Here's Cal.....
He's starting calm down and listen to me now as he's about 2 and a half. But he's still desparate to play with every dog he comes across, and will still pinch food (last night he had a loaf of bread).
He's starting calm down and listen to me now as he's about 2 and a half. But he's still desparate to play with every dog he comes across, and will still pinch food (last night he had a loaf of bread).
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
They are unbelievable on the food theft front.
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
i once saw a lab swallow an entire birthday cake in the blink of an eye
