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Off-topic TalkWhere overpaid, underworked S2000 owners waste the worst part of their days before the drive home. This forum is for general chit chat and discussions not covered by the other off-topic forums.
^ Cute! I love your cat in the background, he does not look too happy
Here's a couple pics of my baby Cody He'll be 9 in a couple months
All I can suggest is research, research, research! Try to to talk to owner/breeders/animal shelters of the breed you are considering, some breeders will let you hang out with their dogs so you can get an idea if the dogs will work for you. Anyway, let us know what you end up deciding on!
Originally Posted by magician,Sep 11 2009, 12:41 PM
Amen!
Almost three years ago my wife decided that our cat needed some companionship, so she looked on the animal shelter website for a couple of kittens. On Friday evening we went to the shelter where she picked out one and did the paperwork. It was closing time, so we planned to return Saturday morning to find the other one.
Before we drove over there Saturday morning she went to the website again and, for some reason, decided to look at the stray dogs that had been brought in recently. One was listed as a 4-year-old, purebred, tri-color, rough collie.
Well, as she was standing in line to do the paperwork on the second kitten, she told me to go look at this collie. He was gorgeous! He had mats in his fur the size of softballs, and a look on his face like, "I don't know what I did. I'm sorry. Please get me out of here."
The upshot is that we now own three cats and a collie; our Jack Russell Terrier died a little over a year ago after being attacked by a coyote.
Collies are fantastic dogs. They're fiercely loyal, will protect the family, and will herd the kids like sheep. (A collie we had years ago when our boys were young would squeeze between them when they were squabbling; he was so tall that they couldn't reach each other over him.) If you can find a collie or a collie mix at the animal shelter, get it.
Good luck! (We expect pictures when you bring the new one home!)
+1
i've had collies my whole life. GREAT dogs. once they're past 2 they're very low maintenance.
ALWAYS rescue a dog though, whatever you do. i keep it to myself, but it makes me so irate when friends and acquaintances spend ridiculous money on inbred puppies.
anecdote for that... a couple i know bought a purebred puffball of a dog... Pomeranian i believe. In addition to being an obnoxious little yapper, it is not friendly nor interested in human companionship. Oh, and when they took it to get fixed, they discovered to their dismay that it is a hemophiliac. Thanks inbreeding! Many thousands of dollars and 1 near death experience later, they still have the stupid thing...
He'll be 9 in a couple months 
Anyway, let us know what you end up deciding on!
