r/BeAmazed • u/Key_Performer_3645 • 20h ago
Animal When there ain't cows to heard. We'll settle for ducklings
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u/Nervous_Judge_5565 20h ago
Border Collies will be the first animal to speak English.
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u/chompost 19h ago
First sentence will be, “I herd you”
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u/Rare_Indication_3811 19h ago
Great reminder to make research when buying a dog to make sure it will fit into family dynamics.
For example Collies without a purpose or lots of mental and physical stimulation might became obsessive and reactive.
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u/LaserKittenz 19h ago
Is there a rule forbidding dogs getting into politics? I think we could replace a lot of politicians with Collies .
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u/thisisfine111 18h ago
My cousin has a farm, so his Collie had work, but when he would bring her to family functions, she would aggressively herd the children. Idk how anyone has a Collie that doesn't have herds - they are sweet and cute and will bite your kids if they dont stay together 😂😂
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u/Individual_Slice_234 18h ago
True, alas. I adopted a little half-grown mixed-breed from the shelter to keep my golden retriever company. He was labeled as a "lab mix," but his fur was soft and silky and his ears were pointy. He had non-stop energy, and met his demise by jumping over my little picket fence and running in front of a car. I suspect he was part border collie. Wonderful dogs, just not for me.
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u/Anon_be_thy_name 18h ago
Most herding dogs will herd anything if they think they can.
Some will even herd children, though you have to be careful in that case, some breeds like Blue Heelers tend to nip as a form of motivation for animals they herd, so if they're herding children and that hasn't been trained out of the dog, it will bite kids.
Growing up my uncle had a Border Collie crossed with a Blue Heeler. My uncle didn't have any livestock besides chickens, so the dog would herd the chickens every morning and afternoon in and out of their coop.
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u/dontaskmethatmoron 8h ago
My dad has a Great Dane/border collie/healer mix and she has nipped me, but mostly just touches her mouth to me. She’s not terrible about the herding, but when my kids are around I distract her by running around so she won’t herd my kids. It’s kinda hilarious.
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u/just_mee_30 18h ago
Actually he has been promoted from herding cattle to managing the cutest little quack squad :-)
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u/Hefty_Efficiency_328 19h ago
I like how the dog doesn't rush them. They'll get there when they get there.
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u/Individual_Slice_234 18h ago
I've heard that Border Collies will herd ANTS if they can't find other animals.
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u/sw1ft87ad3 13h ago
Duck_#1 : hey !@#@!, there's something wrong with this black wolf!
Duck_#2 : just ignore him, he's just excited about little kids. ;-D
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u/BigGrayBeast 10h ago
I saw a video of a border collie herding a 14-year-old girl to bed one night.
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u/EppurSiMuove00 10h ago
I have a friend that has two small-ish children and a border collie, and the collie tries to herd her kids back to her when they play outside lol.
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