Leerburg AKC Scent Kit
Got this bad boy yesterday. AKC uses 2 drops, right? I’m hoping to boost the amount of hides I have :)
Throw stick?
Oliver wants to show you the stick he found, will you throw it for him??
Sleeping collie
I keep wondering why my back hurts. My 18 month old boy has recently decided to place his whole body against my back as I sleep.
Advanced Scent Work
After finishing our SWN, we tried advanced. Q’ed twice in buried, once in interior, and once in exterior. We regularly practice with all the odors, but he seemed to stop searching after finding the first odor. I always thought containers were his strongest element but he NQ’ed both. Is this normal when moving up? He is still quite young (18 months) and didn’t know if it was age related.
CGC attempt
Well, our sniffer is great but our manners could use some work! We went from 5/10 at 9 months to 8/10 at 18 months. He is SO EXCITED to meet anyone. He luckily is not jumping anymore but he is so enthusiastic to meet anyone. Anyone have an absolute social butterfly?
Fungus?
What is this? Found in a woods in Central Michigan
Collie Corner
I have accumulated a few antiques now! I think I am done for now ☺️
Stubborn collies?
It seems like I’m always reading how collies are very emotionally intuitive, very receptive to positive reinforcement, angelic dogs. Don’t get me wrong, I adore my almost 18 month old boy, but sometimes it feels like he’s always giving me a metaphorical middle finger. He could care less about what I am asking of him. I work with him constantly and while he has made progress, it sometimes feels like I got a defective collie. We do regular dog training classes for scent work, nature walks, he walks about 3 miles a day, more on the weekends. I have snuffle mats, chews, puzzles. Anyone else have extremely stubborn collies?
Antiques
I have been perusing my local antique stores looking for collie things. Finally find one today! Thought you all would appreciate this!
Scent work
We qualified in 5 out of 6 events! The last one was my fault as I didn’t make him check the last object because I thought he found it. I’m so proud of him! Side note, I took him to a FastCAT event and excitedly saw some collie puppies there. Went to tell the breeder I thought her puppies were beautiful and then her mother? proceeded to critique my dog. Definitely didn’t ask for that. I hope this isn’t normal in the dog breeding world.
Our diva
We rescued her when she was 5. Jessie was abused and neglected and had to have her whole coat shaved when she got to the rescue due to skin infection. She never had the conventional Skye cut, but she turned into a diva and was the queen of the house. She unfortunately developed cancer, but surgery didn’t get it all of it due to its location her her rectum. I miss her every day. I wish people knew how great these dogs are!
Forest zoomies
He loves to romp through the trails!