SincereArtisan Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 I met this woman tonight who breeds Aussiesandmini aussies. I got into a mild discussion about Border Collies. She mentioned that she's gone to the fair grounds for the shows where they exhibit a lot of BCs doing tricks,agility and whatnot, and just when I was prepped to agree how awesome those dogs were, she cuts in with: "They used to be so pretty, but now they're starting to look real funny, all long legged and lanky, and not marked the same..." I cut back with: "Well, I believe they're not focussing their breeding on looksas much as they are ability to work." She then went on to say she didn't find BCs becoming very intelligent asa result, and illustrated an occassion where a young BC was being worked on sheep and went at a sheep "with blood in it's eyes" and the handler had trouble getting him off the sheep it was attacking. I shut off arguing at this point, and turned attentions back to her own work with her dogs. Though having obviously owned/bred mini aussies for years and years, she has too many litters than she can handle, she obviously breeds for color, and she doesn't even work her dogs in anything... I left this discussion rather disturbed. I honestly felt this woman had some sort of small puppy mill thing going on...it really bothered me to hear her talk about keeping 9 puppies in the garage cause there was no room in the house, all the older pups and dogs are outside in kennels all the time, and she just doesn't know whats going to happen with the new litter arriving in a couple weeks.....Gyah!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixie_Girl Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Jeeze! And she said the border collies will become stupid? I'd put Jackson up against her any day! SA, she is so lucky she didn't come up against my mouth! LOL I believe you are correct in thinking she is running a puppy mill. What else could you call it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunar Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Blink. Blink blink. So somehow the breed being "uglier" is directly responsible for it also being less intelligent?? Wow.... Now what kind of logic is that? Ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SincereArtisan Posted April 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Well she's obviously rooting for the barbie collies, and as they bear a resemblance to the roundy appearence of an aussie, I guess I can see why her preferences sway that way... Me, however, I love the lanky, lean, herding machines. Ugh, I was just so frustrated... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sea4th Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 I find it a waste of time to get into discussions with such dense people. I usually excuse myself and go elsewhere----I usually try to come up with a zinger though, before I leave. The word "breeder" encompasses a lot of variables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhborder Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 She should see Kiowa- Long, Lanky, lean, SMOOTH COATED, and a brain as big as the Moon!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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