Resolved Question: Is a Border Collie Dog for me?

05/04/10

I recently got a Border Collie unexpectedly and am debating if this dog is for me of it he is better suited for another family. This dog is currently 1 month old so I will have the luxury of training him young.

- Me and my wife go jogging about 3 times a week for several miles and would take this dog with us
- We enjoy taking many adventurous trips such as hiking, biking, (etc…) which we plan to take him with us
- No kids yet but plan to have a couple within a few years
- Live in a home with a large back yard for him to play in with no real decorative arrangements to destroy
- We currently own a 14 year old chihuahua which is not friendly with other dogs. We were hoping to spare my chihuahua the added stress and get a dog much later (sometime after my chihuahua passes away) but as I stated, my situation happened unexpectedly and now my wife is in love with the Collie
- My experience in dog training consists only of my chihuahua with a nothing is free attitude and a pack-leader assertiveness
Yes this dog is too young but was forced away from its mother and is unwanted from the previous owners. I just simply jumped in to try to help him
We purchased a home with a large back yard for the sole purpose of having room for dog(s) to play. So for days where we are not jogging we would be playing in the yard

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