Labradors and Collies

Eight weeks down the line and we're being to surface again. It's been a very busy time. Puppies are hard work! Fun & rewarding no doubt, but hard work. You hear stories of people getting rid of an old dog and replacing it with a puppy ... WHY???

Old dogs are like old shoes. They are comfortable, warm, moulded to you, and fit with your life-style. Puppies are chaos. Fun but you have no idea what will happen next, what will be chewed or pee'd on next :-)

Speaking of chewing, Enya will shortly be teething, so we have lots of chews around and this has highlighted a difference between Labradors and Collies.

Labradors regard chews as food. See a chew, eat it.

Collies regard chews as multi-functional, first you chew it, then you play with it, finally you place it at a human's feet in the hope that they will throw it for you to chase. Repeat ad infinitum.

Throw it, go on, throw it, you know you want to ....