I caught...

[milos_mommy]

the koolie fever.

It's Traveler's fault mostly.


That's all.

[SaraB]

Better stock up on ear plugs now. And face masks. And go ahead and just put a dog bed on your kitchen counters.

[SaraB]

And to everyone who thinks "oh, all those things can be trained out"... no. it cannot be. I waved my white flag in surrender a long time ago with Zinga. It's better to just give up and suffer the consequences.

[milos_mommy]

Barking is definitely not my thing, but the rest I can deal with.

Can someone move this to the general dog forum pretty please?

- unless koolie people want to fill it with pictures.

[Lyzelle]

I know. I want a Koolie too now. I still want my Rhoadie. But dat work ethic. And drive. Only downside is size. I did want something a tad bigger. But that's okay. Lap snugglin's FTW.

I LOVE watching our Koolie gang on Chaz work in training videos! This thread should totally be filled with more Koolie pictures, videos, and information.

[Greenmagick]

I love the IDEA of a Koolie but I know the noise would drive me nuts, gets my anxiety going. If a Koolie owner would like to take a road trip though and let me play with theirs, that would be cool

[Fran101]

Lol I too love the merle koolie crew and would love to meet them, but doubt I could handle one

[Lyzelle]

I'm going on (another) road trip in March. But I don't think either Linds or Sara is on my route. That's sorta sad.

[SaraB]

I always thought that the barking thing was a training issue. I mean, Zuma barked a ton when I first got her and I solved it by providing enough exercise and mental stimulation. I never allowed my dogs to bark... there seriously is no stopping Zinga. She barks at everything... as I'm typing she's barking because a toy rolled under the baby gate and she wants it NOW. Before that she was barking because Zuma had a bone she wanted. Before that she was barking because the cat jumped from the table to the counter. Before that she barked because I asked for a sit and she downed instead. The list goes on.

[SaraB]

Originally Posted by Greenmagick

I love the IDEA of a Koolie but I know the noise would drive me nuts, gets my anxiety going. If a Koolie owner would like to take a road trip though and let me play with theirs, that would be cool

If I ever drive through/by you, I'll totally stop! Everyone needs to experience the joy of a koolie at least once in their lives.