Ok everyone, just a little video of Traveler on when I come home. This isn't as over the top as he can get but it gives the idea. Also, house is gross. Sorry!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxdmjBhoraM
Laur, you do realize your BC might be a spazzy, excessively friendly MONSTER for a while before it settles down? Even Eve used to think greeting other people was just the BEST THING EVER and tried constantly to go say hello to every freaking stranger that spoke to her while making eye contact.
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That was Traveler when he was young. Now that he's older will throw himself at people if they want to see him (and I ok it) or are talking about him (he knows if they are) but he still has his attention on me even when he's being a people slut and one move or thought of moving away he's right back with me. My perfect in-between. People loving, while focused on their person and won't pick anyone else of their person. But boy, does he love attention from anyone who will give it to him. *****.
Interested to see how my female differs.
I feel the same way.
To me, noise phobia can happen with any dog of any breed.
I was just curious if others who have found it common in BCs, and therefore a reason to stay away from the breed, found it's not a very common thing in Koolies.
Yeah, it can happen with any breed but it seems to me at leasat, to be to be pretty prevalent in Border Collies. I remember looking on a BC forum around 4th of July and the number of people who had dogs with issues were staggering, along with storm issues.
Koolies tend to not have that. I honestly dont' know if I've ever heard any mention of it by a koolie person. I know Traveler fell asleep outside during 4th of July and doesn't even notice storms except for the yucky wet part.
But more so it's just a general lack of spookiness, not just noise related. An over all more steadiness in their nerves than I seem to be able to find consistently in BC's. BC's seem to be a rather quirky breed. That's why I think they are more of an inbetween of BC's and Kelpies in a way. Not exactly, but a decent way to look at it.
I do have a question for the Koolie people though! Are Koolies generally kind of sharp, snarky dogs? It's the one thing about Eve that I'm not super wild about - as she's getting older, she's definitely shown a really sharp side to her temperament that I don't hate enough to complain about, but definitely would not seek out in my next dog.
When talking about the differences between Koolies and other breeds one of the first things mentioned by someone with BC's and Koolies was that they don't seem to have the bitchiness her BC's do, even the females. Not that some don't, I know a women with a female Koolie that wanted nothing more than for her male littermate she met about a year after they were born to go die. But she also lived with another female and two other males with no issue.
Traveler is as Emily said, SO not snarky. The only time he will snark is if he has dropped his tennis ball at my feet, is standing right there and another dog tries to take it.
Anything else is more insecurity issues like when he meets other intact males and feels the need to go "Mommy! They're mean, pick me up while I hackle" or with puppies because "TRAVELER IS THE CUTEST! TRAVELER IS THE BABY!"