wow, I'm so sorry you have to deal with that in your family ... hoarders are at least better than people who completely abuse/neglect/breed dogs just for money. The love is still there with your Grandma, just kindof selfish/attached. It must be horrible for you, being a dog lover

Originally posted by wolfsoul
My grandma may have been able to handle that without getting attached -- but oh no, it turns out that these border collies had very little human interaction and they are fear-biters. They spent their entire life in a pen, so you think they'd be used to it, but when my grandma tried to get them in a crate, they kept trying to bite her. She had to grab them by their tails and fling them in there to actually get them in, and even then they tried to attack her.
Wow, these dogs will need a lot of work. Sometimes more than one person can do with only 1 dog, much less a housefull of animals!! PLEASE contact BC rescues in your area, I know there are tons of awesome BC Rescues in Canada. They bite her because the DONT want to go back to living in pens, they probably have a huge fear of small spaces now.. crating them will not help at ALL. They're probably neurotic messes, BC's are one of the breeds that has been bred for years to RUN.. without open space, intellectual/physical stimulation every day they are completely miserable and a HUGE mess. Definitely try to tell this to your Grandma, they need professional help, more than she can give. Also get her 8 year-old to a spay/neuter clinic ASAP.

Has your family tried to do an intervention here? Has anyone contacted Animal Control (if she's exceding the dog limit, or she isn't able to take adequate care of them all)...? You might be able to get an order that says she cannot own animals or can only own a limited number of animals, this seems unhealthy for all involved.