border collies in town?

**BC_MoM** · 01-01-2006, 11:29 AM

I live in a city and I have two Border Collies as pets right now, and it's working fine.

As for BC's in apartments, it can work. A woman on a Border Collie board I am on owns 4 Border Collies and she lives in an apartment.. they're the craziest BC's I've ever seen, but no troubles whatsoever.

**AllAmericanPUP** · 01-02-2006, 12:31 PM

a dog can live anywhere as long as you give the dog the proper exercise it needs. obviously if someones idea of exercising a dog is to let it out in the back yard then a border collie certainly isnt the dog for them. but if a person is willing and able to take the dog on walks daily then i see no problem with a BC living in a town.

**BC_MoM** · 01-02-2006, 03:24 PM

Originally Posted by AllAmericanPUP

a dog can live anywhere as long as you give the dog the proper exercise it needs. obviously if someones idea of exercising a dog is to let it out in the back yard then a border collie certainly isnt the dog for them. but if a person is willing and able to take the dog on walks daily then i see no problem with a BC living in a town.

Hehe, sorry to but in but Border Collies need more than just a daily walk.

**dab_20** · 01-02-2006, 07:16 PM

I live in a house with a fenced in back yard. i am not sure as far as exercise what will happen... i've always wanted to do agility with my dogs.

but mollis afraid of everything that she woulden't be able to do alot of the stuff that they have to do... and sam i may start agility with. hes too young right now.

but i know al (my moms bf) knows alot about dogs and i am sure if he gets a border collie he will have a plan for the exercise needs. i live in a small town with about 8,000 people in it. there are no dog parks or anything... but there is a place called bell prairie park that is out in the woods that we could let it run off leash. but i bet it will be a few years before we get one anyway... if we ever do. i just would like to see your views on it. thanks for helping me.

**Sadie_Sasha** · 01-05-2006, 12:09 PM

Originally Posted by BC_MoM

Hehe, sorry to but in but Border Collies need more than just a daily walk.

Jess.. TOO TRUE!

I actually dont take sasha for walks becasue it does NOTHING for her.
So I take her to the dog park and let her run and herd all she likes, or I let her out in our back yard. Its all fenced in so I can just let her go nuts out there.

Still doesnt slow her down a whole lot though. The only thing that does slow her down is Flyball. She loves it so much and puts all her heart into it and when we come home she just drops.

**lv4dogs** · 01-05-2006, 01:46 PM

I don't think it matters one bit where or how you live, it's all about if you can provide what is best for the dog.

I don't care if you have a Chihuahua in a mansion or a Great Dane in a studio apartment (well the GD would have to be able to move around so a big studio would be needed, but you get my drift). Can you provide them with the attention & exercise they need? Can you afford the food & vet bills? Etc...

In your case, as long as you can exersice the dog properly he/she should be fine with where you live.

**dab_20** · 01-07-2006, 08:07 PM

yeah, i told him since we would leave the dog all day alone that the dog would become bored and destructive. and he says "not if it's well trained"
yeah right!

**Sadie_Sasha** · 01-08-2006, 06:44 PM

Originally Posted by dab_20

yeah, i told him since we would leave the dog all day alone that the dog would become bored and destructive. and he says "not if it's well trained"
yeah right!

OH my. I should get out Sasha`s Drywall dinner pictire and show you.. a "well traned " border collie may still get bored and get destructive.. This was Sasha`s dry wall dinner one night..

did I say I was at work?? Yep. it was only for 4 hours...