I've always loved dogs for as long as I can remember. I've gone through phases where I wanted certain dogs for their looks. Ok so I was 5..can't blame me for choosing looks over temperment. Last year, I started getting impatient with asking for a dog year after year. I started to actually do something about it. I searched the net for dog breeds and really liked border collies. I knew that they were hard to handle for first time owners but I was sure I was ready for one. I was certain because my relatives had always had a dog and I had looked after them a few times. Everytime I looked after them, my cousin's would allow me to train them if I wanted..so I always did. I found an independant border collie rescue here in vancouver and had my eyes set on one. Of course, I didn't get my way. The one I wanted had been adopted. So I tried the Spca and the local pound. Of about 4 shelters, one was the perfect dog. His name was "Lupe" and he was a BCX. Boy was he ever lovely. We went and spent almost an hour with him. I begged my mom to adopt him but she said we'd have to inform my dad first. Naturally, he was adopted before we could come back. I cried ALOT. So, my mom and I looked into newspaper ads. I knew that alot of them were BYB's so I was cautious. We found an add that said 8 sable shelties..etc. We called him and went down for a 5 hour drive to get a sheltie. I was determined to not care for the pup. Not abuse it or anything but just not give my 100% to it..leave it to my mom. 5 seconds after we saw him, my heart melted. So 5 hours back...and we finally had our pup home. Oh yea...you asked why we chose the breed..LOL well that's my story on getting a pup....
To keep it short..my mom wanted a collie..I wanted border collie..both were herders so I looked into it and found shelties..I heard they had some bc in them..even if it was a little i didn't care...and looked close enough to a collie..