Well, I've gone and done it. I now have a dog.

[Frosty]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Only a true dumbass would own an Aussie or two.

(Mine rock)

I'll be a true dumbass for life then. Great dogs (except for the skunk thing).

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by arc

I'll be a true dumbass for life then. Great dogs (except for the skunk thing).

Yep.

Had one growing up, and will have at least one for as long as I'm physically able to meet the exercise needs/demands of the breed.

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Buehler, congrats on the new dog.

Herding dogs are smart as ****, but you need to make sure to give it plenty of exercise, otherwise it will become bored and be an ENORMOUS ****ing pain.

And you'll wonder why, and the answer will be you: You will be the problem.

Thanks.

I can vouch for the smart bit.

Yesterday wife leaves me a voicemail that says Chief got out and she had to lock him in the kennel. So I say to myself, "OK, WTF is he getting out?" So I walk him and put him in the yard and then watch him to see what he does. So he plays around for a bit then figures it out that I'm not coming back. So he calmly walks over to the fence and shimmies under a low spot. I run out to try to stop him, he's gone. I run around the backside of the yard looking for him, gone. ****. So I run back around the front of the house looking for him. He's sitting nicely outside of the front door waiting for me to come back out. Smart little shit.

He just wants to be around people so much. If you go out there and sit down, he will just crawl in your lap and love on you forever. He's a good doggie.

I'm amazed at how much he has learned in the 3 days we've had him. He may soon be smarter than me. Exercise I think is OK, for now. We walk the shit out of him. Plus he has a decent size yard for his size. Once he gets a little bigger, knows where home is, and comes a little better, I'm going to start taking him out to the farm and let him run to his heart's content. So hopefully I can make a good life for him.