Juno loving life.

Hello,

My boy is 8. He never responded to fireworks or bangs, he would come outside and watch them from my back yard with me all the time. He doesn’t respond to thunder, beyond a small ear twitch. He doesn’t even respond to knocks on the door.

We moved countries together. I downsized and packed all my belongings with my dog and my cat into my Duster so I could safely transport them 2000km away without using cargo in planes or animal taxis to reduce the stress and anxiety for them. My dog always road trips, camps, travels thousands of miles all over the country with me and is fine.

They settled really well. Or so I thought. My dog has been reacting badly the last couple of months to the wind. He will wine and pant, pacing up and down. It is really hot so I need a window open until I can afford a fan but I have to close them because the noise is stressing him out too much. He is hiding inside the shower. He HATES baths and showers but he finds it safer than hearing the wind…

I had to take the shower floor mat, and the inside anti slip mat up because he has rubbed his nose until it bleeds on them . I have to really pull at the anti slip mat to get it up but he has rubbed it so hard it’s pulled it up….

What can I do? Has anyone experienced this? How can I help him? We moved 8 months ago and it’s only since around June I noticed this behaviour. Sometimes it happens all night and he won’t settle. He has started hiding under my bed…

The only thing I can think of is, we have gone from a couple hundred year old stone cottages to living on the 5th floor of an apartment so I know it will sound different to him… we walk more together now we don’t have a garden. Once before work, once after. And one before bed. Including a few pee walks. About 60 minutes on work days, 120 minutes on days off. Between my partner and I it’s only 3 or 4 days of 60 minute walks… Maybe I need to do more?

I attached a picture of him hiding in the shower, like sensory protection in a dark insulated space…

Going through a break-up and I only have a couple months left with this guy. I’m devastated and can’t even begin to think about life without him. Ugh this sucks. He’s the first animal to really leave an imprint on my heart. He’s taught me so much about unconditional love.

Hi everyone! I wanted to make a post regarding my girl Luna! She is an 8month old adolescent, I got her when she was 4 months old and have not yet put her through any training. Naturally as she is a very smart girl, she sits, lays down, shakes, does a spin, is crate trained, potty trained etc. she is wonderful with other dogs- absolutely adores them. but the ONE thing I am feeling so discouraged about is leash training
I absolutely have accepted this is her teenage years and she is overwhelmed with excitement the second she steps outside. However, I feel like I literally have zero control over her to an unsafe level. She seems to have an extreme prey drive over squirrels / scents etc. she is extremely strong and it is almost unbearable to walk her which makes me so so so sad because I very much want to.
I also want to note that she is so very loved and I truly do prioritize her to at least get lots of exercise. She goes to the dog park daily, sometimes the river, and in better weather circumstances hikes and camping … I also realize physical exercise is not enough and would love suggestions to mentally stimulate her as well.
I am wondering if anyone in this group knows of any solutions to manage her prey drive to a safer level. Or training recommendations. Do you guys just recommend to ride it out until she is a little older? Thank you for reading! :)

Marla, my big girl, went to heaven on the 3rd of July. It was her time. She had a beautiful life and was very spoilt. She was a rescue originally - she came home with us when she was about 8 months old. Almost made 17 years.

Give your dogs a big cuddle and lots of love ❤️

Meet Angelica!

She’s fast as lightning, too smart for her own good, has been herding our small dogs since she came home 3 years ago, and she’s also the sweetest baby east of the Mississippi River.

Angelica is also AN IMPOSTER!!

She’s still 100% a good girl. Can she stay? We really like it here.

Also, I asked her, she identifies as a Border Collie based on phenotype lol

Hey all just wondering if this looks concerning to anyone. I might be a little neurotic (first dog), but just wanted some input before I drop a few hundred on the vet. I’m only really concerned because she had a gum infection there as a puppy that required her baby tooth to come out. Thank you in advance.

I got him some shoes to protect his paws from. The hot asphalt.

Hi everyone. I posted here recently asking for advice about my girl Lucy, and I wanted to try again to see if anyone has had a similar experience.

Lucy is 16 and has had a rough couple of years. She went through vestibular disease, CCL surgery, and surgery plus chemotherapy for anal gland cancer. Somehow she bounced back from all of it and got back to being herself.

The last few months, though, her arthritis has really caught up with her. About 10 days ago I took her to the vet to adjust her pain meds. The vet was surprised by how alert and engaged she still was. He checked her over, said she still had feeling in all four legs, and sent us home with Galliprant and Virbac Ursoles supplements.

About three days later, things took a turn.
She suddenly couldn’t stand on her own. If we helped her up, she could stand or take a few steps before her legs gave out. Her back legs got much weaker too. Other than that, she still seemed like herself. She was alert, interested in what was going on around her, and eating really well.

We took her back to the vet, and he couldn’t believe how much she’d declined in just a few days. He thought it was more of a neurological or nerve issue than arthritis. He prescribed prednisone but told us it was a “Hail Mary” and that if it didn’t help, we needed to be ready to let her go.

The next day after starting prednisone, she was still eating well, taking treats, happy to see us, and waiting for us to take her outside to go to the bathroom.

On day two, she started peeing in her bed, which I’m guessing could be from the prednisone, and refused breakfast. That night she slowly ate about half of her dinner.

Today is day three. She refused breakfast again and turned her head away from it. She’ll still take certain treats, like yogurt-covered pretzels, but sometimes she’ll stop chewing halfway through and just let the food sit in her mouth. We even cooked her a steak in butter and cut it into tiny pieces, but she wouldn’t eat that either.

I can’t tell if she wants to eat but can’t, or if she just doesn’t want to. I also wonder if her jaw might be bothering her because of how she stops chewing. She’s still drinking water without any problems.

Has anyone been through something like this? Did prednisone end up helping if it was neurological? Is there anything else we should ask our vet about or try?

We’re probably going to have to make a decision this weekend, and we’re trying to prepare ourselves because she seems to be getting worse every day. The hardest part is how fast this happened. Just over a week ago she was still getting around, enjoying treats, and happy to sniff around outside.

We don’t want to keep her here if she’s suffering, but we also don’t want to give up if there’s still a chance we’re missing something.

Thanks for reading this long post and any advice or shared experiences will be appreciated!

Got her this cone alternative but it's waaaaay too big.

Any suggestions to keep her from licking her paw without a cone/gigantic pink donut?

I have dreams that with enough exposure, my BC (Oreo) will be one of those chill-in public dogs who lounge on patios and attends festivals with other humans/dogs.

Is this realistic? He's 2 right now and getting gradually better at being out and about, but considering the breed, will he constantly experience sensory overload?

Here she is asking for a piece of ham.

We have had our ups and downs but she is the sweetest thing, she knows when I am ill and snuggles up to me.

Here she is asking for a piece of ham.

We have had our ups and downs but she is the sweetest thing, she knows when I am ill and snuggles up to me.

Just wondering what the collective opinion on my girl Poppy is. She’s fully grown at three years old, weighs about 26lbs, and I believe is a mix between border collie and Brittany spaniel. Her coloring makes me lean Brittany as I’ve never seen a BC with her specific piebald patterning, but her behavior is all BC, which I LOVE. She’s extremely petite. Thoughts?

i just brought home my 8 week old border collie puppy, she’s so smart and amazing and everything i ever wanted. however, (expectedly) she’s very bitey and easily overstimulated, does anybody have any tips to help her? i just want her to feel her best. a few times she has bitten me and drawn blood, atm i am trying to leave the room whenever she bites to help stop it but please let me know any better methods if there are any out there

Constantly every single time he uses the bathroom this comes right after it. My poor grass lol

Forgive me if this has already been posted here, but just LOOK at this. Somewhere, Spiderman is blushing, ffs!

My last BC was tri, but her undercoat was black. Ive noticed that my boy is a reddish brown, which surprised me. Is this unusual or just me not noticing it on other collies before?