Our new baby

I shared the passing of our faithful hound Jazzy a couple of months ago,and was very impressed with the compassion shown by the other members here. SWMBO an I thought we would never have another dog, as nothing could compare to the wonderful companion we have lost.

We stumbled across a new companion completely by accident 2 weeks ago, when a friend of ours clued us in to a great dog without a family. Jarrah (named after an australian native timber of the same colour) came from a breeder of champion sheep dogs. He is a pure bred short haired Border Collie, and he is the only member of his extended family of 100+ dogs that is Red and white, rather than black and white like a standard border collie.

He doesn't like sheep, so the breeder didn't want him. These dogs regularly sell for around $500, but Jarrah was a bargian at $50 (he doesn't like sheep , remember?) He is an extremely gentle boy that doesn't bark, so he gets to stay!





Yes his eyes are GOLD!

congrats on your new furry little friend. he's a handsome fellow.

Awwwww what a cutie! My mom has three australian border collies and they're all frickin adorable! Odd that he doesn't like sheep. I wonder if that's correlated to his brown color? Or maybe he's half border collie, half sneaky-neighbor-dog And congratulations on your new found friend. It's always so hard to replace a long loved pet, one that you never thought you could replace....

Congrats! He's a good looking boy

Nice lookin' dog! how old is he???

Oh my goodness he is so handsome! Congrats on your new arrival. You have every reason in the world to be proud.

Beautiful dog. Now you don't have to go through the puppy-destroying-everything phase!

That's awesome...he looks like a sweetheart. Congrats!

That's a good looking happy dog there, congratulations! I'm hoping that's the 'dog' couch? Even if it is, I'm sure he'll be just like my three dogs and find a way onto the 'human' couches anyway

What beautiful eyes! I hope you enjoy getting to know him and forging a lasting relationship. I will toast you at 0' beer-thirty!

Nice doggie! Does he like beer?

I like him!


TL

Nice looking dog. How old is he?

He looks like a cool dude. Is that the beer/dog couch on the porch?

Congratulations on your new family member and brew buddy!
He is obviously a smart dog since he figured out if he didn't like sheep, he can live the "dog's life" with you.

Congratulations! That's a good looking pooch.

Bernie Brewer said:

Nice lookin' dog! how old is he???

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He's 11 months old, and about as big as he's going to get until he fills out a bit.

ohiobrewtus said:

Beautiful dog. Now you don't have to go through the puppy-destroying-everything phase!

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Would you like to come over here and tell Jarrah that? LOL!

He still thinks he's a puppy, and he loves to chew, but I'm sure it's not as bad as it would have been when he was younger.

vfinch said:

That's a good looking happy dog there, congratulations! I'm hoping that's the 'dog' couch? Even if it is, I'm sure he'll be just like my three dogs and find a way onto the 'human' couches anyway

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What do you mean? Don't you like the furniture in my house?

Yeah, that's a couple of old chairs I put outside about 6 months ago. He claimed them immediately.

EdWort said:

Nice doggie! Does he like beer?

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Not yet

I keep offering it up to him, but he's not interested. I'm sure he'll com around

Update!

OK, He's officially the smartest dog in my universe.

I thought it was cute when he snuck into our bedroom (where he's not allowed) and stole SWMBO'S runners (tennis shoes) and laid them out in front of the door, so she couldn't go to work without taking him for his morning run (I do the evening 3K walks). We got a good laugh out of that.

Today I come home and enter through the back gate, wondering why he hasn't attacked me yet with his usual "attention fest". I yell, for him, but no response... Then I look into the house and he's sitting on the lounge, looking out at me like I'm an idiot. The bastard has figured out how to open the french doors! SWMBO forgot to lock them, and when I walked around the house to have a look, there were a lot of muddy doggy footprints around the handle of the door, and it was hanging wide open.

Best part is that the temp was around 6°C today, so we added a LOT to global warming today

Time to take him on one of those stupid f*ckin dog reality shows. wooot!

Congrats!! He looks and sounds great!!

The best dog I ever had (Not including the present one, of course) Was also a border collie that we came across by accident. They really are the perfect dog! I wish i had a border collie when I was a kid, he coulda done my homework for me!