Intro to Collie Temperament
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The collie dog has a very wonderful calm, even temperament. Original collies were used to herd sheep, and they were highly trusted to gather the flock and bring them in without causing any harm to the animals. Therefore,
shepherds needed dogs that had keen hearing (to listen to signals from their master across the hills), a willing attitude, an obedient nature, and, most of all, the ability to be near the sheep without attacking them. Throughout the years, the ones that
exhibited the best herding traits were kept and bred, resulting in the unique temperament of today’s collie.
When bred correctly by knowledgeable breeders, their self-assured, gentle, obedient personality will always shine though. Their bred-in
instincts of wanting to obey their shepherd masters have made the collie of today prized as one of the most easiest to train breeds in the dog world. Because of this gentle, obedient nature, collies also make excellent family pets. However, even though they can be used as watch dogs, they rarely make good guard dogs simply because the attack gene has been bred out of the majority of the breed.
Below are traits that collie owners use when describing their own collies:
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Finally, you must remember that even though the traits listed are natural traits that collies should have, their home environment plays heavily on how well these traits actually develop in each individual dog. Responsibility must be taken to make sure you provide a safe, healthy, spacious environment for these active creatures.
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I have a male collie that is 3 years old we got him when he was 6 months. He quickly turned into head of the househould (yes its our fault but who can say no!) the one big problem that has turned into a battle of the minds is his barking. We tried to ignore him but he usually wins out especially in the morning when he is in bed nose to nose with us and barks none stop until we give in first. the longest i have held out is 20 minutes. I have gotten tickets from animal control and complaints from the neighboo0rs, what can i do. He will hold out indefinitely until he wins?