Thread: How to clean a CS mill.

Actually, I'm surprised it didn't cut its tongue

Clearly this poor dog doesn't receieve enough food! Luckily the saw wasn't running!!!!
I too, thought the tongue may have been cut, as pointed out by Neil
Willy

bobl is she full border collie or can i see a bit of kelpie in her as well? i had a dog very similar,best dog i ever had

Yeah, her tongue seems impervious to cuts. She will lick a knife clean as a whistle. She is a real garbage guts. If I leave the dishwasher door down while I'm loading it she will be in there in a flash and lick every plate and dish clean.

RE: touch of kelpie? The parents looked like pure BCs but the thundering way she runs reminds me more of a kelpie than a BC.

Originally Posted by BobL

Yeah, her tongue seems impervious to cuts.

Bob

Perhaps she instinctively knows in which direction to lick.

Regards
Paul

Originally Posted by dai sensei

Actually, I'm surprised it didn't cut its tongue

My thoughts exactly...no place for a dogs tongue to be...

Dogs love vegetable oil. Its very good for their coat. As working dogs are kept on a very lean diet their coat often suffers, as only excess protein goes into the coat. Veg oil or margarine can be used as a supliment. Bitches feeding a large litter of pups benifit also. As for licking sharp objects, I saw a dog on a droving trip clean up a full jar of jam that had fallen off the table and broken leaving a very spikey sharp edge. The jar was as clean as a whistle and Buster was injury free.

Well she's got a very shiny coat this evening - copping both from the inside and the outside. This afternoon I found her crawling under the chainsaw mill in the shed again. Her coat was also streaked with oil.

Nice looking BC there Bob. Always been one of my favorite dogs. I've still got one BC as well as four ACD's and I reckon it's their Intelligence/curiosity that gets them doing half the stuff they do.

They just HAVE to check things out and hey if it's half tasty why not go back?

Nice looking. You've got to give her more activities, as the previous poster said they are intelligent so you've got to really test them out before they take the initiative. When mine was about a year old I had left my glasses out sitting on the ground and later found them in very small pieces. That's stainless steel and hard plastic. Mine is 11 and still very active so I exercise him pretty hard morning and night but he's happy to sleep through most of the day now.

Originally Posted by DoctorWu

Nice looking. You've got to give her more activities, as the previous poster said they are intelligent so you've got to really test them out before they take the initiative. When mine was about a year old I had left my glasses out sitting on the ground and later found them in very small pieces. That's stainless steel and hard plastic. Mine is 11 and still very active so I exercise him pretty hard morning and night but he's happy to sleep through most of the day now.

Yeah too many beans - I was away for 9 days and she was only getting one walk a day so she started going troppo. We are just about to start agility classes with her. SWMBO has taught her lots of standard stuff but she simply will not come when called unless there is food involved. Stuff like ringing a bell she learned in about 10 minutes.

I've never been a great lover of "treat training." Particlarly when it comes to working dogs. A dog trained with food is only doing what is required to please itself. A good dog wants to please you. The two easiest methods I have found for getting a dog to come when called are: 1) Eggbeater fishing reel with heavy line attached to dogs collar. Let the dog move off, call back and use the line only when the dog is not moving in your direction. 2) Another method is make sure, when ever you call the dog, it is for something constructive. This method works well on a farm as there are plenty of activities that would interest the dog; stock work, putting in the chooks, ratting in the sheds or a swim in the dam.
I have a 4yr old Blue Heeler. He was given to me 2yrs ago as a lost cause. Totally ignored any command and promptly attacked the bull and killed three chooks upon his arrival. He now does exactly what he's told. Puts the chooks in every night and loves working stock. I wont say he is the best dog I have ever owned, but he has come a long way in two years. I have never had to raise a hand to him, just tone of voice has done the trick. I must admit, I didnt think it was going to be this easy.