Neighborly relations

[summer_jackel]

Bliss is of the opinion that neighbors should be met with great joy and wagging, followed by an armful of joyous, wiggling collie, a personal human necessity that he is happy to meet. I am of the opinion that if people want 70+ lbs of collie in their arms (and this only because he's a thin beast), they will ask, and the canine in question is to sit politely until they have indicated this desire.

We keep having this discussion, and it's hard to train him out of it when he is almost never poorly behaved in any other context (other than that 'not liking food' thing). The problem is, the neighbors keep encouraging him. I need to teach them to wait patiently while I correct him, before running up to him excitedly and accepting the proffered armfuls of collie. That's much harder to accomplish than training the dog.

Comments

[archteryx.livejournal.com]

Oh, good heavens, are collies endearing dogs. I still have fond memories of the old rescue collie my mother had for a while, Sam. Bliss and I would probably get along great. :-)

And I hope someday I have that chance.

[summer-jackel.livejournal.com]

Collies really are endearing---they have charming personalities and a lot of character. You'd enjoy Bliss now that he is more dog and less pup.