It’s
so funny to watch them do the things they do…Of Course Border Collies is what I
am talking about. Even on this page, it
says “There are so many things that happen during a week with eight Border
Collies and it is so fun to share” and that’s true. But there is a warning here that we need to
heed. I do not believe in evolution as it
is stated from a single cell and if this is the case, and in time, Border Collies will
become our masters. Just look at the things they do and the intelligences
they have. They are thinkers and planners and if they had thumbs they could drive a car.
I
see each one of them cock their head as if gaining more knowledge and when they
turn from one side to the other and the smarts actually seems to come to them,
because they usually figure it out. Last
night just about killed me from laughter, as Annie is always hungry because she
needs the nutrition for the babies. A big
bag of corn chips was finished and it had a few crumbs in it and Annie was
interested in it and as usual, I gave her a last crumb by hand and she decided
she wanted to clean the bag. I was on
the couch and so was the bag. She jumped
next to me and stuck her head inside the bag, trying to get all the little
pieces. She was not having any success in
reaching the bottom and she raised her head up and places the bottom of the bag
on the back of the couch and ever so gently, pushed her head to the bottom,
licking all the way. She had figured out
that if you push against something and turn your head up, a reward is in the
works. What made it so funny, she would
lick the side of the bag as she was pushing her head to the bottom of the clear
bad. She then jumped off the couch where
she had more room and would walk around effortlessly hold the bag up in the air
and getting the very last tasty fragments. After
she was satisfied it was empty, she held her head down and put one paw on the
bag and so effortlessly took it off and jumped back on the couch licking her
lips. No shaking the bag or ripping
it up, logic used and problem solved as is done many times with many problems.
I have seen them do things that have surprised me and the way they solve a problem is remarkable. Each dog is different and I have seen many do things, but the smarts they have can get them into problems because they think and problem solve all the time and at times, I think they can out solve me. In an exhausted statement, I have ask Elaine "am I stupid or is the dog smarter than me"...and do not want to know the answer.
If
there is any species that can/would evolve, it would be the Border Collie and
God help us if Dutchess starts to grow thumbs…can you imagine…I can’t… Ken
