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Had to go digging, but here is my bestest buddie.

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I got emails form Comcast saying illegal music downloads to my IP address were occurring. They know who's doing what.
Kids!

How goes Baby Trachy Still blushing Pink?
 
I had Limewire back in the day.

Fence in your yard and let him chase squirrels all day? That dog is built for the Iditarod!
I would but he knows how to climb fences. We take him to the dog park with 9ft fences. He doesn't try climb those.
 
I would but he knows how to climb fences. We take him to the dog park with 9ft fences. He doesn't try climb those.
Neo underestimates himself, which is good. He could easily jump over the fence at our neighborhood dog park, but has never tried :)
 
Dad! You see all those holes in the backyard!!? It wasn’t me dad...but do you see them?!
He's good about digging holes... he's really obedient, listens to everything I tell him to do and doesn't want to be outside unless I'm outside... oddly enough he doesn't want to be inside unless I'm inside also. Little guy is definitely attached to me, so much so when I leave he gets separation anxiety and destroys something. Good thing I crate trained him early and all I have to do is say crate and he goes in without a fuss.

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However, he is really good at catching small furry mammals and ripping the squeaker out of them. I rescued this one from certain exploratory surgery sans anesthesia a few years ago. Others were not so lucky. I found them scattered about here and there, no squeakers to be found. This one had a very operational squeaker installed that alerted me to the happenings that were about to go down in the back yard.

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He's good about digging holes... he's really obedient, listens to everything I tell him to do and doesn't want to be outside unless I'm outside... oddly enough he doesn't want to be inside unless I'm inside also. Little guy is definitely attached to me, so much so when I leave he gets separation anxiety and destroys something. Good thing I crate trained him early and all I have to do is say crate and he goes in without a fuss.

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However, he is really good at catching small furry mammals and ripping the squeaker out of them. I rescued this one from certain exploratory surgery sans anesthesia a few years ago. Others were not so lucky. I found them scattered about here and there, no squeakers to be found. This one had a very operational squeaker installed that alerted me to the happenings that were about to go down in the back yard.

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That’s a fierce predator you’ve got there!

I’ve been able to teach Neo how to count to three, open and close the fridge, walk beside me off leash, recycle water bottles, put his toys away, and all sorts of “tricks”...cover his eyes, roll over, shake hands, etc.

but if he sees a squirrel...oh boy.
 
That’s a fierce predator you’ve got there!

I’ve been able to teach Neo how to count to three, open and close the fridge, walk beside me off leash, recycle water bottles, put his toys away, and all sorts of “tricks”...cover his eyes, roll over, shake hands, etc.

but if he sees a squirrel...oh boy.
I had an incident in the front yard off leash... neighbor was walking by with a retriever type of dog. Argyle got the "I wanna go over there stance" and got three steps into a sprint before I said "NO!" and he froze. Never took his eyes off them but turned his ears back to me. I was proud of him.

I really need to do more training with him. He knows lots of words, I just havent taught him many tricks. He knows outside, inside, mail(loves going to get the mail), truck, ride, treat, eat, dinner, breakfast, up, down... you know basic commands. He can figure out what i want him to do most of the time. As far as "real tricks," we do sit, shake and lay down.

How do you teach a Scottie to open the fridge when the handle is 2' over his head?
 
I had an incident in the front **** off leash... neighbor was walking by with a retriever type of dog. Argyle got the "I wanna go over there stance" and got three steps into a sprint before I said "NO!" and he froze. Never took his eyes off them but turned his ears back to me. I was proud of him.

I really need to do more training with him. He knows lots of words, I just havent taught him many tricks. He knows outside, inside, mail(loves going to get the mail), truck, ride, treat, eat, dinner, breakfast, up, down... you know basic commands. He can figure out what i want him to do most of the time. As far as "real tricks," we do sit, shake and lay down.

How do you teach a Scottie to open the fridge when the handle is 2' over his head?
I’ve always wanted a Scotty. I ended up with aussies somehow instead. Maybe the terrier drive is what kept me away. Then again... aussies. Lol. I mean, look at all that drive, sitting in front of the heater. Rough and tough cattle dogs right here, buddy.
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I’ve always wanted a Scotty. I ended up with aussies somehow instead. Maybe the terrier drive is what kept me away. Then again... aussies. Lol. I mean, look at all that drive, sitting in front of the heater. Rough and tough cattle dogs right here, buddy.
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I LOVE scotties. The terrier drive is what makes me love them. Mastiff additude in a 25ish pound dog. Oh, and Scotties have full grown dog teeth too, the better to eat you with my dear. His teeth are bigger than our 45ish pound collie mix.

I may be slightly obsessed with my dog.

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This was my grandmother's magnet. It fell and broke a few yeas ago :( but I super glued the pieces back together.

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I had an incident in the front yard off leash... neighbor was walking by with a retriever type of dog. Argyle got the "I wanna go over there stance" and got three steps into a sprint before I said "NO!" and he froze. Never took his eyes off them but turned his ears back to me. I was proud of him.

I really need to do more training with him. He knows lots of words, I just havent taught him many tricks. He knows outside, inside, mail(loves going to get the mail), truck, ride, treat, eat, dinner, breakfast, up, down... you know basic commands. He can figure out what i want him to do most of the time. As far as "real tricks," we do sit, shake and lay down.

How do you teach a Scottie to open the fridge when the handle is 2' over his head?
That’s impressive! Neo has a mind of his own sometimes. To open the fridge: practice tug of war (teach him the “pull” command) and then tie the rope you were using to the fridge handle. To make it easier for him at first, you can tape straws to the side of the fridge to help break the seal a little. If you have a mat of some sort to put down over the floor to help give him some traction that will help too.

ultimately we moved away from “pull” and go with “open it!” And “close it”

Neo is 45+ pounds and can barely open the fridge without assistance, but we have slick hardwood floors.
 
Here is Daisy, our Heinz 57 rescue. I'm positive she's part collie. She's a sweet girl, and more intelligent than she lets on... but nowhere near as obedient as Argyle. She knows "sit pretty," shake and lay down. Also, she knows how to completely ignore you when you tell her to come back inside, and how to slip thru the garage door and bolt off thru the neighborhood about once a month.

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