My name is Heather Anne. I am a certified Animal Behaviorist. I love watching animal behavior and letting them tell me about their world. My goal is within the next 2-3 years to open an animal sanctuary. I have been training with Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. I am heading back in July for continued training.
First off this blog is all about animals. Yup those furry creatures that make our lives better. (As I write this I observe that one of my border collies is sleeping with her head on her huge dog bed and her body on the floor under my dresser...must be a storm coming.)
I currently have two dogs Matilda and Victoria, or as they prefer, Titi and Tori. The are a mother daughter duo that I rescued from Kansas City, MO. A farmer's land was being forclosed on and in his words, "they weren't worth much because they couldn't heard worth a damn", so he could not sell them. By search luck they were not put to sleep.
Tori is the mama dog and is on a word very laid back. She does not have the typically intensity of a border collie. I believe this is because she was basically broken. When she came into my care she did not like people, hated men, had a severe burn from a bark/shock collar, had a torn ear, and had at least two litters of puppies. Her growth in the 18 months I have had her is AMAZING. She is still quiet and a bit bashful. She is not a dog that is overly active. She hates being outside, but loves being around her people. She loves my dad who I call grampy and she does the happy dance when I announce that we are doing to see him and she talks in the car the whole ride over. The first night I got them my dad had laid on the floor with her just stroking her head over and over again and talking to her in a sweet soft voice while tears fell down his face. Tori's heart was won over. You will notice on this blog that there will be limited photos of her as she HATES having her picture take. My sister swears she has the soul of an old Indian woman that feels cameras steals ones soul.
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Titi, although Tori daughter is the complete opposite. Everything you heard about Border Collies resides in her. She has a large personality. She talks in growns and sighs, throws tantrums, and can learn new commands in a matter of minutes. She currently is working on turning on and off lights since she has already mastered closing drawers. She is very particular about things. Everything must be just so in her world. She loves staring out our patio door for hours just watching. Although she is outgoing she is not as receptive to new people coming into her group or changes in her environment. She loves hanging out with my parents and their two Golden Retrievers Lucy and Ethel, but new people need to obtain Titi security clearance. She will put you through the paces too observing you and deciding if you are worthy of her attention. It took 5 days for her to give my poor sister clearance. She is not agressive or fearful she is just aloof. You know like a snobby french girl that thinks she is too good for you. One walks she greets people but still has a snobbish air about her. My mother claims that it is because she is MY dog and she just learned it from me...She might be right.
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