Bearded Collie dog. Are all dogs the same. Should we all hate the Bearded Collie?

I came across a dog breed article, actually more like a post, on Google groups about the Bearded Collie dog breed. The dog owner making the post was trying to tell people to stay a way from the bearded collie, in fact the headline was:

DO NOT BUY A BEARDIE. FIND ANOTHER BREED!

Intriguing headline, certainly caught my eye. I know a fair bit about the Beardie, and one thing for sure, they are a wonderful dog breed with a hard working personality, protective manner and good social skills to boot.

So the Beardie post good my attention and it deserved a closer look.

And like most complaints from most dog owners about most dog breeds is mostly the same; It’s the lack of education and the misunderstanding of the breed that makes an owner hate, or mistrust a dog, in this case a Bearded collie.

The Bearded collie owner started by saying:

“Oh, the kids were so excited. The breeder only had 2 left. We loved the puppies. We named her Muffy. She fit in so well with our other dog and the cats. My wife is a stay-at-home mom, so the dog wasn’t alone most of the day. Well, after about a year and being successfully housebroken, things went downhill fast”…

Then it goes all downhill! Their Beardie started to become dangerous, in fact, dangerous enough for the collie dog to be taken a way by the original dog breeder. But to be fair to the post writer, most of the anger was aimed at the dog breeder. Nevertheless, the lack of early dog training and structure caused the Beardie to act incorrectly.

“If we learn more about our dogs we become better dog owners, it does not matter if its a Bearded collie or not”

Learn to train your dog. Make them understand there are rules to follow. Start as early as possible and make it reward based. You’ll gain a better understanding of the breed and gain respect from your dog. Add some basic breed research of the dog, including known bad habits and the relationship will be unbreakable, with no nasty surprises, or injured neighbours.

Bearded collie post - DO NOT BUY A BEARDIE. FIND ANOTHER BREED! The full post is here

To find out more about the Bearded collie go here: Bearded Collie Dog Explained

History of the Bearded Collie Get an in depth look at the Beardie and how the breed was originally used from this great article!