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Little brother?
This is Rain (13 months) and her little ? half-brother Flurry (5 months)
He's a big boy Look at the chest and the feet on that boy (he's the red & white)
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He's only 5 months? He's going to be a big pup!
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Going to be? He already is! His feet are as big as all my big dogs (much bigger than Rain's) and he's got so much bone in his legs. Add to that the broad chest and he is one solid pup. It's all in his frame though, he's not at all roly-poly, he is well and truly "big-boned". Will be interesting to see just how big he grows up to be. He'll certainly have power for pulling the sled, hopefully speed too. He's pretty quick right now, but still gawky and clumsy sometimes too. Because of his huge joints and rapid growth I think I'm going to have to be very careful to not start his training too early.
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Not only big but handsome too. I love his colour.
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The second pic is a great comparison for size & they are both adorable ....with the exception of the length of coat they look like they could be the same age....I agree w/delaying his pulling training too.
Rain looks like she's got "a strong eye" in the third pic has she attempted herding the horses yet? more pics please
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Here's Rain at 5 months, stalking Lightning while he's waiting for me to kick the ball. He just acts like she's not even there unless she gets in his way. These pics aren't very good quality, they were taken on the old camera. I keep joking that his dad must be a St. Bernard! Actually there is no question about his parentage, and he takes after his uncle Clover apparently (who's a tall, long 60 pound border collie)
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Here's another one of puppy Rain, glued to Lightning's side. I didn't take this one myself and can't remember how old she was in it, but I'm going to guess around 2 1/2 - 3 months. Storm's off in the background checking something out.
Oh, while I was just going through some pics I came across this one showing some of Flurry's litter. He's the one with not too much white and his one white leg lifted off the ground. The dog in the foreground I believe is big Uncle Clover.
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AAAAhhhhh, Look at all the cute puppies!
I don't know a whole lot about dogs, but I thought border collies had shorter legs. Is he a different kind of border collie? I see they are just so tall.
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The thing about border collies is that they don't have a breed standard as they are bred for their working ability and not for their looks. They typically can range from about 30-50 pounds, though there are some that go outside those ranges. Some are tiny and dainty and shorter, some are stockier and taller. There are smooth coats, rough coats and in between coats and many more coat colours than the typically thought of black and whites.
Btw, if you're looking at the length of leg on Lightning, he's not purebred. He's a bc/lab mix and he's about 24" tall and 64 pounds. Actually, I suppose there may now be a "breed standard" as the CKC just recently decided to allow bc's to compete in conformation, and I guess there would have to be some standard to judge them by. The CBCA is strongly against this however, the following is a quote from the CBCA website: "Despite our best efforts CKC has decided to allow Border Collies to compete conformation (and all other events). While CBCA has no issue with Border Collies competing in performance events we have strong reservations about conformation showing as this will probably lead to Border Collies being bred for looks rather than work. The board feels that such showing is contrary to the objectives of CBCA. As such persons showing border collies in conformation are not eligible for membership in CBCA."
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Gorgeous and big dogs. The colors of the coats is very striking.How much fun they must be and what a beautiful site it is to see them all together.Thank you for the info you shared about your babies and the pics.
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Here are some group shots of my gang, taken earlier this winter
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So many wonderful pictures of all your gorgeous pups
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I don't know how many, if any, other breeds are bred strictly for working ability. Alaskan Huskies certainly are, but they're really a type not a breed, which is evidenced by the wide variety their appearance. The different bloodlines can have very different looks. It's nice to see their purebred counterparts (the Siberians) racing too though and getting their races/miles logged in. I'm not really too up on that part of it, but the mushers have some kind of log book or passport the race marshal signs for them so that the purebred northern breeds can get a sled dog title, in addition to any show ring titles.
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