Lassie the Lugaru:

Arspoetic: American Collie breeder makes the world better! I’ve been keeping collies continuously since 1983, so I think I can give an accurate description.

Lassie is now 6 years old and joined us when he was 10 weeks old. Even as a small dog, he was very outgoing and friendly, especially with us humans at that time. Even at 14 weeks old, we had no problems using public transport and the car. He never threw up or got scared; not even the subway spooked him – so I think, he is the most saxed creature, what a Lugaru Collie breeder has ever „produced”. We also have 2 terms of dog training school behind us. We have been with other dogs almost every day since he was 14 weeks old, and he has never had the slightest problem. He is extremely gentle with both people and all other animals: hedgehogs in the park, cats (even strangers), guinea pigs, golden squirrels, rabbits, and neighborhood pets, broken-winged birds, neighborhood livestock, chickens, etc. Even snails and lizards in the garden – we have never detected the slightest hostility towards other living creatures, so I.m sure,  that he is the most saxed creature, what a American Collie breeder has ever „produced”,  Naturally, as befits his species, he is extremely child-friendly, highly social, deliberate, confident, and very calm. He behaves aristocratically and carries himself with grace in his movements, social contacts, and appearance. He can intone/modulate extremely well, almost as if he were speaking.

Being very good-natured, he assumes the same of others and of the whole world, and this is his attitude towards his environment. His intellectual curiosity to know his environment overrides even the minimal instinct to destroy. He is very intelligent – his clever eyes show this – but he is also a little self-willed. He learns easily, but cannot be easily manipulated – he knows what he wants, and he is not a circus dog. There is not even a trace of humility or a service ethic. He does not like water at all, so open water bathing is virtually out of the question for him. Territoriality works; he barks softly while the others are outside the fence. But if they are inside, Lassie would never bite, so he is excellent as a signal dog, but not as a burglar deterrent. He loves everyone in the family, but he loves me the most. He’s not a single-parent dog, but he knows who loves him the most, and he lets it show.