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Comments:
Matt
Dawkins:
I am only 15 years old and I have a collie cross spaniel and she is called Lady. She
is about 15 years old and loves to meet you when you come home and she likes to go
for great walks in the country side. We got her at Wood Green animal shelter and
she is great to have in the family, but guess what, she is scared of our 4 cats that
we have in the house, but what she likes to do after a walk is sleep all day and not
to be disturbed. I want to ask how long do cross breeds live for?
Pat comments: It's very difficult to say
how long crossbreeds live for as it depends on which breeds are
in the dog and whether the dog suffers from any disease that you
couldn't possibly foresee. The vet tells me that generally
speaking crossbreeds have what they call hybrid vigour and that
this may give them a slightly longer life expectancy. Our Hazel
lived until she was fifteen and a half but dogs can and do live
longer than this. The little cavalier collie cross that we
had only lived until she was thirteen and a half. She had
inherited the heart problems that are so common in cavaliers.
One of my colleagues has a collie cross that's now about
nineteen years old and still going strong. Lady is
entitled to sleep a lot more at her age but it's great that she
enjoys a walk.
Elaine
Parker:
I have had the most loved springer collie cross for 11 years called Pip who has been
recently put down now. She was wonderful! She did love the water, but not up to
her chest. She was absolutely beautiful, loved her mom (more than her dad - even
though he had a lot of the cold, wet walkies), and was the best friend.
I would definitely get another one in time - if i was lucky enough to be chosen by
one!
Simon:
I have a springer collie cross named isabelle who is 9 months old...what can I
say...totally mad she will run all day and then some. She is absolutely beautiful
and such a loving dog especially with our cat fez. He doesn't always understand her
love but they can pften be found curled up together in front of the fire!
Lol:
I have a 4 year old Sprollie, she is a great agility dog but is overweight.
Aimee:
Our dog came from a rescue centre and looks like a sprollie. Problem he is so full
of beans he is ADHD! He has bags of energy and is as you say a great agility dog
when his mind is on task. More often than not he prefers just to spike the
competitors rounds when in-training if not on leash!
Debbie:
I have a 3yr old cocker/collie bitch, my first ever dog and the envy of all the dog
owners at basic training as a pup as only needed to be shown a command once!
Lovely, loving and very pretty dog - stongly recommended! Gets on very well with
the cats but can be naughty if she's bored.
Mary:
I have a 6 month old sprollie boy who is absolutely lovely! Quite a character- a
weakness for food, his nose gets him into trouble and in a house with 3 dogs he's
the culprit of stolen birthday cakes!! He's an attractive little Fella...Mainly
white with black Patches similar to that of a springer tho with frilly ears and a
long whippy tail. Easy going gentle dog, very trainable and hoping to do agility /
flyball when he's old enough. Would deffo have another one.. wouldn't be without my
little Patch :)
Lauren
(Cocker spaniel/collie):
I have a 4 year old Cocker Spaniel/Border Collie mix, all black, called Smartie. I
got her at Battersea Dogs Home at 6 months old and we brought her to Florida to
live with us. She is one of the smartest dogs I have ever had and will learn tricks
watching other dogs. She has learnt to open doors from our Shepherd cross, and has
watched other dogs retrieve sticks and now brings a stick to me on a walk.
She adores water, which unfortunately is dangerous here in Fl due to hidden gators
and turtles so I rarely let her swim. But muddy puddles and flooded areas are fun
for her.
She sheds a huge amount!!
Catherine
Berkeley:
I have a lovely ars old and was desperate to be a mum. She found her
man...... a most handsome border collie! We now have 6 adorable puppies. They are 3
weeks old and absolute heaven! They are already giving the whole family no end of
entertainment. We will definitely keep one and tempted to keep a second, though we
already have two dogs! Please
contact me if you know of anyone who might like one
of these treasures! (published 9th July 07)
Jessica:
I had a fab collie/springer bitch who was the
kindest cleverest best dog in the
world we lost her 5 months ago and have just got a collie/springer
pup who is also
fantastic! I would recommend them highly as a pet as long as you
can give lots of
exercise and mental stimulation.
Rob:
My Spaniel / Collie cross, Shelly, is six
years old and more energy than most dogs
half her age. An absolute gem of a dog to train due to her
amazing intelligence and
desire to impress. Energy in shedloads, so be aware that these
dogs need to be
exercised for long periods of time and regularly. These dogs
need to have a fair
bit of time put about them in order to keep them fit and
healthy. My dog has a long
coat throughout the winter months and come the end of April /
early May she has her
coat cut right down to keep her cool through the summer. She is
then clipped again
in August just to keep her tidy. After each haircut she is a dog
with a new lease
of life really enjoying the benefits of being relatively nice
and cool.
Survey
respondent Anthea (Cocker spaniel/blue
merle):
This crossbreed comes into the large
category and is easy to train and recommended for agility.
Patricia:
I have a spaniel collie cross called Skipper. He's
almost 9 years old. He's the
quietest most gentle dog I've ever come across but he hates
water!! He'll tip toe
through a puddle like a ballet dancer, with a look of disdain on
his face. Quite
unlike his mother, a full ESS - still alive - who loves water,
esp the sea.
Spaniels and all their varieties are the best dogs in the world.
Amanda:
We have a springer/collie called Ruby and
she's absolutely wonderful. We haven't
started agility with her but hope to in the future.
Everyone warned us about this
x breed but whether we have got Lucky or not, Ruby is a calm,
gentle dog, provided
she gets her 2 walks a day she'll sleep for the rest of the day.
Ria:
I've got a hairy
spaniel/ collie he is energetic full of energy and he was so
easy to train he does love water in
the summer he chases after the hose for hours !!
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