Daus said:
Cant tell from the photo but was he a blue merle? he looked like he was an absolutely beautiful dog. Id love to own a red merle but I wouldnt discriminate just based on color ;)
My dog certainly had herding instincts the classic border collie pose..but she didnt really try herding any of the neighborhood kids...she did nip ankles if you wound her up too much, Im quite certain she was half cattle dog.
Ive never owned an aussie but some of the best dog tire-outers are children 8| they'll play with each other for hours. My border collie loved the neighbor kids. I wouldnt think either breed'd be bad with children so long as the owner knows what they're doing.
Bingo, he's blue merle. lol I've never seen red merle, googling shortly. lol
The herding-kids thing was just something I've read, but I guess it oculd just be a weird trait of theirs. My dog never did anything like that, but his temperament was so different from what was described for Australian Shepherds that it wasn't too surprising.
My Aus didn't really like kids, but my black lab loves them. Sadly, he smacks them in the face with his tail and so they run away. :( lol