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Looking for Input from Kenshi Dog-owners.
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04-20-2007, 07:31 PM
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GroosteFoessy
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Ive owned several cattle dogs and kelpies in my time. Any kind of working dog is going to need LOTS (and by lots I mean s***loads) of exercise. You cant tire the buggers out.
My aunty has 2 and even though they are over 5 years old each, they still need to be walked twice a day, EVERY DAY, to keep them docile at her small home. Luckily she doesnt work!!
For the first 2 years of thier lives they will destroy everything in sight. I knew one that go so bored being left alone that it ate the owners wood pile and 2 volumes of the yellowpages. It pooped rope for days.
Another friend has one in a large backyard, and she cant spend heaps of time with her due to shift work. Darling doggy holds the record for escapes, eating laundry, ripping up plants (her lawn looked like a moonscape), and it has also eaten and digested two kiddypools. Its working on the third. She also barks nonstop. And eats cats.
They are the most wonderful and fabulous dogs, but you need to really think hard before getting one. If you dont put in the amount of work needed to keep them happy and sane, they will make your life a living hell.
If theres someone at home all the time who can walk them for hours every day and keep them entertained, then go for it! Or just buy one that is already over 2 years old.
Good luck!
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