Border Collie-Aussie Mix Dog and a Frog

May16
2012 Leave a Comment

Written by kozmokat

Kash the Border Collie-Aussie mix dog plays with frogs.

When we go for walks like we do every day, Kash always sneaks up on the frogs in the ponds. He is somewhat timid of them, but then again he stalks them. He gets right up to them and tries to touch noses with them before they jump.

Kash loves to mess with the frogs and they mess with him. The frogs are so used to him stalking them and knowing he jumps back when they jump, the frogs don’t panic too quick.

Tonight we were walking between the gourd garden area and the little woods between us and the neighbors, when I saw some large, fresh deer tracks in the mud. I thought the deer may have passed through earlier in the day, probably in the morning. We came out into the meadow with Kash out in front of me, and there was a huge deer (buck?).

Kash was nonchalantly trotting right at him and didn’t even see him until I called his name. Then the deer let out a loud snort that stopped Kash in his tracks! The deer took off, I stared yelling to Kash to “come”, and away he went. He didn’t go too far and came trotting back. (good dog!). Must be that dog training course did some good!

Earlier in the day we went for a walk and he cornered a opossum under the boardwalk that winds through the swamp. We poked at him and made the opossum snarl and bare his teeth just to let him know he was trespassing. I told Kash we needed to let him be and he followed me back to the house without protest. More goodness from the dog training course.

Collie Mix Dog

Kash is a curious dog. He always wants to sniff whatever I have in my hand. He knows when I have something unusual and will follow me and nudge me until I let him smell whatever it is that I have. He didn’t like the piece of snake skin that I had yesterday.

When I opened my hand and he took a sniff, he jumped back about 5 feet and started juking, jiving and then barking. He is kinda scared of snakes. Probably because of the size of the first one he saw. It was a seven foot Blue Racer. He saw one slither into the weeds and ran to see what it was. He didn’t even see the one he was standing over in the grass, until it bolted and totally freaked Kash out!

Kash the Dog doesn’t like snakes. If he smells one, Kash gets all jumpy and nervous. Touch his back leg or butt with a twig and he jumps straight up. It is so funny, but I don’t do it very often for fear of scarring him for life. The toad already did that to him as a pup!

Well it’s time for me to stir the pot. I’m simmering some homemade dog food that we make once a month to give Kash some variety in his food schedule. The homemade dog food recipe book we got online has the most fantastic healthy recipes. Evenhomemade dog snack recipes. Worth checking out – if you really love and care for your dog. (I know you love your dog)

Until another time, hug your dog,

Thomas and Kash

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Posted in Border Collie-Aussie mix - Tagged collie mix, dog training course, healthy dog food recipes, homemade dog snacks, Kash the Dog

Border Collie-Aussie Mix is 4.5 on Intelligence Scale

May03
2012 Leave a Comment

Written by kozmokat

Kash, Our Border Collie-Aussie mix dog, ROCKS!

When you talk to Kash in a conversational way, like you would talk to your mother, he sits and listens like he is trying so hard to learn the words. He does understand what a lot of words mean and it always amazes me when he proves it.

Collie Mix

I know Border Collie-Aussie mix dogs are smart, the Border Collie was ranked #1 and the Australian Shepherd was ranked #9 out of all dog breeds for intelligence. So I guess that puts my dog Kash at about a 4.5 on the intelligence scale. He would disagree profusely.

I mean after all, he’s Kash the Dog, Handsomest Dog in West Michigan with Speed!

All kidding aside, he has become a well behaved dog other than his jumping on people. We have tried so many different techniques to get him to stop, nothing has worked. The dog training course we invested in, in my eyes was a godsend. Without the lessons it taught me, and my dog, I am not sure we would still have the critter.

As far as the health of Kash, he has not been sick a day since we adopted him. Healthy, strong and happy. I attribute it to good quality dog food, and also the homemade dog food we make for him just to give him some variety. The healthy dog snack recipes we create are some of his favorite treats.

When other dog owners comment on how well behaved Kash is, my wife and I look at each other with pride, because of his behavior as a pup and young dog, we had to work really hard to get him to this stage. Again, I attribute it to the dog training course.

Kash the Dog

I do have to admit to another bad habit Kash has developed lately. When he is going out for the last time before bedtime, he thinks there is a raccoon out by the feeder every night! I open the door and he busts down the steps and streaks straight at the feeder to catch any raccoons off guard. I can’t seem to break him of this bad behavior. Just because he treed one raccoon…

Our turkey that comes to the feeder won’t be stopping by any more. A coyote killed it about 40 feet from my barn the other morning. The dragged it over by some pines and plucked it and ate it or took it to it’s den, which I think is out back.

The smell of that coyote makes Kash’s fur stand up. He does not like the smell of those coyotes. He gets real uneasy when he smells them and even a little jumpy. Good to know he is aware.

That’s it for now. Stroke your dogs ears gently and smile at him/her.

Thomas & Kash

Posted in Border Collie-Aussie mix, dog training course, Uncategorized

Border Collie-Aussie Mix Dog Hikes Hocking Hills, Ohio

Apr11
2012 Leave a Comment

Written by kozmokat

Kash, Our Border Collie-Aussie Mix Dog Loves to Travel!

We went on a 2012 Spring Break Mini Vacation to Hocking Hills, Ohio. It was a 7 hour drive and sometimes we forgot Kash was even in the van with us, he was so quiet.

When we would slow down he would hop up into his seat to be on the lookout for squirrels and other interesting creatures. When I speed up to over 45 MPH he then goes back and lays down on his memory foam ultra comfy travelling bed.

Border Collie-Aussie named Kash looking out the window

Windows for Kash

Kash just loved the cabin (we did too!) that we rented for our stay. The windows were positioned at the right height for him. He woke me up the first morning with a loud, low growl. He was there at the window having a stare-down with a deer. The deer was about 40 feet away. It was the first deer he had ever seen sitting still.

We went on some of the prettiest short hikes you can imagine. Ohio is so pretty in this region. Everything was covered with the most vibrant green moss and the plant life was starting to pop!

Incredible moss covered rocks

Kash was a trooper, a very good dog. The dog training course we bought early on really has paid off! We even had a couple people comment on how well behaved he was, even with other dogs around. That made our hearts happy, because we know what we had to go through to train our big stinker some manners!

There was one place we were not allowed to take Kash along on a hike. That was at Conkles Hollow. It was a special nature preserve that was truly awesome and totally protected. I understood once we saw the incredible beauty and experienced the zen-like stillness and peacefulness. It was an eye-orgasm around every corner. I swear Hobbits live there.

We even searched for and found an abandoned town called Moonville. It was way back in the puckerbrush. We had to get directions from the local a couple of different times because this was out there. Very steep gravel roads and washouts made us second guess our desire to see this. It was the haunted train tunnel that drew our attention.

Ohh, so scary and full of ghosts!

I mean, we had to hike along a muddy riverbank for about a mile to get to this tunnel. The town was abandoned due to people getting killed by the train, and other unfortunate endings. So the rumor is, the train tunnel is haunted. It did have an uneasy feeling surrounding it. Kash was like a honey badger, “he don’t care”!

All in all it was a great short vacation. We were all tired the day we got home and slept in until 9:00 AM! Kash never sleeps that long. I had a really sore knee, but considering my knee still has months to go to be healed 100%, I did pretty darn good.

So there is a quick summary of our short little trip to Hocking Hills, Ohio. We plan on going back later in the summer or fall, just because we loved it so much and know it will be even prettier the second time.

Thomas & Kash

Posted in Border Collie-Aussie - Tagged dog training course, Hocking Hills Ohio

Can a Border Collie-Aussie Mix Dog Understand English?

Mar21
2012 Leave a Comment

Written by kozmokat

Kash, who is a more of an Aussie than a Border Collie most days…

My Border Collie-Aussie mix dog certainly does understand English. Or at least the sound of the words and what that word or sound means. So I throw in some really offbeat sounding words every now and then just to get his head cocking.

Collie Mix

Of course Kash knows what “get Shelly” means. When I say that, he charges over to Shelly and pokes her with his nose, or play bites her hand (which is not always good). It makes her so mad that he listens to that command so well!

He know the words “squirrel” and “chipmunk” and when hearing them sprints to the arm of the couch and jumps up on it to look out the window for them. He has caught a couple chipmunks and pulled some tail hairs out of a squirrel, so he know they are a challenge.

He has a favorite squirrel tree on the back property line in the woods. It is a winter home for a grey squirrel. He sneaks up on the tree and when he gets about 10 yards from it, he busts ass over to it jumping on the tree like he was going to climb it. He barks his sharp Aussie bark over and over. Then he waits for me to tap the tree with a stick to see if the squirrel will come out. This happens every day, like a routine on our walk. What a nut!

Kash the Dog

This is what we are using to control fleas and ticks this year for Kash. It’s proven to kill all life stages of 4 major tick species, including those which may carry Lyme disease. We have a lot of ticks on our property so we have to use some kind of protection.

One of the best things is it’s waterproof, so your Kash will remain protected during and after baths, pond swims, swamping and rainstorms.

Merial Frontline Plus Flea and Tick Control for Dogs

Merial Frontline Plus Flea and Tick Control for 45- to 88-Pound Dogs and Puppies, 6 Month

This product sure has a ton of good testimonials and is probably the #1 selling flea and tick preventative so I am sure it works well.

Well, that all for now. We’ll see you in the woods or by the lake,

Thomas and Kash

Video of Kash and his awesomeness. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frclzgp2cII

Posted in Border Collie-Aussie mix - Tagged Border Collie, border collie-aussie, Border Collie-Aussie mix, collie mix, Kash the Dog

Another Setback for Our Border Collie-Aussie Mix Dog

Feb28
2012 Leave a Comment

Written by kozmokat

Kash, our Border Collie-Aussie mix dog has seen his master suffer another debilitating injury that prevents him from playing like he’s used to.

Here we go again. Last week I was lifting a 300 pound eliptical machine and ruptured my biceps tendon at the elbow. Clean off the bone!

Did it on Monday evening, had 2 hour surgery on Friday re-attaching the tendon to the bone. It will be 5 months before I can lift any weight. Unfortunately it is my right hand, my dominate hand.

So with my arm in a cast/brace and wrapped like a mummy, I cannot play rough with Kash like he is used to. Shelly has a hard time playing as rough as we do, so she usually gets hurt or mad when he gets frustrated and chomps her!

The poor Kashman, he has seen me break my foot last February, have it in a brace/boot for 10 weeks (no hiking), then I ruptured my quadriceps tendon above the knee, had it in a brace, straight out, for 14 weeks, (no hiking) and now this latest injury. He sure hasn’t had a fair shake in the exercise/hiking department from me.

Hopefully, we can get back to our dog training course because Kash sure seems to be in a quick learning phase. It is like he understands us when we talk and issue commands far better than he did earlier in life. I am glad we started the first day we brought him home, but right now he is in the right frame of mind to grasp our oral commands.

I am also working on eye signals with him. He is doing quite well and it amazes me how quickly he understands my expressions/eye signals and what action to take upon recognizing my signals. I use eye signals to get Kash to attack (playfully) Shelly. It makes her so mad that he does this, and won’t do it for her.

We have been sourcing new durable toys for Kash lately. I am thinking that if I can find a line of toys he likes and can’t destroy (he is a powerful chewer) I may start an online dog toy store. I am going to a wholesale show in a few weeks and will see what I can find. Until then I shop at Amazon.com. KONG Extreme Dog Toy, Large, Black

Well that’s all for now. I am going back to icing my arm and reading up on healthy dog food recipes. Speaking of healthy dog food recipes, I am almost finished with my ebook that will contain some great recipes for homemade healthy dog snacks. So be on the lookout for it as I will offer it to my readers for review first before I price it to sell.

Hug your dog,

Thomas & Kash

Posted in Border Collie-Aussie mix - Tagged dog toy, dog training, dog training course, healthy dog food, homemade dog food recipes, homemade dog treats, homemade healthy dog snacks

Kash, Our Border Collie-Aussie is So Smart!

Feb07
2012 Leave a Comment

Written by kozmokat

Border Collie-Aussie dogs are known to be intelligent in the dog world, but I keep on being amazed every day! Kash is such a good dog now, something I was not saying some months back. All the dog training courses we invested in paid off!

Kash does love to hunt squirrels. He learned to sit still with me in the woods and scan the trees for those furry little creatures. Once spotted he waits until they touch the ground and like a bullet out of the barrel, he’s hot on their tail!

Border Collie-Aussie mix dog after squirrels

If I could only climb trees...

We took Kash to the vet to get his Rabies shot and a checkup. He was the ideal weight but was told not to let him get any heavier. He does eat healthy dog food, but not a lot for how active he is.

We also ordered some heartworm preventative medicine for him. We also pointed out that we have found 2 ticks on him recently. She said that is due to the mild winter weather we are experiencing here in Michigan. So, we are shopping for a flea and tick medication as well.

I don’t know about you or where you live, but here in southwest Michigan, I’ve never seen such a mild snowless winter! It is only February so maybe we’ll get blasted yet. Kash loves the snow! He is the snowman destroyer! As fast as Shelly can build them, he attacks them with gusto and digs them down!

This picture was taken when we did have a 8″ snowfall. It didn’t last long. I am grooving on a mild winter -less shoveling, less plowing, lower heat bills, and easier footing on my still healing knee!

We have been having coyotes around a lot. I have not seen a rabbit in months! That is really unusual. We have spotted what looks like beaver tracks along the small creek in the woods, but it is hard to believe we might have a beaver around. We also have fresh pony tracks going through the front of our acreage, through the yard, out the back trails, and into the woods. That’s strange.

Keep hugging your dog,

Thomas and Kash

Posted in Border Collie-Aussie - Tagged border collie-aussie dogs, coyotes, dog training, dog world, flea and tick medication, healthy dog food, heartworm preventative

How Heavy Do Border Collie-Aussie Mix Dogs Get?

Jan03
2012 Leave a Comment

Written by kozmokat

Kash, our Border Collie-Aussie mix dog is 14 months old and weighs 61 pounds. A couple people have said he looks like he is fat! I do not think so. If you could see how little food we give him for a dog his size and his high energy output, there is no way he is fat.

Happy New Year!

I cannot feel any fat on Kash, but we do feed him a nutrient dense food, about 2 cups a day. We do also feed Kash 1-2 meals a week, something from our homemade dog food recipe ebook we bought online. These are easy to make healthy dog food meals. I like the fact that I know and control what goes into his food, unlike many commercial dog foods.

Hope you all had a great Holiday Season and stayed healthy throughout. Kash was able to spend a couple weeks with Shelly, playing and bonding. Oh how that dog loves her!

Shelly took Kash for a walk the other afternoon (late) in our woods out back. They got back to the far property line and a coyote popped up from under some fallen trees. Kash immediately took off after it with Shelly screaming at the top of her lungs for Kash to come back. He listened and came right back! That’s pretty good to be able to call a dog off a full out chase!

Turns out, it looks like it may be a coyote den nestled under those trees. A hole going in the ground and under the tree roots with fresh sign all around. Something to keep an eye on when walking back there, which we do frequently.

Time is a little short today, so until next time…

Pet your dog.

Thomas & Kash

Posted in Border Collie-Aussie mix - Tagged commercial dog foods, healthy dog food, homemade dog food recipe, nutrient dense food

Border Collie-Aussie Information on Pet Toys, Dog Supplies

Nov01
2011 Leave a Comment

Written by kozmokat

Kash, our Border Collie-Aussie mix dog loves to play. He goes through pet toys like we go through toilet paper! He loves to chew them apart, pull out stuffing, and destroy squeekers!

Now I found a great place to get dog toys and supplies.

SitStay.com is my favorite place for Cool Dog Supplies.

Check them out and see if you agree that they have what you need and what your dog wants.

I don’t know what kind of dog toys your dog likes to play with, but Kash will play with most anything you offer him. He loves tug” o war” and likes to be chased with him playing “keep away” from you. He is way to quick and fast for me.

The other toys he likes, especially in the house are stuffed animals. His favorite is a large beaver. This is his “girlfriend”. He courts her, spanks her, throws her around, and then has a foreplay ritual! Then he dry humps her! Little pervert. This is the only animal/toy he does this to. He took to the beaver the very first day we brought Kash home.

So if you need some cool dog supplies check out the link above and see what you can find.

Remember to take time out of your day for play. Your dog is worth it!

Thomas and Kash

Posted in Border Collie-Aussie, pet toys - Tagged dog supplies, dog toys, stuffed animals, tug" o war

Kash,Our Border Collie-Aussie Mix Turns 1 Year Old Today!

Oct25
2011 Leave a Comment

Written by kozmokat

Our Border Collie-Aussie mix puppy is growing up! He is 1 year old today! It has been a interesting year for us, a challenging year actually. Kash was a big part of it.

My wife and I missed having a dog. Our previous dog who also was a Border Collie mix, was paralyzed in the rear legs for the last 7 years of her life, but she taught us many life lessons. She also changed the way we lived our lives when she became paralyzed.

So, after talking about dogs for months, we (I) started looking online at dogs that needed rescuing. We decided on a Border Collie-Australian Shepherd mix. That was in part because of how smart these dogs are, thinking training would be a breeze.

We found North Star Border Collie Rescue online, and they had some Border Collie-Aussie pups available. We applied, (huge application) and were accepted. We visited the pups at their foster home. We originally wanted a female, but Antonio, the runt of the litter seemed to like us the most – and he had a twin brother!

Antonio, soon to be re-named Kash Flow (10 weeks)

We left there excited and confused. We wanted a female but… Shelly decided Antonio was the one that she had a connection with.

After picking our new little puppy up (12 weeks old) we started house(potty) training him as soon as we arrived home. He learned the very first day and was house-broken without any accidents in the house, and he learned to go out in the field. To this day he will not go to the bathroom in the lawn.

Anyway, for his first birthday Shelly made him a cheesecake! We will let him celebrate with the delicious birthday cake a couple times. (small servings – we try to feed him very healthy) We have made him several different homemade dog treats from the recipes in Healthy Dog Food: Dr. Millers Tested Homemade Recipes, and he loves them all!

Happy Birthday Kash!

Kash sure has turned the corner and is on his way to becoming a great dog. The first few months we struggled to bond with each other. This puppy challenged me every step of the way. I’m just glad we stuck with it because now he is such a lover dog and has to be with me all the time. It really made a difference this summer with Shelly home all day to help with some training and just being with him more.

We are going to try some more dog training now that we are buds. I just don’t think we spoke each others language until recently. Now we can communicate with our eyes, hand signals, as well as voice inflection. He will “get” Shelly on command. (She hates that!) He stays right close by the house all the time, sleeps either in my office or on the deck most every day. Although he barks just to hear his mean-ass bark sometimes, I can usually tell what he is trying to say. He just does it a little too much lately.

At 60 pounds, he is a load. A fast load! Really quick! He has caught a few chipmunks, bit their tail off and then let them go. He loves the hunt! Had a hold of a wild turkey and let it go because he didn’t know what to do with such a flapping, squawking thing. Almost got sprayed by a skunk, but me yelling at the top of my voiced stopped him in the nick of time.

Happy Birthday Kash, and to your brothers and sister too! Mario, Jake, and Gia, Happy Birthday from Kash. May you have happy, fulfilled, wonderful years ahead.

Thomas & Shelly – Co Masters of Kash the Dog

PS. Thank-you –> North Star Border Collie Rescue
www.northstarbcrescue.org

Posted in Border Collie-Aussie mix, Dog Training - Tagged dog training, Healthy Dog Food: Dr. Millers Tested Homemade Recipes, homemade dog treats

My Border Collie-Aussie Mix, Dog Training Course, Lyme Disease

Oct04
2011 Leave a Comment

Written by kozmokat

Kash, our Border Collie-Aussie mix puppy is almost a year old. His birthday is coming up in 3 weeks. Man, has he grown in every way. The dog training guide we bought has been a blessing and would recommend it to anyone. It has saved our relationship early on.

Now, Kash is pretty good most of the time. We still have a problem with “jumping on people” every now and then. He just gets excited and forgets. He does stay around the house outside very well. He comes a running whenever you call or whistle for him.

He loves to hunt chipmunks and spends a couple hours a day doing whenever I am at home all day. There are now two chipmunks with short tails. (he bit them off while playing with the critters)

We went for a 4 hour hike through the Saugatuck Dunes along Lake Michigan. It is my old stomping grounds. There are more trails now than there were 25-30 years ago. I still remember how to get around in there though. We let Kash swim in Lake Michigan and he ran full blast right into a wave. Boy he sure loves the water.

Border Collie-Aussie running along the beach.

Kash, our Border Collie-Aussie Mix Running Along Lake Michigan

Like I said in previous posts, if it wasn’t for our dog training course we bought online, and our healthy dog food recipes we purchased, I don’t think Kash would be as healthy and vibrant as he is. He is a handsome pup! Healthy as can be. Not a minute of sickness.

There has been a concern due to me finding 7 deer ticks in the last week on Kash. He has tick preventative medicine on, and he has had Lyme Disease prevention shots, but I’m still cautious and checking him over every day. I’m checking me over too!

A birthday party is coming up for Kash. You are all invited. Details will be coming shortly.

Feed your dog well both mentally and physically.

Thomas and Kash


PS.  Here is a link to my book I wrote about how to reverse type 2 diabetes conditions.  It's on Kindle now.  http://tinyurl.com/diabetesbuster
DISCLOSURE: You should assume that the owner of this website has an affiliate relationship to the providers of goods and services mentioned (links) on this website and may be compensated when you purchase from a provider. These are quality and trustworthy proven products, but you should always perform due diligence before buying goods or services from anyone via the Internet or offline.  These products have a 100% money-back guarantee.


          
          
          
					
         
                    
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