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I would have guessed border collie too
All of our animals are rescue animals: 3 dogs, 2 cats, 2 hamsters, (one with no hands, they were chewed off by her mother when she was 3 days old), 3 rats and a snake.
Rescue animals take a LOT of patience and love. They aren't for everyone. all come with emotional baggage and others come with a lot of health problems like diabetes. 2 of our dogs were grossly malnourished and just skin and bones when rescued, but are now healthy happy dogs (mentally and physically). They still have their quirks though and we can never know exactly what happened to them in the past. One still doesn't like here butt touched at all and the other won't walk anywhere near a manhole cover or sewer grate when out for a walk. She'll freak out when going near them.
Our newest rescue dog is extremely timid and we're still working with him. When we first got him, he wasn't leash broken and would yelp like he was being beaten when we tried to provide basic grooming to him. In the 3 months we've had him, he's progressed to being leash broken and we can trim his nails and suppress his anal glands without him freaking out.
I'm eyeing a nice rural-type property here in Vegas so we can rescue and adopt more animals.
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