Facts in Black and White - Page 6

Personally, a longcoated Panda whose white markings were like a collie's, might be one way to finally have Collie looks with GSD intelligence and stability of temperament (and good eyes).  I used to have Collies, they are my favorite breed in appearance, but I couldn't stand the skittish, nervous, easily intimidated temperament in most collies I've seen.  All my collies disliked water, all my GSDs (except ONE dog I recently acquired), loved water.  All the collies were fearful of walking on the linoleum floor in the kitchen, all the GSDs would race across the kitchen, slide, rebound off the chest freezer and bounce out the door to go outside like a bunch of racing freight trains.  I tried to desensitize the collies fears of walking on linoleum to no luck,  Collies also tend to be dogs that bark at everything or nothing, the GSDs I've had only barked for good reason.  My first collie to some degree had GSD type temperament, he was clever and rather tough but once he figured out he was the dog and I was the boss, he was excellent in obedience and in therapy dog work.  He didn't fear linoleum but he disliked water just as all the other collies did (and tended to bark too much for too little reason)

Ever since that first collie who had temperament more like a GSD than a Collie, I've always hoped to find another Collie with GSD temperament and behavior...perhaps the Panda Shepherd should evolve into a modern day "collie" with the looks and without the behavior, temperament, (and drooling and eye problems so common in the contemporary collie).