Ruby and Elsie, the Crazy Girls

We have two border collies, Ruby and Elsie.  They are sisters, but from different litters.  We have had border collies for 17 years, but none like these two.  They like to bite the broom when you sweep, they grab it out of your hands and start shaking it.  Needless to say, you cannot sweep if they are in the room.  When Ruby wants to go out, she will go to the door, I open the door, and she stands there and barks and barks at you and won't go out.  Ruby also likes to drag her dog bed around the basement and grab it and shake it around.  She can't have a cheap one, because she will destroy it in a matter of days.

If the water hose is running, look out, because they will grab it out of your hand and start biting the water coming out.  If I try to push mow the front lawn, there's another fight.  Ruby and Elsie like to bite the tires on the front, making it impossible to mow the grass.  They also like to bite the tires on the tiller, 4-wheeler, pretty much any wheels that move, except for the car and truck.

Oh, they also like to bite the hose to the air compressor when my husband tries to air up a tire.  Ruby and Elsie also love to play fetch with the tennis ball.  They get so excited when you bounce it in front of them, they bark and bark, and foam at the mouth.   

I have to say, I never had dogs that acted like this before, but you know, it is rather entertaining.  Sometimes it's a real pain, but really worth it in the end.  Life would be pretty boring without Ruby and Elsie.