It's to be commended that they have kept the dog and bitch apart but taking her out while in season, particularly at the fertile time in her season is STILL irresponsible. If they cannot cope or do not have the right environment to keep an entire bitch and dog then they shouldn't have them. There are no excuses that make it acceptable. The behaviour of the collie is somewhat irrelevant. The behaviour of many entire dogs around bitches has been ruined by irresponsible bitch owners walking their dogs in season.

There was a thread recently discussing to neuter or not. There was much support against neutering saying that education is the key. If people take no notice or make excuses and continue to think it acceptable... then education is not going to work.... I rest my case....


I see red on this subject... so will try to put things in a nutshell as to WHY an in season bitch shouldn't be walked, and why it is not enough just to be responsbile for the bitch.

Being responsible for an in season bitch does not ONLY involve keeping her safe from other dogs... it ALSO means managing her welfare so as not to cause problems or distress to other dogs owners, particularly male dog owners, whose behaviour can be negatively influenced by coming into contact with inseason bitches, or the repercussions of what happens if a male dog is desperate to get to said bitch.