Pyres

I know I just posted on this subject but I posted this on a forum and I'm going to paste it here so I can refer back to it whenever needed. Thank goodness for copy and paste!
In my opinion almost all of the owners and breders talk them up way too much. I only met well behaved ones and talked to people that only gave me the pros so I was honestly shocked when I got mine, lol. If not for my experience with tough breeds [Siberian Husky for example] it would have been a disaster.
Let's see...
Pros
-Crazy- they can always cheer you up with their antics
-Fast- they have the potential to be great agility dogs
-Small- They range from 14"-22" and 15-25 pounds
-Low/Non shedding and minimal grooming

Cons
-Hyperactive- they are literally impossible to tire out, if you aren't home a majority of the day, they will bark and chew like crazy
-Shy- even with extensive socialization, they can be shy. Mine barks at visitors and other animals a lot.
-Barky- Whether they are working or playing they will talk your ear off. Mine barks out of boredom, barks at people, barks at animals, barks when excited, barks when intent on a task, etc.
-Soft- This is why they are hard to train. They often misbehave during training- so much it almost seems as if they are doing it on purpose. If you say no or express disappointment in any way, they will shut down. My boy will run off whenever he thinks he is not being appreciated enough.
-Bratty- They are in love with themselves and they think that everyone else should be as well. They ignore everyone and expect them to bow down from a distance.

OMG, I felt like I just described my Siberian Husky! They are more like Huskies than Border Collies. In fact, that is probably why I get along so well with my boy- I like stubborn dogs that think for themselves, not pleasers that want you to think for them. xD

So yeah. I wouldn't recommend them to anyone that doesn't have a lot of time and patience. Oh, and tolerance for barks and chewing. My boy chewed my mp3 players apart, a bunch of my favourite books, papers and drawings. If I leave him crated in my room for more than 20 minutes without me, he barks his head off. When I leave him uncrated for more than 20 minutes, he will pull everything off my desk and pull all off my clothes out of my closet and inspect their pockets for treats.