Border Collie Gladiator

– Posted on December 18, 2008Posted in: dogs

If you thought “dog dancing” was just for women and their dogs and had to include actual dance moves, you’d be wrong. “Canine freestyle” is a much better name, because you’re free to do whatever you want, as long as you’ve got style.

For example, a macho fight to the death in the Roman Colosseum:

Be sure to check out the Charlie Chaplin routine from the same duo, Attila Szkukalek and Fly. With a name like Attila, no wonder he avoids the jazz hands and chassés.

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About Christopher

Christopher Landauer is a fifth generation Colorado native and second generation Border Collie enthusiast. Border Collies have been the Landauer family dogs since the 1960s and Christopher got his first one as a toddler. He began his own modest breeding program with the purchase of Dublin and Celeste in 2006 and currently shares his home with their children Mercury and Gemma as well. His interest in genetics began in AP Chemistry and AP Biology and was honed at Stanford University.