Border Collie Puppies

What is it about puppies? I was visiting my friend's farm recently and they have 7 border collie puppies that are ten weeks old. They have outgrown the guinea pig phase and are full on mini-dogs. They crave attention--human and otherwise--and they have boundless enthusiasm to devote to the task of interacting. You enter the room and you are instantly the star. You have celebrity status. You are on the red carpet. It is hard not to love that. They can also literally bowl you over. They are not subtle in their adoration. You have to brace yourself and establish some sort of limits with them or you will have puppies in your hair and you will not remain upright. The thing that is particularly attractive about border collie puppies is that very early on you can see their alertness and interest in you. They look you in the face. Early on they acquire face recognition. They track where you go and what you do. I can see why they are such good herding dogs. They are sizing people, and presumably other beings in their spheres, right from the get go. Keeping up with that kind of energy is no small challenge, but they are impressively smart dogs.