[OwnedByJezebel]

Oh, "the stare." When mine does this, I just tell her that "she's NOT a Border Collie." My parent's neighbors had two BC's, and they would do that stare to each other all the time. They would see each other across the yard, and both go into a crouching position and stare one another down, gradually moving closer to one another. The first one to look away was the loser. The use it to control sheep, and practice it in play.

When I first brought Jezebel home, she did the stalk and stare a lot more than she does now. It was hilarious to see a 2 lb puppy suddenly fixate on my foot (the prey), crouch down low and lower her head, then slowly creep, step by step, still staring, then when she got close enough, freeze, then POUNCE on my foot and attack! The second she fixated her stare and crouched down, I knew what was coming!