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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Oh dear. I am sure that you will get collie owners posting, but in the mean time here are some thoughts, I have a friend now living in Wales who competes in obedience with collies and runs a dog training club, so I know a bit about this albeit not first hand ( I have a weimaraner, nearly as demanding but not quite....oh the tales I could tell you!!)
. Even non working stock collies are working dogs and get bored VERY easily. As your daughter has seen, the devil finds work for idle paws and teeth. Essentially you have there a dog whose natural instincts are to be outside working, concentrating hard and running fast ALL DAY...and a long day at that
If your folks are going to keep this dog, they will need to find ways to give him the stimulation that he needs and the mental and physical exercise. He is still a baby and has his terrible teens to go through yet!!!
Even with "let outs" all day is a long time for a puppy of any breed to stay alone. He could of course go in a crate for part (not all) of the day, but that won't help his need for exercise and stimulation and can result in a neurotic dog who licks or chews himself to relieve his stress. IMHO a cruel solution.
In an ideal world and if it could be found, a new more appropriate home for the little chap might be the best solution all round, however this may not be an ideal world. My best suggestion is to find a good dog trainer in your area. A good place to start is at your vets, they tend to have that kind of info. Make the morning walk as long and tiring as possible and work in plenty of mental exercise. Get the "let out" person also to do training exercises with the dog, make him focus, make him really stretch himself so that mentally he becomes tired and ready to kip again. Can he be left in one dog proofed room with a bed, water and toys so that his ability to do damage is limited (Please don't shut him out in the garden!)
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