Owned a few with border collie blood in, and only one with beardie/border, sired by taffy. None of which I got from hancock. Seen several others with beardie and border/beardie in, from hancocks, his original, and later stock.
My old dog, sired by taffy, was my best catch dog, superbly fast and poweful, but I just couldn't get on with the 'twat'! And almost without exception, all the rest with beardie in were of a very similar 'quirky' nature, no, that's not really an adequate word to describe the mental anguish the c**t caused me!!
Suffice to say, I will NEVER own another dog wi