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Hi Jigsaw. He was called Karana Krypto and he's the grandfather of my bitch and the sire of Dave Cs kelpie (I think). I got my book and DVD (and a training DVD too) from a site called kelpiehistory. Hope that helps.
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Similar to Forest of Dean Redneck: I occasionally get annoyed that there are no rabbits near me for my dogs but, as the only reason I hunt is to give the dogs a job rather than because I have to reduce a particular population, I've just tried to accept the switch to squirrels, rats and wood pigeons and the occasional rabbit (usually on Dartmoor holidays) is a bonus. They seem to enjoy the mammoth hikes looking for stuff as much as actually catching it. -
Thanks for posting that. My wife bought me a copy of the book and the video for either by birthday or Christmas about three years ago and it's a great read. My current two males are line bred to the son of the middle dog in the wheelbarrow which you see in the short clip where they're looking through the book. His son features ten times in Ned's pedigree and his sire well over a dozen times.
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I used to have a Paramo Halcon and although it was great I ended up selling it on ebay as I was simply too warm in it. I've now got a Cioch Glamaig (bought a tad over six years ago) which is basically exactly the same material but is made to measure by a small company on Skye. I still find it warm in all but winter but I just wear a Fjallraven and accept getting damp for the other three seasons. Having said that I'm still considering going back to Paramo as my Glamaig is lacking in pockets so I'm wondering if the Pajaro (being a Halcon with less pockets and therefore lighter) may be a decent c
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While I'd wholeheartedly agree with what Phil said above, while I was a lot younger (and single) I stupidly said to myself, "Sod It: I'll get a pure one." Fortunately I was lucky in that, although I simply bought 'a kelpie' rather than looking too hard at the breeding, he was from extremely good lines and I've not looked back since. Unfortunately, I've since discovered that they're not all the same but I've been largely lucky with the ones I've had. They've all had their foibles but, then again, so did Old Rusty and I wouldn't swap one single day that I spent with him. I've never bred a litter
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Sorry Jigsaw but I've no idea. I've just posted a comment in your collie stud post too but basically: so sorry to hear about the amazing Taz. I hardly come on here any more so wasn't aware of him being PTS until I read the other thread. The only time I ever hear about any kelpie x lurchers is through here. The kelpie forum I used to write on folded several years ago and it's all via facebook now (which I'm not on) so all my kelpie related information comes from Noggin's breeder who we pop in to see her on her farm every time we go to Devon. It was from her that I found out about my new p
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Hi Jigsaw, So sorry to hear about Taz and apologies for not saying so sooner but I've not been on here much for months and didn't know until I read this thread. The collie sounds perfect as long as, as others have said, the temperament is sound. Good luck! P.S. you can't use my new pup as a stud...he's only got one 'nad.
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Re kelpies: they're not all workaholic nutters who'll destroy the house (or kennel) if left alone. Mine tend to just sleep on their sofa (or crate in the pup's case) or by the back door in the sun if the back door's open. However it depends a lot on the lines they're from...my two males are line bred to a particularly "willing to please" dog. Despite all I've said they take a while to mature and are much more likely to be "nutters" as pups until they calm down. My late mum used to refer to Rusty (my first kelpie) as a "wall of death rider" but as an adult he was about as calm as Bob Marley!
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I was born in a large town in South Hampshire but spent a few years (in my late teens and early twenties) in Cornwall and Cumbria before "accidentally" moving back to South Hampshire.? Long story! My wife and I would love to move to Devon (where we spend every spare moment we can) as I feel more "at home" there. However, she has a single family commitment which makes that impossible. But, thinking more generally, I did enjoy life in Cornwall too. I really felt as though I was in a slightly different country. I know that sounds odd but when you watched the national news etc you had t
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I've only had one kelpie/collie x greyhound so can't really comment on them in that respect. However, I've had four pure kelpies and, of my current two, one will catch (but his natural tendency is more to point and flush or herd) but the other loves getting hold of stuff. She's coming up for eleven and caught a pair of rats in the garden this week then, when my neighbour spotted another in hers the next day, she popped round to borrow her while I was at work. She said that, although she was impressed at how she pointed, flushed and killed it, she was more amazed at how she then simply dropped
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Yep...we found that too and I used to get the "holiday dog food" there...until I discovered the amazing butcher across the other side of the car park! We don't get archaic shops like butchers where I live any more. Completely agree re the livestock training. It always amazes me when you see programmes like Countryfile and the like with everybody walking their dogs in the "countryside" and they've all got leads on. I'd swear some people don't even let them off in their local park as they can't trust them. Anyway, back to the stunning photos and the most beautiful place on the planet..
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Beautiful spot! I only get to work the dogs here once a year (though after each visit my lovely wife is coming round more and more to the idea of moving) but it's the highlight of my calendar. Old Rusty (the kelpie in my avatar) had his ashes scattered about half an hours walk from where the earlier photos were taken and we honeymooned here thirteen years ago. We usually go in October half term but we're going in May this year...hopefully so that the wife and kids can see it sometimes rains less! She's posher than me so the fact that there's a Waitrose close by is helping to persuade her
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It was more his general build I liked...but now you mention it! The spot I was thinking of was on the road from Ambleside to Coniston but closer to the latter. If memory serves me well, it was just south of the only bit straight enough for vehicles to overtake and near a man made tarn. Come to think of it, when I say "near Tarn Hows" that may not be geographically correct as I walked everywhere and that was just the nearest stretch of road so, without checking on a map, it could be further away than I recall...it was about twenty six years ago that I lived in Coniston. That makes me feel
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Blackdog92, is that second photo taken just to the east of Coniston? It's been a long time since I lived there but it looks like the bend in the road where you can take a footpath off to Tarn Hows. Stunning looking dog by the way.
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That's a coincidence: I came on to put up a post to say I spotted one sitting in a tree beside the Eastern Road in Portsmouth this afternoon. I too thought it was a buzzard at first until I noticed the colour was too uniform and the head/beak shape was a tad different. It's the second time I've seen one in the city but the previous one was about fifteen years ago and was sitting on a balcony near the city centre eyeing up the pigeons.
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I'm on the side of all the above who say you need a little shot of sighthound if you're after game. Mine are all pure sheep/cattle dogs but that's simply because I prefer their temperament...they certainly don't catch enough to keep most of the people on this site happy but they make me smile.
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I've known it to take more than two years WILF. Both my wife and I have post-grad educations but we both firmly believe that it's not the be all and end all of a happy life. My wife often tells my son that "people always need plumbers, electricians etc" and I'd much rather that he was a happy bin man than a miserable merchant banker. My daughter's going to be a faerie princess!
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I completely agree. I know there are probably a lot of completely safe games out there that won't effect my kids negatively but the flip side of the coin is that I've taught a six year old girl who uses the f word because she's allowed to play Grand Theft Auto. Last week my son asked if he could have "one of those things that you can play games on which all the other kids in my class have got?" I pointed out that, while he could argue he was missing out in that department, he could also say he's the only kid in his class with his own knife and catapult.
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I'm in my twenty first year as a primary school teacher. Each year gets harder as the expectations are constantly changed and the work load becomes increasingly ridiculous. It's only down to the support of other staff, positive kids and the amazing feedback I get from some of my parents that I put up with it. I could tell you that we don't actually get all that holiday to lay on a beach and that we don't actually only work from 9 until 3:30...but I'm afraid some people are beyond recognizing the benefits of a great education and can only complain and blame everything on everybody else.
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When I first read this thread a couple of days ago I was fairly sure I'd never heard of a Suffolk Blue. Since then I've done some research in all my pastoral dog books (of which, being a bit of an Inspector Morse type book reading nerd, I've got quite a few) and I still can't find a trace of it! The only thing I did find was a reference to Galloway shepherds etc relocating to Suffolk to such an extent that it was sometimes referred to as The Lowlands, which fits with the above comment about beardie blood.
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Thanks WILF.
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Wow: that's a brilliant word! I do love odd words (hence Noggin) but I've tried to find that on bing and nothing came up other than scrawny (which aptly describes me too). What does it mean?
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. That's same fa me John a great post a man that sees the positives in a old traditional types qualities.atb bunnys Quite right billhardy: I agree too, though in my case I've never been in the position to be part of the numbers game...apart from those rare occasions when I nearly made it into double figures! Like a lot of choices in life, you can write a list of requirements and do all the sums and, as a result, you might work out which breed, mobile phone, house, job, wife etc are "right" for you but often there's something else you can't quantify that helps you make your decision. Li
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I know how you feel but in my case it's kidney stones as I'm only a whipper-snapper of 48!
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Jigsaw, why don't you just make sure you go before you go out?
