mackem 29,521 Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 Would of thought most of the prey drive would come from the greyhound not the collie side of the breeding? The herding instinct in any pastoral breed is a suppressed hunt surely,therefore prey-drive? 1 Quote Link to post
Rabbiting man 1,192 Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 I.ve always had the Border Collie x now i.ve got a 1/4 Beardie Collie 3/4 Greyhound & his training was up & down we getting there day by day Quote Link to post
Chid 6,744 Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 Ive never seen a working Beardie and would,nt use a show dog for breeding lurchers,better chance of getting a line off a Border with many generations of workers in its lineage. still working beardies about if you look for one Quote Link to post
Rabbiting man 1,192 Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 Seen a vid on youtube about a Beardie Collie working it was working a 1000 sheep up & down hills Quote Link to post
johnny boy68 11,726 Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 Seen a vid on youtube about a Beardie Collie working it was working a 1000 sheep up & down hills The only non-mechanised sheep drive left in Scotland they drive them 6 miles I think. Quote Link to post
Rabbiting man 1,192 Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 Seen a vid on youtube about a Beardie Collie working it was working a 1000 sheep up & down hills The only non-mechanised sheep drive left in Scotland they drive them 6 miles I think. I think 6 miles I cant get the vid up Quote Link to post
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