jigsaw 11,902 Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 some dogs to go 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phil Lloyd 10,739 Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 (edited) Fabulous dogs, bred of a purpose.... Edited June 6, 2014 by Phil Lloyd Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Brilliant watch ....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jigsaw 11,902 Posted June 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 and theres lots more there too,when/if i ever retire from hunting i am defo going to have one as a pet/companion.phil if you kept them,have you found them to have any guarding instincts to their home and family?I have a real craw for the black and tans and chocolates,i have a half bred and shes the best company a man could ask for in the hills with the goats.very controlable Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phil Lloyd 10,739 Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 (edited) Most herding dogs will guard...some more intensely than others.. They are primitive critters and generally fairly protective, of their own space.. Incidentally,..I have walked out with the Kelpie Dam of your lurcher.... Edited June 6, 2014 by Phil Lloyd Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jigsaw 11,902 Posted June 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 really????? thats interesting news to me,lol my kelpie x has no guarding instints at all,and the kelpie side of her is very evident in her make up and motion/thinking.she can work things out for herself quickly and is purely a 1 man dog but not a nasty bone in her body unless a dog pesters her,then its a quick attack and retreat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phil Lloyd 10,739 Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Sounds about right,...confident but not overly assertive.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neal 1,930 Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 (edited) One of my kelpies was an extreme one man dog but the others have all been friendly. As mentioned above, like all pastoral breeds, they can vary a lot in temperament but I'd say the average kelpie is outgoing. The problem is that many people, particularly in the U.K., think that because Australian Cattle Dogs and Australian Kelpies are related that they're similar in character but that's like comparing a border and bearded collie or a Welsh and English springer. A few years ago my eldest was in the vets for a night after stitches and when I picked him up he had a particularly weepy eye which had turned crusty. When I pointed this out and asked why nothing had been done about it, it turned out that when they'd logged him onto their system there was no Australian Kelpie in their database so he'd been labelled as an A.C.D. instead. The nurse had heard heelers were aggressive so had decided not to go in to clean him up...the poor old bugger would have licked her to death. Edited to add: thanks for putting that up Jigsaw: I've never seen that before. Tony Parsons has now retired and the Karrawarra stud has been taken over by Pat Murphy (the other bloke in the clip). Noggin goes back to Karrawarra blood a lot in his pedigree including one line to Rip. Rip's great, great grandsire was a dog called Abernant Jim. Tony introduced Jim as an outcross (if you can call it an outcross as he'd bred or owned roughly forty of his ancestors) to his stud as they were becoming a bit too excitable. Jim was remarkably placid and easy going and added what Tony refers to as a "willingness to comply." Noggin's line bred to Jim, carrying ten to him...five of which are via Boanong Oscar who is Rusty's great grandsire. Oops...sorry for taking over the thread...I go all nerdy when I start talking kelpie pedigrees. Edited June 7, 2014 by Neal 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,914 Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Oops...sorry for taking over the thread...I go all nerdy when I start talking kelpie pedigrees. You carry on mate it's far more interesting than the usual drivel about Barney x lassie x rintintin etc etc 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jigsaw 11,902 Posted June 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 can we see a photo of your new charge neal................or is it a secret lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neal 1,930 Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 I tried on a separate thread in the bushing dog section but gave up in the end as I couldn't get it up...the photo that is! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Wilkes 3,166 Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 Enjoyed that... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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