Weirdy Beairdy?

[shaaark 10,114]

6 hours ago, Phil Lloyd said:

Some dogs, (whatever their type ) can be a wee bit too hot...they go at the game, like a bull in a china shop.

They sometimes need slowing down a tad,...I always school a lurcher, to show some patience...when required...

That an old pic of maddie phil?

[fatlad 250]

No never stalked anything on the lamp run straight down the side of the beam really nice dog to own was just bred collie grey to collie grey no idea of the percentage just worker to worker bred 

[shaaark 10,114]

1 minute ago, fatlad said:

No never stalked anything on the lamp run straight down the side of the beam really nice dog to own was just bred collie grey to collie grey no idea of the percentage just worker to worker bred 

See, my experiences with collie x's have been the same. Every lurcher, as opposed to longdog, that I've owned never did either, at least I can't remember it. I've seen a few doing it over the years, but none of them were straight collie x's

[fatlad 250]

I've seen a couple do it one was from Richard Jones but it wasn't a irritating stalk if that makes sense she caught some big hauls day and night but I wouldn't of kept the other he wanted to stalk right up to the rabbits the bitch took everything and never stopped at hedges

[Gilbey 1,405]

can't remember seeing a collie x stalking on the lamp either. The worst stalker I've seen was a big tall Heinz 57 lurcher x lurcher

[gnipper 5,945]

Mine never stalked but he was good to watch in the daytime peeping round corners and through gaps in hedges to see if owt was there.

[Gilbey 1,405]

aye different in the day creeping about the rush beds

[dytkos 17,534]

My border/Beardie  cross grey (out of Hancock's/Plummers  Ricard Jones) didn't stalk but my 1/4 border 3/4 grey (Hancock again out of Storming Norman) did.

Cheers, D.

[darbo 4,774]

No stalking with mine. The worst one i watched was a 3/4 collie 1/4 grey x whippet.

[Allan P 1,126]

Mine stalks sometimes  he’s a Beddie Bull Grey no collie in him at all. But I think he’s just knackered more than anything else. 

[Phil Lloyd 10,736]

Possibly nearer to one of the reasons for this stalking business,... than you will ever know Allan...

[dytkos 17,534]

26 minutes ago, dytkos said:

My border/Beardie  cross grey (out of Hancock's/Plummers  Ricard Jones) didn't stalk but my 1/4 border 3/4 grey (Hancock again out of Storming Norman) did.

Cheers, D.

Edited to say daytime only lol

Cheers, D.

[Caravan Monster 323]

Obviously not lurchers, but thought they seemed less intense than border collies in their manner. Impressed with the 'sit' stopping them mid flight.

[darbo 4,774]

Someone i know works beardys to sheep and cattle and when ive looked at his various peds there has been quite a few border collies in there.

[foresterj 1,096]

I've ran Beardies crossed for some time, dam an daughter, not DH. I don't recognize the majority of comments about them posted here. They were rabbit bitches but never had an issue with "accidents" and always just got in with the job in hand. DBP comments about weirdies affected opinions and DH continually breeding from untried stock with OBVIOUS temperment issues have effectively f****d this cross.

    They are a good thing particularly on heather but need loads of mental stimulation as they're high drive things, the huffy,  stalking , aggressive blah blah I simply have never seen. My bitch is 9 and I've had to go back to border cross as I just couldn't find a genuine line. They have a coat which can be a bit of a pain, skin like a rhino, titanium feet, stupid loyal and mad drive to match a tremendous nose, they're problem solvers and independent thinkers. A good one is a proper thing but there has been too much commercial shite bred, unfortunately they appear to be the only people breeding them. 

They are no better than any other sheepdog cross.