tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post8491681823400317589..comments2024-03-08T21:26:51.950+08:00Comments on A geriatric grandmother: NEW ZEALAND HEADING DOGMimsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-32267178225840841082014-03-17T18:02:18.535+08:002014-03-17T18:02:18.535+08:00Your idea of herding large families is a very good...Your idea of herding large families is a very good one. Those dogs certainly can put on a burst of speed. Quite unbelievable to watch them at work.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-76018187878700706342014-03-17T18:00:48.097+08:002014-03-17T18:00:48.097+08:00I am so sorry to hear about your canine friend. T...I am so sorry to hear about your canine friend. Their memories stay with us forever.<br />My hubby had a border collie in England before he emigrated out here to Oz and he still speaks of her at times with fondness.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-890881054344186612014-03-17T17:57:53.080+08:002014-03-17T17:57:53.080+08:00Glad you enjoyed this post Yam. My great-grandfat...Glad you enjoyed this post Yam. My great-grandfather who hailed from Scotland back in the 1880s was also a shepherd in that country as well as in Victoria when he emigrated. I imagine he would have known quite a lot about dogs and herding sheep.<br />I too think working dogs belong in wide open spaces, such as farms and not kept in small gardens etc.<br />The dogs we saw working in NZ were unbelievable. They would go way up into the large hills and bring the sheep down just guided by their boss's whistle. xxMimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-10863141818240214742014-03-17T17:54:33.828+08:002014-03-17T17:54:33.828+08:00hahaha......know the feeling so well EC. Often ca...hahaha......know the feeling so well EC. Often can think of the first letter but not the word. : )Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-44721696920388339652014-03-17T17:53:55.042+08:002014-03-17T17:53:55.042+08:00They are certainly remarkable to watch. I used to...They are certainly remarkable to watch. I used to watch them on TV a few years ago. Much more entertaining than some of the dreadful shows we get stuck with.<br />I think dogs with long coats need to be clipped in our summers or they are very uncomfortable and of course the humidity in Queensland wouldn't help one little bit.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-17640011902067584002014-03-17T17:52:09.931+08:002014-03-17T17:52:09.931+08:00Probably six of one and half a dozen of the other ...Probably six of one and half a dozen of the other Delores.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-72457698845092246192014-03-17T14:27:24.278+08:002014-03-17T14:27:24.278+08:00I'm always amazed at the skill these dogs have...I'm always amazed at the skill these dogs have in holding a mob of sheep together. Imagine how handy one would be for those families in America that have 18 or more kids? Just send the dog out to round them up for dinner....<br />I had a border collie/german shepherd cross once, boy that dog could run!Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-81302300543560673502014-03-17T10:49:15.973+08:002014-03-17T10:49:15.973+08:00My first dog was a Border Collie and he was a wond...My first dog was a Border Collie and he was a wonderful playmate --intuitive: would stop and wait for a ball to bounce off a wall or tree and predict its trajectory. Disinterested in sheep, but we had none. His undoing came from slipping the gate to the road and trying to herd cars. Still miss him.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-5565469780838983552014-03-17T03:31:38.172+08:002014-03-17T03:31:38.172+08:00Hari OM
Fabulous dogs. Bit prejudiced of course -...Hari OM<br />Fabulous dogs. Bit prejudiced of course - My uncle Wullie, now dec'd, was the last of five generations of shepherds, and breeders and trainers of the Border Collies; I adore any of the sheep dogs but of course the BC is special and any that are closely related as this is. My heart aches when I see working dogs being kept as pets - particularly in urban areas. It's just wrong - unless like one neighbour I had in Sydney, they are participants in agility training and competition.<br /><br />The "sit down" is used in herding as it calms the sheep before a turn. Obviously in the wider plains of NZ this was deemed unnecessary and likely the mention of that trait not being there was bred in via the short-haired mixings.<br /><br />My but you got me going on this one!! Hugs, YAM xxYamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-75274234182212906992014-03-17T02:37:41.821+08:002014-03-17T02:37:41.821+08:00PS: And just after I hit publish I remembered tha...PS: And just after I hit publish I remembered that nephew was the word I was looking for. Brain dead this morning.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-7684241602061359752014-03-17T02:36:47.292+08:002014-03-17T02:36:47.292+08:00I have seen exhibitions of their herding skills - ...I have seen exhibitions of their herding skills - incredible. The handler looked to be largely unnecessary.<br />The smaller portion's sister's son (what a complicated phrase) has a border collie. They live in Brisbane and poor Jasper needs a very close clip in summer or he gets miserable skin infections in the heat.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-74953074869858503342014-03-16T21:33:38.802+08:002014-03-16T21:33:38.802+08:00I think part of this dogs success is not so much i...I think part of this dogs success is not so much in its ability to eye a sheep into submission but rather the natural reaction of the sheep to being eyeballed in such a manner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com