SOLD
Only reason …. over – dogged!
One fully trained quality imported male.
I’m over dogged (3 open and one moving up) and I feel the dogs aren’t getting the attention they need. However, he has to go to the right home so I’m not in a hurry. If you are interested please email me for more details.
Please email abcollies @ yahoo.com (remove the spaces)
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Peg is a 3 year old Smooth Coated B/W small bitch. She was trialed and had farm work before being imported. She is a full sister to the Scottish Nursery champion Stuart Davidson’s Calderdale George and Gwyn Jones (Penmachno) Calderdale Ross.
She is a medium eyed, forward moving, very direct but with great flanks and extremely easy to flank, excellent listener, very obedient. She’s also very easy to handle but does need handling.
She’s a affectionate, good natured bitch and gets along with both dogs and people.
Click on corner of pages (or arrows) below for more pictures (might take a little time to “load”).
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Holly is a 2 year old smooth black and white bitch that I’ve bought to finish and sell.
Holly On Outrun
Holly is an easy to handle, good listening young dog. “At the moment” … She’s a tad hesitant in her work mostly because she has such a “want to please” attitude and is trying to make sure she’s right and it’s what I want.. Hates to make a mistake or get in trouble. However, the more she works the more confident she is becoming.
Right now we are working on “setting her flanks” and inside flanks. Her outrun is “to die for” and the shape of her flanks are natural and easy to push out or pull in. She’s not quite covering on her come-bye side so will need work on going past balance to free her up.
She walks on straight but needs confidence it “that department” also. “All in all” a extremely nice little dog (well,she’s not that little :@) that is very enjoyable to work with.
I’ll post more as we progress. I will try to update the videos as we “go along”.
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Click on pictures and pedigree to enlarge:
Jim is a Flashy looking just turned 6 year old finished dog. He placed and won in the Nurseries before being imported. His sire was bred by Julie Deptford (Hill) ( Bobby Dalziel’s Jim and Julie’s Gwen) and qualified for the 2007 International).
He has a huge outrun with an immense amount of stamina and drive that “stand him in good stead” when dealing with tough sheep. He has a “a lot of go” with no quit in him. He would also make a commercial flock dog as he is always ready for long, hard, difficult jobs with his untiring desire to work.
Here are a couple of videos of him working. I was trying to video while tripping over guard dogs,etc. … He thought I had lost my mind :~) It must be an “art form” to be able to work dogs and video them at the same time. :~) Jim Working
Feb: update He’s extremely responsive at taking his flanking commands (whistle and voice) – while quick and sharp he’s inclined to do so without thinking … so I’ve been working on his thinking, pacing, and listening skills.
March update: Took him out with ewes and lambs for the first time and he showed a lot of patience (not his normal self :~) … even with lambs coming up and smelling him (after all they figure he is black and white – just like mom) and mom “stomping” next to him.
May update:A ewe got into the next door neighbor’s pasture (full of 4 foot tall weeds) and couldn’t get back out (what is that “the law of sheep” … you can get out but can’t find your way back?) So, I got Jim through the fence and just sent him … we couldn’t see her. He found her brought her back and held her until I could crook her. I was quite pleased with him until I tried to “fit her” back through the fence and then he was a little too helpful :~)
June update: I needed to sell 30 ewes and lambs so used Jim to load them in the trailer. He did a great job … and by the time we were done … he knew the “job at hand” stopping any that were trying to come back out of the trailer while pushing the rest in. He was sore footed by the time we finished but he never slowed down … he gave 100 percent … really earned “his keep” that day.
