SOLD

 

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Fully trained open dog for sale to the right home only. Has points toward the 2012 finals.

He’s a smooth coated B/W just turned 4 year old male. He has a big heart and huge engine. He has absolutely no trouble moving range ewes and there is just no quit in him. Very forward but with good flanks and outruns. Good at shedding and great at penning.

Easy to push out or pull in on either flanks or outruns. Drives any distance and easy to get to take off balance flanks. He has different speed/distance flanks but always needs slowing down on walk ups. Works large bunches easily.

He does take handling and would not be suited for a novice handler.

For more information email abcollies @ yahoo. com (remove spaces).

Is a big boned, good looking, black and white male. He was an open winning trial dog before being imported from Wales in 2003. Sold for a trial dog.

Ben was a little over 2 years old when he was brought over. He had won and placed in a number of trials in Wales and had points for the Welsh National.

Ben is a big strong dog that doesn’t have any trouble moving his sheep. He seems to be a great line dog as all I have to do is say there, there and he is more than happy to hold “the line.” I find his flanks a little wide and will work on flanking with him in a little more in contact. He’s a good listener and tries to figure out what you are asking of him.

ROB: Top open dog … a dream to handle. Sharp, quick, responsive to every command. Sold as a trial dog.Rob was imported at the end of last year. He placed and won in a number of trials before being purchased and brought over here. He was also “used as a stud dog” and his pups are doing well.

Rob is a small, good looking, Black and White male. He is one of the best listeners I’ve ever had and works with you instead of against you. He’s very responsive and reliable on his sheep and has just enough eye to look spectacular on but is also very good to flank.

MARCH CIRCUIT:
I’ve been pleased with Rob at the last couple of trials. Since this is only the third time we have trialed together we weren’t a “team” as yet but he still gave 100% each and every outing. He handled both “range ewes” and “dog broke sheep” equally well.

MAY/JUNE CIRCUIT:
Rob did even better on his second trial circuit where he was 7th one day and 2nd the next day thereby winning the over-all.
He also qualified at the North American Championship for the double lift finals where he placed 10th.

Sold as a trial dog.

Jan is a really nice little bitch. She is easy to work as is always trying to figure out what you want. Her outruns are tremendous and all the while she’s running out she’s checking in sizing up where the sheep are and what they are doing. She seems to have an uncanny ability to fetch them straight to you are no matter the distance.

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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.