Duane Hull Webboard User Reg: 09-23-2011
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I may be mistaken, but I was curious about something. When I watched the video, I thought I saw some Shelties. Were some of the red and pied dogs Shelties, or were they all (but the Mal) BCs? I also thought I saw a sable Terv...
Are the old-school Shelties as successful as the BCs?
All BC but the Mal.
I've seen excellent work by Shelties but finding one that isn't a noisy nerve bag isn't as easy as it was at one time.
I've also seen a couple of nice Shelties doing herding.
There are some folks who are trying to ressurect herding Shelties. Selecting and breeding based on herding ability -- also less coat, little dogs with more courage.
Duane Hull Webboard User Reg: 09-23-2011
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Thirty years or so ago, a few friends had some wonderful Shelties. They were a little nervy and not quite as durable as the larger collie breeds, but they had drive and endurance for days...
The ones that I looked at (about 4 yrs ago, on video only, just internet dog hunting) still retained some ---fawning characteristics---is all I can think to describe it, like "Oh, God, don't raise your voice or it will break my heart" and they barked while working.
Plus the breeder had some thing about if you wanted a specific color then you weren't really looking for a working dog -- she would select the dog based on temperament. I wanted a sable.
Lots of hers were merle--I'm not so into merle. So I abandoned that search.
tracey holden Webboard User Reg: 07-17-2010
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Do you know how the Sheltie came about Bob?
I never really cared for them as a breed, like has already been said, often yappy and neurotic, the Rough Collie is a nice breed, and presumably the Rough was crossed with something to produce the Sheltie??
John Vanek Webboard User Reg: 03-26-2008
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From Wikipedia:
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Unlike many miniature breeds that resemble their larger counterparts, this breed was not developed simply by selectively breeding the Rough Collie for smaller and smaller size. The original sheepdog of Shetland was a Spitz-type dog, probably similar to the modern Icelandic sheepdog. This dog was crossed with mainland working collies brought to the islands, and then after being brought to England, it was further extensively crossed with the Rough Collie, and other breeds including some or all of the extinct Greenland Yakki, the King Charles Spaniel (not the Cavalier), the Pomeranian, and possibly the Border Collie. The original Spitz-type working sheepdog of Shetland is now extinct, having been replaced for herding there by the Border Collie. The Shetland Sheepdog in its modern form has never been used as a working dog on Shetland, and ironically it is uncommon there.
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Growing up, we had a Sheltie. A show kennel sold him as a pet because: 1) he was a tad over sized, 2) one of his ears was occasionally up or tipped or something? (can't remember).
But although he was yappy, that dog was a super athlete with an immense amount of drive. Just like Duane said, super energy and coordination and endurance.
When we took him to the country, he ran all day!! More like a Border Collie.
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