The Huntaway has arrived

[martlin]

Everyone, meet Gavin
Gavin is 15 weeks old and the most laid back creature on the planet:

seen here with Stacie the border collie, otherwise known as mrs Robinson

he's a bit tricky to photograph, always busy with something else:

anyway, you can now coo and aww for me

 

[Spudlet]

That is a brilliant name for a dog. The world needs more dogs called Gavin. Also, Nigel, Colin, Roger etc

 

[martlin]

That is a brilliant name for a dog. The world needs more dogs called Gavin. Also, Nigel, Colin, Roger etc

And it goes with Stacie just fine, doesn't it? That was a moment of genius thought my OH had, coming up with Gavin

 

[Spudlet]

Genius indeed!

We have a pony at work called Roger. I wuv him just based on his name. I think we've had a Gavin too, I was so tempted! Not that I have the time, space or money for a pony, but a pony called Gavin would be awesome!

 

[martlin]

We tend to have some oddly named animals here Last year we needed a replacement calf for Lucy the pet dexter, who lost her's, we called the calf Roger after the man we bought him from There also were Mildred, Muriel and Lewis (no idea why) the cade lambs, as well as Susan, who was called that cos she sounded just like somebody shouting ''Suuusan''.

 

[Dobiegirl]

Lovely dog, was he bought for working or as a pet, also my favourite colour

What made you choose this breed, would be really interested to know if you saw one working and that wetted your appetite.

 

[numptynoelle]

Oh I am jealous - I know a farmer with one, cracking dog - but my word I can't get used to how loud she is!! (I know, duh Numpty!!)

Looking forward to lots of updates

 

[martlin]

Dobiegirl, we bought him as a working dog to go with Stacie the border collie They are meant to be that bit slower than collies and less, ahem, frantic, which will suit my OH's style more as he struggles to work Stacie at any distance - she is just to quick and sharp for him. I also like the look of them, simply and wanted something with a decent bark on it, lol.
Numptynoelle, the loud bark was what convinced me. I was all for getting another collie, but our guard dog is getting on a bit and is becoming less reliable, so we thought that a huntaway could double as an alarm system.
As my OH says, he will certainly keep ''folk of travelling community origins'' firmly in their vans

 

[numptynoelle]

Dobiegirl, we bought him as a working dog to go with Stacie the border collie They are meant to be that bit slower than collies and less, ahem, frantic, which will suit my OH's style more as he struggles to work Stacie at any distance - she is just to quick and sharp for him. I also like the look of them, simply and wanted something with a decent bark on it, lol.
Numptynoelle, the loud bark was what convinced me. I was all for getting another collie, but our guard dog is getting on a bit and is becoming less reliable, so we thought that a huntaway could double as an alarm system.
As my OH says, he will certainly keep ''folk of travelling community origins'' firmly in their vans

I've only met one, but from what I know of her, I'd say they definitely meet your requirements The first time I heard the bark, I vowed I wasn't setting foot out of the car....was waiting for the hound of the baskervilles if I'm completely honest!

 

[martlin]

I've only met one, but from what I know of her, I'd say they definitely meet your requirements The first time I heard the bark, I vowed I wasn't setting foot out of the car....was waiting for the hound of the baskervilles if I'm completely honest!

Haha, yes, you are not far off there The breed comes from crossing collies and bloodhounds, apparently
But honestly, I've had a fair number of puppies in my life, never anything so laid back and well behaved, though. He's brilliant!
He managed to damage himself unfortunately, jumped off a couple of steps and broke his toe Poor sod.

 

[Dobiegirl]

I see well I hope he turns out well for you and your oh and because of his colour neerdowells will keep away.

I read a while back(an America article) that thieves,burglars etc were asked which dog they least liked to see on premises and black & black & tan were top of the polls.

 

[martlin]

I read a while back(an America article) that thieves,burglars etc were asked which dog they least liked to see on premises and black & black & tan were top of the polls.

Really?! Nowt as queer as folk
I like black and tan, wanted a blue one, but TBH, I couldn't afford one and Gavin was nicely in our budget

 

[Ravenwood]

My first gun dog was a huntaway x labrador - yep, it was a whoops mating

There are several huntaways used for working round here, actually my son was working one today - fab dogs, very noisy and love to run over the backs of sheep

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

Aww he looks lovely! He also looks huge for 15 weeks!

And I can't believe you don't have any snow

 

[CorvusCorax]

Looks like a lovely lad, hope he works out for you and what a great name

 

[Cinnamontoast]

Oh, puppy cuteness!

 

[martlin]

Aww he looks lovely! He also looks huge for 15 weeks!

And I can't believe you don't have any snow

Oh, I do have snow, Slinky. The snow free bits are where it A) drifted away in the gale force winds or B) has been de-snowed
And yup, there is A LOT of Gavin

 

[TheFarmersWife]

Hi, I searched Huntaways on here and found your post. How's it going with Gavin? We have a Huntaway x Collie and our shepherd has both her parents. We work all of them. Whitney our Huntaway is amazing. So strong and fearless. She moves sheep, cattle and horses!

 

[Supertrooper]

I used to water treadmill a huntaway, he was lovely BUT a right wuss and very very very noisy!

 

[Moobli]

Gavin is gorgeous. Hope he works out for you.

My OH used to have a working huntaway and he was especially useful for gathering large mountainous areas. We don't really have the need for one now (you can't really beat a border collie around here), but I think he would consider another if the opportunity arose.

Here he is

 

[martlin]

Hi, I searched Huntaways on here and found your post. How's it going with Gavin? We have a Huntaway x Collie and our shepherd has both her parents. We work all of them. Whitney our Huntaway is amazing. So strong and fearless. She moves sheep, cattle and horses!

Sorry, just seen this
We are doing OKish with Gavin, tbh he only just is mature enough to work properly. He will shift anything, does well with bigger groups of ewes, but can't handle singles/small groups.
The noise he makes is just deafening
We had 1 lot of pups by him at Christmas and the second is cooking He throws very typey offspring that turned out quite easy to socialise and train.
If you fancy another collie x huntaway, give us a shout

 

[martlin]

Gavin is gorgeous. Hope he works out for you.

My OH used to have a working huntaway and he was especially useful for gathering large mountainous areas. We don't really have the need for one now (you can't really beat a border collie around here), but I think he would consider another if the opportunity arose.

Here he is

Aww, sweet dog!
Gavin is now the size of a small horse Sometimes I want to kill him, but generally I do love him, the knobber

 

[Cahill]

he`s hansome x

 

[Alec Swan]

We had one incredibly thin tup lamb, and my MIL named him Belsen, to the horror of others, but to my amusement.

Alec.