Moobli
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Anyone on a farm or with farming contacts know anyone with decent working beardies? I would like to try and find a pup for OH but they seem as rare as hen's teeth these days.
Working beardies
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MotherOfChickens
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have you tried the Scottish livestock page on Facebook? you ocasionally see them on there.
Moobli
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I'll have a look, thanks.
cava14una
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twiggy2
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A Shepherd close to me has beardies or beardie crosses.
Another Shepherd has one or 2 as well.
I can ask if I see them.
They all work but I am not sure what their breeding is like
Another Shepherd has one or 2 as well.
I can ask if I see them.
They all work but I am not sure what their breeding is like
Moobli
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Thanks. I’m a member.
Moobli
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Thanks. Not looking for any particular lines (don’t mind some border blood either) just want something from decent hill dogs.
satinbaze
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I think Janice Jackson who does obedience with her working beardies has a litter. Not sure of age etc but will try to find out more
Moobli
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Thanks but he’ll only consider a pup from sheep or cattle working parents.
satinbaze
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No problem hope you find something suitable
Clodagh
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Imagine the grooming!
MotherOfChickens
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Imagine the grooming!
I had one, I kept him clipped out lol. They are cute, saw one the other day for the first time in ages.
palo1
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I saw some fab working kelpies a bit ago....less hair and not what your OH is looking for but absolutely brilliant working dogs!!
Moobli
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Thanks.
Moobli
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I have fancied a kelpie on and off for a few years but OH not keen on them at all 🙄
Moobli
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Imagine the grooming!
I know, I prefer my working dogs like this ... (self grooming almost 😂)
twiggy2
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Maybe just the thing then, I will ask about
twiggy2
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I like them lie this too but the hairies do seem to cope so much better in the bad new weather
Moobli
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We have rough and smooth coated and I think the smooth (with their thick undercoat) seem to cope at least as well in the snow as the rough, and snow doesn’t ball up on their coat the same which is another bonus.
twiggy2
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It's more the rain that I find affects them, I have a part trained bitch on trial and she is feeling the cold when damp, that said she is dropping her coat like mad so that may change.
Our rough coated ones are like bears and nothing appears to make them cold and they never get wet to the skin.
Our rough coated ones are like bears and nothing appears to make them cold and they never get wet to the skin.
Moobli
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Might be viewing a working beardie (who's mum herds alpacas lol) when we have finished lambing, but there is also an 18 month old kelpie that is looking rather nice. I am trying my best to persuade OH we need to find out more about him. Sadly he is bloody miles away but where there's a will there's a way
Cinnamontoast
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You need both! I saw a fabulous very long coated beardie yesterday, ridiculously playful, could have been in a hair advert! There's another shorter haired one in our usual park. Do working types have shorter hair?
Moobli
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Yes ... much 🙂
twiggy2
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There is a litter from working parents on working sheepdog small, facebook
Moobli
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My oh collected this wee beauty today (beardie x border)
ester
Not slacking multitasking
Oh that's challenging BBP for the cutest puppy award!
Clodagh
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Gorgeous! Both working parents?
Moobli
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Yes!
paddy555
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fabulous pup, so full of character.
BBP
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What a gorgeous pup!
I can hand the award over, look what a hideous ugly beast my cute puppy has turned into!😄
