Clodagh
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Fantastic. Can't wait for pics. Is he in Scotland?
Fantastic. Can't wait for pics. Is he in Scotland?
OH had a wonderful Huntaway about 20 years ago but hasn't be persuaded back to one since ... especially when the assistant shepherd bought one and spent most of his time yelling at it to shut up
Where a huntaway would be useful though - when the shepherd mumbles to his collie in a mountainous area and asks the collie to go and fetch the sheep 3 hills over and bring them back, with a collie you wouldn't know how he was getting on, but with a huntaway it would be like fitting him with GPS!
Have you been watching 'A Year on The Farm' it is on More4. We watched one last night (downloaded, not live) about sheep in the Lakes, Swaledales mainly. There was a fleeting glimpse of what I am sure was a kelpie, although the other dogs were nearly all your standard border collie. And for chicken people they had some nice silver laced wyandotte bantams, too.
It is a good program if anyone would like to see it, only four episodes I think, Norfolk Black turkeys was 1, a small organic Dairy Herd was 2, mixed smallholding in Wales 3 and then the Lakes.
Although it is aimed, obviously, at the general public it is not too dumb.
Oh very cute.
We love 'This Farming Life' too. It certainly won't be doing Scottish tourism any harm!
*sings* 'I see trouble.... up ahead.... '
How can you say such a thing? He has the face of a cherub!
*sings* 'I see trouble.... up ahead.... '
How can you say such a thing? He has the face of a cherub!
Yeah of course he has and so did Rasputin, as a baby!
Alec.
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You do realise that you will need to do a blog type post so you can keep us updated and i can get a kelpie fix ��
Oh no. Sorry to everyone who was looking forward to kelpie updates. After some serious thought and long discussions with my OH, I have decided against this litter. I was third in line for one of three boys and I really liked the two bold pups (and one in particular) but sod's law meant that the quiet boy was the one left. I tried to convince myself it would be okay but kept having niggling doubts. I let the breeder know as soon as I'd made my mind up so that she still had a few weeks to find an alternative home.
That is a shame but you need to be delighted with the pup you have. Another one will be found soon, and we can all get our kelpie fix.