Australian Cattle dog!

[Blue one 89]

I just found these below, amazing dogs, tough too by the looks of it, would make a good lurcher, prehaps, if crossed with a greyhound, just a thought.

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWe9jJN7X1U&feature=related

[Water Badger 26]

kelpies and blue healers are well known crosses producing all round lurchers!

[dodger 2,765]

I really like em, if i didnt keep lurchers i'd own one for sure,seen a few work n rate them, i also reckon a acdxgreyxsalukigrey could make a decent alrounder in the right hands.

[fireman 10,932]

Best dog i ever had was a acd x and one of the best threads THL has seen was about these dogs :notworthy:,so come on lads lets see how your charges are looking lately.

Dodger mate you don't need any saluki blood in that mix,imo the acd has more stamina,better feet and a dam sight more brains.

Edited October 23, 2010 by fireman

[stevemac 441]

used to love working with cattle dogs or cattle kelpie xs the cattle would respect the dogs in those days, Now days its all hobbie farmers that dont own a dog and hand feed their cattle. A little while back I was invited on to a place to sort some foxes while working a paddock with my dogs a mob of yearlings ganged up and did their best to push me and my dogs out of their paddock just no respect LOL so I grabbed the stockwhip from my ute and changed their minds. Never needed to do this back when cattle dogs were the the working dog of choice and every place had one or three.

[Blue one 89]

used to love working with cattle dogs or cattle kelpie xs the cattle would respect the dogs in those days, Now days its all hobbie farmers that dont own a dog and hand feed their cattle. A little while back I was invited on to a place to sort some foxes while working a paddock with my dogs a mob of yearlings ganged up and did their best to push me and my dogs out of their paddock just no respect LOL so I grabbed the stockwhip from my ute and changed their minds. Never needed to do this back when cattle dogs were the the working dog of choice and every place had one or three.

 

Thanks for that. is their still strong proper working ACD in Australia?

Like on big cattle and sheep stations ect, that you know of?

[bird 9,941]

its always ax ACDXGREY, that liked , didnt think they would have more stamina than say colliexgrey x salukixgrey for a hard nights lamping(20-30)runs.? But if they have would make a brill lamp dog, being tough,fast agile,brains. and as above not sure if you can get good working dogs in this country or lines.??

[stevemac 441]

Yes there are still plenty around the big places some love them and others prefer to use kelpies and boarder collars or xs between any of the three.

one fellas place I hunt with a cousin is about 20thousand acres the cocky only runs cattle dogs the nahbours a property of about the same size the guy only has kelpies bred for cattle work. So its just like any thing else really.

 

Steve

 

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Edited October 25, 2010 by stevemac

[Blue one 89]

Yes there are still plenty around the big places some love them and others prefer to use kelpies and boarder collars or xs between any of the three.

one fellas place I hunt with a cousin is about 20thousand acres the cocky only runs cattle dogs the nahbours a property of about the same size the guy only has kelpies bred for cattle work. So its just like any thing else really.

 

Steve

 

Cheers. Its good to know their is still some working how they are ment to over their in Austrailia.

I have been doing some research since and as Bird says above, the working ones are very rare or none, in the uk and Ireland!

Shame, i think it would be a good cross.!

[GET THEM OUT (.)(.) 39]

just been offered a 5 month old cattle dog, , hmmmm

[wild rover 548]

I just found these below, amazing dogs, tough too by the looks of it, would make a good lurcher, prehaps, if crossed with a greyhound, just a thought.

 

 

Red bitch, ACDXGREY/WHIP

 

Black dog nearly 10, ACDXGREY

 

[Blue one 89]

Nice pics of your dogs WR. Thanks for posting them.

How do you find them as workers?

Is their a true working strain in the uk, of Australian cattle dogs?

Or, does it look like the only workers are in Oz?

[herdwick 52]

I had one. Was given her at about 18 months because she upset the neighbours where she was before.

She was kc reg and dont think she had seen a cow before I had her.

Worked cattle well but her forte was hunting. Got into places the terriers thought twice about! Caught more than her fair share in her time as well!

[lampinglurcher 36]

there are still many good working kelpies and heelers in australia, hopefully that'll never change...

WildRover ~ where did you find a working cattle dog in the uk? and how do you find the first cross for speed?

Edited October 24, 2010 by lampinglurcher

[Blue one 89]

there are still many good working kelpies and heelers in australia, hopefully that'll never change...

 

I totally agree.