Hunting Pure collies

[heart of wales 19]

Someone wrote in recently about working pure collies

Here is some of our farm collies waiting for the terrier to bolt a rabbit

This was an accidental hunt as I try not to encourage the collies to hunt rabbits as they will not concentrate on sheep work

[whin 463]

theres one of the collies on the farm who works rats etc and some of the herds collies will kill foxes if they get the chance , thye ignore everything but a fox funny ole dogs he has 14 hundred sheep his dogs dont chase hare rab etc but when afox or his scent is fresh they go mad big strong collie dogs both are ,there a bit hard but good workers all the best

[juckler123 707]

I go to a farm in derbyshire a couple of times a year and the old boys collies both catch rabbits they go off on their own and hunt they are really tall hill collies red and white in colour about 24 inch to the shoulder and really leggy ive asked him times many to put one over a greyhound but he not have none of it says it will ruin em the blokes a proper old farmer wears potato bags tied round his trouser legs and hes as tight as a ducks ass i think if they didnt catch their own dinner they wouldnt get any but no ammount of money offered will change his mind

[brock 11]

took a mates pure collie out on the lamp once,caught a few too.

[Simoman 110]

My first dog was a collie and he used to pick up rabbits on the lamp ok. He was full of stamina and was worked on very rough ground with no problems.

[lampinglurcher 36]

if its got the right build, a work-bred collie can and will hunt quite well, as the herding instinct is only a slight deviation from hunting. my mates two collies are great dogs to hunt with, but aren't really fast enough to catch much pre-ban quarry. They can also be abit on the soft side which IMO is a very bad thing for a running dog to be.

[Guest world.hunters]

cracking pics pal

 

whats there catch ratio would you say mate

 

cheers

[heart of wales 19]

cracking pics pal

 

whats there catch ratio would you say mate

 

cheers

 

Nil to be honest I try to discourage them from hunting anything other than sheep and cattle,as it can be a pain in the ass whenn you are trying to gather a flock and the dog knocks a hare rabbit or fox up and takes of after it especially on open hill like the brecon beacons.

Try and leave the hunting to the German Shepherds or terrier.

We had a bitch once grandmother of one of the bitches in the photo she was mad for squirells and hares,her catch ratio was she caught two hares in the seat and retreived them to hand eleven squirells and she killed every cat that walked on to the farm yard

[Guest MOLLY]

They can also be abit on the soft side which IMO is a very bad thing for a running dog to be.

Why? Soft in what way?

MOLL.

[Phil Lloyd 10,738]

Edited January 7, 2007 by CHALKWARREN

[Hob&Jill 258]

My first dog was a collie and he used to pick up rabbits on the lamp ok. He was full of stamina and was worked on very rough ground with no problems.

 

 

We often use a Collie dog where a lurcher composite would not be acceptable to the client

The sheepdog makes an excellent 'starting point' for a future line of rabbiting dogs...

 

 

What do you meen?

 

Genuinly dont understand, not being funny

[Phil Lloyd 10,738]

Edited January 7, 2007 by CHALKWARREN

[Borderer 0]

I use my collie for general mooching about, a bit of ferreting and ratting. She also comes with me when I take the air rifle out too. She;s a good marker, mustard on rats but obviously can't compete with a lurcher for speed. She is still fast enough to have accounted for a fair few rabbits given the right conditions.

Edited January 7, 2007 by Borderer

[Guest Frank]

Id say a good greyhound would produce interesting lurcher pups with that collie of yours Borderer

 

Frank.

[Borderer 0]

It's always been in the back of my mind Frank. i always said I'd breed from her if I thought she was good enough and possibly throw something better than run of the mill 1st crosses - if not whats the point........................ Still not convinced there are enough dogmen out there who have the patience & the ability to give such a cross the time & experiences it needs. Not everyones cup of teaa either.

Still you never know in the future :thumbs-up:

Edited January 8, 2007 by Borderer