Beardie collie x or border cross

[obi2 239]

Which of the two do you prefer and what one do people find the better hunters?

[Chid 6,582]

mixture of the 2

[obi2 239]

I know nothing about the beardies, have never seen one work or know there temperament. Had a few border collies crosses and would like to know the difference between the two.

[johnny boy68 11,726]

I find the beardie x's to be a little bit more driven hunting wise whereas the border x is a little steadier imo.

 

Though both x's can be mardy feckers at times.

[Chid 6,582]

beardies can be head strong ..

 

.the one we have here seems to work with you not for you , and if he dont have enough work he will create work , (he will drop a rabbit then nudge it with his nose to get it running then re chase and catch it if he isnt out enough )

[whin 463]

the true beardie and i mean a working one works like a collie but a bit terrier natured used to go out with a guy ,m c glenn ,his pure beardie was a real feisty dog not like a border and had more a terrier nature ,the dogs that were bred of them were decent dogs saw them cacth plenty stuff , not just rabbits they were the best i saw a lot diffrent from the hanckocks etc

[morton 5,368]

Ive never seen a working Beardie and would,nt use a show dog for breeding lurchers,better chance of getting a line off a Border with many generations of workers in its lineage.

[obi2 239]

How are the beardies on Charlie, one small collies cross I had fired right in while another was very wary at catching them. She had a few but more got away than caught because of this.

[timmy k 591]

Beardie all the way for me, I find the borders a bit to clever and I find the beardies a bit more willing to face things that fight back, just some points that ive noticed although I dare say good and bad in each breed but ive never seen I border work that id want to take home but ive seen a few beardies I would of snapped up given the opportunity.

[darbo 4,776]

only had 1 beardy/grey back in 1989. had a great temperament could hunt up well.

[doga 50]

ive had both and will say one stud out well from the rest ,abitch i had twenty year ago beardie collie grey,had them since and all were average as were the border crosses,the last beardie had decent wind and not brilliant but good,seen here run older dogs out at a young age,some from this site.

[bullmastiff 615]

Would of thought most of the prey drive would come from the greyhound not the collie side of the breeding? I thought Introducing Collie was to add brains, stamina and durability?

Edited November 28, 2011 by bullmastiff

[lurchergrrl 1,441]

Mine's got Beardie in. She's mental; a bossy hateful cowbag with a permanent grump on.

 

Runs like a lightening bolt tho

[morton 5,368]

Would of thought most of the prey drive would come from the greyhound not the collie side of the breeding? I thought Introducing Collie was to add brains, stamina and durability?

I used to sit and watch an old fella training Borders,he used to train them up and export them all over the world to working homes,he told me the biggest issue with them was harnessing their immense drive,it was difficult with some of them to stop them using their teeth on stock,some that made to hard on sheep could be trained to cattle.I agree that the Greyhound will add drive but the drive from the Border can be better utilised in a working lurcher.

[Romany 1,065]

Which of the two do you prefer and what one do people find the better hunters?

 

None of the above