BORDER COLLIE VS BEARDIE COLLIE!!!!!

[kimbokenneth 12]

if u had to pick between the 2 of these!!!!! what would u rather in the dog u worked and why!!!!

[beast 1,884]

they bring some quite different qualities. people say beardies are more independent etc but borders can be equally so, depends on the dog and how its trained and entered. ive owned and seen a few dogs which were a mix of beardie and border wiht greyhound, and the right one of this mix can be better than either (although the wrong one can be crap!!) . in my experience the beardie is less of a natural retriever than the border, so for this reason o would pick a border cross but as i say they bring different things to the table so i can't say which is better

[Chid 6,586]

Border for me , only because I like the look of them better lol

[rob284 1,682]

One or the other is a safer bet. When they're mixed they rarely produce good lurchers.

[Rabbiting man 1,192]

Ive had both so for me its got to be the Border Collie x .

[BLACKWATER... 157]

all the best colie lurchers had beardie in them ive saw , m c glens danny fallon ,several others ,borders are alrite but come can be nesh nervous soft, beardies got more a terrier attitude , the right ones ,have , i worked the hill for five seasons with a beardie lurcher in some harsh weather , she never took a day off and was very hardy and bomb proof ,started picking her rabbs at six but had thousands , as they were thick on the ground , border not as hardy in any way some of the beardie heads were very strong but not a beginers dog at times , she never lost condition in shitty weather like a smooth coat when ferreting all day etcin snow etc

Edited June 10, 2012 by BLACKWATER...

[paulus 26]

seen some good dogs come from a beardie/border cross called mr jones

[BLACKWATER... 157]

paulus long before mr jones there were beardie borders here in scotland mate , and there still here, as we speak if it was just rabbits you chased the are a handy dogon hilly areas were there lots of scrub rough land and put to the whippet grew you get avery good type of rabbiting lamped hare dog

[paulus 26]

paulus long before mr jones there were beardie borders here in scotland mate , and there still here, as we speak if it was just rabbits you chased the are a handy dogon hilly areas were there lots of scrub rough land and put to the whippet grew you get avery good type of rabbiting lamped hare dog

funny you said that as ive decided to outcross to a 1st cross out of mr jones when she comes in season as the line is getting to bully and lacking the robustness of the collie influence

[johnny boy68 11,726]

A collie x of either in the right hands and brought on well will make a good rabbiting cur, I find beardies are a better hunting dog to the border x's also they seem more independent where he border is a bit more sensitive, not all but the majority of sensitive one's seem to be border x's.

[BLACKWATER... 157]

mines was no were near sensitive any the collie types i had fech they would pull a hoose down , but pity the young inexpierenced owner, at times ,was bone fire nite fechng beardie saw a firework moving she was wanting to chase it, the colie type ive got and the old beardie type are pretty bombproof , i think due to having a bit beardie through them , i would say going back the beardie had scotish deerhound in them scottish terrier all the hill dogs or highland dogs all had good jackets and more leggier , hence the right old beardie were a lot leggier tougher , but not very good pets at times

[darbo 4,776]

had one in the late eighties bomb proof temperament always gave his best. great coat and feet.the dog was never in any way sensitive. 25 inch dog good nose great for hunting up.wouldnt mind one now from a genuine working beardy to a greyhound for the rabbiting game.

[BLACKWATER... 157]

darbo there about up here but not thick on the ground up the hill country there about ,there right dogs the beardie type ,

[Flipper_Al 1,012]

I have a 15 week old 1st cross Beardie x Greyhound, so far she has been superb, though im expecting the teenage tantrums when they arrive

[Rabbiting man 1,192]

My 1/4 Beardie 3/4 Greyhound sadly no longer with us. I Would have another one anyday.