Dave Slieght

[wuyang 513]

Yes it was a kelpie lurcher strain he was hoping to go all brown with.

[Neal 1,873]

Pm me your name bud ill mention it to him bud

That's ok Stud dog; it was a long time ago now (probably about fifteen years or more as my first kelpie was just a pup and he's just turned sixteen!). I mentioned it to Dave the next time I saw him at a show but I've not seen him for years.

 

Edited to add: I think the bitch was called Blue.

Edited November 28, 2015 by Neal

[tatsblisters 9,960]

Spoken to dave today he's got the choc kelpie at stud if anyone wants to use it he also said if any of you would like to know anything about is dogs an there breeding give him a call is number is on back of last weeks country mans weekly lads A.T.B.

Tell him its about time he wrote a book he could tell some tails from the bad old days.lol

[Stud dog 632]

Lol true he can tell um but 50 years our so working an breeding dogs I bet hes bot plenty be some book I bet plenty of pages

Edited November 29, 2015 by Stud dog

[Flacko 1,747]

Neal have you ever mated your dog to another pure or running dog, think pures it what ime finding out is do you research that is me not you atb Flacko

[Neal 1,873]

I've never used mine at stud; I did try mating Old Rusty to a friend's kelpie x collie once but my other bitch was also in season at the time and, for some reason, he didn't want to know but still wanted to mate "his" bitch.

 

When I bought Rusty it was with the intention of producing a litter of kelpie x sighthounds as I liked the kelpie/collie x greyhound which I bought from Dave so much. However, I gelled with the kelpie temperament so well that I just kind of stuck with them instead. I don't catch anywhere near as much now but I enjoy my walks a lot more than I did...nothing against the lurchers I've owned; I simply prefer the company of my kelpies.

 

I did a huge amount of research before I bought Noggin (now 21 months old) as I decided I wanted a dog as close as possible to Rusty in character. He's almost a clone of Rusty character-wise though he's physically very different. Rusty is red and tan, 19", c.35lbs and looks like a husky whereas Noggin is black and tan, 22", currently 47lbs (but not quite finished filling out yet) and looks like a slim, prick-eared Rottweiler.

 

Sorry for moving away from the theme of the thread.

[gamerooster 1,179]

Would you still be willing to use either of your dog's at stud neal? Always had salukis but kelpie crosses tick a lot of boxes for me, and I dare say I wouldn't find much trouble finding good working homes for the pups

[Stud dog 632]

If theres a litter to be bred I mite be tempted myself keep me posted fellas

[Neal 1,873]

Would you still be willing to use either of your dog's at stud neal? Always had salukis but kelpie crosses tick a lot of boxes for me, and I dare say I wouldn't find much trouble finding good working homes for the pups

 

 

If theres a litter to be bred I mite be tempted myself keep me posted fellas

Well, I certainly wasn't expecting that!

Can I give it some thought and get back to you? It'd have to be on the understanding that there were enough people interested for there to be the need for a litter of pups. It'd have to be Noggin too as Rusty was sixteen eight days ago and can barely scratch his own bum without falling over...but I love 'im.

[gamerooster 1,179]

Including myself I know of three lads who'd have a pup and keep it for life, I can't imagine it being difficult to find good working homes for them

[Flacko 1,747]

That's why I asked get me down for one atb Flacko

[Neal 1,873]

Well...that was a funny coincidence...opened my copy of EDRD which came in the post yesterday to find an article by Dave Sleight with a photo of the bitch I mentioned above. She was called Blue Moon and had a lovely calm temperament; I'd forgotten that she was also Purdey's dam.

[fluff 409]

ye i remember bluey well whippet grew,type im sure

[Somewhereyournot 1,117]

What does the kelpie offer over the collie lads? I like the collie x but understand they vary. Are kelpie a sounder animal?

[Neal 1,873]

I wouldn't necessarily say that one is better than the other simply different.

 

In my humble opinion, based on the four kelpies I've had, I'd say that they don't always do "exactly as they're told" immediately and prefer to work off their own initiative. It depends on what I'm asking them to do, and my tone of voice (or panicked yell) but sometimes I'll get an immediate unequivocal response whereas other times they'll stop and look at me as if to say, "Are you sure?" Then, if I ask again they'll say, "Oh, alright then, if you're sure...but don't say I didn't warn you," as they usually know best.

 

I'm sure I've used this quote on here before but it kind of sums up the stereotypical differences: if you ask a collie to do something it'll do it and ask, "What next?" whereas if you ask a kelpie to do the same thing it'll ask, "Why?"