Border Collies, Australian Shepherds, All Herding breeds, Tell Me About Yours

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I'm also gonna consider an English setter as well. Between the 3 breeds I can hopefully find something I like.

 

[Folly's place]

The show type setters have a LOT of coat, and are larger. The field type are smaller and easier to manage as far as the hair is concerned; more like a 'normal' dog!
Mary

 

[21hens-incharge]

I took on 2 brothers. They were awesome! Neither one ever answered to the others name. Both were a joy to have.

They were half weimaraner (never could spell that ) and German Wire Haired Pointers.

Yes trying to train 2 young pups at the same time has unique challenges.....they were so worth it though.

 

[Folly's place]

The same can be said for field type Springers vs. show type, and there are lines that have serious aggression issues too.
Brittanies and Vizlas tend to be smaller and nervous, at best. Not my favorites either. We all have our opinions, for sure!
Mary

 

[Folly's place]

I tend to forget about the GWHPs, and the Weims seem similar to the GSHPs too.
Mary

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

The show type setters have a LOT of coat, and are larger. The field type are smaller and easier to manage as far as the hair is concerned; more like a 'normal' dog!
Mary

I do prefer the field type. We'd probably attempt to train it for hunting. Not sure how successful we will be, we weren't too good at training the coonhounds to hunt. Hopefully a bird dog is easier.

 

[Folly's place]

I had fun with our second Chessie, training her with her breeder and other local people also interested in doing the AKC hunt tests. We got through the Working Dog and WDX tests, and had a blast! My hubby was very glad too; he hunted her and was glad she was so trained. We also showed bench, and obedience up to Open, and did a passive protection class.
Our GSHP did obedience, hated bench showing, and did pointer type hunt tests. I had a lot to learn about training a pointer, and didn't do him justice for that field work. It was still fun!
Mary

 

[ShrekDawg]

I took on 2 brothers. They were awesome! Neither one ever answered to the others name. Both were a joy to have.

They were half weimaraner (never could spell that ) and German Wire Haired Pointers.

Yes trying to train 2 young pups at the same time has unique challenges.....they were so worth it though.

It can definitely work and some dogs never have any issues!! I think the key is to make sure you also separate them some like do training separate or take them places separate or whatever so they’re not always together and don’t get too bonded to each other haha

Them bonding is good but some dogs get so distraught when they’re separated haha

They sound like nice dogs!!

 

[ShrekDawg]

@Folly's place thanks for all the info! Very helpful and informative haha

Maybe with the right breeder they wouldn’t be nervous? Upon looking there are several Brittany breeders around here haha

But there’s many breeders of many different types of dogs here. Advantages of being in populated area haha just depends on what I want.

Still haven’t decided that yet.

Working border collies seem to be hard to come by but there seem to be several Aussies but still not that common whereas herding dogs were everywhere in Florida. Up here it seems hunting dogs are a lot more common. Labs, goldens, and the spaniels/setters/pointers/upland type dogs.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Even look at standard poodle they excel at bird work and smarter you never met a kennel clip is easy to care for