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cowdogs - what to look for?
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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 748120" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>Thanks for the input. To answer some of the questions in the last couple emails, pup I'm looking at is AKC and ASCA registered, both parents have hips and eyes OFA and CERF checked as normal, sire is 13 and still doing well and still works cows. Owner has about 40 head. As to training and health testing; I used to raise/train/show Labs, put a few titles on my dogs, everything had hips/eyes/elbows checked and certified. I'm new to Aussies but I'd still expect the basic health testing (hips/eyes) on the parents of any pup I'm looking at, and this dog has that and being AKC/ASCA reg makes it easy to compete in plenty of different areas. Is it a hobby? well, to an extent - but I found with Labs that training for trials made the dog better in the field when I went hunting.</p><p></p><p>Now, when you talk about watching a dog work - you actually know what good work vs. bad work LOOKS like. I have no idea what I'm looking for and what would make me be impressed with a dog vs not impressed with a dog. I know what I like in a hunting dog, but I have no idea what I'd like in a herding dog. Advice?</p><p></p><p>Here's a pic of the pup I'm considering at the moment...</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n465/IdahoLabs/Bear_Pics_001.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 748120, member: 852"] Thanks for the input. To answer some of the questions in the last couple emails, pup I'm looking at is AKC and ASCA registered, both parents have hips and eyes OFA and CERF checked as normal, sire is 13 and still doing well and still works cows. Owner has about 40 head. As to training and health testing; I used to raise/train/show Labs, put a few titles on my dogs, everything had hips/eyes/elbows checked and certified. I'm new to Aussies but I'd still expect the basic health testing (hips/eyes) on the parents of any pup I'm looking at, and this dog has that and being AKC/ASCA reg makes it easy to compete in plenty of different areas. Is it a hobby? well, to an extent - but I found with Labs that training for trials made the dog better in the field when I went hunting. Now, when you talk about watching a dog work - you actually know what good work vs. bad work LOOKS like. I have no idea what I'm looking for and what would make me be impressed with a dog vs not impressed with a dog. I know what I like in a hunting dog, but I have no idea what I'd like in a herding dog. Advice? Here's a pic of the pup I'm considering at the moment... [img]http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n465/IdahoLabs/Bear_Pics_001.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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