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Originally Posted by p1l0t
Yeah I had a mutt that was part sheep dog growing up. We used scream and then run in the backyard to see how far we could get before he tripped us. Of course we were kids so we were indestructible.
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Yep. We always had little dogs when I was growing up... a miniature poodle (NASTY, miserable creature, but it was our dog and we still loved him), and then a small terrier mix. As I kid I always loved big dogs. When I left home and moved off campus during college, I adopted a 5 week-old pup from a local farm whose mutt had bred with a coyote. GREAT dog, about 40 lb as an adult, loved all people, but didn't really like other dogs. EXTREMELY smart, and a nose and sense of direction like I've never seen. I've got all kinds of stories about that dog, but he had more retriever instinct than herding.
THEN... we got our first German Shepherd. Took me a while to learn not to run full tilt with him because he'd always "cut me off" to herd me. He did that once after I just started to jog a bit to see if I could run after letting two broken ribs heal for a week or two. Sent me to ground... and almost re-broke the ribs. Not fun. That taught me about herding tendencies the hard way. He was a great dog... so great that we continued to have German Shepherds for the next 30 years. Loved them all.
This Kelpie is insane.. in the best way. Really smart, INCREDIBLY strong for a 40lb dog... it's like the all of the strength of a German Shepherd with the agility of our chihuahua and the brains of the coydog. THIS is a sheepdog!