tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post5751111141109599308..comments2023-04-06T06:21:36.241-07:00Comments on Knotty Pine Ranch: Change is good...Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14875582605900525955noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-66195480053181593352010-08-22T22:16:43.632-07:002010-08-22T22:16:43.632-07:00So just for the sake of discussion, how "good...So just for the sake of discussion, how "good" does a working collie need to be before being bred? What about breeding dogs for trialing rather than ranch work? I think we can all agree that there are imminently useful dogs on the ranch which would not hold up in trials, and dogs who are quite successful in trials which would not hold up to ranch work. So how to we set the bar?Moniquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17590279128673190945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-60690003092031539302010-08-22T09:52:10.278-07:002010-08-22T09:52:10.278-07:00WTF?!!?!? Wow...I think that person must have spo...WTF?!!?!? Wow...I think that person must have sport bred dogs...I completely disagree with that...Loretta Muellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08197255610605412423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-42164702288354207272010-08-21T15:54:36.532-07:002010-08-21T15:54:36.532-07:00Good grief! I can't believe someone who write...Good grief! I can't believe someone who write that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-89522543924717731262010-08-21T09:41:34.734-07:002010-08-21T09:41:34.734-07:00Here's a further comment from the same poster:...Here's a further comment from the same poster: "If working breeders want to use the sports people as their dumping ground for rejects, don't expect people who know what they want to be thrilled with sloppy seconds. For the most part, sports people don't care about the plight of the working dog. They care about health clearances, rock-solid temperaments and early training/socialization. This lofty goal of trying to combine working and sport dogs from the same pool of dogs just isn't going to happen."<br /><br />I wonder if I'd make a fortune if I started the American Sporter Collie Association and registered just sport dogs.Knotty Dogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439432166825776440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-39263668381864692812010-08-21T09:37:06.797-07:002010-08-21T09:37:06.797-07:00I prefer the working border collies. Even though ...I prefer the working border collies. Even though mine don't get to see stock very much I want the breed to be bred for the reason they were originally created for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-36747404587354985462010-08-21T08:24:55.610-07:002010-08-21T08:24:55.610-07:00Give me a working bred Border Collie anyday :)
I ...Give me a working bred Border Collie anyday :)<br /><br />I have one dog that is a WONDERFUL agility dog...but he isn't what I liked on stock...he is neutered.Loretta Muellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08197255610605412423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-56650055499967898992010-08-21T04:51:16.298-07:002010-08-21T04:51:16.298-07:00Interesting about Working versus sport versus barb...Interesting about Working versus sport versus barbie. The same debate rages in the Siberian Husky world. A "show" Siberian Husky looks very different than one that pulls sleds regularly, though there are some show breeders who insist that their show dogs also pull sleds. One such breeder even has run the Iditarod with champion show dogs on the team.D.K. Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708239686660301305noreply@blogger.com