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Pets & Working Animals => Dogs => Topic started by: princesspiggy on November 30, 2011, 11:47:00 am

Title: any working beardies needing rehoming?
Post by: princesspiggy on November 30, 2011, 11:47:00 am

im really needing a dog that can help me with the sheep part-time (we only have 20) and other animals (ie goats and turkeys etc)
ideally id like a working bearded collie and am happy to consider a rescue beardie dog that has the ability to work sheep or - be trainable at least.
im home allday, we have 4 kids and 3 dogs so it will have to confident in nature.
if anyone knows of any that are needing a home, please let me know.
thanx

Title: Re: any working beardies needing rehoming?
Post by: AnnS on December 02, 2011, 06:14:31 pm

Hi

I've got beardies,they are great dogs. Have you tried the bearded collie rescues? Not sure where you are but hopefully near someone on this list.They may know of a dog or can point you in the right direction.

AnnS
•East Anglia & South East - Shirley Hinchliffe - Ipswich, Suffolk Tel:01473 464021


•Somerset, Devon & the South East - Jane Scott - Exeter Devon Tel:01884 821201


•Cornwall - Jane Trahair - Penzance, Cornwall Tel: 01736 810538


•East Midlands - Sue Kenny - Derby, Derbyshire Tel: 01332 608624


•Midlands - Pat Wincott - Solihull, West Midlands Tel:0121 705 7004


•North East & Northumberland - - Pauline Jeavons, Washington, Tyne & Wear Tel:07766951589 or 0191 4194526


• North Wales, North of England, North Midlands - Alan Furby - Warrington, Cheshire Tel:01925 813224


•South East Scotland - Pat Scott - Markinch, Fife Tel:01592 758330

 
•North East Scotland - Ailsa Gill - Aberdeen Tel:01651 882264

Title: Re: any working beardies needing rehoming?
Post by: princesspiggy on December 02, 2011, 07:44:26 pm

thanx, i was told the working bearded rescue had closed down in scotland but will perservere. we are in aberdeenshire. thanx for the numbers. i did see a little beardie in the dorset dog rescue, but bournemouth is so far from us...but she was gorgeous. we are in aberdeenshire.
im really needing help with the sheep. our german shepherd helps a little but she really has no clue and usually stands where i want the sheep to be... but she thinks shes helping.

ann, do u work your beardies, do show beardies hav working ability too?

i was thinking with the credit crunch there may be a few around, fingers crossed.

Title: Re: any working beardies needing rehoming?
Post by: AnnS on December 02, 2011, 08:23:27 pm

Hi

I do a wee bit of agility with one of mine. One of the others had a bit of training with sheep before we got him.

Ailsa Gill the contact for North East Scotland and Pat Scott should be able to help. Show beardies also often have strong herding instinct. There's also The Working Bearded collie Society and there's a list of regional contacts on that. http://www.workingbeardies.co.uk/index.html (http://www.workingbeardies.co.uk/index.html)

Hope that helps

Ann

Title: Re: any working beardies needing rehoming?
Post by: princesspiggy on December 02, 2011, 11:25:59 pm

thanks ann,
i use to do agility years back with our rescue gsdxlurcher, he was really good (im biased) but not a tiny patch on the borders that were there. he also had a sense of humour not appreciated by everyone, bless him. lol

i have spoken to the working beardie scotland rep, and shes looking for me.
i tried years ago to get a rescue beardie but never found one then, so they must be good dogs. if i go for a  pup, it doesnt really solve the sheep problem for a couple of years, especially as theres a waiting list with my chosen breeder. i will try ailsa, thanx

 :wave: ;D :D