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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: waterbuffalofarmer on May 24, 2014, 10:39:35 am
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Hi I bought a beardie pup a couple of months back, she is 4 months old at the moment and is already showing interest in sheep and buffaloes. Because I have only kept red welsh, and they took a few years before I could train them to round up sheep and cattle, how old should she be before I can start training her? Are they like the border or do they take longer?
Thanks
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I haven't a clue to be honest, I only have gundogs, but would her breeder not be able to help?
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Apart from the basics, I probably wouldn't start doing much proper training with a Beardie until 9-18 months, as they mature slowly. :thumbsup:
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Thanks for replying I will look it up on the working beardies website. Thanks
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Once went to a training lesson where someone brought along a 3 year old Beardie that had never seen sheep before. After an hour he was voted Dog Most Likely To and working them like a part-trained Border Collie.
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This is a fascinating site for info on working beardies.
http://www.spanglefish.com/brambledalebeardedcollies/ (http://www.spanglefish.com/brambledalebeardedcollies/)