okay, I am thinking about getting an Aussie as my next dog, I would love a workign BC or Kelpie but 2 things made me wonder, the first is that I've never had a really high energy dog before, Buster can be as high or as low energy that I want him to be. And the other thing is that I would really like to show,but have no interest in the show line of BCs or kelpies.
It popped in to my head a couple of week ago that maybe an Aussie woudl be a good dog, I like the show lines, I want to show one in the future, they're a herding breed, still drivery with a need for excercise, but not as demanding as jumping right into a high energy dog from working lines. So I can show and I can get right into agility. Plus they are a relitivley friendly breed twards other dogs "good natured, seldom quarrelsome" is part of their stand, as is being reserved with strangers, which I love.
So I'm thinking that while I woudl love a BC or kelpie, an Aussie might be a better fit at this time.
I do have a question though, at the stage when I do get my next dog, most likley I'll be living in Darwin. Most days it is around 33C (around 85F I think) but it can get easily up into the 40s and when I used to live that way (300km south of Darwin) our 50C thermometre exploded when left in the sun for 3 minutes one day, (those days are indoor, air con on days)
So I've been wondering about the heat tolerance of show lines? Would I be better off tracking down a breeder up that way, would that heat tolerance sort of pass down to the pups?
I have found one breeeder I really like (well I like they're info on their website, further conatct would be needed) but they are in Sydney, would flying a dog from Sydney to Darwin possibly cause it too much stress?
there are only 2 seasons up there, the wet and the dry, in the dry nights can drop to 11C, thats the coldest I've seen them and no rain, in the wet it buckts down nearly everyday but tends to be hotter. The build up just before the wet is the real killer, muggy, very very hot but no rain.
I knwo ther eis atleast one breeder there that has Aussies and Shelties, I am thinking about emailing them and asking how they're dogs do but though I'd check here first.
It popped in to my head a couple of week ago that maybe an Aussie woudl be a good dog, I like the show lines, I want to show one in the future, they're a herding breed, still drivery with a need for excercise, but not as demanding as jumping right into a high energy dog from working lines. So I can show and I can get right into agility. Plus they are a relitivley friendly breed twards other dogs "good natured, seldom quarrelsome" is part of their stand, as is being reserved with strangers, which I love.
So I'm thinking that while I woudl love a BC or kelpie, an Aussie might be a better fit at this time.
I do have a question though, at the stage when I do get my next dog, most likley I'll be living in Darwin. Most days it is around 33C (around 85F I think) but it can get easily up into the 40s and when I used to live that way (300km south of Darwin) our 50C thermometre exploded when left in the sun for 3 minutes one day, (those days are indoor, air con on days)
So I've been wondering about the heat tolerance of show lines? Would I be better off tracking down a breeder up that way, would that heat tolerance sort of pass down to the pups?
I have found one breeeder I really like (well I like they're info on their website, further conatct would be needed) but they are in Sydney, would flying a dog from Sydney to Darwin possibly cause it too much stress?
there are only 2 seasons up there, the wet and the dry, in the dry nights can drop to 11C, thats the coldest I've seen them and no rain, in the wet it buckts down nearly everyday but tends to be hotter. The build up just before the wet is the real killer, muggy, very very hot but no rain.
I knwo ther eis atleast one breeder there that has Aussies and Shelties, I am thinking about emailing them and asking how they're dogs do but though I'd check here first.
