Banjucy

Hi Artur Could you please have a look at this thread?

Thanks for the replies everyone. To be honest before we had heard about dutch shepherds we thought he was probably kelpie x either GSD or staffy due to the colouring. It wasn't until we saw pictures like the following that we though he might be a dutch shepherd: this http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=htt...tx=66&ty=43 http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=htt...t:429,r:8,s:139 But the comments that were made about his size are correct - he is smaller than Lucy which is more like kelpie size. As far as his behavioural traits go, I think that he does have a strong herding instinct which he shows when Lucy runs for her ball (he crouches where she will have to run and then spring at the last second or run towards her in a way which forces her to run away from us when she has the ball), but I think his behaviour may have been modified a bit by his early life. We adopted him when he was five months old and we do not know where he came from - the council brought him to the AWL (in SA). However, he knew some commands and was very friendly towards (some -women only) people, but was also very nervous of some behaviour in people and quite dominant with other dogs. We think he may have been mistreated in some way. Persephone - thankyou - I saw that thread yesterday but the comments on temperament were very general so I was wondering if other people had more information.

Hi everyone We adopted Banjo from the Animal Welfare League in December 2009. They told us that he was a kelpie X, but they weren't sure what he was crossed with. We still don't know exactly what his true breed is, but after stumbling upon some photos of dutch shepherds, we think he may be a dutchie! Not sure if he would be pure dutchie or kelpie x dutchie though. I had NEVER heard of a dutch shepherd before the other day as I understand that they are still fairly rare in Australia, so I was wondering if someone could provide me with some information about their temperament and behavioural traits etc. We have observed Banjo to be very placid, very nervous, not interested in playing with balls etc, but he loves to try and herd our other dog Lucy when she is chasing her ball or frisbee. He is a fussy eater, he sings! Well, he makes a lot of nervous, high pitched whining noises when excited or scared. He honestly reminds me more of a lazy cat than a working dog - his favourite thing to do is to be patted and cuddle up with us on the couch. I guess I would just like some more information so I can be more informed about the way we should approach training, excercise, discipline, children (when we eventually have children) etc. Here are Lucy (also a rescue) and Banjo: If you think you might have a bit more insight into Banjo's background I would appreciate that also! Thanks

Hi everyone My partner, myself and our two kelpie x's have just moved from SA to QLD. Because we don't have cane toads in SA (yet), we have no idea on the best way to minimise the risk to our pups. We know they are poisonous so we have been patrolling the yard for them, but what do you do with them when you find them (i.e how do you kill them)? I should add that we are both massive pacifists and HATE killing things. Is there any kind of wussy way to humanely kill them? Are there any other prevention techniques other than purely patrol and kill? Also on the topic of QLD-specific dog issues, we have been told that we need to get them tick control, but someone else told us we only need to get this from October - April. Is this correct or were they misinformed? I am a bit anxious about it all