koalathebear Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 (edited) In case anyone else is interested, here are details of the Annual Bredbo Sheepdog Trials. OH and I will probably be attending with our two monsters - as spectators not contestants. :D Although an hour and 22 minutes in the car is quite a long drive! I didn't know Bredo was so far from Canberra. Edited November 16, 2010 by koalathebear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasha Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I will be heading down for that too. Only as a competitor. Should be good, I have heard good things about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cry123 Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 I will be heading down for that too.Only as a competitor. Should be good, I have heard good things about it. We wish we where going, but work gets in the way!! lol We wont trial again until next year now...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koalathebear Posted November 21, 2010 Author Share Posted November 21, 2010 Some photos from yesterday. It was a gorgeous day - very hot and sunny. I didn't know much about trialling so was surprised to see mostly border collies. Apparently Kelpies aren't good at the 3-sheep work because they're a bit too pushy with the sheep and not as 'soft' as the borders. This is Cricket the border collie. This gorgeous black and tan Kelpie was the exception apparently and was extremely gentle, still and measured in its herding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koalathebear Posted November 21, 2010 Author Share Posted November 21, 2010 (edited) 3 sheepies Caplan the Border Collie We brought our doggies along to watch. The handlers there were a bit scornful of our treat bags, soft crate and poo bags Oh well Edited November 21, 2010 by koalathebear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavik Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Great pics Yes more BCs do 3 sheep work than Kelpies. In Yard Trials you will see a lot of Kelpies I went to the Bathurst Royal with a friend several years ago and was my introduction to Yard Trials - it was so amazing to watch the dogs work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koalathebear Posted November 21, 2010 Author Share Posted November 21, 2010 Great pics Yes more BCs do 3 sheep work than Kelpies. In Yard Trials you will see a lot of Kelpies I went to the Bathurst Royal with a friend several years ago and was my introduction to Yard Trials - it was so amazing to watch the dogs work! :D Thanks Kavik! I'm really looking forward to going and seeing some yard trials at some point. Not just for the trials, I want to see all the Kelpies. :D Just need to chase down the ones that are in Canberra or nearby ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staranais Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Great photos, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cry123 Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 We do three sheep dog trialling and we do it with both broder collies and kelpies. We have some very good kelpies that do the three sheep trials. My OH won at Canberra last year at the Nationals with a kelpie. We are actually kelpie people at heart. My OH breeds kelpies that will do the three sheep work. You just have to have the right dogs. There are a lot of kelpies out there that give some kelpies a bad name!! lol Love trialling, my Oh loves doing ti with the kelpies, but he has been succesful with his border collies as well, but he is a kelpie man. I have just begun trialling but I have BC's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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