About the puppy: we got him from an organization called Corgi Rescue. They told us that the mother was a Corgi and the father was probably a Border Collie, an Australian Shepherd, or an Australian Cattle Dog. We never saw either parent. Now that he is nearing 5 months old we have noticed that he doesn’t resemble any of these breeds. Nor does he resemble either of the corgi breeds. We even attended a dog show, and other than having four legs, we noticed few, if any similarities.
His endless energy and bouncing off the wall behavior suggests that he is some variety of herding dog. We have noticed other behavior that also looks to belong to a herding breed.
About a week ago Dianne walked him to the nearby Starbucks. Another customer began a conversation and told her it looked like a Kelpie. Searching Google led us to http://www.kelpiesinc.com/, The Working Kelpie. Our opinion is that he could have been one of the dogs that was photographed for this site.
A compact, robust, enthusiastic, and tireless working dog. Excellent at herding, the Australian Kelpie is the most popular and successful working dog. Kelpies are devoted one-man dogs but far too work-oriented and energetic for a house or apartment existence. Their easy trainability and keenness on the job make them a fundamental component of the Australian work force. They are ready to respond immediately to any signal given by its master, even from a great distance. They are good with children when they are raised with them from puppyhood. Kelpies will try to herd other dogs, pets and animals whether they want to be herded or not. This workaholic will work until it drops. They are independent and in business for themselves rather than for pleasing a handler. Boredom is the breed's doom and the owner's as well.
His endless energy and bouncing off the wall behavior suggests that he is some variety of herding dog. We have noticed other behavior that also looks to belong to a herding breed.
About a week ago Dianne walked him to the nearby Starbucks. Another customer began a conversation and told her it looked like a Kelpie. Searching Google led us to http://www.kelpiesinc.com/, The Working Kelpie. Our opinion is that he could have been one of the dogs that was photographed for this site.
A compact, robust, enthusiastic, and tireless working dog. Excellent at herding, the Australian Kelpie is the most popular and successful working dog. Kelpies are devoted one-man dogs but far too work-oriented and energetic for a house or apartment existence. Their easy trainability and keenness on the job make them a fundamental component of the Australian work force. They are ready to respond immediately to any signal given by its master, even from a great distance. They are good with children when they are raised with them from puppyhood. Kelpies will try to herd other dogs, pets and animals whether they want to be herded or not. This workaholic will work until it drops. They are independent and in business for themselves rather than for pleasing a handler. Boredom is the breed's doom and the owner's as well.
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