Then and Now

[Jinglebob]

Before



After



This is Reb, a male full blooded Aussie. Man is he hard headed and tuff'! Kind'a reminds me of someone who lives here!

[the_jersey_lilly_2000]

Awww what cute puppy/doggie pictures.

[kolanuraven]

This is my tri color Reg. Aussie....Bruiser! I rescued him from Doggie Death Row. He's still in Cow Dog 101....but this pic looks like it belongs on his Driver Licenses!! The first thing he does when he meets someone new....is run up...sit flat on this butt...and throw his paw out to you for a " shake" with that goody grin on his face!!!

[Faster horses]

Great looking dogs, to both of you. They look so happy!

Jinglebob, your dog doesn't look so tough...He's on the couch!!!

[Jinglebob]

Yeah, well, you ought to see who he had to whip to get to set there!

When I first got him home, (the size he was in the first pic) he jumped out of the open window of a 3/4 ton Dodge and lit right on his nose in a gravel road. He just kept quiet and went on about his business, as if it was normal to do so!

He's just now figuring out that there are cows and horses around here and that perhaps his mission in life is to make them do what he wants!

When the older dog was working some cows, a while back, he got the darndest expression on his face, like "Oh, is that what them things are around here for?"

Now we are working on, "don't bark and especcially at the horses". So far he's never been kicked, but it's coming one of these days. I'm thinking that he's the kind of dog to take it as an insult and will want to get some retribution!

I had always heard that Aussies are slower to develope, than Border collies, and I think it's right. The older dog didn't seem to want to really bear down and do what you said until she was about 2. She is a border collie X Aussie.

They also say that Aussies like a routine. He wants to do the chores in the morning, just the same as we did it the day before and is puzzled when you do something different or at a different time.

[Faster horses]

Pretty cool dogs though. My folks had one they called 'Polka'. They used her on cattle when dad worked on ranches, but this dog also played hide and seek, Annie Over, and lots of fun things.

She'd stay on one side of the house and they would throw the ball over. She would catch the ball and run around the side of the house where they were.

She herded everything. Ducks, chickens, sheep, she wasn't particular.
Fun dog!!!!

[Jinglebob]

The female is a stick packer. She is always running around with a stick in her mouth and she brings them all up to the house and drops them. If I could just get her to pack them back to the wood pile!

She does drop the sticks when there are cows to work.

The younger dog will take them if she drops them. But he just wants to play and to her, it is a job!

[kolanuraven]

I think the stick toting is common w/ these dogs. Mine carries one while she is working the cows. I keep one in my hand because I can work my cows on foot and it extends my reach....but why she does it...who knows!

All 3 of mine have done it from one time to the other! And if you reach down and throw it back into the woods from whence it came. Holy Smokes not greater sin was done. They go tearing off into the woods and find that very stick and bring it back a drop it in the yard and walk off!!!

[theHiredMansWife]

Nice computer, Jinglebob.

And there's not much cuter than an Aussie pup. Thanks for sharing, guys.
So far as dogs go... Since that's what brought me to this board in the first place, I should show off the one I found:
Beau-- Half McNab, 1/4BC, 1/4blue heeler


And here's his oddity:


He smiles. But only when he's really excited. In fact, the pic is slightly blurred because he was wiggling so bad. But I've never seen a dog do this when they weren't threatened, grumpy, whatever. For him it's only when he's happy/excited.

[kolanuraven]

Love it!!! My Aussie, rest his soul, would do that when you'd tell him...like when he met someone new!! But no where as good as that!!

[theHiredMansWife]

My Aussie, rest his soul, would do that when you'd tell him

Neat!
I never even thought... I should put a command to that. "Beau! Say cheese!"

[kolanuraven]

The one, Bruiser, thats in the Gallery pic came to half way trained. He'd lay down when you'd say " BANG"...his previous owner taught him that.

One day I had the starter pistol out scaring away some crows and every time I'd fire it Bruiser would just fall down like he was dead!!

Somehow in his doggie mind he was hearing BANG and was doing what he was trained to do. Now I'm wondering how I will keep him upright where deer season starts cause you can hear the guns in the distant in the woods!!!!