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My 2 cents...there is good ones in all breeds and crosses. A lot is the luck of the draw of getting a real good one or cull a lot of mediocre ones to get a good one. Myself I go with Aussies, the Hangin Tree bloodlines as the main blood. Mite try Norm Andrews in Dwight, Ne or Randy Kidd in...

You're not alone Hay Maker..I feed mine cantalope, they sure like em.

Haymaker, Cotton lookin pretty good. I had a mare that would eat the peaches off the ground and when there wasnt any on the ground she would go to the trunk of the tree and bump it real hard with her hip and make more fall. She'd spit the seed out when done eating the peach.

RIP Laddie...its hard o lose a good one and a true friend. I feel your loss. Hope you have a pup coming up that mite come close to being Laddie.

I agree 100% on letting a dog think and work on its own. I give very few commands... most of the time, a flank command to start them out if I want them to go a certain way and a That'll do at the end. But I teach them many commands so if I need them in certain situations, I have them in my "tool...

Not set in stone of what whistles to use for what but most probably use a long for down and a short for walk up. Flanks and others is what you can blow and makes sense to you. Of course more commands you have on your dog the more you got to come up with. Just for an example here is what I...

Here is a site that I refer people to for blowing whistles...gives real good diagram of tongue position and all. Moving tip of your tongue up and down just the slightest varies the tone. Just takes a lot of practice to get consistent. http://www.wellscroft.com/farm/dogs/dogsWhistle.html

I agree also, Go For It. Everyone has first trial nervousness...tho the case of nerves never went away for me. They are fun and addicting. I only go once or twice a year if I get time but like to go to the state fair ones and the ones that run for money....brings out the good dogs and courses...

I'll second the Calf Manna that Jersey Lily mentioned....1lb coffee can twice a day.

Another book that may help ya a bit....Training and Working Dogs by Scott Lithgow. Before ever try to train/work stock be sure to have a a good solid recall, down., and that'll do or you mite as well tie your dog up at the house and work the stock by yourself.

Daughter has a horse that has it..... the short of what the vet said, is was something to do with auto-immune system. Had kind of a green cast to its eyes at first off and on. Almost totally blind now and follows an old mare around for a seeing eye guide.

I've had Aussies for about 25 yrs tho I have tried a heeler and BC-Aussies is my choice of weapons :D I usually always have at least 5 or 6-registered and mainly Hangin Tree lines with a little SlashV and Las Rocosa thrown in. A friend talks me into trialing about once a year--last year it was...

What's the bloodlines of those pups?

My Ausssies(45-60lbs) get about a half cup of Calf Manna in the am and 2 cups Black Gold in the pm...and maybe once or twice a week a big spoon of meat grease. They stay a good working weight. Besides helping your dogs hips, mite add a few years on his life also being a little thinnner.

Have you found out anything about your Aussie-did the x-rays show anything?

May not be the right way but i dont take away the grain when I start them....I feed the same all the time. I figure if going to act up because feelin their grain-lets get it over with and out of their system.That way I am kinda expecting it and ready for it...most of the time :D ...key word is...

Most common response I have heard from friends is some sort of seizure...not necessarily epilepsy. If you find out what is wrong please post back what the problem was.

More ideas from friends: An Abcess in brain may be a possiblity Maaaannny years ago when I worked at Texas A&M, a pup under a year of age that had a previous surgery had similar symptoms. After a MRI... they found an abscess at the base of his brain. Once removed he was normal...... the...

After watching the videos several times, especailly the second one--a form of tail chasing crossed my mind. I friend I sent the videos to-thought along the same lines and found a site that mite shed some light. http://www.usask.ca/wcvm/herdmed/applied-ethology/behaviourproblems/tailchase.html...

I've not seen anything like that but suspect something to do with the nerves. If you dont mind I will post to some of my dog friends and boards and see if any knows what it is or where to go in TN to find out.