Kelpies are really a lot like Border Colies.. I mean seriously... Same foundation stock of "working" colie and all of that. The BC was just developed in Scottland and the Kelpie in Australia... There are headers and healers and ones with real nice gahtering ability and drivers and ones that will work yards vs paddocks and whole bunches of things..
I worked mine with a BC person and actually almost sold my girl to her but she was looking to sell her herself and just couldn't get the interest of the black and white crowd. She thought the Kelpies had some benifts that the BC's didn't have (More willing to mix it up) and a bit more independant minded but they also tended to work a bit tighter than maybe they had too.. Probably my fault
I love that girl dog of mine but she just... argh... Too much dog for me... More instinct than brains.