By Lata Sivadasan on February 21, 2009
Health Problems:
Kelpies are generally a quite hardy breed, but do have some medical conditions to be aware of:
Progressive Retinal Atrophy: manifests as night blindness, slowly progresses to total blindness.
Cryptorchidism: absence of one or both testicles.
Hip dysplasia: a hereditary disease that can cause crippling lameness and painful arthritis of the joints.
Cerebellar abiotrophy: a genetic disease that [...]
Posted in Australian Kelpie | Tagged Australian Kelpie, lameness, night blindness, shedder, working dog
By Lata Sivadasan on February 20, 2009
Other Names: Australian Heeler, Hall’s Heeler, Queensland Heeler and the Blue Heeler.
Group: Herding
Description:
The Australian Cattle Dog, is a sturdy, compact working dog, well-muscled, powerful, yet very agile. The body is a bit longer than high with a slightly curved tail reaching approximately to the hock. The front legs should be perfectly straight [...]
Posted in Australian Cattle Dog | Tagged Australian Cattle Dog, australian cattle dogs, legs and feet, working dog
By Jeev Sahadevan on December 2, 2008
Labradors as working dogs
Labradors are an intelligent breed with a good work ethic and generally good temperaments. Statistics show that 91.5% of Labradors who were tested passed the American Temperament Test. Common working roles for Labradors include: hunting, tracking and detection, disabled-assistance, carting, and therapy work. Approximately 60–70% of all guide dogs in the United [...]
Posted in Labrador DogTraining | Tagged good work ethic, guide dogs, Labrador Retreiver, working dog, working dogs
By Jeev Sahadevan on October 26, 2008
Dogs have served man since time immemorial.They have served as guard and as hunting dogs to primitive man.The use in war as guard dogs goes back in time to the earliest civilization.
Acquiring a new Dog Whether you are to acquire a new dog for the first time or adding to your collection , you must [...]
Posted in Dog Behavior | Tagged guard dogs, hunting dogs, response one, war dogs, working dog
By Jeev Sahadevan on October 7, 2008
Labradors as working dogs
Labradors are an intelligent breed with a good work ethic and generally good temperaments. Statistics show that 91.5% of Labradors who were tested passed the American Temperament Test. Common working roles for Labradors include: hunting, tracking and detection, disabled-assistance, carting, and therapy work. Approximately 60–70% of all guide dogs in the United [...]
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged good work ethic, guide dogs, intelligence initiative, Labrador Retreiver, working dog, working dogs