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they are nice dogs but need alot of room you hae to have perferabley a farm would be best and colder weather. they are nice pets and they need alot of grooming andyou can also cut them short hair when its summer if its warm.
Mine is three. You really do need to be dedicated to brushing and grooming, so that is good that you are willing.
They are very stubborn – they have been bred to herd sheep and follow their own instincts and NOT need a human to tell them what to do. This means they are used to doing their own thing and not yours. Start obedience classes early! They also will herd things they can find (mine herds the cats and sometimes me if he thinks I need to be heading in a different direction then I am trying to go). They can be temperamental and fussy and wimpy, they’re very picky about things.
EDIT: I’ve seen a lot of personality similarity between my Barkley and the Border Collies I’ve worked with. You have lots of good practice.
I got an Old English from our local shelter. OMG!!! What a wonderful dog he was!!!! He was 2 when I adopted him and we had him for 12 years (quite a long time for that breed). I can’t say enuf about Old English!!! My son was 2 when we got him and he was the “babysitter”!!! My son got out of the house and was toddling about the yard–that dog barked and barked and carried on–I ran outside and there was my naked little 2 year old in the yard (mind you–this was in a 3 minute time-frame!!). The only down-side to Winston was the constant grooming–every night I sat and combed and brushed (and had enuf fur to knit me another dog!!!) Summer is hard on them – we did have him shaved down one summer when it got ungodly hot here and our vet told me “finally!! someone had enough sense to shave their sheepdog!!!) We also kept his “fall” over his eyes trimmed (he kept falling down the stairs cause he couldn’t see!!) They are wonderful dogs, high maintenance, but worth it!!!
Here are the pros and cons on the breed, along with the “major concerns” that someone should have when considering owning the breed for the first time.
the only Old English i’ve ever known was owned by an aunt. he was a nice dog. she had a bunch of kids and never had any trouble with him. but i also remember that except for being shaved once a year in the spring, he was always dirty and unbrushed. food tangled in the hair around his mouth always made him stink. she let him drink out of the toilet and he’d slobber water all over the place. not his fault, but all i can remember is that he was dirty and stank.
they are nice dogs but need alot of room you hae to have perferabley a farm would be best and colder weather. they are nice pets and they need alot of grooming andyou can also cut them short hair when its summer if its warm.
Mine is three. You really do need to be dedicated to brushing and grooming, so that is good that you are willing.
They are very stubborn – they have been bred to herd sheep and follow their own instincts and NOT need a human to tell them what to do. This means they are used to doing their own thing and not yours. Start obedience classes early! They also will herd things they can find (mine herds the cats and sometimes me if he thinks I need to be heading in a different direction then I am trying to go). They can be temperamental and fussy and wimpy, they’re very picky about things.
EDIT: I’ve seen a lot of personality similarity between my Barkley and the Border Collies I’ve worked with. You have lots of good practice.
I got an Old English from our local shelter. OMG!!! What a wonderful dog he was!!!! He was 2 when I adopted him and we had him for 12 years (quite a long time for that breed). I can’t say enuf about Old English!!! My son was 2 when we got him and he was the “babysitter”!!! My son got out of the house and was toddling about the yard–that dog barked and barked and carried on–I ran outside and there was my naked little 2 year old in the yard (mind you–this was in a 3 minute time-frame!!). The only down-side to Winston was the constant grooming–every night I sat and combed and brushed (and had enuf fur to knit me another dog!!!) Summer is hard on them – we did have him shaved down one summer when it got ungodly hot here and our vet told me “finally!! someone had enough sense to shave their sheepdog!!!) We also kept his “fall” over his eyes trimmed (he kept falling down the stairs cause he couldn’t see!!) They are wonderful dogs, high maintenance, but worth it!!!
Here are the pros and cons on the breed, along with the “major concerns” that someone should have when considering owning the breed for the first time.
the only Old English i’ve ever known was owned by an aunt. he was a nice dog. she had a bunch of kids and never had any trouble with him. but i also remember that except for being shaved once a year in the spring, he was always dirty and unbrushed. food tangled in the hair around his mouth always made him stink. she let him drink out of the toilet and he’d slobber water all over the place. not his fault, but all i can remember is that he was dirty and stank.