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Name: Tango the Kelpie
Status: Adopted!
Adoption Fee: $150
Species: Dog
Breed: Australian Kelpie (short coat)
Color: Tricolor
Pattern: Tricolor
Sex: Male (not neutered, but will be before adoption)
Current Size: 35 Pounds
General Potential Size: Medium
Current Age: 19 Years 5 Months (best estimate)
Activity Level: Highly Active
Indoor or Outdoor: Indoor Only
Good with Dogs: Yes
Good with Cats: Yes
Good with Kids: Yes
Housetrained: Yes
Microchipped: Yes
Description:
Tango is an Australian Kelpie that we rescued from high-kill shelter. Gotta admit, I didn't know what a Kelpie was. I looked it up. Wow! "This very clever Kelpie will jump on the back of the nearest sheep and run lightly across the flock to reach the other side." My dogs can't figure out how to use a doggie door!!!
According to Tango's foster, "Tango and his friends Leo and Winnie came from a high kill shelter in the Florida Panhandle. Tango is a little rocket. He is full of fun and energy. He has the intelligence and eye contact that you see with Border Collies and Austrailian Cattle Dogs. Tango is an awesome dog but is not for everyone. Because of his energy level and intelligence he needs a strong owner and will need to stay busy. He is highly trainable and would make an awesome dog for someone interested in getting into agility training. Once Tango runs off that energy he is a real lover and craves affection. He is a bit of a clown too. Tango is great with other dogs. He is OK with cats but because of his herding instinct he does want to chase them at times but he responds quickly when you correct him. It should be noted that he doesn't show any agression towards the cats he just likes to chase them. Tango is also good with children but I think he would do best with kids that are 7 or older, just because of his energy level. He is crate trained and goes right in his crate with a treat. I believe he was mostly an outside dog in the past so he may need a little work with housetraining but he is a quick learner. He knows he is supposed to go potty outside but he has marked his territory in the house a couple of times. Once he is neutered his tendency to want to do this will be much less and I doubt he'll have any problems. Tango is a great dog and will provide his new owner or family with endless enterainment. "
According to www.dogbreedinfo.com, the Australian Kelpie, or Australian Sheepdog, is a compact, robust, enthusiastic, and tireless working dog. Excellent at herding, the Australian Kelpie is the most popular and successful working dog. Kelpies are devoted one-man dogs but far too work-oriented and energetic for a couch dog or apartment existence. Their easy trainability and keenness on the job make them a fundamental component of the Australian work force. They are ready to respond immediately to any signal given by its master, even from a great distance. They are good with children when they are raised with them from puppyhood. Kelpies will try to herd other dogs, pets and animals whether they want to be herded or not. This workaholic will work until it drops. They are independent and in business for themselves rather than for pleasing a handler. Boredom is the breed's doom and the owner's as well. In their native country of Australia, Kelpies work all day even in intense heat, covering 1,000 to 4,000-plus acres. The breed uses "eye" similar to the Border Collie's on the tractable stock, but utilizes its nipping ability to turn more stubborn cattle. Kelpies can muster thousands of sheep from pasture to pen to truck. When a flock of sheep is packed as tight as Times Square on New Year's Eve, they will look for the shortest way to the other side, which is usually in a straight line. This very clever Kelpie will jump on the back of the nearest sheep and run lightly across the flock to reach the other side. They make excellent watchdogs and can also be trained as seeing-eye dogs. The Australian Kelpie is not an aggressive dog, but he can be protective when needed, and will guard his family and their belongings when necessary, regardless of the risk to himself. With the deep intelligence in which this breed exhibits, comes a high dominance level. Meek owners will not do well with this breed. They need an owner who knows how to display natural calm, but firm authority over the dog at all times. With the right type of owner and the proper amount of daily metal and physical exercise this breed can excel. Problems can and WILL arise with meek owners, and or owners who do not provide the proper amount and type of exercise. This breed does best with a job to do. If you do not have time to extensively work with and exercise your dog, or do not fully understand canine instincts and their need to have leadership, this is not the breed for you.
Although many still believe the Kelpie is a Dingo crossed with the Border Collie, more accurate documentation reveals the breed's development from English North Country Collies of the Rutherford strain. These hardy British working herders, like many sheepdogs, were imported to Australia during the latter half of the 19th century. Today nearly 100,000 Kelpies are employed on that continent. Despite their relatively small size, Kelpies are without limitations, capable of working cattle, goats, poultry and reindeer. They will excel in competitive obedience. The name "Kelpie" comes from the water kelpie mentioned by Robert Louis Stevenson, the Scottish writer, in the novel Kidnapped. This breed has been known since 1870. They have a life expectancy of about 10-14 years.
According to Tango's foster, "Tango and his friends Leo and Winnie came from a high kill shelter in the Florida Panhandle. Tango is a little rocket. He is full of fun and energy. He has the intelligence and eye contact that you see with Border Collies and Austrailian Cattle Dogs. Tango is an awesome dog but is not for everyone. Because of his energy level and intelligence he needs a strong owner and will need to stay busy. He is highly trainable and would make an awesome dog for someone interested in getting into agility training. Once Tango runs off that energy he is a real lover and craves affection. He is a bit of a clown too. Tango is great with other dogs. He is OK with cats but because of his herding instinct he does want to chase them at times but he responds quickly when you correct him. It should be noted that he doesn't show any agression towards the cats he just likes to chase them. Tango is also good with children but I think he would do best with kids that are 7 or older, just because of his energy level. He is crate trained and goes right in his crate with a treat. I believe he was mostly an outside dog in the past so he may need a little work with housetraining but he is a quick learner. He knows he is supposed to go potty outside but he has marked his territory in the house a couple of times. Once he is neutered his tendency to want to do this will be much less and I doubt he'll have any problems. Tango is a great dog and will provide his new owner or family with endless enterainment. "
According to www.dogbreedinfo.com, the Australian Kelpie, or Australian Sheepdog, is a compact, robust, enthusiastic, and tireless working dog. Excellent at herding, the Australian Kelpie is the most popular and successful working dog. Kelpies are devoted one-man dogs but far too work-oriented and energetic for a couch dog or apartment existence. Their easy trainability and keenness on the job make them a fundamental component of the Australian work force. They are ready to respond immediately to any signal given by its master, even from a great distance. They are good with children when they are raised with them from puppyhood. Kelpies will try to herd other dogs, pets and animals whether they want to be herded or not. This workaholic will work until it drops. They are independent and in business for themselves rather than for pleasing a handler. Boredom is the breed's doom and the owner's as well. In their native country of Australia, Kelpies work all day even in intense heat, covering 1,000 to 4,000-plus acres. The breed uses "eye" similar to the Border Collie's on the tractable stock, but utilizes its nipping ability to turn more stubborn cattle. Kelpies can muster thousands of sheep from pasture to pen to truck. When a flock of sheep is packed as tight as Times Square on New Year's Eve, they will look for the shortest way to the other side, which is usually in a straight line. This very clever Kelpie will jump on the back of the nearest sheep and run lightly across the flock to reach the other side. They make excellent watchdogs and can also be trained as seeing-eye dogs. The Australian Kelpie is not an aggressive dog, but he can be protective when needed, and will guard his family and their belongings when necessary, regardless of the risk to himself. With the deep intelligence in which this breed exhibits, comes a high dominance level. Meek owners will not do well with this breed. They need an owner who knows how to display natural calm, but firm authority over the dog at all times. With the right type of owner and the proper amount of daily metal and physical exercise this breed can excel. Problems can and WILL arise with meek owners, and or owners who do not provide the proper amount and type of exercise. This breed does best with a job to do. If you do not have time to extensively work with and exercise your dog, or do not fully understand canine instincts and their need to have leadership, this is not the breed for you.
Although many still believe the Kelpie is a Dingo crossed with the Border Collie, more accurate documentation reveals the breed's development from English North Country Collies of the Rutherford strain. These hardy British working herders, like many sheepdogs, were imported to Australia during the latter half of the 19th century. Today nearly 100,000 Kelpies are employed on that continent. Despite their relatively small size, Kelpies are without limitations, capable of working cattle, goats, poultry and reindeer. They will excel in competitive obedience. The name "Kelpie" comes from the water kelpie mentioned by Robert Louis Stevenson, the Scottish writer, in the novel Kidnapped. This breed has been known since 1870. They have a life expectancy of about 10-14 years.
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