gsd x huntaway

~Chameleon~

I have this overwhelming urge to give you a big (((((HUG))))) :A :A :A

You sound such a lovely person and your family are wonderful too! I get such a warm fuzzy feeling listening to you describe your home and I just know that l'il pup is going to be just fine with you all

Love to you and your family xxxx :xmassign:

foreign_correspondent

deb68 wrote: »

OH Chameleon (lovely name) i didnt take it in a bad way you come across as a careing animal lover,

oh bless you, like Chameleon I would like to give you a hug - and Chameleon too!

Its very nice when threads like this are constructive and people do not look for reasons to take offence:T

deb68_2

Flipping heck you will have me in tears,
i had given up on people being as nice as i have found on this site
thank you for your kind words,you have no idea how much that has ment to me
take care

lululblu

I have a 7 year old Huntaway. He is a beautiful, loyal dog, and honestly the easiest dog I have ever owned. He stands slightly taller than a GSD but is often mistaken for a GSD x or Rotty X. He can be very playful with our dalmation but also a total couch potato and sleeps on the sofa with his legs in the air! I live on a farm and he never runs off, it's just not in his nature but they are very vocal with herd animals, as is their breeding, and he will bark at my horses. He lives happily with a cat, loves children and basically everyone really! He loves to swim in the river and get filthy! Oh yeah they do tend to shed alot but if you have GSDs i'm sure you're used to it! Touch wood he's always been very healthy but being fairly big I think he may suffer with his joints when he's older (I feed him cod liver oil). He is very clever and can open any door, he just lets himself out for a wee! Basically they are fab dogs and make good family pets but obviously like all herding dogs do need long walks although I would recommend a Huntaway over a border collie anyday as they are nowhere near as intelligent (sorry Joey!), energetic or demanding. Obviously he is 7 so has quietened down a bit now. But don't get me wrong, he'll playfight and chase with the dalmation in the garden for hours on end and loves his toys. As for agility I think a Huntaway could be good, but being larger dogs I would wait till his bones are fully developed before you start anything. I'm sure it'll be great fun. Anyway - i've bored you enough, I just thought i'd share my experiences as I know there aren't many people who keep them just as pets so i seem to be a bit of an expert now lol. Enjoy yours, you truly will have a friend for life there xx

deb68_2

Thank you for that Lululblu it helped a lot noing other people have them
He has settled down really well loves the kids especially if walking round with no shoes on,lol,Hes not to sure about the cats will chase them if we dont tell him no.He is very good letting us no if wants a poo,will wee on the paper have to take him out soon as woken up soon as he has played,doesnt wee on the floor, well he does but on paper,bit of a !!!!!! if the door is openand paper on the floor will stay in and do it on floor,so have started to pick it up during the day,seems to get it now.He loves fuss,still walks round with his teddy,i think he thinks tht one of our german sheps is his mam he follows her everywhere will cuddle up to her to sleep,plays really well with both gsd's,boy as has gor some energy wish i had some lke that.We take him out on to the beach he loves it the other 2 go in the sea he hides behind me when they do,dont blame him too cold.We have been taking him to meet lots dif people,and will keep doing it.soon as old enough he will be neurterd.Am glad we got him hes lovely little dog.
take care

foreign_correspondent

he sounds lovely, and well settled in - can we see piccies??

trudij

My first dog was a huntaway - and noone believed me that he was a proper breed (even my vets that I was using at the time) until the vets had a NZ locum, she ran into the waiting room and said that she hadnt seen a Huntaway since she left home 6 years previously....

They are wonderful dogs - I wish I had known what I know now then - bless him, I rescued him from my then boss (he had been bought to take over from their sheepdog,but he was scared of sheep,so they locked him in a stable and fed him every three days (basically when they remembered) and were going to shoot him. He was my learning curve, and by heck it was a big one!! He died when we had just begun to make a breakthrough with his housetraining, I went over the road and didint realise he was in the garden - he ran up to follow me, jumped the wall and landed in the road,in the path of a volvo... he made it to the vets table, then thumped his tail,licked my hand and died........

VERY VERY happy years ahead for you with yours, and well done for having him.

xxxx

deb68_2

Hi Trudij
thats awful im really sorry you lost him,im sure tho whilst he was with you he new you loved him

my pics on my mobile wont go on the laptop just keeps saying failed dont no why?
will get eldest son to have a go for me
take care all

Errata

Huntaways are terrific, quite a few sheep farmers in the Lake District have taken to using them alongside their sheepdogs. They have a neat trick of running across the backs of a herd of sheep when they're rounding up and need to get from one side of the flock to the other in a hurry. They're also pretty good at 'gobbing off' at the sheep !
Kiwis reckon that Huntaways are more intelligent than the blokes they work with, and there's a terrific strip cartoon about a farmer and his Huntaway in an NZ newspaper - sorry I can't remember which one.
Enjoy your dog, expect to play Wallace to his Gromitt !