The iconic Australian Dog. The Kelpie!
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My kelpie Maxwell is a black and tan one. People always think he’s a mixed breed until I explain to them what a Kelpie is.
You are an id io t
They are a great dog definitely not for the city.
If you can, try to find the ABC television production “Muster Dogs”. I think it goes for four or five episodes and it’s brilliant 🇦🇺
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The movie Red Dog is a good one. Even the toughest bloke will crack watching this movie 😊🇦🇺
Fun fact, and totally irrelevant: the Australian Shepherd is actually a breed developed in America.
Really impressed with your dog knowledge and how you picked straight away that it needs lots of stimulation and is not for apartments because it's a working dog, I'd rate a kelpies need for 'work' and stimulation as higher than a German Shepards. Kelpies are just bundles of energy and I think of their energy needs as like sled dogs like Malamutes and Huskies.
Hey mate, cheers from Australia, I own 38acres near Bundaberg, my boy max never ever stops, he is my best mate, and is the most loyal loving dog I have ever owned. My point is, you need land and time. Cheers mick.
Have had 2 kelpies and in my opinion they are the smartest dogs of all. Border collies may be smart but kelpies are another whole level. I swear they are fully capable of understanding hundreds of words, let alone signals and keen attention to your body language – i would trust their judgement of people, they don’t make errors.
They are also loyal and affectionate, but many are one-person dogs. Kelpies are just the most brilliant dogs. Our last one was instinctively rounding up sheep at 10 weeks of age.
I got a kelpie x rottie. a solid dog that runs forever.
The blue and red heeler are also awesome dogs, had a blue girl myself and she was the absolute best dog
1 working dog = 5 blokes on a farm. Old mate had a goat farm & theses dogs were great with any escaped goats. These dogs were brilliant in keeping the goats moving from paddock to paddock. "Paddy" the lead dog had a warning system of barking when things were not right – he warned us of a few snakes in the grass too.
We have a nearly 13yr old Kelpie who we rescued when he was 5. Will chase a ball all day long given half a chance! But stubborn when it comes to being hot and needing to cool down with a swim! No matter what you do he will not come back till he has found water to lie in! Then up and game for more ball chasing! He's slowing down now as his joints are giving him some trouble!
You should really watch the movie "Red Dog". I'm pretty sure you'll love it. It's funny & it's sad but a historically imperfect but legitimate production of many Australian towns & one very beautiful dog. The main female in the show is the main character's sister from Jessica Jones.
not good as pets these dogs need work
If you guys want a real good show watch Muster Dogs it’s about Kelpie pups heading to 5 farms and training up in 6 months. It is on a network called ABC . I have an 8 month old Black Tan Kelpie he is a lot of work & suits us.
Did you know that they recently proved that Kelpies have dingo ancestors.
I have German Shepherd / Kelpie mix old dog now but in his prime leap tall buildings in one bound, regular Houdini, proper dog, wonderful companion bordeline genius, / baldrick
Love the kelpie. Beautiful dogs, very friendly, but very energetic.
what they don't tell you @25%to 33% dingo
Kelpies are amazing, super friendly and absolutely full on. If I had tons of land I'd have one, but because I don't, I have Ridgebacks 😉 Edit; I wrote that before you mentioned sight hounds for apartment living, which is spot on
There are stories that Kelpie's have dingo in them. Which for the pure breed isn't true. but there would have been many descendants from cattle dogs which would have interbred. DNA testing of Kelpie's show no evidence of Dingo, but that's pure breds obviously.
My old fella passed last year at 17. When he was young we tried to wear him out before rounding up the sheep. We were at my mates place 8km away and have the dog "Max" running behind the Ute. For the first 2 km he would keep up at 40km/h then we would drop back to 30 km/h for another 2km and then do the rest of the trip at 20km/h, then we would work the mob of sheep and he never got tired. I never had to cut his toe nails, he always wore them down. He only had health issues after 15 with his back legs, he was a very old man.
My last dog was a Kelpie
He had a chewed rope tied around his neck, it turned out he was following some distance behind a fella who was riding a horse, and as he cut the corner our place was on I bothered to speak to him and so he stopped at our place
We had chickens and sheep and another dog and a cat and kids and the Kelpie just blended in nicely
A few days later the fella on the horse dropped in and explained that he owned him, we'd called him Brownie but his name was Red
So he took him home and a week or so later Red came back and we'd take him back and he'd come back and the fella would come and get him or we'd take him back and he'd come back and we'd return him but eventually the farmer said "keep him" so like that ugly mutt in the movie Red Dog our handsome Red Dog chose his owners
He was perfect
We have kelpies, we're on a farm in Australia. If there are days we're not doing sheep work my husband has to take them for a run from one end of the farm to the other while he's on a motor bike. They just need to release energy.
Oh and is so true about rounding up other animals. Our poor cats are often rounded up when they're bored. An these ones LIVE on a farm!
Watch 'Red Dog' before you watch 'Red dog true blue'.
I have a 3 month kelpie puppy 🙂 Everything you said seems to be true so far. He can be a bit naughty when he tries to play tug-of-war with our feet, socks, shoes, pants and hands but he is a beautiful and intelligent pup who loves nothing more than running around the farm.
I had a Kelpie mixed with a Whippet when I was a kid. I got her from the local veterinarian that found her as a stray. She was an amazing dog. Very smart and loving. Also very hyperactive lol. I used to walk her 2 or 3 times a day for an hour or so, then let her run around the local football oval for a bit, not to mention playing fetch and just running around all day. Even when she was obviously tired she never wanted to stop playing lol. I used to spend a lot of time with her training her and teaching her little tricks. She loved learning things. When I first got her she had food aggression. She was so skinny I think she just wasn't used to getting food. It only took about 2 days to stop that. Once she realised she would be getting food every day and growling only meant the food being taken away for a minute. She wasn't aggressive any other time with people. Although she didn't like other dogs. Except my mum's dog. She also loved cats. They used to hang out and play together all the time. She was such a great dog, all my friends and family loved her. Unfortunately I had to put her to sleep when she was 19 or 20. She had a long happy life though. I love Kelpies. I would've liked to get another one but decided to get a less active dog after she passed. I don't have as much time and energy to invest now. Kelpies are a great breed but need a lot of attention.
The dots over the kelpies eyes are a great evolution . As working dogs the sheep think the dogs eyes are open and watching them even when their eyes are closed.
I have the laziest Kelpie in the world. Was hoping for a running companion as I run 5-10 km every day. Nope. He hates going for walks let alone running. While I taught him how to fetch a ball, when I take him to the park to throw a ball, he wants to lay down in the grass until my other dog has had enough play time at which point he's happy to go home. He's broken.
Kelpie border collie cross owner here. Great vidi but why are we listening to American who can't even get the pronunciation correct talking about an Aussie dog breed.
Yep.. exactly!! Thanks for sharing this n getting it out there that you need to look at the your pet dog's welfare n its environment & type of dog you want that suits that! Do some research!
Make a compromise.
Get a dog that thrives in your environment n not lock them up to you way,, that's crewel!
Like greyhounds have a bad rep but I just found out they're beautiful but can't actually SIT!?
They either stand /or lay cause of their body shape.. whhaa,, Go figure!?
Have you seen the movie RED? You should
We have a Kelpie and he has adapted to the mental stimulation my wife gives him and still can go 10 miles a day with me in the mountains
Great dogs, but….
At one point they held the record for the most bites in Oz. Mostly the herding instincts and nipping at heals, quite often biting postman and others who enter their yards, or even just outside their yards.
They have been known to get into school yards and round up the kids during play time, often with the nipping.
My cousin had one that used to travel about 7km each way to annoy and herd the only cow in the district.
Not a good dog for the cities, only a handful are good in the suburbs, generally outer suburban and semi-rural are better places for them.
Mate, you need to watch this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Dog_(film)
Kelpies are great if you want to annoy the fck out of the neighbours because they will bark al fkn day. Also good if you want everything in your backyard chewed to pieces.
https://youtu.be/2HXk40-PODo
ITS RED DOG 😍😍😍😍
Bro he was actually a real dog there's a statue of him in the town Dampier the movie is a true story
A good movie about a kelpie is an Aussie movie called Red Dog. Kelpies have unlimited energy so needs lots and lots of exercise if not a working dog.
If you watch the Movie "Red" make sure you have a lot of tissues handy Rob and Charlie! I sobbed uncontrollably! 😭 🐾♥️