The Australian kelpie: New book

Anyone who does that to a beautiful little dog like her deserves their nuts cut out i had a kelpie crossed red cattle for about 14yrs so smart and loyal good to read she is in good hands.
cheers Honest

Your right Honest,

But not just to beautiful ones like her...

...there are a lot of not so beautiful ones that are treated just as bad, sometimes worse.

When we picked her up from the shelter, we were looking at an older Lab (5 or so) as a companion dog for our old mum, but she had gone when we got there (the dog - not mum).

We were asked about taking a kelpie, but like I said we were not really interested in them. The lady at the shelter told us she needed to home this dog quickly. We were told Kelsie didn't like men or children - great in a family of 3 males and two of them children.

I asked how she would be on a farm and was told "she was on a farm but...." And we were told her story.

I opened the car door to get my phone to take a photo so we could go home and talk about it as a family. She jumped in my Landcruiser - and that as they say, was that.

There are so many other "Kelsie's" out there. I just hope people don't over look them because the alternative is not very pleasant.

Cheers

Anthony