Monday, April 18, 2011

German Coolie

hi  the  German Coolie  and  other  name  is  german  koolie  and  thes  height-15 to  22  inches
and  the  weight -21-44  pounds  and  they  are   happy  dogs  and  loyal  and  devoted  to  the  owners  and  they  enjoy being  with  their family  and  easy  to  train  and  Energetic, Loyal, Adaptable. Can work anything anywhere. They are very dedicated and very willing to please their owners.  A very dedicated worker that will keep going until they drop.  In fact it is not uncommon for one to chase a hare using its great speed and agility until it drops of exhaustion.  They work at herding anything that moves including sheep, cattle, goats, horses, and fowl. Koolies are known to back (jump on the back of) sheep as well as cattle.  Ann Worboys, an owner of the breed, had a dog that would heel the cattle and then duck the kick!  They also do very well in tracking, obedience and agility trials since their will to please is endless.  A Koolie won the high jump competition at the Sydney Agriculture Show in 1998.  They are not generally dog-aggressive and are good with other pets if raised with them from puppyhood and/or properly socialized, as they are a working breed and will work anything that moves!  They are usually good with children, but are recommended for children over 6 years because the children need to be taught how to be pack leaders. This breed must have mental stimulation. It will not do well in a small back yard with nothing to do. Australian Koolies have been worked on stock in Australia since early 1800. In order to keep up with the demands of the grassier and stockman the Koolie needed to have stamina for 14 hour days, ability to move from one type of job to another, be it droving cattle on the long mile, or backing sheep in the race, the Koolie had to do it all. Their ability allowed them to be gentle and calm around the ewes and lambs yet still know when to use their bite on mongrel bulls and steers. The Koolie needed to be agile and quick, able to jump, dodge, chase, hold and drive and do it well and the Koolie has. Not all pups are workers and these pups make terrific companions. But it needs to be understood. Take an Australian Koolie from the work it has been bred for and expect it to be happy in a suburban yard and every time you will get trouble. Non working Koolies still retain the stamina, ability and agility. Many non working Koolies have been late bloomers, displaying their natural instincts as late as two years old. The Koolie Club of Australia has addressed this issue by discovering markets for which the Koolie is suited for. These are Search & Rescue, Pets as Therapy, Responsible Pet ownership educators, Quarantine, Special needs providers, T.V stars and demonstrators, Tracking, Agility, and all Obedience & Herding disciplines. The Koolie has a brain which needs to be stimulated, its working frame requires regular work and exercise. This is not a breed that will happily remain hours on end in a backyard. We continue to warn the well meaning public, who continue to buy cute unknown puppy breeds from pet shops and then discover too late that they have invited an Olympic swimmer, jumper or runner into their beloved home. Here are a few average samples, supplied by a Koolie Rescue Service which gives a good clear picture of the problems which can occur. ---- A lady thought she was doing a good deed when on impulse she bought a little Koolie girl from a farmer she was visiting, the pup was runty, full of worms and looked like it needed a good feed, her mother had been put back to work and the pup was only five weeks old, she felt sure the pup would die if left. That is just what breeders for profit and puppy farmers like the general public to think, the sympathy deal, works every time. Instead of turning the farmer into the local shelter and putting a stop to his harmful practices, she bought the pup, only to hand it into a Koolie rescue six months later, because the little cute baby, tore her clothes from the line, dug up every garden she ever planted, pooped and wet where ever she pleased and rounded up the children of the neighborhood after scaling their fences. The rescue placed her back on a farm where she has learned to work the stock. ---- A young man saw and bought a cute fluffy, blue eyed, mostly white Koolie pup from a pet shop for his sweetheart on Valentines day, she was in love the moment he presented her with the pup. At first they never noticed the pup didn’t jump at sudden noises or in thunderstorms, it didn’t bark when the dog next door started up, didn’t turn his head when they entered the room, around twelve weeks the couple noticed that he never came when they called but always came when he saw them, then finally while doing the dishes one night some were dropped and smashed, the dog continued to eat his bone with his back to the kitchen, and they realized their special bundle of joy was deaf. Through getting in touch with a Koolie Rescue they were able to support them and help them train their deaf Koolie and they have never regretted getting him, now five years old. These are just two incidents that are common for the Koolie breed, the majority of Koolie Rescues are around ten weeks to six months old, pups from disreputable breeders who can’t find homes for their unwanted pups or impulse purchases who have discovered the error of their choice. Be wise and only choose this breed if you can give it the kind of home it needs to truly be happy. The Koolie Club of Australia will be more than happy to assist you. Always be your dogs firm, but calm,pack leader



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