Old Australian Sheepdogs anyone? :-)
Last night in class Sybil & I were sitting between the border collie and the aussie when the aussie started wiggling his bum and talking to me something fierce. Now, he's a sweet, friendly guy, I didn't think too much about it at first. But he was SOOOOO incredibly happy, out of his mind, almost, happy. I asked his (junior) handler if he's by chance intact. At first he looked a little startled. Maybe he thought I was going to lecture him or something. He said yes and I laughingly apologized and explained that Ms Thing was at the very tail end of her season (no pun intended) and no doubt especially stinky. I had to tell poor Bucky 'no', though I agreed with him, at least in principle, that it would no doubt have been an interesting cross, him, a handsome red fellow and all; Sybil. part pig, part goat, part donkey. He was dissapointed, of course, but being the gentleman he is he kept his mind on business and ran some really nice courses. We did, however, refrain from leaving the two of them in side by side down stays after that   Also explains why he was so happy when we walked into class last week. And here I was just thinking what a wonderful friendly and wiggly Aussie he is  Well, he is, actually. Sweetheart of a dog. Kid's a great handler, too. Such a nice team. We've only been in that class less than six months, obviously   And I never thought to mention her being in season to anyone as it's an advanced class and the dogs are all under voice control. I'm sure other intact males must have noticed when my girls have been in season in the past. But none of them have ever performed the courtship dance so beautifully. Or vocally Kristine |
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So how did your young man take that discussion? I'm picturing all sorts of blushing going on..  And no doubt he also was wondering what an Aussie/goat/mule cross would look like as well! |
| Not at all. He's such a level headed kid. I'm not sure how old - obviously not old enough to drive, but not a little kid by any means - he's taller than I am, and a darn good handler, so I don't think of him as a little kid, or treat him like one either. I DID wonder afterwards if I'd potentially embarrassed him. But he grew up in a real dog family. You know the drill Children with parents who are seriously into dogs don't generally blink twice when confronted with words like 'intact' and 'bitch' and so on, do they? Kristine |
Mad Dog wrote: Not at all. He's such a level headed kid. I'm not sure how old - obviously not old enough to drive, but not a little kid by any means - he's taller than I am, and a darn good handler, so I don't think of him as a little kid, or treat him like one either. I DID wonder afterwards if I'd potentially embarrassed him. But he grew up in a real dog family. You know the drill Children with parents who are seriously into dogs don't generally blink twice when confronted with words like 'intact' and 'bitch' and so on, do they? Kristine No, not around our house anyway. I grew up w/ it, my kids did, and now the grandkids - 4th generation...kind of interesting...lolBut on an interesting note, teaching 4-H kids was another story. In class they learned about the correct dog terms, including bitch was a girl dog, not a profanity. We also had to tell the parents.... And we also suggested saying "bitch, bitch..." in front of a mirror until they could say it w/o blushing or stuttering...  |
Mad Dog wrote: I DID wonder afterwards if I'd potentially embarrassed him. But he grew up in a real dog family. You know the drill Children with parents who are seriously into dogs don't generally blink twice when confronted with words like 'intact' and 'bitch' and so on, do they? Kristine Nope they dont worry about all types of doggie anatomy words or descriptions, they learn young  But they can embarrass parents, like when my son who was 5 at the time wrote in his school diary about the sheepdog that lays eggs.. We got the whole paged story at Parent teacher interviews His interpretation of a bitch in heat  We did try to explain to him what was happening with one of the girls in a general roud-a-bout way with not too graphic a detail for his age. So he came up with the dog lays eggs and went onto to write a whole page in his school diary, I still laugh at his interpretation of what happens when a bitch is in heat. We were all laughing at that one including the teacher, thank goodness she had a sense of humour too,  Part of it was if the girl dog did not have a husband she lays the egg and no babies for her. |
Mad Dog wrote: the aussie when the aussie started wiggling his bum and talking to me something fierce. It sounds like the cute red Aussie was courting the wrong..... um, Bitch. Or at least he was confused as to who the scent was coming from since he was wooing you so earnestly Kristine.  Poor Sybil she wouldn't know what to do with an actual litter only having mothered socks up until this point. |
Quote: Part of it was if the girl dog did not have a husband she lays the egg and no babies for her. Thank you for explaining that.......  Quote: the aussie when the aussie started wiggling his bum and talking to me something fierce. Naw, he as asking if he could take Sybil out on a "date," a quickie in the parking lot. |
SheepieMommy wrote: Mad Dog wrote: the aussie when the aussie started wiggling his bum and talking to me something fierce. It sounds like the cute red Aussie was courting the wrong..... um, Bitch. Or at least he was confused as to who the scent was coming from since he was wooing you so earnestly Kristine. Naw, most self-respecting OES boys do the same. He was whining and woowooing to his owner as well. "Can I have her? Please? Please?" Some bitches, the four-legged ones, would have gotten a little testy about his carrying on, and perhaps told him off. I know Belle would have. But Sybil just ignored him. Poor Sybil she wouldn't know what to do with an actual litter only having mothered socks up until this point. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm not so sure. She's always been very maternal and would probably have adjusted. She mommies her brother relentlessly. When he gets tired of her cleaning him and tries to move she tells him off. Bossy bitch! Kristine |
SheepieBoss wrote: Naw, he as asking if he could take Sybil out on a "date," a quickie in the parking lot. BINGO!!!!!!!!! KB |
lisaoes wrote: Part of it was if the girl dog did not have a husband she lays the egg and no babies for her. Well, given that you have other mammals that are interesting in the reproductive department Down Under I'm surprised someone didn't buy his interpretation as biological fact Kristine |
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