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The
Huntaway breed was developed approximately 200 years ago for
mustering in heavy scrub and large paddocks in New Zealand.
The breed was achieved by crossing Border Collie and Blood
Hound and various other breeds, possibly labrador for one.
The variation in breeds came down to what people thought would
work for them at the time.
The size of the breed may range in size
from a small Border Collie bitch up to the size of a Rottweiller.
They can be short haired or long (bearded Huntaway like a
bearded Collie). Colouring can range from black & tan,
to black, brindle, black and brindle, blue, and tri-coloured.
The most common colour is black and tan with similar markings
to a Doberman and sometimes a saddleback (tan head, tan legs,
with a big black saddle). |
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They make good yard dogs as they do not bite like Border Collies
tend to do, they will stand back and bark. Their nature is
very placid and playful. A Huntaway is a very handy dog to
work with sheep and cattle but they do not have the finesse
of a Border Collie. Young shepherds in NZ generally will start
with a Huntaway.
In competitive trialing in New Zealand the
Huntaway section requires the dog to chase 3 sheep away from
shepherd up a hill between 3 sets of markers. The markers
are placed 20 metres apart. The dogs are marked on noise and
have to face up to the sheep all the times. If they turn back
to the shepherd then points are deducted. |
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