Thread: Heading Dog indicating and working stock ?

Originally Posted by Danny

Yes, he had two Huntaways that stood out on the hill at that time and won their share of NI, SI and NZ titles. Bully and Buff.
It’s a small world, really interesting to hear you took him around deer. Interesting.


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I had one of Bully's progeny - Rum was his name big dog - got him off John Finlyason PioPio who along with Lez were close mates with my father - also a keen Trialist and Judge
Les did alot of Judging too for mem - I actually never remember seeing him run a Huntaway - Heading yes many

There's some great feedback there fella's and very encouraging. I'm off to look for litters

Originally Posted by Tahr

I had an excellent huntaway by one of Les's dogs (Bully, I think). He was a great mustering dog, useful at the trials and would wind deer for me.

@Tahr i doubt there's many shepherds in the whole of NZ without some form of Bully blood in their team. That man was a legend!!!

I had a bit to do With Les in the late nineties when he was at Rakanui(Kawhia). I remember him telling me that he much preferred breaking heading dogs because they were quiet and didn't annoy him, so he tended to take them everywhere with him. Whereas a Huntaway pup would usually yap and some days it was just best to leave them at home.
Speaking of the Bully blood, I got a Huntaway off a mate which Les had bred. She was a very useful bitch and I was often getting requests for pups out of her. I remember Norris Philburn looking over her blood lines and announcing with surprise that she was one of those rare bitches that didn't have Quinn in her history.

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

I had a bit to do With Les in the late nineties when he was at Rakanui(Kawhia). I remember him telling me that he much preferred breaking heading dogs because they were quiet and didn't annoy him, so he tended to take them everywhere with him. Whereas a Huntaway pup would usually yap and some days it was just best to leave them at home.
Speaking of the Bully blood, I got a Huntaway off a mate which Les had bred. She was a very useful bitch and I was often getting requests for pups out of her. I remember Norris Philburn looking over her blood lines and announcing with surprise that she was one of those rare bitches that didn't have Quinn in her history.

I lived opposite Norris and went to school with his daughters.


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Originally Posted by gsp follower

yep les knight was legendary in dog trialing don't think I ever saw him run a dog at a trial but heard plenty.

did see jimmy hay and doug at the alfredton trials.

on a particuly sticky trio doug dropped his noise and looked back at jimmy who replied'' don't worry doug we,l educate the bastards''

jim blinkhorn the concrete shepherd was a aquaitance of ny gradndfather never really rated bloke that high tho.

@gsp follower I had a lovely black bitch by Doug out my Nan I called "Wake". Ran her at Alfredton a few times. She was inclined to drop her nose too. She would have likely been ok on deer, but never tried her.

Originally Posted by Tahr

@gsp follower I had a lovely black bitch by Doug out my Nan I called "Wake". Ran her at Alfredton a few times. She was inclined to drop her nose too. She would have likely been ok on deer, but never tried her.

small world tahr
doug was some .dog
the Alsatian they called him but not to jimmys face
perhaps the only one more impressive I saw live was paul sorensons fake.

what a dog he was black and dark brindle