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AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG: CANINE AGILITY

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The Australian Cattle Dog may not be the preeminent agility dog but the breed does excel at the sport. Cara Callaway is a Cattle Dog and Agility sport enthusiast. She’s owned the breed since 1994.

The Australian Cattle Dog (ACD), or simply Cattle Dog, is a breed of herding dog originally developed in Australia for droving cattle over long distances across rough terrain. This breed is a medium-sized, short-coated dog that occurs in two main colour forms. It has either brown or black hair distributed fairly evenly through a white coat, which gives the appearance of a “red” or “blue” dog. It should not be confused with the Australian Shepherd, a similarly named but totally different breed.

As with dogs from other working breeds, the Australian Cattle Dog is energetic and intelligent with an independent streak. It responds well to structured training, particularly if it is interesting and challenging. It was originally bred to herd by biting, and is known to nip running children. It forms a strong attachment to its owners, and can be protective of them and their possessions. It is easy to groom and maintain, requiring little more than brushing during the shedding period. The most common health problems are deafness and progressive blindness (both hereditary conditions) and accidental injury; otherwise, it is a robust breed with a lifespan of 12 to 14 years.

The Truth about Mad Cow Disease in America

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First, Jim Marrs reports on Peter Jennings’ announcement that he has cancer and how this relates to the UFO community. Then Colm Kellerher tells the devastating truth about Mad Cow Disease in the US and what YOU MUST DO NOW to protect yourself. Finally, Linda brings us up to date with the latest scientific information about the hidden spread of Mad Cow.

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad cow disease, is a fatal neurodegenerative disease (encephalopathy) in cattle that causes a spongy degeneration in the brain and spinal cord. BSE has a long incubation period, about 30 months to 8 years, usually affecting adult cattle at a peak age onset of four to five years, all breeds being equally susceptible. In the United Kingdom, the country worst affected, more than 180,000 cattle have been infected and 4.4 million slaughtered during the eradication program.

The disease may be most easily transmitted to human beings by eating food contaminated with the brain, spinal cord or digestive tract of infected carcasses. However, it should also be noted that the infectious agent, although most highly concentrated in nervous tissue, can be found in virtually all tissues throughout the body, including blood. In humans, it is known as new variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (vCJD or nvCJD), and by October 2009, it had killed 166 people in the United Kingdom, and 44 elsewhere. Between 460,000 and 482,000 BSE-infected animals had entered the human food chain before controls on high-risk offal were introduced in 1989.

A British and Irish inquiry into BSE concluded the epizootic was caused by cattle, which are normally herbivores, being fed the remains of other cattle in the form of meat and bone meal (MBM), which caused the infectious agent to spread. The cause of BSE may be from the contamination of MBM from sheep with scrapie that were processed in the same slaughterhouse. The epidemic was probably accelerated by the recycling of infected bovine tissues prior to the recognition of BSE. The origin of the disease itself remains unknown. The infectious agent is distinctive for the high temperatures at which it remains viable, over 600 degrees Celsius (about 1100 degrees Fahrenheit). This contributed to the spread of the disease in the United Kingdom, which had reduced the temperatures used during its rendering process. Another contributory factor was the feeding of infected protein supplements to very young calves.

DJTK Rockhampton Music video

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Shot by DJTK in the week leading up to our 10th birthday and played at the party held at the leagues club rockhampton 2012 showing the great culture and vibe in our store 🙂
( DJTK = Party rocking robot )

HERDING DOGS: BORDER COLLIE VS. AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG

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If you are a fan of Dogumentary TV, you know that this video looks very different from the other videos on this channel. This video is a reflection of my desire to fully engage my cinematic and artistic talents. This look is for specific videos and will only be used sparingly. WIth that said I’d love to hear your thoughts on the look and feel of this video.

Rachel Maness is a lifelong Cattle Dog owner and relative newbie to the Border Collie. In this video she breaks down her experience working with both breeds as well as living with them as pets.

The Border Collie is a working and herding dog breed developed in the Anglo-Scottish border region for herding livestock, especially sheep. It was specifically bred for intelligence and obedience.

Considered highly intelligent, extremely energetic, acrobatic and athletic, they frequently compete with great success in sheepdog trials and dog sports. They are often cited as the most intelligent of all domestic dogs. Border Collies continue to be employed in their traditional work of herding livestock throughout the world.

The Australian Cattle Dog (ACD), or simply Cattle Dog, is a breed of herding dog originally developed in Australia for droving cattle over long distances across rough terrain. This breed is a medium-sized, short-coated dog that occurs in two main colour forms. It has either brown or black hair distributed fairly evenly through a white coat, which gives the appearance of a “red” or “blue” dog. It should not be confused with the Australian Shepherd, a similarly named but totally different breed.

Droving Alone – worth his weight in beer.

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Mike was the best dog Darcy Martin ever owned, now we know why. They say a good working dog is worth at least 3 men, but when its hot in Queensland he’s worth his weight in beer.