Polish Lowland Sheepdog?
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| Josh was really interested in getting a PON at one point. From what I understand, they are very similiar to an OES in grooming requirements. I had done some research on them and it was shown that their personalities are a bit different from OES. OES are big clowns and gentle giants who want to be with you all the time. PONs from what I gathered were a bit more independent and a little friskier.
I know Josh wants one someday. If you find out more, please share! I'd love to learn more about them. |
Well I definately think I prefer a cuddly clown to hyper/independant  |
| there is a beautiful PON on the show circuit right now - a Susquehanna dog form Poland. I saw her in the ring in Springfield MA and fell in love with her at first sight. She has the personality of my female OES - sort of like her in a PON suit
I have to say I am smitten - and like everything else you need to research the breed and the line. |
kerry wrote: there is a beautiful PON on the show circuit right now - a Susquehanna dog form Poland. I saw her in the ring in Springfield MA and fell in love with her at first sight. She has the personality of my female OES - sort of like her in a PON suit
I have to say I am smitten - and like everything else you need to research the breed and the line. Did you take any pictures of her, Kerry? I'd love to see her... |
| No I was too awe struck to take photos - but let me see if I can find her online again. |
kerry wrote: No I was too awe struck to take photos - but let me see if I can find her online again.
Yes, please do! |
| Oh yes yes! Pictures PLEASE!!!! |
| I joined a PON board for several months when I was looking for the right breed, and something I noticed was they were
1) harder to find 2) didn't get along as well as the OES with other animals as well as the OES did. I had cats and a maltese ...and there was a lot of mention of them having a stronger herding instinct even for small dogs. 3) the board was consumed with aggression threads, and that scared me away. of course getting a reputable breeder would be a big factor but my first dog wasn't even from one, BUT I thought she was at the time. |
| My only experience with a PON is when Violet was in obedience class when she was about 9/10 mts old. There was a PON in our class and was very pretty...the same colors as an OES. She was, however, shorter then Violet. The PON's owners would usually stand next to us during class and their PON would continuely growl at Violet. So each week, I would try to not stand near them, but each time, they would find us and stand next to us. So I wasn't very impressed with that particular PON. |
| Temperaments are more challenging and variable I'm told, even from good breeders. I think if I had my heart set on one I'd want a a youngish adult dog, not a puppy, so I could be sure what the temperament was going to be. Not easy to find in rescue though. My herding instructor, who works very successfully with all kinds of dogs, is not a big fan of the breed, but take that for what it's worth.
I like the size and I think they're cute, and the fact that they're in the herding group is plus in my book, yet I'd get a Tibetan Terrier for size, cute and hairy before a PON. They, too, are more independant than our guys, but I've had agility classes with an assortment of them and loved their (apparent) sense of humor and ability to make their handlers look like idiots, which is, I believe, a trait they may just have in common with our breed 
Kristine |
Mad Dog wrote: I like the size and I think they're cute, and the fact that they're in the herding group is plus in my book, yet I'd get a Tibetan Terrier for size, cute and hairy before a PON. They, too, are more independant than our guys, but I've had agility classes with an assortment of them and loved their (apparent) sense of humor and ability to make their handlers look like idiots, which is, I believe, a trait they may just have in common with our breed Kristine Before I met Kristine and started showing OES I began to do research on PONs. Being a strictly performance person at the time I contacted a lady who ran a PON in agility and did REALLY well with her. She spoke with me for almost an hour about the dog and explained why she would never get one again. Essentially, the dog was stand offish and a loner. From a number of other breeders and owners I spoke with I kept hearing the same thing. Which is why the next time we get a smaller dog...a long time from now, we will most likely look for a TT instead...cute, hairy and REALLY funny. Afterall, why would I ever want a dog who wasn't an expert at having a darn good time in and out of the agility ring 
Kerry- We have a beautiful male special that shows in the midwest who is from the same breeder....almost made me change my mind about the breed...almost. But I REALLY like the TTs gregarious personality. |
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