Questions about OES's personality
First I have to say that I'm french, I looked for a forum about the old english sheepdog in france but I didn't find. So that's why I'm here with you. I have many questions about this wonderful breed! I don't have yet a "bobtail" (this is the french name for Old English Sheepdog), but I hope to have one soon. I would like to know if it is a breed which can stay alone in a home with a garden during all the day, because I work approximately 8 hours by day. Can you make a personal description of your own OES? Do you have male or female, are they easy to educate? For a first OES do you advice me to take a female, because of her easier personality? I know that I have a lot of questions but I hope you will answer me. Thank you for your futur answers...  |
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| Hi Mafu....I have a female that is almost 2 1/2 years old...Panda...she is my first oes....we also left her outside during working hours....she had a nasty habit of pulling flowers and plants up, so we chicken wired off all of the areas that needed protecting from puppy teeth. She did fabulous!
We didnt have any indoor chewing issues, but if you leave the puppy outside, you must make sure that she/he is not able to get to the plants as some are very toxic to dogs! Crate training is also a good way to keep your puppy safe while you are at work...I love having Panda, she is one of the best things to ever happen to me  |
| Welcome! I had an idea that I might try to reply in French but, since I haven't used it in a long time, I think that it may be more confusing than in English!
I have a male and he has an excellent, docile personality. He is very easygoing and loves all people and other dogs. I prefer males but you'll hear arguments on both sexes! However, keep in mind that a male will be a larger dog so if you'd like a smaller OES to begin with, you may want to choose a female. I have 3 dogs and they are left in the house all day while we are at work. Clyde was crate trained as a puppy but as soon as he was old enough to not have accidents, we started leaving him out without the crate. My older girl has never been in a crate and my newest boy is 7 months old and we still have the crate out for him but he really doesn't use it much except to nap on his own. I would be nervous about leaving my dogs alone outside all day unattended, both for their safety and for fear of someone stealing them. I think the most important thing is to prevent boredom with your puppy, because that's when they can be destructive. As long as they have something to do, I don't think you'll have a problem. |
| Thank you for your answers, very interesting answers
In fact I prefer to learn a lot of things about the OES before welcoming my future puppy. That's why I asked you questions about the time alone at home for an OES. In fact I don't know if I will work all the day because I'm looking for a job, but it's important to choose a breed knowing their way of life. thanks |
I currently have 2 boys, 1 girl. They have always had the run of the house without incident. When my first two boys were small we did crate them overnight and if we would be gone for more than an hour or so. The next two (we lost our Beau in March) were never crated and they did fine, the older boys pretty much trained them  As much as I love Daisy my next will be a boy, I find girls to be very bossy and moody, she is a world class pouter! I never leave them out unattended because OES have been known to jump 6' fences and the possibility of injury or theft. |
bestdogsx4 wrote: I never leave them out unattended because OES have been known to jump 6' fences and the possibility of injury or theft.
Lol. Everyone's but mine! |
| Hi,
I have three dogs, 2 are Old English Sheepdogs. I have now owned four. I just love their personalities and dispositions. They call them the clowns of the dog world for their goofy personalities and they will always make you laugh. The coat (hair) is one of the drawbacks as they need to be groomed regularly and there is a variety of opinions if they are hard to train. Some sites say they are, others claim they are not that smart. I disagree, they are extremely smart but I do agree with some sites that say: because they are in the "herding" group they often have to think for themselves and so APPEAR to be hard to train when actually they think for themselves in most cases. Once trained however...very intelligent. I never crate my dogs they have free roam of the house when I'm at work. I don't believe they crate dogs in Europe do they? I think this is more of a North American thing. A puppy can usually only hold his bladder 1 hr for every month of life..so an 8 wk old pup would need to go to the bathroom every 2 hrs on average. Puppies take a lot of time to train so you may try to co-ordinate the timing of when you get one if you have some holidays coming up. Here's some more info for you. Good Luck! http://www.akc.org/breeds/old_english_s ... /index.cfm http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/br ... ngshe.html Marianne and the boys |
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