Howdy guys,

 I am looking for a blue male or female puppy around the beginning or middle of august.  I live in College Station and go to Texas A&M.  I don't have very many classes this fall and even less next spring so i have lots of free time and love to hunt.  I grew up with dogs my whole life.  We had a border collie when i was little and now my mom and dad have a black lab.  And I love my black lab back home, but he is my dad's.  So i was going to adopt a lab and was on petfinder and came across the blue lacy breed.  I had no idea what kinda of dog I was going to see.  I then saw a mix blue lacy and lab and was intrigued.  So i started doing a little research...when i say little i mean i spent three hours reading stuff on the breed last night.  Im in love...the breed is amazing...i couldnt have found a better match to my lifestyle.  Im just curious about a few things...

1) What do you feed a Lacy...I heard a raw diet was best then ive heard the other way too

2) From what i can tell these are very well mannered dogs as adults...how about when they are young like 1-3 years old

3) How much do puppies cost?  Nobody really post so i couldnt really get a good guess what its gonna run me...not like it matters cause im gonna get one anyways :), and

4) I haven't been able to find anything on how well they travel...cause i go home every now and then, and i also go hunting alot i was wondering if they handle car travel well?

 Any help yall could give me would be great. 

Thanks and Gig'em

Jason

Howdy, Jason!

 

A quick and dirty reply to your questions.

1.  It is best to feed a high quality dog food, not Ol' Roy or pedigree.  I feed Nature's Receipe, which runs about $30 for 40 pound bag

2. Lacys are well mannered, but that is because they were raised with manners.  Just like any other dog, without proper training, they will become your worst nightmare.  Start training when you get your pup home and start socializing with people and dogs at 4 months and continue heavy until they are about 7 months.  After that, they pretty much know how to behave around others.

3.  Cost depends on the breeder, quality of pup, what you intend to do with it, etc.  Non-breeding quality dogs will most likely be cheaper.  They still excell at what you need done, they just do not have desirable genetics to pass on.

4.  See #2.  Start with short rides, and gradually go for longer rides.  My short rides with Stryker were 20- 30 minutes (to the vet) and within weeks, we were on 4 hour trips.

 

Welcome aboard.  I hope you get more information before you buy.

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Crescent Moon Ranch
Raising quality commercial calves

Jason,

 I know you mentioned above about travelling with your Lacy and understand your concern. I agree with the fact about gradually increasing their car rides. Now this may not play with exactly what you are wanting to know but Roush and I made an 18 hour trip and it was great. Roush is so intense, as well as the entire breed, he practically sat up the entire time waiting to see where we were going and what we were going to do. If you get a Lacy you will see one of their many amazing features and one that I just love about my Lacy... No matter what he is doing or what I am doing he is ready to go full force. It's great! Not sure if this helps but I hope it did in some way.

 

Chris

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No man seeking a full life should have to face his fate without a dog.

Look up Tara Shepperd my daughter . she goes to school there and works on campus where the analize rumenant fecal samples. So you know she knows her ,well you know.shepperdtara@yahoo.com  She has a tri female goes every where she does rodeos ropings ect.

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ole shep

Jason,

 Shoot me an email when you get a chance.  We will be have puppies available in late August.  You can visit our website @ www.lowfamilyranch.com

D.J. Middleton

dj@lowfamilyranch.com 

p.s.  My wife's an ol' ag...she'd love for one of the pups to go to an Aggie.

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DJ & Amber Middleton
Alto, TX
http://www.lowfamilyranch.com

Howdy All-

 I would just like the thank everyone for their advise and input. Reading all the different posts about yall's experiences and different training ideas made the desion even easier for me.  Ill be getting my lacy by the end of august.  Im so excited I don't know what to do with myself.  Ive been reading alot on training and such and cant wait to get started.  This community is amazing.  Thanks and Gig'em.

 Jason

Jason,

 

I live about 10 miles west of Hearne, about 30 minutes from College Station.  You are welcome to come out and play with Stryker. 

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Crescent Moon Ranch
Raising quality commercial calves

Another future College Station Lacy.........congrats!!!