simba Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 AFAIK (and Donald would know more) it's a breed/variety which is named after the place it comes from, and from what I've heard there are different things people mean by a 'wicklow collie' so I wouldn't be surprised if people also use it because the pups are from there. The Kerry cow would be another example, the Connemara pony, the Galway sheep, but these are better-known so more identified as distinct breeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenS Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 There are a whole lot of dogs being represented as McNabs which really are not. The McNab label has a bit of mystic about it but can be very shady. I live just south of McNab country ( McNab country is Mendicino County in California) The dogs called Mc Nab are incredibly variable. Not so much a breed as wishful thinking. The cattle ranchers near me have given up on them. Too many folks using the name, but no proof of a good working dog. Shows how the old notion of a "papered" dog got the reputation it did. I would be very suspicious of anyone selling McNab dogs. Show me the work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tea Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 sad, but interesting, jen. When I was young, this was about 50 years ago the dogs that the people had were just south of Oregon border in the Siskiyou mountains. does anyone have a picture of those kind of dogs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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