Lokabe Working Dogs

09/12/2024

A little write-up about me and my books 🐾

On a farm 20 minutes outside Cootamundra, Catherine Rains is rewriting her life story, bringing a slice of real country…

19/09/2024

We had a great few days at Henty Machinery Field Days this week. No luck for me with Sage and Sapphire (not suprising given I hadn’t trained or worked either of them 🙄), but Fred came second in the Maiden with Dusty, second in the Novice with Nina and equal sixth in the Open with Nina. We’re pretty tired from driving back and forth every day, and Fred spent the majority of the time working on his laptop in the ute, but it was good to get to a trial without the kids and actually watch some dogs. Hooray!

Two current Australian champions dominated the Hypro Murray Valley Yard Dog Championships and Three Sheep Trial at the Henty Machinery Field Days, taking out the tough events against the cream of the nation’s best trialers. Read more 👉https://tinyurl.com/2vdr2y48h

19/09/2024

I might be biased, but how cute is the kid in this ad?!?! Get the jump on Christmas presents and get one (or both) of these picture books for your kids 🎄🤠🐶🐾🐑

"The Sheepdog who was Afraid of Sheep" is a rhyming tale showcasing the power of self-belief and persistence when facing your fears. It is an inspiring story about a young Kelpie who needs to overcome his fear of sheep in order to stay on the farm.

17/09/2024

10/09/2024

Famous Miss Indi at West Wyalong a few weeks ago. She’s gorgeous and she knows it 🤣

Love and loyalty on a lead.

This is Lokabe Indi, melting hearts at West Wyalong Yard Dog Trials.

Lokabe Working Dogs, bred and trained for sheep and cattle work by Fred and Catherine Rains, are known for their intensity. Watch this space ☺️
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30/05/2024

Who’s coming to the Australian Kelpie Muster and/or Dog Auction in Casterton VIC next weekend? Come visit my stall on the main street to say hi, and be one of the very first to secure a copy of my new book, “The Sheepdog who got Lost in the Hills”. Minky and Iook forward to seeing you there!

Big sigh of relief yesterday when the 400 books I ordered for the arrived 😅 A few (27 in total) have unfortunately been damaged during transit, so I will have slightly less than the ‘200 of each book’ I was planning, but they will be replaced by the printer and I am just so glad that they arrived in time. Only 9 days until the official release of “The Sheedog who got Lost in Hills” - EXCITING!!!!

02/05/2024

For years I have wanted to go to the Australian Kelpie Muster at Casterton, but have never quite got there. But 2024 is my year! I am thrilled for to have been accepted to have a stall at this year’s Muster, where my TWO books (I can’t believe I’ve finished a second one!) will be available for purchase.

To add to the excitement, “The Sheepdog who got Lost in the Hills” will not be available to purchase beforehand (as my shipment will arrive just days before the Muster), and so those kelpie fans attending the Muster will be the lucky first ones to get their hands on it. SO EXCITING!!!!

So if you are heading to the , please come and say hello. Minky will be there with me and is looking forward to meeting some new friends (and remind everyone that he is no longer afraid of sheep - how embarrassing! 🤣)

10/04/2024

Hey crew! I am in need of a side-on photo of a dog (preferably a kelpie obviously) stretching (bonus points for yawning too). 45-ish degrees between front and side may also work, so anything in the vicinity would be amazing. I’d prefer stretching as opposed to play bowing, as their shoulders sit differently. I need it for my next book, so you’d need to be ok with me basing an illustration on it. Pretty please?!

03/03/2024

“The Sheepdog who was Afraid of Sheep”, written and illustrated by Catherine Rains, is available for purchase from the following link.

This delightful rhyming children’s story is about Lokabe Minky, who was in fact scared of sheep when he was a puppy. But as the story goes, Minky learnt that with a little bit of patience, and some care and kind assistance, and with a little bit of love, self-belief and persistence, you can conquer your fears.

Minky is a sheepdog pup, but there is just one problem - he is afraid of sheep! Will he overcome his fear and become the dog he dreams he could be? A true story told in rhyme about a Working Kelpie puppy who needs to overcome his fear of sheep in order to be able to stay on the farm. With some coura...

29/02/2024

Lokabe Minky did a different type of work today. He came with me to a local school for a reading of my new book “The Sheepdog who was Afraid of Sheep”. Minky had the honours of accompanying me because the book is a true story - about him!

18/02/2024

Pretty proud of this beautiful dog. Lokabe Minky, at just shy of 10 years of age, just came third in the NSW State Yard Dog Championships at Gundagai. Yay Minky!! (And Fred of course!) For a dog that hasn’t trialled much the last few years, it’s a pretty awesome effort to make the championship round, let alone come third. Congrats to Bree Cudmore on her win (second year in a row!) and all the other competitors. Special mention also to Lokabe Nina who won the Maiden and placed second in the Novice yesterday. All-in-all a great weekend back trialling.

15/02/2024

Looking forward to three days of dog trialling in Gundagai this weekend. I will have books available to purchase, so come and find me if you would like to buy one. See you there!

07/02/2024

Presale and the associated discount is ending. Order your copy here:

https://www.loueyslibrary.com/product-page/the-sheepdog-who-was-afraid-of-sheep

My first order of books are in the post! That means that I’ll be closing presale orders tomorrow (Thursday) at midnight! (I was going to close them as soon as the books were shipped, but I’m a bit of a softie). So if you have “order that kelpie book” on your to-do list, then you’d best get cracking as you have less than 36 hours to secure the 10% presale discount. I am so excited to receive them, and to be able to ship them on to every wonderful person that has already ordered a copy.