Norsonix Australian Shepherds

26/08/2024

Happy International dog day from the team at Norsonix!
Ryze, Solace, Ghost, Mac, Zep, Maddy, Rune and Sorin!
Recent photos of the dogs living and loving life! 🥰🥰

18/08/2024

Ryze had his first scooter run today, and he blew me away with how well he did!
He ran his little heart out, through rain and huge puddles, he didn't miss a beat. We stopped for a breather around the 2km mark before running for the finish line with all the power he had.
Passing is something new for him, and he did amazing passing dogs and having dogs pass him with minimal interaction.
He has some general fitness and stamina to build before he competes, but we left feeling good about the training and we're excited to try again soon!

28/07/2024

Three talented boys had a fantastic Saturday doing three different sports!

🌊SOLACE🌊
Had his first look at sheep and showed some lovely natural ability! He will be a lovely little worker with some more training

🧀MAC🧀
Has been working really hard on his hoopers training with Roley Dogs and is having a great time learning with his family.

🔮RYZE🔮
Went to his first Rally trial and competed in Novice Rally. He tried his best and came away with a pass and 3rd place.

It's great to see them all having such a great time with their training! 💕

Good work puppies!

16/07/2024

🎂Happy 1st birthday🎂
To our very first Norsonix litter
🔮Ryze🔮
🦋Madison🦋
👻Ghost👻
🧀Macaroni🧀
🌊Solace🌊
⚡️Zeppelin ⚡️

I hope you all have a lovely day with your families and get extra treats 💕💕

04/07/2024

Ryze had another successful day at Sunday's Celebration of the Best Champ shows a couple of weeks ago.
In the afternoon show he was awarded another puppy in Group under Judge Mrs Dianne Jovanovic.

27/06/2024

２０２３-２０２４
𝙳𝚘𝚐𝚜 𝚆𝚎𝚜𝚝, 𝙲𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚋𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙱𝚎𝚜𝚝.

ℝ𝕌ℕℕ𝔼ℝ 𝕌ℙ ℕ𝔼𝕌𝕋𝔼ℝ 𝕆𝔽 𝕋ℍ𝔼 𝕐𝔼𝔸ℝ, 𝕎𝔸.

Sorin and Daria hit the ground running for the Neuter of the Year at Dogs West Celebration of the Best last weekend. In a whirlwind of run off's, Daria's expert handling and the incredible bond between her and Sorin saw them win their way through four heats before finding themselves suddenly in the final!

Right up to the end they performed to the very best of their ability, Daria presenting Sorin wonderfully time after time. When it came to crunch time Sorin was awarded Runner up Neuter of the Year behind a lovely little Toy Poodle.

I am incredibly thankful to all six of the judges who appreciated Sorin and awarded him so highly. It is certainly a day we won't forget for a long, long time!

Hugh Gent OAM (NSW)
Edward Pickering (NSW)
Kerin Hutchings (SA)
David Staines (QLD)
Di Jovanovic (QLD)
Rebecca Preece-Pickering (NSW)

And of course, a huge thanks to Daria for being the best friend and handler to Sorin, and for showing him so well every time you enter the ring together ❤️

18/06/2024

Another great day at the shows held on Sunday!

🔮Ryze🔮
DCC and RUBOB for both shows
As well as
🌟Best Puppy in Group🌟
At the German Shepherd Club of WA Show
Under Judge Mr Peter Flynn

☄️Sorin☄️
Neuter DCC and Neuter BOB in the afternoon as well as
🌟Best Neuter in Group🌟
And
💥Runner up Neuter in Show💥
At the Collie and Sheepdog Club of WA Show
Under Judge Mrs Jean Butterfield

12/06/2024

Ryze had a great weekend at the Ladies Kennel Club shows on Saturday and Sunday.

First up was the Open Show where he came away with runner-up best of breed and
💥𝓟𝓾𝓹𝓹𝔂 𝓲𝓷 𝓖𝓻𝓸𝓾𝓹💥
Under Ms Cindy Didsman.

At the Saturday Champ show, he was awarded
🌟𝓑𝓮𝓼𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓑𝓻𝓮𝓮𝓭 🌟
Under Ms Denise Jones
With the incident on Saturday, the show was cancelled before group (huge respect, a difficult decision under incredibly trying circumstances)

On Sunday at the second Champ show, Ryze was on his game with another
🌟𝓑𝓮𝓼𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓑𝓻𝓮𝓮𝓭 🌟
Before being
💜𝓢𝓱𝓸𝓻𝓽-𝓵𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓭 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓰𝓻𝓸𝓾𝓹💜
and coming away with
💥𝓟𝓾𝓹𝓹𝔂 𝓲𝓷 𝓖𝓻𝓸𝓾𝓹💥
Under Mrs Honey Gross-Richardson

03/06/2024

Ryze has had a good few weekends of showing recently gaining his first points towards his Australian Champion title, a runner up best of breed and a puppy in Group award.
Slowly but surely he is settling into his movement and working out what this dog show thing is all about.

18/05/2024

A great big happy 10 months to our first litter!
Here are Solace and Ryze at their recent shoot with Dogs of the Suburbs
These two boys have done a lot of growing in the last couple of months and they still have plenty more to go!
Both boys are thriving in training and have very bright futures ahead!

18/05/2024

18/05/2024

A big thank you to Dogs of the Suburbs for these beautiful photos of Ryze

12/05/2024

Happy Mothers Day to our special girl Rune who gave us the very first Norsonix puppies last year.
She was such an amazing mother and role model for her pups for the first 8 weeks of their lives and continues to be a beautiful influence on our Keeper from the litter Ryze.

We are excited to be planning Rune's second litter currently, with the hopes that, all going well, we will have more little paws on the ground around late August 🐾 🥰

23/04/2024

Solace and Ryze both had a small run each at lure coursing with on the weekend. Both boys had a blast chasing the plastic bags.
They have a long time to wait and grow before they will run competition sized courses but for the time being I think they will be very excited for their puppy runs!

A big big thank you to Kirby at Reflections of Rogue Photography for catching these great photos of the boys during their runs

30/03/2024

Come along and meet the dogs at the Dogs West Open Day 2024 happening tomorrow!
Lots to see and do, and plenty of different breeds to meet along the way, along with a bunch of dog related market stalls, food vans and more educational talks!
We will be hanging around the performance demonstrations during the day.
Only a gold coin donation entry fee for a fabulous day out!

16/03/2024

Rune recently had her first runs in Excellent Jumping. She ran the courses wonderfully, only being let down by her handler (me) not quite getting it right!
Not that she minds, she just loves to do the running and jumping.
She's a consistent and easy runner just sliding over the bars being at the shortest end of the 500 height class 🥰

28/02/2024

Need a dog fix!?

Come and visit us at the Western Classic this weekend!

This is one of the biggest events held each year, celebrating dogs of all kinds participating in many different disciplines!
On Friday there will be Dances with dogs
On Saturday there will be Rally and Obedience
On Sunday there will be Tricks, Jumping and Agility

Every night there is a Dog Show.

Over 2000 dogs entered across the weekend!
There will me multiple stalls and dog related things to buy!

We will be there on Saturday and Sunday this year, come on down and see what's happening!

6.30PM each night, 602 Warton Road, Southern River (Dogs West Grounds)

20/02/2024

Some outstanding efforts displayed but the team over the weekend down in Albany. This was Ryze's first camp and both puppy's first big double away show. Everyone was incredibly well behaved and had some successes. The boys have just hit 7 months and are beginning to mature into lovely dogs. (Photos below are from 6mths old)

☄️Sorin☄️
2 x Best Neuter of Breed
1 x Runner up Neuter in Group
1 x RAE qualifier with 97points in both Advanced & Excellent for a 1st & 2nd place.

💎Rune💎
2 x B***h Challenge
2 x Runner-up Best of Breed
2 x Aust bred of breed
1 x Aust bred in Group
2 x JD passes for a 1st & 2nd place, and
🌟Novice Jumping Title🌟

🌊Solace🌊
2 x Minor of Breed
1 x Dog Challenge
1 x Best of Breed
🌟Short-listed for Best in Group!🌟
1 x Minor in Group
(Very proud breeder moment and over the moon for Solace's owners and handler 🤩🤩)

🔮Ryze🔮
2 x Puppy of breed
2 x Reserve Dog Challenge

14/02/2024

Happy 3rd Birthday to our beautiful, gentle, clever, sweet Rune. Our true one of a kind girl. What a year we have coming up. Here's to many more wonderful birthdays to celebrate with you 💜

07/02/2024

Sorin had an absolutely fantastic start to the 2024 show year with Daria. On Australia Day they were awarded:
🌟 1st of 2 Aussie Neuters
🌟 Best Neuter in Group, in a very competitive line-up under Judge Mrs Tracie Buckley (NSW)

They didn't stop there though, going one more step for:

🎉𝔹𝕖𝕤𝕥 ℕ𝕖𝕦𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕀𝕟 𝕊𝕙𝕠𝕨🎉

In another VERY competitive All-Breed line-up, At the very first show for the year! Under Judge Miss Marilyn Hoy (NSW)
Huge thanks to Daria for presenting him beautifully, the judges who awarded him so highly, to our friends who offered their congratulations and celebrated the win with us, and to our wonderful photographer Jodie who is always there to capture these memories for us 💜

We are very excited for this year and everything we have planned!

29/01/2024

Please keep an eye out for Odi
He has been missing from Port Fairy VIC (Big 4 Holiday Park) for almost a month now and his family really miss him.
There is a chance he has been picked up and is travelling interstate.
If you think you have seen Odi in Vic or elsewhere please contact his owners.

If you have Odi, please take him to a vet and simply say you found him. His family just want him home.

It has been nearly a month since we lost our cherished Odi, and the void left by his vibrant and affectionate presence is deeply felt. Odi, with his beautiful nature and ever-present wide smile, is sorely missed by us. Despite the time that has passed, we remain steadfast in our determination to find him.

Odi is not just a pet; he is a beloved member of our family. His journey from a once highly anxious puppy to a confident and warm-hearted companion has been our shared experience. To the person who may have taken him, we implore you to understand that Odi is not rightfully yours. You have not witnessed the countless moments we spent nurturing him into the loving soul he is today.

If you are reading this, and you have Odi or any information about his whereabouts, we plead with you to reach out to us. His absence is keenly felt by his family, and he is the glue that holds us together. We long to be reunited with him. In the meantime, here is a photo capturing a moment when Odi allowed us to dress him up one night.

REWARD - $3,000
Call 0412 880 804 with any information that will assist.

16/01/2024

🎉 𝟞 𝕄𝕠𝕟𝕥𝕙𝕤 𝕆𝕝𝕕 🎉

The first Norsonix puppies are 6 months old today, and my gosh what an adventure it has been for these puppies and their owners!

I think it's safe to say everyone is excited for the next 6 months and more with their puppies! All of them are turning out to be fabulous companions for their owners 💜

10/01/2024

Dogs United has a few spots left in their League Levels.
If you are looking for a fantastic training curriculum with incredible trainers, this is definitely one to sign up for!

LEAGUE LEVEL CLASSES 2024!

Would you like to spend more time with your dog?
Would you like to grow your connection with your dog?
Have you been thinking you'd like to do more with your dog?
Well, every journey begins with a single step....

Make the start of 2024 a great one for you and your dog by signing up for our popular League Level classes starting Wednesday 24th January.

We have had the privilege of helping countless families and their dogs connect through training for the last three years in our League Level courses. We take a games methodology to teach important and useful life skills in a supportive setting.

Access to pristine members only grounds and small group sizes enables us to provide a very personalised, fun, positive and safe environment.

Class details:
Location: Southern River
Date: starting Wed 24th January weekly for 10 weeks
Time: 8am (4 places left) or 6pm (only ONE place left) options
Prerequisites: just that your dog is comfortable working around other dogs

Contact us for further information or to book, we look forward to meeting you!

23/12/2023

🎄𝕄𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕪 ℂ𝕙𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕞𝕒𝕤🎄

From the Norsonix Family to you.
We hope you have a safe and holiday, full of whatever makes you happy.
I know these puppies will be having the most amazing first Christmas in their loving forever homes.

Our next pupdate will come early in 2024

Stay tuned!
🎅🏼🎁🥂🎉🐶

17/12/2023

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝗪𝗿𝗮𝗽 𝗨𝗽

It's a long one, because while we didn't compete all year, had a big one this year!

☄️Sorin☄️
Has managed a couple of qualifiers in RAE with a couple of perfect scores, and he ran canicross with Jamelia in winter. In the first half of the year he showed more than he did after July when we made it to only a handful of shows. In his limited showing this year, he achieved:

🌟3 Best Neuter in Group🌟
Converting all 3 in to show wins with
🏆1 Best Neuter in Show (Allbreeds) 🏆
🥈2 Runner up Best Neuter in Show (Allbreeds)🥈
He also achieved
⭐️6 Runner Up to Best Neuter In Group ⭐️

Not just a good boy in the show ring, Sorin was chosen for a TV show which is due to come out next year, where he was required to lie very still while chaos ensued around him.
And along with half of the performance community he was also filmed for Runt, playing a named part and teaming up with Simon for the days he was filming.

💎Rune💎
Had a very different year this year. Lots less showing than previous years with her only entered in 4 shows early in the new year.
No major wins here, achieving a few more points and 1 b*tch challenge along with 2 reserve b*tch challenges. She had a pretty successful performance year between Jan and April, achieving:
🎉 Heelwork to Music Starter Title
🎉 Freestyle Starter Title
🎉 Rally Excellent Title

Rune also started working towards many other titles this year with passes towards RAE, Novice Tricks, Excellent Snooker, Novice Agility and Novice Jumping (only 1 qually from her title)

We stopped all trialling in April to rest her body before she had her first litter of 6 absolutely beautiful puppies in July. The litter was an experience, not without its challenges in the early days. But everyone made it through happy and healthy and they all found themselves the most incredible homes.

🔮Ryze has stayed put with me, learning how to be a part of a multi dog household and working on his manners. He's done a couple of puppy classes and is ready to get into more. He's racking up a nice catalogue of tricks, and has had some nice little successes at the 7 shows he has been entered in with 5 baby of breeds.
🦋Madison, our only girl, the social butterfly is working on lots of tricks and training. She is her photographer mum's muse and is picking up well on her modelling gig. We might see her out and about as she gets older which will be very cool!
👻 Ghost now lives in Melbourne, smashing his puppy classes and loving living with his 3 aussie siblings. Ghost might get into performance as he gets older, he certainly seems to have the willingness and keenness for it!
🍝 Macaroni and his family are knocking it out of the park, they are smashing through their puppy classes, sports foundations classes, he's learning hoopers foundations and how to be the best Cafe dog. Very excited for this beautiful boys future!
🌊 Solace has stayed close, living with Jarrad and Jamelia, he is also smashing goals. He has been learning lots of tricks and manners, smashing his way through lots of puppy classes, starting scent work, learning to walk in harness, and how to be a polite member of a multi dog household. Solace has also hit the show ring with 4 baby of breeds across 7 shows.
⚡️Zeppelin is living the ultimate life with his new family up in QLD with beach walks every day and 2 young human siblings to play with. He is loving the water and is just the best family dog there ever was.

I couldn't be happier with the first Norsonix litter. All of them have bright futures, and are exactly what I was hoping for in temperament and biddability. Rune and Noodle have done me proud. So proud in fact, that I am heavily considering a repeat next year 😍

Next year I'm sure will be loads of fun, I'm excited to see what we can achieve 💜