If you in or around orange tomorrow come to the show we will be there displaying these rams and doing some dog demos.
Come say hi and talk sheep and dogs.
#orangeshow #dohnerams #dohnewool #kelpies #springvalleydohnesandkelpies
I have a 14 week old dog pup available for a new home. He is the one working in video. Very keen and should be pretty handy. Very friendly and a happy go lucky pup.
Spring Valley Ned. Doing his first solo job. Moving 1200 ewes. Ned isn’t as mature as his brother Ripper yet but he is still going to be a very good dog in near future.
Grand father working with his grandson. Old whites Benji decided he wanted to come out today with his grandson Ripper.
What a fully packed weekend. We did our first trial of the year at Dunedoo Show. The guys there did a great job running it and should be proud of themselves.
As for our dogs we took Ned Ripper and Sally. Ned and rippers first ever trial. Couldn’t be happier. Ned I knew wasn’t quite ready but was good to have him in the environment. Ripper did an amazing job. He got 81 in the maiden and an 86 in Novice. He looked like he had been to a trial before never got flustered at all. Then old faithful Sally got second in Novice with a 93.
I also took the hand piece again but ended up forth in Intermediate speed shear which is still good for a half cocked shearer.
Video is Rippers Novice run. The sheep hated going into the first force, this is where everyone lost most their points. There is a comment towards the end I feel maybe correct lol.
#yarddogtrials #springvalleydohnesandkelpies #kelpies #dunedooshow#whatarematesfor
Spring Valley Ned. Brother to Ripper but a very different dog.
Once he matures he will be a very handy dog.
Spring valley Ripper. Getting plenty of training this week.
Very much like this dog and what he brings to the job.
#springvalleykelpies #kelpies
Spring Valley Ripper having his first solo paddock job. He is on 1000 ewe weaners. Doing a good job
#kelpies #springvalleykeplies
Father son duo today. Collite Turbo and Spring Valley Ripper. Moving the wether lambs out after drafting a few rogue ewes out of them.
Dogs fuelled by #cobberdogfood #greengrass #kelpies #springvalleykelpies
Spring Valley Ripper. 9.5 months old just helping in yards. He starting to be confident backing up to me. I think he may take over for sally.
#cobberworkingdog #cobberdogfood
Good old sally. She is rising 8 years old and still filling races happily. Wide races like this one are hard to fill properly but she does a great job.
Sally has a young pup in the Geurie Dog Auction lot 31. He has the potential to do this stuff for someone in future.
Sally is fuelled by #cobberdogfood
#cobber #oldfaithful #shearingtime #springvalleykelpies #cobberworkingdog
We did an early wean on the stud lambs today. Age is 6-11 weeks old and they are looking really good.
We used 3 different sires in our joining. SV210001 MD202427 and HW204307.
The ewes are looking great as well. They have picked up massively since lamb marking.
#Dohnes #springvalleydohnesandkelpies #dohnewool
Lot 30 in Forbes Dog Auction. Bogewong Bella. Still learning her job but isn’t far off being a real good dog. If your looking for easy to handle no nonsense type of dog she is the one you want.
#forbesdogauction #cobber #bella #workingkelpie
These little buggers are 6 weeks tomorrow. Growing well while living on cobber puppy chicken mince and milk. Possibly two or three still available.
Mother is Fletchers Sally (Motleys Digger x Whites Bonnie VI)
Sire Capree Bob (Capree Blue x Capree Hope)
These are my stud lambs that are about 7 months. Going well considering they have been running on a 5 acre house block since January while I am trying to find more country. They also haven’t been drenched since end of December. No chemical for fly prevention either. Goes to show the Durability and how low maintenance they are and there toughness as a breed. Will be taking a post weaning weight soon.
