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Craiglea Rural - Working Dogs, Horses & Livestock Working Border Collies, performance horses, working stock dog schools, Working Dog Training Online. G’day,
We are Jamie and Mani Sturrock.
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We, with our two young sons, live near Dulacca, on the Western Darling Downs of Queensland, Australia. We manage a commercial beef cattle breeding and backgrounding operation, running up to 2,000 head of cattle across several grazing properties. We also run our own family business, Craiglea Rural, comprising of working dogs, performance horses and livestock (sheep & cattle). We occasionally have w

orking dogs, horses and livestock for sale. Apart from our animals working dog training/education is a huge passion of ours. We conduct regular Working Dog Training Schools from March to November each year. We are also very proud to now be able to offer WORKING DOG TRAINING ONLINE, a comprehensive online working dog training resource. We hope this will benefit many using working dogs in the livestock industry. You can visit www.workingdogtraining.online to access our online working dog training resource and see what it has to offer. We are very proud of our family, our business and our animals, and get a lot of satisfaction out of sharing quality genetics, training methods and stockmanship with others. Please feel free to contact us if you are interested in our working dogs, horses, livestock or working dog schools. You can visit www.craiglea.com.au for more information on our dogs, horses and livestock.

We ain't in Kansas (Dulacca) anymore 😉...
17/11/2024

We ain't in Kansas (Dulacca) anymore 😉...

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
15/11/2024

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.





13/11/2024
Great 40ft HIGH CUBE Shipping Container "New Build"Middle doors & end doorsWhirly birds x 2Vents x 4Work bench & Shelvin...
13/11/2024

Great 40ft HIGH CUBE Shipping Container
"New Build"
Middle doors & end doors
Whirly birds x 2
Vents x 4
Work bench & Shelving down one end end.

Its a cracker, only selling as it was bought before we knew we were moving so we've not got to use it!! 🤦‍♀️☹️

$12k + GST (we paid more without the shelving)

Located just outside Dulacca.

Off to work at the new digs 💪
06/11/2024

Off to work at the new digs 💪

LOOKING FOR A WORKING STOCK DOG??SELLING A WORKING STOCK DOG??Make sure you check out the next auction, sign up via thei...
05/11/2024

LOOKING FOR A WORKING STOCK DOG??

SELLING A WORKING STOCK DOG??

Make sure you check out the next auction, sign up via their website for details.

Thank you for your patience as we relocate from the Western Downs, Qld to the edge of the Liverpool Plains, NSW!
30/10/2024

Thank you for your patience as we relocate from the Western Downs, Qld to the edge of the Liverpool Plains, NSW!

We are just over here packing, sorting, loading, packing 🤪.... But look what we found in the process in Issue 2 of the 2...
22/10/2024

We are just over here packing, sorting, loading, packing 🤪....

But look what we found in the process in Issue 2 of the 2015 magazine

📣📣Purebred Damara rams!!📣📣THESE MUST GO!! Make me an offer..1 x 2021 horned ram. Purchased from Brae Park Damara. Has pe...
18/10/2024

📣📣Purebred Damara rams!!📣📣

THESE MUST GO!! Make me an offer..

1 x 2021 horned ram. Purchased from Brae Park Damara. Has pedigree.
1 x 2023 polled ram that is home bred. He is by a pure pedigreed polled ram, out of a pure pedigreed ewe. Both purchased from Brae Park Damaras.

Must go! Make me an offer..

Did you know that today marks 14 Years of...Wedded *Bliss (*mostly 🤣🫢) for us?!! 🙀I know socials have been quiet lately ...
16/10/2024

Did you know that today marks 14 Years of...Wedded *Bliss (*mostly 🤣🫢) for us?!! 🙀

I know socials have been quiet lately as we navigate this massive move. I just had to post this as I'm impressed I remembered amidst the packing boxes & removalist bookings! 🤪

Many of you have been a part of our journey somehow, thank you. We are excited to share the next chapter with you all.

Here's to new beginnings in a NEW state?!...
AND here's hoping the marriage stays in tact after we move & sight up dog kennels AGAIN!! 🙈





Purebred Damara rams!!1 x 2021 horned ram. Purchased from Brae Park Damara. Has pedigree. $300+gst1 x 2023 polled ram th...
12/10/2024

Purebred Damara rams!!

1 x 2021 horned ram. Purchased from Brae Park Damara. Has pedigree. $300+gst

1 x 2023 polled ram that is home bred. He is by a pure pedigreed polled ram, out of a pure pedigreed ewe. Both purchased from Brae Park Damaras. $200+gst.

She simply da best 👌 👑
02/10/2024

She simply da best 👌 👑

📢📢ANNOUNCEMENT📢📢We are on the move!!We would like to share the exciting news with our friends and followers, that we are...
29/09/2024

📢📢ANNOUNCEMENT📢📢

We are on the move!!

We would like to share the exciting news with our friends and followers, that we are moving to Bundella, New South Wales.

We are off to run a backgrounding operation on a recently purchased property for Jamie's family business, Sturrock Grazing.

We will continue to have heaps of cattle work as always, a bit more sheep work, an increase in horse work, and something new for all of us, some HILLS!!

For those that are wondering, YES, we are still doing working dog schools. Dates have been limited the last year or two, but we will definitely get back on track in 2025. We also intend to travel to more venues for schools, once we settle into the new place.

To our loyal Working Dog Training Online members, watch this space! This resource will only get better as we dedicate more time to the platform and our members.

As we prepare for the big move, we are SELLING everything that is not bolted down!

If you are interested in any of the following, please get in touch, or keep an eye out on this page and our email list over the coming days for more details.

Cattle panels
60m x 30m arena
17m round pen with poly belting.
5 x day yards
All portable panels in good condition that will suit horses and cattle.

Sheep panels
Sheep yards with 15m dog training yard.
Force and drenching race
V race with 3 way draft
Loading ramp

Shipping container/s
40 footer and 20 footer
New builds, painted inside and out.
Heaps of extras - Whirly birds, vents, side doors, electricity etc.

Sheep!
Mixture of Damara and Dorpers available.
Purebred stud Damara ewes, lambs and rams. Registered with pedigrees.
Crossbred Damara x Dorper ewes, lambs, and weaners.

Cattle - trainer mob!
9 x Brahman cross steers
200-250kg
Super dog broke! Will follow a human or four wheeler.
Will bend off young and green dogs beautifully!

Please share! Contact Jamie Sturrock or Mani Sturrock for more information.

Sun's out tongues out! 👅 Watch this space....
29/09/2024

Sun's out tongues out! 👅

Watch this space....

Do all the good you canBy all the means you canIn all the ways you canIn all the places you canAt all the times you canT...
17/09/2024

Do all the good you can
By all the means you can
In all the ways you can
In all the places you can
At all the times you can
To all the people you can
As long as ever you can.
*John Wesley's Rule*

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First family ride... trying to explore the top of the mountain. Super proud of the ponies, pulled from the paddock after months and navigating terrain they would never have dreamed of being born & bred on the Western Downs! #craigleaperformancehorses #craiglearural

This short clip is extracted from.. WORKING DOG TRAINING ONLINE Craiglea Mack - 21 Months Our latest video is Mack at 21 months old, and what he has been up to at work for the month. Mack has had some more mustering on cows and calves, plenty of dry cattle work, and some little jobs on ewes and lambs, which he hasn't had a lot of yet. Mack is improving out of sight! To watch the full video, check out WORKING DOG TRAINING ONLINE www.workingdogtraining.online

This short clip is extracted from.. WORKING DOG TRAINING ONLINE Craiglea Mack - 22 Months We are back with Mack this week, in the small training paddock. He is 22 months old in this video, and we are tidying up his outrun and doing a bit of driving. You may have noticed that most of the recent content has been with Mack. This is by design. Mack is the first dog that we have been able to film from the very beginning. We have watched Mack - 1. From his very first look at sheep 2. Learn his obedience 3. Progress through the round yard, arena and training paddocks 4. Transition to real work including dry cattle and sheep 5. His first cattle dog trial 6. His first look at cows and calves! As our database of videos builds, we would like to be able to show multiple dogs from the very beginning, to the very end, in a structured format. As time rolls by, we will include various dogs, that have different strengths and weaknesses. To watch the full video, check out WORKING DOG TRAINING ONLINE www.workingdogtraining.online

Might make a turn back dog out of him yet? 🤔 😅 #diyhorsetraining #workingdog #stockdogs #cowdogs #cowhorse #bordercollie

Don't mind this one... #granite #metalliccatt #acremaker #roan #filly #aqha

2024 WINTER Australian Working Stock Dog Auction 7th-13th June 2024 www.workingstockdogauction.com.au LOT 205 CRAIGLEA ROSS (AI) Craiglea Ross. 23-month-old Border Collie male. AI pup, by Pat Byrne’s Moss from Ireland, out of Craiglea Ruby. Moss is by well-known sire, Ricky Hutchinson’s Sweep from England. I have a three-quarter brother to Ross (Craiglea Mack) and a three-quarter sister (Craiglea Abby), all out of different dams, that are excellent working dogs! Ruby has been one of my best females. She works all classes of cattle, including cows and calves, as well as sheep. She is an Open cattle dog and has won and placed in many cattle dog trials. Ruby is by Swan Spud out of a Llangwm Cap female. Ross is a great type, leggy, with a strong head. Smooth coat, traditionally marked, black and white. Calm, easy going worker, good traveller. Great temperament and trainable. For his age, Ross has had heaps of experience on dry cattle and a few head of sheep. Lacks a bit of finesse on sheep, more suited to cattle work. He has recently been doing a few jobs on cows and calves in a team of experienced dogs. Trained on whistles and voice, better on whistles. Running out reliably to 300 metres or so and improving. Solid side commands, good stop. Can muster, block up and drive. Works off four-wheeler and horse. Genuine young working dog. All the hard work is done. Ready to go straight to work.

Glamour Girl.... surprisingly not phased by the little kid with the big blower?! #craigleaglamour #roan #redroan #foal #weanling #filly #trademutt #craigleaperformancehorses

🤠🐾 Must love dogs. #workingdogtraining #workingstockdogs #bordercollies #stockdogs #musterdogs #pups #pup #dog #stockman

This short clip is extracted from.. WORKING DOG TRAINING ONLINE Craiglea Mack - 20 Months It is an exciting moment for us to post this video! Mack is the first dog that we have followed EVERY stage of his journey to becoming a genuine, valuable working dog! We have watched Mack - 1. From his very first look at sheep 2. Learn his obedience 3. Progress through the round yard, arena and training paddocks 4. Transition to real work including dry cattle and sheep 5. His first cattle dog trial ..and finally, his first look at cows and calves! Mack took this job in his stride, and we are very proud of his progress. It just goes to show what can be achieved with some good genetics and a solid training program.

This short clip is extracted from.. WORKING DOG TRAINING ONLINE Craiglea Mack - 20 Months This video is an example of the type of real, practical stock work that we are exposing Mack to at 20 months old. This is in the middle of a busy fixed time AI program, and there was plenty on for the dogs. We are walking a small mob of heifers up a laneway. Mack is learning to drive with little to no command, and to think for himself. He is definitely improving!

This short clip is extracted from.. WORKING DOG TRAINING ONLINE Craiglea Mack - 20 Months This video is an example of the type of real, practical stock work that we are exposing Mack to at 20 months old. This is in the middle of a busy fixed time AI program, and there was plenty on for the dogs. Here we are walking just under 300 head of heifers away in the middle of the day. Mack is learning to handle a bigger workload, and getting used to working a bit hot and tired. He is handling the step up very well!

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G'day. We are Jamie and Mani Sturrock. We own and operate Craiglea Working Dogs and Stock Horses, a family business based near Drillham, on the Western Darling Downs of Queensland, Australia.

We breed and train quality Border Collie working dogs and performance horses for work and competition. We offer working dog pups, started working dogs and performance horses for sale. We also conduct working dog schools and lessons year round, at our place or yours.

We manage a corporate owned beef cattle operation, running 2,000 cattle across several grazing properties. We run Wagyu and Angus breeder cattle, growing our progeny out to heavy feeder weight. We also trade cattle according to the season, and run a small flock of Dorper cross sheep.

We use our working dogs and horses every day to make our living. We also enjoy competing on weekends in cattle dog trialling, sheep dog trialling, campdrafting, polocrosse, stockman's challenges and kid’s events to name a few. We have two young sons, Jack and Toby, who are very involved in our business, raising pups and riding their horses.