We aim to breed Kelpies with natural ability and drive to work stock, and preserve heritage lines.
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Unfortunately this post isn’t like the others 💔. One of our greatest, Lou, has had her life turned upside down in a freak accident resulting in her leg being amputated. Although we were/are devastated, it is what it is, and we still have a Lou. She is adapting well and is still exactly the same, being bossy as always. I will keep everyone updated on Lou’s recovery and hopefully we will be seeing her back out in the paddock in a couple months!
Rams in the yards? No problem. You don’t have to worry about touching the stinky f**kers or getting a knee taken out, the kelpies have them sorted.
Ballarook Give Me One Vision ✨ this wee beauty is from our most recent litter (Karmala Lizzy x Ballarook Steel). Love getting updates on our pups, especially when they look like this! Vision is owned by Katie King in Rotorua.
- Photo taken by Pivotal Paws Photography 💥
First content from Kaiwera.. surprisingly, not a drop of rain to been seen in this video 🤯 the dogs are loving having some room to move and being able to work to their strengths.
We all know that feeling of waiting for a mob to come off the hill on a Sunday… 😂
Quick apology for the lack of content recently! Ballarook has moved to Kaiwera! I wanted to take a quick minute to thank the Edgar’s for the past 4 years we were there, and for making our time there enjoyable and easy going. Moving to some bigger country with some tricky terrain has done absolute wonders for the kelpies in the past 2 weeks. They were taking things pretty easy in Moa Flat, knowing exactly where things were going and how to get there - working on auto pilot. Now having to reset and relearn layouts, they are thriving and doing some incredible work. Can’t wait to see the difference in a years time! More content coming soon… 💥
The pocket rocket on the job 💥 Bee likes things done fast and hard, if somethings going south, she’s the one to send and fix it. Wee story from a couple months back - I had a mob of freshly weaned lambs take off full speed down the road the wrong way, it was about 28 degrees and the end of the day, I had no bike, phone or other dogs so my last hope of getting these little rats back was Bee, so I sent her and told her to hustle. I sat on the side of the road hoping to god she would get to wherever they got to for 5 minutes (these lambs had gone for gold and weren’t slowing down), then I started to see the mob coming back over the hill towards me with Bee behind them. Needless to say, she sat in the trough for a good 10 minutes after that. And that’s just one of the times Bee has saved my ass 😂
Summer fun with the crew ☀️
Lizzy & Steels pups are nearly 6 weeks 🎉 these guys are set to be little crackers. We are starting to see all the personalities coming out which is perfect for matching the pups to what you may like. We are taking expressions of interest, with only 3 left you’ll have to get in quick! Feel free to message with any questions or to secure your pup!
- A good read for anyone with or interested in a kelpie. With the majority of heading dogs in NZ, it’s easy for kelpies to be put in the same boat but although they do the same job, the way they do it is a different kettle of fish.
When you ask a border collie to do something he happily complies and says ‘what next?’ When you ask a kelpie to do something he considers your request and says ‘what for?’ 😳 An explanation is often required!
Generalisations of course, but Kelpies are independent thinking dogs. We bred them that way.
We needed dogs here in Australia to work the wild merinos in huge unfenced paddocks on sheep that didn’t get handled much.
We needed dogs to cope with the heat, the burrs, and the big distances.
We needed dogs that could be left with stock and continue to work. Dogs that could be sent out to find stock and work without instruction. The kelpie is that dog.
The evolution has continued with the need for dogs to work cattle, work in the yards, to load and unload trucks, to back In the raceways. The kelpie did that.
Independent thinking dogs, tough enough for Australian conditions and versatile enough to work paddocks, yards, cattle, sheep and even blowfly’s if you needed it.
Consider that when your kelpie argues or thinks he can do it better, when he questions your request.
Consider that when he’s one step ahead of you or knows a job so well you are just in the way.
We ask a lot of our kelpie and they are different to many other breeds, but if you understand their thinking and he understands what you’re asking a kelpie is a compliant and very trainable dog.
Training a kelpie is just a little different and sometimes, without you knowing it, it’s the kelpie who’s training you!
Written by Simon Leaning of Marionvale Working Dogs
Lizzy is the proud mother to 6 new arrivals 🎉 let the fun begin.
The long awaited cross has finally happened! Karmala Lizzy & Ballarook Steel pups are due early December. You don’t want to miss these ones, get in touch to secure one now!
Good first day back at work after my injury. The doctor told me not to work yet, so of course I follow the orders… I’m not working, the dogs are… that’s what they meant right? 😂
Waiting for the whistle… like loaded guns ready to fire 💥
Sorry for the lack of posts everyone! I have been on crutches so no work for me, so here’s a wee picture that I think we could all relate too… 😂👌
Not very often you get a good shot on the first go 👌 Laddy played ball with this one and sat on his perch just long enough. 3000 ewes through the scanning trailer today - now to wait for the fun to begin.
Moa Flats turned the pumps on this time. Almost up to the knees in some spots and still coming down. Haven’t heard a peep from the dogs in their igloos - must be nice and snug not ready to brave outside for awhile. No power since last night, and not looking hopeful for the next day or so. Advice for anyone - don’t move to Moa Flat 😂
The kelpie crew out for the day at dog trials. Steel, Laddy, Bee and Lizzy watching Lou have a run.
When Lizzy’s on the job, she does that and nothing else. She looks for imperfections in a mob, if there’s a foot out of line - she’s onto it. She has eyes like a hawk and nothing can escape them 💣
Couple days of fighting bulls for Lou 👌 she absolutely lives for it.
✨ Lou & Karmala Lizzy ✨
These two beauties are both born and breed in Australia. Both bi***es serve different purposes in our day to day work.
Lou has developed into being the most versatile bitch we have - if you need cattle hustled, she’s your girl and if you need a steady, pressure-less hand on the sheep, she’s still your girl. Don’t let her appearance fool you, although she looks sweet, the cattle would have something different to say. She is able to adapt to anything you need, slow, fast, cattle or sheep, she does it without any thought - she knows how the job needs done. Lou also has a great personality to go with her work ethic, she’s definitely one of a kind and makes you laugh through out the day - whether it’s because she’s trying to have races with the others in the morning before work even starts or her happy growl when she gets a pat. You could say Lou is our number 1, but don’t tell the others, we try not play favourites around here 🤫
Lizzy was brought over with her brother, Laddy, from Karmala Kelpies just over a year ago by my dad, Wayne Miller. Although she is still young, Lizzy has always showed her promise and intent and has turned into a valuable member of the team. Her strong eye is one of her biggest assets, she is always watching for the slightest imperfection in a mob and will fix it, even before it fails - there isn’t a sheep that can evade her vision. You can guarantee Lizzy is always hitting the head, no matter the mob size, she’ll always be right on the other side looking straight back at you. The potential at her age is massive. Lizzy isn’t quite of our preferred breeding age YET, so keep your eyes peeled in the next coming months - her pups are ones you don’t want to miss ⭐️
Hay everyone, we are April and Ethan Wilson and we wanted to start this page to get our name out in public and provide contact information, and also so you can follow our dogs and what they do during the day at work, and a wee insight to their work abilities. We have a registered stud prefix with the Australian Working Kelpie Council, and future pups from us will be registered also! Although the page is abit blank at the moment, over the next coming weeks I will be adding more info, pictures and introductions to our breeding bi***es and dogs 🙂
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Rams in the yards? No problem. You don’t have to worry about touching the stinky f**kers or getting a knee taken out, the kelpies have them sorted.
First content from Kaiwera.. surprisingly, not a drop of rain to been seen in this video 🤯 the dogs are loving having some room to move and being able to work to their strengths.
The pocket rocket on the job 💥 Bee likes things done fast and hard, if somethings going south, she’s the one to send and fix it. Wee story from a couple months back - I had a mob of freshly weaned lambs take off full speed down the road the wrong way, it was about 28 degrees and the end of the day, I had no bike, phone or other dogs so my last hope of getting these little rats back was Bee, so I sent her and told her to hustle. I sat on the side of the road hoping to god she would get to wherever they got to for 5 minutes (these lambs had gone for gold and weren’t slowing down), then I started to see the mob coming back over the hill towards me with Bee behind them. Needless to say, she sat in the trough for a good 10 minutes after that. And that’s just one of the times Bee has saved my ass 😂
Summer fun with the crew ☀️
Good first day back at work after my injury. The doctor told me not to work yet, so of course I follow the orders… I’m not working, the dogs are… that’s what they meant right? 😂
Moa Flats turned the pumps on this time. Almost up to the knees in some spots and still coming down. Haven’t heard a peep from the dogs in their igloos - must be nice and snug not ready to brave outside for awhile. No power since last night, and not looking hopeful for the next day or so. Advice for anyone - don’t move to Moa Flat 😂
When Lizzy’s on the job, she does that and nothing else. She looks for imperfections in a mob, if there’s a foot out of line - she’s onto it. She has eyes like a hawk and nothing can escape them 💣
Couple days of fighting bulls for Lou 👌 she absolutely lives for it.
✨ Lou & Karmala Lizzy ✨ These two beauties are both born and breed in Australia. Both bitches serve different purposes in our day to day work. Lou has developed into being the most versatile bitch we have - if you need cattle hustled, she’s your girl and if you need a steady, pressure-less hand on the sheep, she’s still your girl. Don’t let her appearance fool you, although she looks sweet, the cattle would have something different to say. She is able to adapt to anything you need, slow, fast, cattle or sheep, she does it without any thought - she knows how the job needs done. Lou also has a great personality to go with her work ethic, she’s definitely one of a kind and makes you laugh through out the day - whether it’s because she’s trying to have races with the others in the morning before work even starts or her happy growl when she gets a pat. You could say Lou is our number 1, but don’t tell the others, we try not play favourites around here 🤫 Lizzy was brought over with her brother, Laddy, from Karmala Kelpies just over a year ago by my dad, Wayne Miller. Although she is still young, Lizzy has always showed her promise and intent and has turned into a valuable member of the team. Her strong eye is one of her biggest assets, she is always watching for the slightest imperfection in a mob and will fix it, even before it fails - there isn’t a sheep that can evade her vision. You can guarantee Lizzy is always hitting the head, no matter the mob size, she’ll always be right on the other side looking straight back at you. The potential at her age is massive. Lizzy isn’t quite of our preferred breeding age YET, so keep your eyes peeled in the next coming months - her pups are ones you don’t want to miss ⭐️
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