Stellar Farms & Stockdogs

11/16/2024

🚨BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR A CONTEST GIVEAWAY LATE NEXT WEEK!!!🚨
Yes, it has to do with said dogs growing belly! Rave is getting quite large and I have a fun little contest in mind. Stay tuned!

11/03/2024

***Big Announcement!!!***
We have been over 2 years without ACD pups. We have big hopes for this litter to produce very capable working dogs. As of now, I do have a waiting list, but the ultrasound showed that we will likely have a pretty good sized litter if all goes well.
Big thanks to Outline Australian Cattle Dogs - Farm and Stockdog Training for the use of their extremely talented stud dog "Toss".
Links to these dogs playlists will be listed below. You will find training videos from puppy to adulthood, as well as videos of these dogs performing true tasks on their farms.
Also a big thanks to the extremely talented Sam Perkins for this lovely ad.

Toss- https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7Cuik-wdHGdnoRqDcXdZyKF7dJqVl2cM&feature=shared

Rave- https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkY5JUBjKHXHGUroDPmrybpaMjJP-o_Np&feature=shared

11/01/2024

Logging some cattle miles on Gabby!

10/18/2024

One of the most rewarding parts of breeding dogs is getting to see them again. Even though I have only had one litter of LGDs, I love hearing from their families and seeing them again! Ellie, formerly Sweetie, lives with our friends in Missouri. She's a work in progress but oh so sweet and so loved!

10/12/2024

Nice active family/performance prospect. If you want to skip the puppy stages, I guarantee you, Erin has started this pup right. I have personally met her and can attest to her sweet demeanor

10/11/2024

Happy 2nd birthday to all the amazing puppies from the Rash X Rave litter! Finn, Arlo, Tip, Hasty, Pickle, Ruby, Oakley, and Gabby
These pups are all turning into handy little working dogs and I can't wait to see what all they accomplish!

10/10/2024

I forgot the best pictures of the weekend. The "peanut gallery" ;P

10/10/2024

10/08/2024

We hosted our first ever clinic and had Billie Richardson out. What a great time we had. It was hot but we managed. We all learned so much and laughed even more.

10/06/2024

Day 3, and the final day, of our herding clinic with Billie Richardson! It's been hot but we have had SO much fun and everybody has made so much progress. Herding training is fun but it's even better with friends ❤️

10/04/2024

Looking forward to a great day of herding training with friends!

09/23/2024

Gabby and I tested out the new sheep pens today. I think they'll work just fine.

09/19/2024

To all of the people that bought LGD pups from me, they're getting ready to hit their first adolescent stage, if they haven't already. Be prepared to take a couple steps back in their training. Don't be scared to take away some freedoms and go back to what was working before.

This YouTube channel is a great resource for training information. Some things may or may not apply exactly to your situation but there is a lot to be learned from some of their videos.

The San Angelo Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center uses livestock guardian dogs (LGDs) as part of our routine sheep and goat predator management. Our goal is to increase the understanding and use of LGDs by cooperating with the small ruminant ranching community to develop research and e...

09/18/2024

Part of farming is always changing things to try and make them better/more efficient. Can't wait to try these new feeders and try out our new set up of holding pens for the sheep. If we like it, we will make some adjustments to make this a more permanent set up!
P.S. don't mind how disgustingly brown it is here 😭

09/13/2024

Driving exercises with Rave. She's really struggled with driving but is slowly getting better.

09/07/2024

Here is my reminder to always check your rams after you band them. I got sheep up to sort off ewe lambs and noticed that a band had busted on one of the rams. Much longer and he could have started breeding stuff.

09/06/2024

My garden tear down crew!