Lightning Round Aussies

09/19/2024

Some pics of Zap playing rally a few weeks ago 😊💜

09/19/2024

Some pics of Stitch from rally a few weeks ago. What a goofy boy 😊💙

09/16/2024

2 miles with 2 good girlies 😍😊

09/15/2024

Tesla, Zap, Wendy and Phoenix say, “Go Chiefs! Beat those kitty cats…I mean Bengals 😉”

09/13/2024

Got a nice surprise in the mail today that wasn’t a bill 🙃🤣 I guess Zap ended 2023 as the #8 Australian Shepherd in Novice A Obedience, so they sent us a certificate for it. Good girl, Zap! 😊❤️

09/11/2024

We want to give a shoutout to another puppy from our ZapxStitch litter from 2023, Boudin! He has grown into such a sweet boy and has a personality that matches his dad Stitch. He loves the pool at his house and he’s making sure to catch all the pool time he can as summer is starting to wind down. Love this boy and so grateful he has a wonderful family to love him and spoil him 😊🥰

09/09/2024

Gotta brag on Nova and her owner Courtney! They went to a NASDA trial this weekend and she earned 2 High in Trials, a title in trailing and locating and a title in urban locating along with other placements. These 2 have worked so hard in nosework/scentwork and I am so, so proud of them. 😊

And side note, Nova is absolutely gorgeous and has matured so nicely. I am so lucky Courtney is her person. She is the perfect person with the perfect family for Nova and I love all the updates I get about her. 😊

But again, big congratulations to team Nova and I am sure this is the start of a very awesome scentwork/nosework career for these two 😉💜😊

09/07/2024

One of the decisions as a breeder I was so glad I made was starting loose leash walking skills at 6-7 weeks of age. Wendy was the easiest and most receptive to loose leash walking as a puppy and now as 14 month old puppy, she is by far the easiest dog to walk. She maintains a loose leash on our entire walk and when she goes out to sniff, once she feels tension she immediately comes back. She has had minimal leash training past early puppyhood and I strongly believe this is from that very early training. She’s even easier to walk than my RACH dog. This is just a video example from our walk today at the start of our walk.

09/01/2024

Congratulations to Stitch on earning his Rally Excellent title this weekend with 2 1st places and a 3rd place. He was very happy to be in the ring “doing the things”. Such a happy boy with his grinch feet 🤣🙃

08/27/2024

Sad, but worth sharing. This breeder was found murdered with a litter of 13 Doberman puppies stolen. This is a fear breeders have. Frequently we get asked if people can come meet our dogs and “tour our facility”. Most of the time, my answer is no and this is why.

First off, we don’t have a facility. Our dogs are pets and members of our family first and live in our home…our home where we and our children also live. So it would be the same as me asking if I can come into your home; if we’ve never met and only had a couple of messages or email exchanges over the internet, there is a gamble having you come into our home.

In terms of meeting our dogs, if there is a localish trial nearby that I might be going to with a dog, I will usually say “ hey, we can meet here and I will bring that dog with me for you to meet”. With puppies, I try to post frequently on social media channels with pics and videos, so you can see puppies but also can see the environment they are being raised in.

We do have security cameras everywhere and are firm believers of the 2nd amendment in this home, but we also don’t want to be in scary situations either. We have had someone attempt to break into our home in the middle of the night before and thankfully a couple of Aussies scared him off since herding dogs will protect property and territory. But again, we don’t want to be in that situation again and would never want anything to happen to our dogs either.

Unfortunately, some places will list out things to look for in a good breeder and lots of them lost out ones I agree with like health testing, contracts, etc; frequently, I see listed that they will let you see the dog’s home and see where puppies are raised. And again, because of this story, that is why we don’t follow that recommendation. I don’t fault other breeders who don’t let random strangers into their home to meet dogs and puppies for the same reason.

So if you ever reach out to a breeder to come to their home to meet their dogs, “see their facility” and meet puppies and they say “no”, this may very well be the reason. Don’t always treat that “no” as a red flag in choosing a breeder if they do all the other right things. And before getting offended by the “no”, ask yourself if you would be willing to let someone you’ve never met before come into your home just because they reached out to you online and are interested in dogs.

A friend checked on Paul Peavey's property when he was first reported missing and noted multiple valuables missing, including 13 Doberman puppies.

07/08/2024

Happy first birthday to Benny and Wendy! Still remember the day I helped bring them into this world. And still so grateful that Zap was the best momma to these puppies. Her personality shines the brightest through these two and they definitely get the s***k and goofiness from her 🥰🎉🎊

07/08/2024

Wow a year has flown by! Happy first birthday to the Sandlot litter! I still remember that afternoon of these puppies being born like it was yesterday 🥹 Happy birthday Wendy, Benny, Boudin (Squints) and Nova (Smalls)! 🎉🎊🥰

06/16/2024

Happy Father’s Day to our favorite doggy dad, Stitch! Here he is with 2 of his kiddos: Wendy and Benny. (And ignore the fact that everyone is in need of some serious grooming right now 🙃🫣🤣)

And Happy Father’s Day to those human dads out there too!

05/12/2024

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! Being a mom is tough work, but so rewarding. And we couldn’t have asked for a better dog mom than our girl Zap last year 😊

So to all the moms, 2-legged and 4-legged, whatever caretaker role you play, know you are loved and appreciated. Happy Mother’s Day! 😊💜

04/26/2024

Received one of Stitch’s win photos from last weekend when he was WD and BOW on Saturday. Love this boy! Just need that last major and an extra point and he will finally have his CH! Hoping to get those at the end of the year when I can get back to showing after the next baby is born 😊

04/20/2024

Another great day for Stitch! He went Winners Dog (WD) and Best of Winners (BOW) in Fayetteville today under judge Denny Mounce. Good boy, Stitch! And thank you Susan for the pictures of me and my boy 😊

04/19/2024

Good boy, Stitch! He went Winner’s Dog (WD) in Fayetteville today for another point under judge Dr. Carol White-Moser. And she really complimented us telling us he is a very lovely mover and very nice dog. 😊💜

04/07/2024

Good girl, Zap! She earned her Preferred Novice (PCD) title in obedience today. Clearly she is thrilled 😉

03/23/2024

Happy National Puppy Day! Throwback to these cuties from our Sandlot litter July 2023. Crazy to believe they are a few weeks shy of 9 months old already 🥰❤️

03/10/2024

Zap had a good weekend of rally also. She earned 5 more QQQ’s, lots of points towards her RACH and many placements. Good girl, Zap! 😊🥰

03/09/2024

Stitch earned his AKC Rally Advanced (RA) title this weekend. Good boy, Stitch!

03/06/2024

Stitch also received his official invite to enter the AKC Rally National Championship with eligibility for the Novice class. Again, we won’t be attending this year since it’s shortly after we will be welcoming the second human puppy, but still happy with what Stitch accomplished last year and earning the invite. Maybe next year! 😉

03/06/2024

Zap received her official invite to enter for the AKC Rally National Championship with eligibility for the Championship class this year. We won’t be going as the event is shortly after the second human puppy is supposed to be arriving, so maybe next year 😉 Still proud of this girl and all that she achieved the last year. Hopefully we can do more big things this year 😊

01/24/2024

Stitch’s win photo from Sunday. Stitch won Winner’s Dog (WD) Best of Winners (BOW) and Best of Breed Owner Handled (BOBOH) on Sunday under judge Amy Sorbie at the Central Iowa Kennel Club show. ❤️

01/14/2024

Good boy Benny! He earned his Canine Good Citizen title yesterday! Proud of this boy that just turned 6 months old a few days ago ❤️

01/08/2024

Happy half birthday to the Sandlot litter: Wendy, Benny, Boudin and Nova! Can’t believe these cuties are all 6 months old already and getting so big! 🎂🎉🎊💜

12/31/2023

Tesla has had a good 2023 too. She hasn’t done any sports since finishing her RACH, but she has been a demo dog for a sports seminar, gotten to do some training, went on some good walks, and gotten lots of love. Another good year for Tesla and 2024 should be just as good for this sweet girl 😊

12/31/2023

Phoenix has had a fun 2023. She earned her BCAT in FastCat this year. We haven’t done much else sport-wise, but we’ve gone on lots of walks, played lots of frisbee and have had an enjoyable 2023. Looking forward to more fun with her in 2024 😊

12/31/2023

2023 was a big year for Benny too: he was born! 😊😉

At just 5 months old (almost 6 months) Benny is maturing into a very nice boy. He has already earned his Novice Trick Dog title and absolutely loves training. I’m very excited to see what 2024 holds for this boy, especially when he debuts in conformation this upcoming year 😊

12/31/2023

Wendy had a big year in 2023: she was born! 😉

She is still only 5 months old (almost 6 months). She has earned her Novice Trick dog title already and has had a great start on her training. Looking forward to what 2024 brings to this cutie!