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Breeding Australian Terriers in Oklahoma with the highest standards for health and temperament I never would have imagined the road that search would put me on.
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Born and raised in Norman, Oklahoma, dogs have always been a part of my life. My father kept and raised English Pointers for hunting and my mother had Schnauzers. I learned early that I had allergies to the Pointers, and that is why I have kept “hypo-allergenic” breeds ever since. In 2011, our family Schnauzer, Buddy, passed away at 15 years old, and thus began our family's search for a a new comp

anion. We love the schnauzers, but I was interested in looking at other hypo-allergenic breeds. We didn't have the room for a large dog that would require a lot of exercise room, but I wasn't interested in smaller breeds like poodles, or Bichons Frises. I really wanted a dog with the temperament of a large breed, but contained in a small package. That is when we found the Australian Terrier, the best breed you've probably never heard of. After educating myself on the breed to make sure this is what I wanted, I began to search for a puppy. This was where things got a little tough. There were no breeders anywhere near us. I certainly didn't want to get a puppy without seeing where he would come from. I finally found a pup in the Texas area, so we took a road trip. We came home with Boomer. Boomer blew us away. Smart, fearless, fiercely loyal, and top of his obedience class. Everywhere we went, he made new friends, but nobody knew what he was. I would hear “Is that a Yorkie?” all the time. Once I was even asked “Is that an Airedale puppy?” I began to wonder how it could be that this great breed was so unknown. Research time. What I found was that very few Australian terriers were being registered with the AKC. The numbers could be measured in the low hundreds. Popular breeds were being registered by the tens of thousands. Over-popularity is not good, but with numbers as low as I was seeing for Aussies, I was immediately concerned about the future of the breed. I felt I needed to get involved. I hope someday to find others like myself to help in the breed as this trend continues to be a problem. AKC ranks the most popular breeds by registration each year. In 2013, the Australian Terrier was ranked 122nd most popular breed out of 164 recognized breeds. In 2014, they dropped to 133rd most popular. I'll leave out the details of what it took for me to get as far as I have. Finding anyone who had healthy puppies that would consider letting me start breeding was very difficult. But I have been lucky to find a few very good friends that were willing to let me see where I could go with this. I want to say a special thank you to Theresa Goiffon and her family, as well as Elaine Strid. These two wonderful ladies were the first that were willing to take a chance on me, and I hope that I am making them proud as I continue to do the right thing by this breed. They have both allowed me to take puppies from their breeding and raise those girls into wonderful adults. The first breeding that I plan will be with a girl from Theresa Goiffon's breeding, Scarlett. I have not yet picked a sire, but hope to do that soon. I never see myself having a large breeding program. Doing it right requires a lot of work and devotion, so I am not sure I could handle more than one or two litters per year, but I don't want to get ahead of myself. I'll focus on this first one for now and hope to give you updates to this later. Thanks for reading!

08/30/2024

This teddy bear is Stoicc, 12 weeks old, from the How to Train Your Dragon litter. He's a cuddler, and still looking for his forever home.

08/29/2024

Our little girl Astrid, from the How to Train Your Dragon litter, left today with her new family, Chris and Andreea Ruiz. She'll be living in Las Vegas and whispered in my ear before she left that she couldn't wait until she could go hit the blackjack tables. Best of luck to our little girl! Astrid, now known as Bailey and her new family!

08/29/2024

Gobber, from the How to Train Your Dragon litter, 12 weeks old. This boy is still looking for his forever home

08/28/2024

Our baby girl Astrid, from the How to Train Your Dragon Litter, 12 weeks old, goes to her new home tomorrow.

08/24/2024

The How to Train Your Dragon litter. 11 weeks old. Life has been crazy with these pups around. A few pictures of their puptopia play area too. There are boys available from this awesome litter.

08/09/2024

Our How to Train Your Dragon litter had their 9 week puppy check up yesterday and were quite the hit. All got a clean bill of health!

07/28/2024

Very proud of this team! Heartland Taikalook Take Five FDC BCAT TKN "Jazzy" is now CH Heartland Taikalook Take Five FDC BCAT TKN, pending AKC confirmation, having collected her final point taking BOS today over a special to finish her Championship. Nice way to get across the finish line. Congratulations to PJ Hiebert. All her hard work and traveling has paid off. Thanks to Mr James Moses for the recognition!

Sire: GCH CH Dunham Lake The Heat is On DCAT "Wasabi"
Dam: CH Heartland Nuk'em From Orbit BCAT "Ripley"

07/28/2024

Puppy Spam incoming! The How to Train Your Dragon litter, 7.5 weeks old!

07/17/2024

The How to Train Your Dragon litter, 6 weeks old today. Really the first time they've been able to go outside because of the crazy heat. With this cool front they got to go out and play for a bit. Love my pack and how good they are with the puppies. Naughty thinks they are the best thing since ... Well ever!

07/08/2024

Puppies get solid food. They seem to like it

07/08/2024

Naughty gets to meet the babies. 4 weeks old

06/30/2024

Today, at the Oklahoma City Summer Classic, GCH CH Dunham Lake The Heat is On DCAT "Wasabi" got BOB, BOBOH, and went on to get an Owner Handled Group 2. Thanks to Mr Kenneth Berg and Mr Joe Lobby for the recognition!

06/26/2024

Huge News from the Oklahoma City Summer Classic! GCH CH Dunham Lake The Heat is On BCAT "Wasabi" must have had some rocket fuel in his food this morning. We decided to run FastCat at this show and on Wasabi's second run today he put up his personal best. His time was 7.84 seconds, making his speed 26.09 mph. Not only is that his personal best, but pending it being officially posted by AKC, he is now the fastest Australian Terrier in FastCat history, which began in 2016, beating the previous record holder's speed by one full mile per hour. I knew he was fast, but today he showed it on the course. Super proud of this boy! Thanks to my expert release technician Mike Hanus!

06/21/2024

The "How to Train Your Dragon" litter, two weeks old, eyes opened.

06/12/2024

It's been a tad busy around here, but I'm finally getting around to taking a few pictures. Presenting the "How to Train Your Dragon" litter.

No collar blue and tan - Hiccup
Red collar - Gobber
White collar - Stoicc
Red girl - Astrid

06/06/2024

It looks like we're all done at 4 puppies. 3 blue and tan boys, and their little sister, a red girl.

06/05/2024

Puppies are arriving right on schedule! First puppy is a blue and tan boy, 7.5 oz. Updates in the comments in this post on my Heartland Australian Terriers page.

06/01/2024

Time to play "Guess how many puppies!". Yara+Wasabi litter, due June 5th

06/01/2024

Official show photo came in. Congratulations to PJ Heibert to and Heartland Taikalook Take Five BCAT FDC TKN "Jazzy", for taking Winners Bitch, a 4 point major, at the High Desert Cluster Show in Albuquerque. A supported specialty. Thank you to Mr Richard Miller for the recognition!

05/25/2024

Super proud of these two! Congratulations to PJ Heibert and Heartland Taikalook Take Five BCAT FDC TKN "Jazzy", for taking Winners Bitch, a 4 point major, at the High Desert Cluster Show today in Albuquerque. Thank you to Mr Richard Miller for the recognition!

05/17/2024

Wasabi says Hey! From Abilene TX.

05/14/2024

Congratulations to Alexa Samarotto and Claudia Coleman for their win at Westminster with GCHG Ch Samabel Hot Fudge Sundae for the BOB win!

05/12/2024

Dog shows are all "Hurry up and Wait". We're next to last group on the last day, so now it's time to Wait...

05/12/2024

Some fun at the Caddo Kennel club show in Marshall TX today. Wasabi earned himself an OH group 4, and Naughty won her very first ribbon with a Terrier Group 2 in the Puppy B match that followed the main show tonight! She put on quite a show for the audience and was a big hit.

05/10/2024

Today at the Caddo Kennel club show in Marshall, TX, Gch Ch Dunham Lake The Heat is On BCAT "Wasabi" took Best of Breed, OH Best of Breed, and Owner Handled Terrier Group 1! Thank you to my cheering squad and to Mrs Suzanne Dillin for the honors!

05/07/2024

Big Announcement!

05/07/2024

Hear ye, Hear ye! The puppy formerly known as Talala from the Okie litter will be staying with me for a while to see how she grows up. High hopes for this little girl. She will hence forth be known as Heartland I Aim to Misbehave "Naughty". 16 weeks old.

04/08/2024

Getting ready to see the total eclipse on our way to the Nationals.... Like I think everyone else.

04/06/2024

And then there were two. I know I forgot to get a picture and post when Sterling (now known as Frankie) went home to Arizona last Tuesday to join Stephanie Klemetsrud and his big sister Delilah (Formerly known as Pink), so I wanted to make sure we got a picture of Warner, new name to be determined, Leaving today with his new family, Laura and Robin Cox. They are heading home to Houston TX. Send lots of pictures and pupdates!

03/30/2024

And then there were 4. Just met Penny Taylor at the Oklahoma City airport. She flew in to pick up her new boy, Perry, who will now be known as Scout, and then she's flying right back home to Colorado. Scout was quite the hit at the airport, already assuming the role of breed ambassador. Good luck Penny with this beautiful boy, and send lots of pupdates!

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This teddy bear is Stoicc, 12 weeks old, from the How to Train Your Dragon litter. He's a cuddler, and still looking for his forever home.

Gobber, from the How to Train Your Dragon litter, 12 weeks old. This boy is still looking for his forever home

Heartland Australian Terrier Puppies, 7.5 weeks old. Male puppies from this litter are available.

Puppies get solid food. They seem to like it

Naughty gets to meet the babies. 4 weeks old

Crate training complete! Turn the volume up before playing!

The puppies are going through crate training right now, which means they are being rotated into crates in different rooms so that they can learn to be by themselves. They don't like it very much, and cry a lot at first until they learn that they are not being abandoned. I have 5 extra crates and 6 puppies, so that means one puppy stays in the pen by themselves. It changes each night, and tonight is Perry's turn. He seems pretty happy to have the place to himself and is putting on quite the entertaining show. Lol