Legato Australian Shepherds

Legato Australian Shepherds Show, performance, and companion Aussies in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.

To recap 2025, I am beyond proud of my puppies being the absolute best companions in their homes this past year! These d...
01/03/2026

To recap 2025, I am beyond proud of my puppies being the absolute best companions in their homes this past year! These dogs have been adventure dogs, bestowers of joy, and sources of immeasurable love. I’m thankful to their people for the care and love they give these beautiful pups!

While it is not the reason for which they are loved, it would be remiss of me not to mention the achievements that are the fruits of a whole lot of fun and hard work.

Riot and her person accomplished a ton together! They finished Riot’s ASCA CH and have 19 points towards her SCCH with limited weekends out as a special. Riot picked up her first points in AKC as well! In agility, they earned their NJP and NFP titles in AKC and CL2-S, CL2-R, CL2-H, CL2-F in CPE. In AKC Rally, Riot and Shay earned a RN easily with beautiful teamwork. Riot also sniffed out some rats in barn hunt for her RATO title!

Maple, the matriarch, finished her AKC CH and then was shown selectively to all 3 GCH majors and CH defeats. She just needs 3 more points to obtain her GCH. Along the way she picked up numerous OHBOBs and OH group placements along with a regular group 4! She also became a wonderful show dog for my daughter in juniors, the BOB ring, and in OH groups!

Last but not least, Cannoli earned 9 AKC points, including 1 major, once we began to show a little more consistently starting late spring. He has finally started to enjoy conformation more although now he’s a bit of a wild man in the ring 😅. Cannoli and I polished a lot of skills for his trial debut in AKC Rally and he earned his RE with a couple 2nd places and a 1st place!

My heart is full knowing how much happiness the companionship of these dogs have brought their people and what wonderful ambassadors they are of their breed 🥰.

12/31/2025

Don’t miss the journey for the destination.

Being ready to trial does not mean being error-free. It means believing that your dog can handle foreseen pressures and ...
12/18/2025

Being ready to trial does not mean being error-free. It means believing that your dog can handle foreseen pressures and believing in the plan you have on how you will support them through it.

It’s about believing in your teamwork. It is about believing in everything that came before it. The early mornings. The late nights. The quiet reps. The sessions no one saw. The sessions of successes. The sessions of frustrations. The private grapplings, the public struggles. It is in these moments, when there are no cheers, no applause, no ribbons, that you learn to believe in your dog, yourself , and the process.

Some days, you were on top of the world. Some days, the world was on top of you. Some days you lift heavy. Some days you just show up. Both build strength.

Not to mention the countless moments of doubt. The whisperings of your own mind and the mumbles others don’t want you to hear, but you hear them. You hear them in the silent glances and the criticism spoken out loud veiled as advice.

Yet in the static, louder still, are the steady voices and living examples of patience and belief. These words of encouragement came before results ever showed up, cutting through the noise to pave a way for your own belief.

Belief in yourself is like a muscle: stress it, rest it, nourish it, and it grows stronger.
You believed in the dog. You believed in the process. You believed the work you put in when no one was watching and when everyone was scrutinizing. Belief grows where effort goes.

And now, when you and the best dog in the world trial together for the first time, and every time thereafter, you not only believe you’re ready, you’ve trained to be ready.

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Cannoli on this fall day: “life is short, put the fun in fungi 🍄.”
11/19/2025

Cannoli on this fall day: “life is short, put the fun in fungi 🍄.”

10/06/2025

“Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes, but when you look back, everything is different?” - C.S. Lewis.

These pups are enjoying their summers and these are my favorite types of updates 💕🥰. What are your favorite summer activ...
08/26/2025

These pups are enjoying their summers and these are my favorite types of updates 💕🥰. What are your favorite summer activities with your pups? I need to fit in as many as possible before the season changes!

Our beautiful Aussies showed their hearts out this past weekend. 💥Riot and her owner/handler extraordinaire Shay Morelan...
07/28/2025

Our beautiful Aussies showed their hearts out this past weekend.

💥Riot and her owner/handler extraordinaire Shay Moreland (MoonCalled Australian Shepherds) received a select under judge Penny King.
🍁 Maple and Isla went select under SBJ Denise Creelman and reserve junior handler with competiton under judge Rosemary Leist.
🍨 Cannoli received his third (😅) ASCA reserve WD from BBX class under SBJ Terri Burkart McIntosh.

Thank you to the judges for the recognition and Cascade ASC for another great show at our favorite site on the river!

The latest USASA standings show that Riot is in the top 10 standings in Rally Novice B and three different agility class...
07/07/2025

The latest USASA standings show that Riot is in the top 10 standings in Rally Novice B and three different agility classes!! So proud of her and the hard work her owner have put in!

This weekend Riot picked up her first AKC points going WBx2 with BOW once. I’m so proud of her and all that her owner is...
06/23/2025

This weekend Riot picked up her first AKC points going WBx2 with BOW once. I’m so proud of her and all that her owner is accomplishing with her!! Cannoli was WDx2 last weekend. And I also receieved photos of Caspian having fun in agility with his incredible person! Proud of these pups 💕

The Kettle X Maple puppies turned 2 last month and it is time for an update on how they’re all doing!💥 Riot finished her...
06/09/2025

The Kettle X Maple puppies turned 2 last month and it is time for an update on how they’re all doing!

💥 Riot finished her ASCA CH and achieved an impressive amount of agility titles.

🌊 Caspian is in agility lessons with his owner and is at level 2 now!

🖤 Duffy is an amazing companion and his owner tells me about all the heartwarming moments bringing joy to everyone around him.

🐬 Finn continues to makes a splash off the docks at Whidbey Island as the water and fun loving boy he is.

🍨 Cannoli is learning the nuances of competition obedience exercises and getting closer to figuring out that conformation can be fun.

Most of all, I’m so proud of the love and companionship these dogs give their people every day!

If you are looking for a phenomenal dock diving dog, this is it! Sound mind and body and all the work is done 💕
12/24/2024

If you are looking for a phenomenal dock diving dog, this is it! Sound mind and body and all the work is done 💕

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