Mercury Aussies

10/09/2023

Photos from 2023 NADD regionals where Finn was reserve champion in distance and 4th in air retrieve in the veterans division, and Finnesse was 6th in air retrieve!

06/08/2023

Sooo, the bad mom I am, I didn’t realize Finny earned his RATCHX7 at our last barn hunt trial in May put on by GA barn hunt. 🐀Well today at our trial, they had a special ribbon made just for him! Thank you so much GA BH! I love it! On a different note, Finnesse passed her eye recert with flying colors!🎉😎

23/07/2023

Great photo of Finny from July 4th dock diving competition! 🇺🇸🎆Next up, REGIONALS! He will be 10 the day we compete there.

Photo by Fo Images

08/07/2023

🎨In my excitement last weekend about both Finns getting regional invites for dock diving, I failed to share their artistic talents! They each painted a paw print🐾 painting at the dock event last weekend!
Thank you Stacey Clear with ClearlyNutz Art S’Cool for helping bring out their raw pawprint talents!😂🤣

18/12/2022

Finn earned his Trick Dog Register of Merit (TDROM) Sire title thanks to Desirae Erwin and Lindsey Williams!

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Special thanks to his daughters, TDCH URO3 Echolight Brightest Cherri Bomb For Mercury ​BN CD RM REX RNX RNC AKC RN CGC TKA ATD-M (Desirae Erwin) and UKC CH Echolight Beyond The Stars of Mercury TKN ITD NTD-M RATI ​VHMA ATT SPOT (Lindsey Williams) for this wonderful surprise! They have earned 11 trick titles and counting with DMWYD.

16/12/2022

Just remember, the true spirit of Christmas lies in your heart.”— Santa, "The Polar Express"
C4 pet photography

10/12/2022

“Christmas gives us the opportunity to pause and reflect on the important things around us.” – David Cameron

📷CM Bryson Photography

27/11/2022

Dutch (fka Smolder) from the Finn x Kimber litter went BOB puppy 6/6 shows in UKC this weekend! Congrats to his owners Kim Hawkins and Acacia Schendel!

27/11/2022

CM Bryson photography

25/11/2022

Wishing our friends and Mercury family a very happy Thanksgiving filled with joy, love, and loved ones! We are thankful for you. 🦃🧡🍁🤎

23/11/2022

Moxie and Finch are Finn daughters out of the Finn x Chloe litter.

10/11/2022

I finally found Finny’s commercial for the ninja shark vacuum after searching like crazy when Michele Gregory told me she saw it on tv! He was a perfect star for this and the actress vacuuming loved him! Thankfully Finny isn’t afraid of vacuums though cuz I wasn’t told by production that he was doing a commercial with one until a couple days before. 🤪

Thank you Star K9 LLC for this memorable and fun opportunity!

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05/11/2022

Finny is getting all handsome for his commerical shoot tomorrow! This will be his 7th commercial! So far he’s done commercials for Geico, Home Depot, UPS, Shark Vacuum, Atrium Medical, and Hartford Insurance! Thank you STAR K9 for making tomorrow happen! Finny loves being on set, so we are looking forward to a fun filled day together!

04/11/2022

I can finally announce it! Make sure to tune in to A Friend Of The Family on Peacock and watch for Finny in episode 8 in his first TV series debut! Thank you GA Animal Actors, Shannon Thompson and Michaela Gardner for making this possible!

21/10/2022

Agility peeps: very interesting study on the surfaces our dogs run on and the correlation to injuries!

Agility is a rapidly growing canine performance sport worldwide, yet the literature is sparse regarding the impact of ground substrate on performance and injury. Approximately 1/3 of dogs participating in agility trials will experience a performance-related injury. The impact of ground material has....

12/10/2022

Another Finn pup (Finn x Ginger 1.0) heads out for service work! We are so proud of Max! Thank you Aussome Aussies for choosing Finn for Ginger and raising these litters for service work! It’s amazing and beautiful what you do!

Max will be joining the service program and we could not be more proud of our boy! Mercury Aussies

28/09/2022

I haven’t posted for Toppl Tuesday in awhile! Tonight’s creation: a frozen mix of Canine Caviar’s goat and Evanger’s beef canned food with strawberries, blackberries, and blueberries mixed in and on top with a duck foot. A blackberry to fill the hole! Next week will be the shark cartilage ones. Happy puppies once again!

27/09/2022

So proud of Max (Finn x Ginger 1.0)!

Max will be joining the service program and we could not be more proud of our boy! Mercury Aussies

25/09/2022

Finn earned his dock senior excellent 2 (DSX2) title yesterday, and Finnesse earned her air retrieve senior(AS) title today!

16/09/2022

Some action shots from NADD SouthEast Regionals of the flying Finns!
Thank you Blue Dog Photography for these wonderful photos!

14/09/2022

🎉This was a completely unexpected but wonderful surprise that BOTH Finn and Finnesse (Munchie) got invites to NADD Nationals by placing in the top 25% after competing at NADD SouthEast Regionals!
🤩Finn earned an invite in both disciplines (air retrieve and distance), and Finnesse earned an invite in distance (she jumped out of her division in air retrieve to the next division)!
We won’t be making the trek to Missouri, but I’m proud of them and honored to have earned this with them. This is the 4th year in a row Finn has been invited to Nationals! Good luck to all our fellow competitors who will be going!

13/09/2022

🤩Finn’s Hartford insurance commercial is finally out!!! This was his 3rd commercial (he’s done 6)! Thank you Georgia Animal Actors for recognizing Finn’s talent and submitting him for this job! Finn loves working and being on set!🤩
**Finn appears in the second half of the commercial**

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11/09/2022

🐀We had a blast at Aiken Barn Hunt’s trial this past weekend! As usual everyone was so wonderful, and it was extra special trialing under judge Kathy Marble-Brown who used to judge Finny regularly when we lived in Florida, but he hasn’t gotten to blow up her courses in 5 years since we moved!
🦄Finny: Qd 2/4 times in Masters with 1st and high in class both times! He also found 6 rats in his first crazy 8s and 4 in his second earning 140 more points towards his bronze title!!
😈Finnesse (Finn x Sheridan): earned her second masters Q and found 3 rats in crazy 8s! She hunted really well toda!

08/09/2022

3 short years ago this adorable, sweet, smart, precocious, naughty, stubborn, loving, beautiful, drivey, funny girl who adores me was born in my bathroom with the help of my friend Katy along with her 3 littermates (Luke/Fraser, Rory/River, and Sookie/Silky). She has grown into such a wonderful, fun girl, and I can’t wait to see what lies ahead on our journey together! Happy birthday to our Munchie girl and the entire Gilmore girls litter! 🎂🎉🎁🦴

03/09/2022

Breeder friends/owners of intact females-what does a split heat look like if you’ve ever experienced it? I think Aspen may be having a split heat. 🙄🤷🏻‍♀️😏

29/08/2022

2022 NADD SouthEast Regionals is in the books and final scores are in.
In Air retrieve:
🦄Finn placed 16th/44 dogs in senior
💜Finnesse (Munchie) placed 33rd/44 dogs in senior. She was supposed to be competing in Junior. She jumped out of it. 🤦🏻‍♀️
In distance:
🦄Finn placed 6th/19 in masters veterans
💜Finnesse (Munchie) placed 40th/82 in senior
🐶I’m so proud of my red heads who never showed any hesitancy jumping off a mobile dock or with the very crunchy turf on it. They both went there incredibly excited to compete, had a blast, and gave 100%!

28/08/2022

4 puppies are available from the Finn x Chloe litter in Washington state for anyone interested in a pup for performance or for an active pet home! Chloe is from great working lines, and Finn from very versatile lines. All health testing done. I almost took a pup myself. They’re 8.5 weeks old and ready to go to their homes as of 8/28/22!

28/08/2022

After competing at NADD SouthEast Regionals, Finn’s 9th birthday celebration was concluded with a birthday bark box, some steak from Outback, and this personalized “ice cream” cake made special for him by Okra and Molly!

27/08/2022

Today, August 27, is the best day ever because it was the day my heart and soul was born. Since the day we got him at 8 weeks, Finn has been fearless, has loved everyone and all the things, has had a smile on his face, has made us constantly laugh, has charmed the world with his antics, brains, athleticism, and huge heart, and has had a conquer the world attitude. Finn is my entire world and the best dog I have ever and will ever own. The connection between us is profound, and I treasure every moment with him. I thank his breeder Donna Fisher everyday for him.
HAPPY 9th BIRTHDAY FINNY! 🎂🎉🎁🎈Tonight after regionals we will celebrate and have a special cake!

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Slydrock's Hakuna Matata
​RI AX OAJ XF PD SPS GS-O GS-N RS-N DE DMX DSX ASA REMX SIA SEA SCA DS DJ HI BCAT TKA FDC RATI CGC DNA-VP
3 ASCA MAJORS, AKC POINTED

27/08/2022

! We spent it in Perry, GA at the 2022 NADD SouthEast Regionals competing in air retrieve where Finnesse (Finn x Sheridan) got her very first 15ft grab, and Finn got a 17ft grab! Tomorrow they compete in the distance event while we also celebrate Finny’s birthday! 🎂🎉❤️

24/08/2022

More gorgeous Finn babies were born last night! These red beauties were bred for performance and are in FL.

23/08/2022

Guess what Finnesse brought with her to agility class tonight…drum roll……yep! A pair of socks!! 🤦🏻‍♀️😂🧦🧦🧦🧦🧦I’m thinking this is going to become a thing now.

21/08/2022

Finn earned his air retrieve senior advanced title today (ASA) at The Brightside - Dog Training & Boarding! He will be 9 in a week, and is the #3 Aussie in the country in air retrieve!

Despite the pouring rain it was still a fun day of diving and doggie (and human) ice cream🍦🍨! Katy Chadwick-Werts had an ice cream truck come to keep all competitors happy and cool! My 2 were very thrilled with this arrangement!

19/08/2022

Finnesse (Finn x Sheridan) brought a pair of Pete’s socks to barn hunt class with her tonight.😂🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ (1st photo) She is completely obsessed with socks and always has been. She spends a good deal of time looking for them and/or carrying as many as possible around the house in her mouth (2nd photo-SIX SOCKS!😳). She never ever chews them. She just proudly parades around with them. We pick our battles!😂🧦🧦🧦🧦🧦🧦🧦🧦

05/08/2022

Finn and I popped on over to Greenville, South Carolina today for a commerical shoot with Michaela Gardner and her dog Merlin. Afterwards, we went to this gorgeous park in the middle of the city for some fun photos!

31/07/2022

These FastCAT photos make my heart happy seeing such joy (along with some hysterical faces once again courtesy of Finnesse) on my dogs’ faces! Finally got these photos where Finn earned his BCAT!

27/07/2022

Its Toppl Tuesday! I haven’t posted a photo of my Tuesday creations in awhile! Tonight’s frozen dog treat consisted of pumpkin and peanut butter mixed with cut up apples, topped with dog treat crumbles (I save all the crumbs from dog treat bags just for this) along with extra apple pieces, and a cherry tomato to plug up the hole! A duck’s foot stuck in the middle for extra crunch and taste! 20 minutes of sheer bliss for the pups tonight!

25/07/2022

Finnesse (Finn x Sheridan) and I competed in dock diving at the Canine Ranch this weekend where she earned her dock senior excellent 2 title (DSX2) securing her invite to regionals! She only needs 1 more air retrieve leg to secure that invite as well! So proud of my red headed crazy girl!


"Finnesse" UKC CH BISBBE Gold Cup Bronze Winner Int/Nat/Hon CH Mercury Navrock Do It With Finnesse ACT1 RN RATS SWN ⭐️DSX2 DJ CGC HI BCAT TKI RATI

14/07/2022

The Finn x Chloe litter are 2 weeks old today and are all just stunning! Contact Mercury Aussies or Kristine Hanes At Taneum Creek Australian Shepherds in Washington to find out more.

13/07/2022

Instead of Toppls tonight we changed it up and gave the pups raw bones which they are LOVING!