Aroha Hills Australian Shepherds

04/08/2024

A weekend to remember for this team

🫒Olivia (MBVIS BJIS CH Villanyda Blues on the Bayou) was only entered in 4 of the shows and walked away with
- 4 x Best Veteran in Breed under judges Børge Espeland , Astrid Lundava, Louis Kruger and Anne Livø Buvik
- 2 x CC ( 1 being a two pointer. Her granddaughter, Chanel, beat her twice 😉)
- 2 x BEST VETERAN IN SHOW 🏆

🖤 Chanel (BPIS MBBPIS Aroha Hills Little Black Dress) (Ava x Hudson) was awarded
- 2 x Bitch CC's
- Best Puppy of Breed, Best Puppy of Group and later..RESERVE BEST PUPPY IN SHOW under Patricia De Coning

🌸 Lilly (MRBIS MBISS GRCH Villanyda Super Bowl of Aroha Hills) was awarded
- 4 x Champion class 1
- Best of Breed and .... HERDING GROUP 1 🏆

🤍 Tucker (MBBPIS Aroha Hills The Boy Wonder) (Lilly x Shadow) was awarded
-CC dog over champions 😉

A big shout out must go to the committees for putting on amazing shows this weekend. It was extremely well run - PetExpo - The World of Dogs and Cats. The Sponsorship and prizes were so generous - no one walked away empty handed!

Now I need a weekend from my weekend 😴

14/04/2024

So much to celebrate this past weekend, but I just want to do a separate post for this special girl. She is my absolute heart dog and we have a bond that I know I will never find in another dog again.

Ch Villanyda Blues on the Bayou of Aroha Hills "Olivia" (aka Olyf, Lyfie, Ouma as the herding crowd know her)

6 x Best Veteran in Show
4 x Best of Breed
4 x Herding group 2

Under judges Lynne Bell Brand , Mark Anderson , Karen Furk, Per Kr Andersen, Bozhinovski Pero and Giselle Brits. Thank you so much for thinking so highly of my girl and for treating the both of us with kindness. Thank you Judith Le Roux and Michael Alberts for helping to handle her...you did an amazing job!

And Jane Kiefer - thank you, thank you, thank you 😉 I loved the cheers from your gazebo everytime. You made her look stunning 🩷

Thank you David Iglesias for trusting us and sending her to us all those years back. I hope we have made you proud.

Olivia - thank you for always giving me your all. You are the girl that got me "into the ring" and for that I will be forever grateful.

05/03/2024

And a huuuuuuuuuge congratulations to and with both Zooey and Zak this past weekend.

Zak won Best Baby Puppy in Herding group on both occasions! Sorry we could not be there , but can't wait to see you guys in action.

Zooey secured a 2nd place with 97% in Novice Rally

Well done team!💪🎉

05/03/2024

Huge congratulations to and little Brooklyn for graduation from puppy classes...A little birdie told me she did amazing! Thank you .at.home 😁

12/12/2023

When they match your aesthetic 🖤🤍🤎

29/11/2023

Just a momma and her cubs...

16/11/2023

What you looking at? Nothing to see here...

15/11/2023

A moment shared between granddaughter and grandfather - both love giving ear loves ❤️

11/11/2023

Oupa Aragon: "I did not sign up for this..."

05/11/2023

"As is the mother, so is her daughter"

09/05/2023

And that’s a wrap! 🎀

Ribbon the Australian Shepherd is your Herding Group winner!

09/05/2023

16/03/2023

http://www.designbyewa.co.uk/magazine/aussie/no1/index1.html =81

😍 A feast for your eyes 😍

Aussie Magazine no1, 2023

16/03/2023

We have all followed and supported Freya Harris Here is Freya today with Australian Shepherd Echo, competing in the Puppy Bitch Class
Well done Freya
Photo credit: BeatMedia/The Kennel Club

13/03/2023

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TjtTMy2DuYA&feature=youtu.be

AN eight-year-old girl from Lincolnshire battling Stage 4 cancer won the hearts of the watching world by placing second at Crufts alongside her beloved puppy...

17/01/2023

We cannot be prouder of this girl! She has exceeded all our expectations!

Lilly is the SHOWDOGS Breed Leader for 2022 despite taking a break towards the end of the year.

https://www.showdogs.co.za/ads/topline/melani_nezar/melani_nezar_lilly_supa7.htm

MBISS, MRBIS Gr.Ch. Villanyda Super Bowl of Aroha Hills JM (Imp Spain) "Lilly" Born: 28 December 2016 Black tricolour female

18/11/2022

Ok maybe a little obsessed

17/11/2022

After a looooong abscence - here we go...
Australian Shepherd Breed Standard #44

Ending off the ASCA breed standard with the preferred size of the Australian Shepherd
Males : 20 - 23 inches ( 51 - 58.5cms)
Females:18 to 21 inches ( 45.5 -53cm)

Height is measured from the ground to the top of the withers ( the area along the top of the shoulder blades, just behind the base of the neck i.e the top of the crest of the first thoracic vertebrae)

In all instances, quality should not be sacrificed in favour of size

23/09/2022

Promising Development in Cancer Treatment Study
Researchers at Colorado State Universityhave been investigating a natural compound derived from the feverfew plant as a treatment for several lethal canine cancers, including lymphoma and hemangiosarcoma – two top killers of our Aussies. The compound d may also be effective for other cancers such as leukemia, histiocytic sarcoma, and mast cell cancer.
This preliminary work, carried out on canine and mouse cancer cell lines, has provided data that will be useful to further research as well as clinical trials. Funding for the study was provided by the Morris Animal Foundation. ASHGI is a sponsor of that grant.

10/08/2022

Sweet 14-week-old Golden Retriever puppy Percy is on the road to recovery after spending some time in our ICU over the weekend! He was an excellent patient and feels better already thanks to some time in our state-of-the-art oxygen kennel. In this photo he had popped his little head out to say hello to our staff during one of his treatments, and we don’t think he could get any cuter!

How Percy ended up spending the weekend with us is an important story that his caring owners allowed us to share to help keep other pets safe. Percy and his big brother were rough-housing, when Percy’s collar got stuck on his brother’s mouth. Percy panicked when he was suddenly stuck, and while twisting around trying to escape he caused his collar to become even tighter around his neck! Thankfully their owner noticed quickly that something was wrong and freed Percy before he lost consciousness. When his owners rushed him to see our ER team, Percy was struggling to breathe, drooling profusely, and very distressed. Radiographs showed that Percy had fluid in his lungs (non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema) caused by the time he spent struggling to breathe. Pain medications and oxygen support quickly helped Percy breathe more comfortably as his body worked to heal from the experience.

The strangulation hazard of dogs playing while wearing collars is a hidden danger that many pet owners don’t know about, but a story we hear with some frequency in the ER. Thankfully Percy’s story has a happy ending, but if his owners hadn’t been there to intervene it could have been tragic. Please, get your pups microchipped so they have a permanent form of identification, and then take those collars off when they’re playing with or interacting with other dogs!

13/04/2022

👣 And here we go... Our greatest adventure begins 👣 Our entire world changed on Thursday...

Liam Christian Nezar
07—04—2022
Jer 17:7&8

Thank you to everyone who phoned, sent messages, flowers, gifts and thoughts our way... Our hearts are full and we are forever grateful ❤️

When your siblings have paws - you know you're in for the best time

23/03/2022

Lilly had THE BEST weekend taking 2 x Best of Breed, 2 x Group 1 and topping it off with a RESERVE BEST IN SHOW

Thank you to judges Nikki Redtenbacher and Johnny Marques for thinking so highly of her.

Thank you to the sponsors and committees of Overberg Kennel Club and Whale Coast Kennel Club for extremely well run shows.

💜 GCH VILLANYDA SUPER BOWL OF AROHA HILLS JM - thank you David Iglesias for entrusting us with this girl - she is everything and more 💜

22/03/2022

14/03/2022

08/03/2022

Australian Shepherd Breed Standard #43

Ending the "gait" part of the breed standard

An exaggerated gait only wastes energy and is not effective. The Aussie's gait suggest harmony. The most effective movement does not always stand out and attract attention. However, its quality is never mistaken because all parts blend without disrupting the interworking of other parts.

"The ideal Australian Shepherd is found not in the extremes, but his excellence is found in the balance between the extremes" Taylor

20/02/2022

04/02/2022

🐾 Close is never close enough when you have an Aussie 🐾 especially with Mr Lucca

03/02/2022

It was a family affair at SUPA 7'S with Aragon qualifying for adult stakes and both Ava and Lucca qualifying for puppy stakes. It was once again one for the books!

The amount of attention and detail that went into the event could clearly be seen - thank you Johnny, Byron and all involved in making this such an amazing evening (especially Royal Canin SA for their generous sponsorship and our steward Willem, who graciously kept us all in place 😉)

It was great to catch up with old friends and see familiar faces - thank you for all the ringside support and congratulations to all the winners 🎉🏆🏅

01/02/2022

Australian Shepherd Breed Standard #42

Continuing on with the "gait" part of the breed standard

There is an effortless quality in the stride, which is deliberate without wasting energy. When viewed from the side the dog’s topline should be strong and appear level between the shoulders and the loin. When the dog is trotting there should be no bobbing, as the withers should remain level in motion. Any up-and-down movement wastes energy and indicates another structural inefficiency.