last updated 10/19/08
Sheila and Brumby came into our lives in October 1994 from a backyard breeder. We weren't interested in papers and simply didn't know enough to find a really good breeder. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't trade these old girls for all the tea in China. But, they sure have given me a first hand lesson in what can be wrong with a dog; epilepsy, allergies, dysplasia, etc., etc., etc.
Nevertheless, they have been admirable ambassadors of the breeds loyalty, drive, and joy of life. Their first encounter with a concrete cow (they saw, they circled, they 'hit' the heels of a 5' concrete cow) at 6 months of age got me hooked into working stock with my dogs. They were trained early to carry backpacks and accompany us on our many back woods hikes through the southern Appalachian and have at least 150 trail miles to each girl's credit. And in training them to hike, we inadvertently trained them to track. I finally got around to getting Sheila's Tracking Certification test done (Brumby's hips are just too bad now) at the 2005 ASCA National Specialty. With absolutely no formal training, at the age of 12 Sheila breezed through a very good test track laid and judged by ASCA judge Debra St. Jacques. We may never get that actual TD title, but she's every bit the tracking champion to me!
(HOF WTCH Rosebrier Roby's Khan Man, RTDsc, x WTCH Hardrock's Mudlucious Daffodil, RTDs, CD, RS-O, JS-O, GS-N)
Spot is a goober. That's the simplest way to describe his personality...just a goober. He loves me and he loves to work livestock. He's smart, attentive, fearless, and eager...basically, everything an Aussie should be. I hadn't planned on keeping him, but the 'perfect' home didn't appear right away, and by the time it did I couldn't let him go. He's a fast learner and easy to train, and just a delight to be with. He finished his Working Trial Championship at the age of 3, and is rapidly replacing his mother, Daffy, as the 'go to' dog here on the farm.
(HOF WTCH Rosebrier Roby's Khan Man, RTDsc, x WTCH Hardrock's Mudlucious Daffodil, RTDs, CD, RS-O, JS-O, GS-N)
Belle is everything I hoped for from this, my first, breeding. She has intense working instinct and drive, but takes training very well. She has earned her ASCA Advanced sheep title, her Open Cattle title, and Started Duck title. Hopefully, that WTCH is not too far away. She meets the ASCA breed standard (perfectly in my mind), and is ASCA pointed under ASCA Breeder Judges with limited showing.
Flying Carpet's Jedediah, ATDd, OTDs,
STDc, DOB 07/14/04,
Red-Tri, aka Jed
(Flying Carpet's Equinox, OTDcs, STDd x
Flying Carpet's Caravan Bells, STDscd)
At the GAASC '07 Spring Fling, Jed had a bang up first trial and show, taking
Reserve Winners Dog out of the bred by class under ASCA Senior Breeder Judge
Sharon Rowe. He followed that by going High Combined Started Dog on sheep,
cattle, and ducks under Judges Jerry Rowe and Tony Padgett. He is also
ASCA pointed under ASCA Breeder Judges.
I think I'll
keep him for another week or two <g>.
WTCH Flying Carpet's Sahara Sarah, DOB
03/21/03, Blue Merle (aka Missy Moomoo)
(HOF WTCH Rosebrier Roby's Khan Man, RTDsc, x
WTCH Hardrock's Mudlucious Daffodil, RTDs, CD, RS-O, JS-O, GS-N)
Sarah learned her basics from David Fish, and a
solid foundation she has. She is a quiet and efficient worker who reads
her stock very, very well. And, she is a complete snuggle in the
house. But beware to strangers! She is quite protective of kith and kin.
Flying Carpet's Tavli Isabella, DOB
01/21/2007, Red Merle aka Tav
(VCH, WTCH, CH, Poinset Sunfire Chipotle x Flying Carpet's Caravan Bells, ATDds,
OTDc)
Tavli means 'fire cracker' in Farsi, and
she is indeed a little firecracker!
She combines brains, bidability, and beauty and is an absolute joy to train and
show.
Look for her to begin her career in the trial arena in 2009.
in progress - check back soon