What is
special about our dogs? Breeding is a recipe, and over the last thirty years
our breeding program has carefully selected bloodlines that go directly back
to the original working dogs of the early years. These bloodlines are practically
unavailable currently elsewhere, and we feel that in preserving them, we are
preserving an important part of Aussie history.
We are
breeding specifically for performance dogs in agility and herding. Dogs from
our breeding program are being put to the test in several national venues.
Tui and Icon are actively trialing
in agility, and for young dogs, their scores and times are way out in front.
In the
summer of 2008, we are planning a couple of litters that will be the last
chance for a couple of older dogs from proven bloodlines that are practically
non-exsistant at this point. Check back for more information as the time gets
closer. For serious competitors looking for a dog that can take them to the
top, look closely at the dogs we have produced before you make any decisions.
Inquirys welcome.
At the request
of Tui's owner, as an experiment, we left the tails on her litter. If you
watch video of Tui on the weavepoles, and how she uses the tail for a rudder
and counterbalance, you will wonder, as we are, why it is customary to take
the tails off. We have been noticing that Aussies with tails do not seem to
have the problems popping out of weavepoles that their tailless sisters and
brothers do. In asking why the tails are taken off, we haven't discovered
a really good answer, except that it is "stylish", or "what
people expect an Aussie to look like." Realizing this is not necessarily
a popular line of discussion among Aussie breeders, we venture to ask, "What
is best for the structure and health of the dog?" The answers aren't
all in.
Myra Fourwinds
©2007Myra
Fourwinds
Phone: 612-805-9136