We are located west of Tulsa Oklahoma. We raise AKC Australian
Cattle Dogs.
We are not a kennel. We don't breed our dogs to get rich. Our dogs have great tempermants &
make outstanding ranch hands, pets, friends, protection, and if your into showing they would be great at that to. Our reason
for breeding is to let other great people have a chance to hold & have a piece of the beauty , & companionship that
our dogs offer.
Our dogs our from Ch. & Working bloodlines. We do not keep our dogs
in kennels or cages. They are a part of are family and are treated as so. They get plenty of play time. Our dogs play
frisbee, fetch with just about anything you'll throw, soccer, and basketball. Every afternoon we take one of the dogs
up to the school to play with all the kids. This is a great time to burn alot of energy. They have their own swimming pools,
and get one on one time obedience training about 30 min. a day. We also practice the calm & assertive techniques
with our dogs everyday.
They go with us to feed our horses, and they love to bring them in at feeding time. They
do have their own dog houses, but we bring them all in with us when their is bad weather. We raise our dogs to be well behaved,
and they are great around kids and other animals.
We do not show our dogs. Our dogs are strong, healthy, athletic, and have
great tempermants. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with showing. Our dogs are from great bloodlines who have made it
far in the show ring. If thats your thing then I hope you go far, but it's just not for us. We love to let
our dogs play, herd, run, and just get dirty with out having to worry if there's a hair out of place.
We first found our love for the breed about 13 years ago. We first knew them
as heelers, and at the time believed due to lack of intelegence on our part that they were not supposed to have a tail. We
have had many heelers in our lives, with none being registered until 5 years ago. I don't believe the papers make
the dog. One of our best dogs was Katie a blue heeler with no papers. She was with us for 7 years before she passed away.
We chose to invest in ACD's that were AKC registered to know that we were bringing home a true purebred ACD. Papers definitely
don't make a dog, but they will allow you to see what made the dog.
There are alot of people breeding anything and everything, and
so long as it comes out with some likeness to this wonderful breed, thats what they claim it is. The newest thing I've seen
is mini heelers. Let me just say, there is no such thing. These have come about by breeding dogs that are not purebred. Taking
the runts from that breeding and breeding to runts from another litter. It is sad that people will put animals at risk
to put money in their pockets with no care as to the problems they could be causing later on down the line.
Even being AKC or having Ch bloodlines doesn't guarantee you will get a sound dog. I have seen
breeders with CH show dogs, that have some of the worst behaviors & tempermants. There is also alot of breeders who have
AKC dogs that are really rank looking .
There are people claiming that they have a Stumpy Tailed ACD. This
is a big crock! If it is a purebred their is no such thing. Alot of people confuse the Stumpy Tailed Cattle Dog
with the ACD, and therefore believe they shouldn't have their tail.
The Stumpy Tailed Cattle Dog has had proven problems with Spina
Bifida. The ACD has had enough genetic problems (that breeders have been helping
to overcome) without adding this into the mix.
