Dog Stuff

    As you can see from my pages, animals make up a big part of my life.  Right now we have two dogs, Jesse, an Australian Kelpie, and Belle, a mix of Border Collie and Australian Shepherd.  Our third dog, a Kelpie named Dora (Santolina Isadorable - Clovaville Yonda x Joes Tara), we lost to bone cancer late in 2002. 

     I learned of Kelpies while attending U.C. Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.  I met Bill Davis (pictured below with one of his dogs, Jet), a classmate, who was importing and breeding Kelpies.  He had a sweet and wonderful female, Ruthie, that had a litter of puppies.  I went with the intention of picking a red and tan male, but fell in love with a black and tan female.  I know I'm prejudiced, but Kelpies have been the best type of dog to be around.  They are extremely bright, handsome, and really want to please you without being too clingy.  To me they are the best of the working dogs, tough enough to get the job done, but don't take hold unless it's needed.

 

Ruffian (US) Baby Jess
(in the center)     
Windrush Red Zinger
x De Haros Baby Ruth


 

     Jesse, now fourteen years old, is doing amazingly well.  Show her a frisbee and she still acts like she's two years old even though I know she has arthritis.  For my husband, Marvin, she was the first "inside" dog in his life, so Marvin has the mistaken impression that all dogs have good house manners.  I know I will lose Jesse in the next year or two, and can't imagine being without a Kelpie. 

     So, I had started checking around to see who had litters coming up, and found that my friend, Bill, had a litter of pups almost ready to go!!  I am now eagerly anticipating a new puppy, a red and tan male that I think will be named Shamus.  Here's his first photo - -
    I know cuteness shouldn't be why you pick a dog - but how could anyone resist that face!  And the great thing is, I know the dogs Bill breeds are just great to be around, so

I'm going to be twice blest.

                 Logan and a litter mate, Santolina Star

  The Working Kelpie, North American Kelpie Registry, Inc.      www.KelpiesInc.com
            This is a good site, it lists breeder in the U.S.
 

  The Australian Kelpie                                                      www.AustralianKelpie.com
            This site will give you some good background information on the origin of the Kelpie.

  Santolina Kelpies  -  good source for US Kelpies               www.SantolinaKelpies.com

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