Morgan River Aussies
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It's on!  If Cricket holds to her usual schedule, pups from her final litter will be ready to go home sometime in July 2012. Reservations strongly suggested as several pups are already reserved.  If you'd like to talk to owners of the yearling pups from the first cross, contact me and I'll send your email along to the owners for their response.  These pups are even smarter than expected and definitely NOT for the faint of heart, nor will they (or any dog, for that matter) be happy as a backyard ornament once they're past the cute stage and into the teenage stage.  You need to prove to me that you will be a committed owner willing to work hard for the first 18 months to put a strong foundation on your pup.  Plan on attending obedience classes at the very least, and I prefer that you have plans to do agility, stockwork, obedience, Rally-O, SAR, Nose Work, flyball - anything to give your pup a job to do and plenty of mental stimulation.  If you're just looking for something pretty to parade around on a leash once a day, once around the park, these pups won't work for you.  If you're looking for a sedate companion to snooze by the fire with you, these guys will do that for you - in about 10 years OR once you've worn them out with mental and physical stimulation.  Almost all working bred Aussies have an 'OFF' switch, and most are not hyper.  Hyper doesn't work well with stockdogs.  They have to have the stamina to go all day long, over rough terrain, in heat and cold, and giving it all up in the first 15 minutes of the day isn't going to make a good stockdog at all.  Being able to go all day long will, and it's important to remember that.

If you haven't been scared off by the preceeding, then you might just be a candidate to be adored for life by one of these pups.


Click here to see the  pedigree of this cross
14 weeks old, with great uncle Ho Dog (WTCh Morgan Rivers Pay Day RTDsc HSAs HTDIg HRDIIs HATDIIs CGC DNA-VP) showing her style.  Sybil is being started by our stockdog trainer Dave Viklund to take her great uncle's place on the ranch
6 weeks old, first time ever on stock, working the ducks beautifully
Little Jan at 7 weeks, doing an outstanding job with her ducks, first time out.  Of course, we know that girls rule.  Just ask her owner's cows about who rules their roost.  A hint - it ain't the bull!  Jan is also being started by Dave, mostly to help Don utilize her effectively on his cattle.  She does pretty good on her own, and Don is getting some 'steering' help from Dave
Hank gets after 'em, his first time out at just shy of 6 weeks old.  He could NOT wait to get out of my arms the second he saw the ducks, and his talent far exceeds expectations!  Right now he spends most of his time traveling with Mark and Mark's red tri bitch Fussbudget in their RV, but the future holds stockdog training and possibly some conformation ring appearances
Some of the pups from the August 2010 litter in action back then.....
Sybil, red merle/white bitch, owned by us
Henry, red tri dog, owned by Kris, Guy and great-grandma Catera, our first HOF dam, in San Diego
6 weeks old, first time ever on stock, and doing a great job.  Henry has loads of talent and is currently in training with Tom of Southern Cross Aussies in Ramona, California, breeder of Henry's sire, Hoke.
Cody, neutered red merle dog, owned by Jim and Vonnie and family in Wisconsin
Jan, red/white spayed bitch, owned by Don and Donna, Bellfountain, Oregon
Hank, red tri dog, owned by Mark of Alabama
Riley, neutered red tri dog owned by Leslie and Anna of Eugene
At 6 weeks old, Riley showed great promise his first time out, with a lot of patience and his momma's strong eye.  He earned his CGC (AKC Canine Good Citizen) certificate on his first birthday, and is in training for agility, Rally-O and obedience.
Lee, 7 weeks old
Hank at 6 weeks old shows how annoying he will be early on.  Momma Cricket is about to discipline his little red butt for being obnoxious.
Cody meets JB Romance Rose, Murray Grey cow