Flying Carpet Aussies - the hole in the head gang

"The Australian Shepherd is intelligent, primarily a working dog of strong herding and guardian instincts."
ASCA breed standard

~Our Foundation Dam~

In the fall of 1998 Cheryl and Tony Padgett (Hardrock Aussies, HOF Kennel #62) offered us the opportunity to own a well-bred black-tri bitch (Daffy), who really opened our eyes to just how smart a working Aussie can be.

She is our foundation dam. HOF WTCH Hardrock's Mudlucious Daffodil RTDs, CD, RS-O, JS-O, GS-N is a superb working Aussie. In addition to her Working Trial Championship title (WTCH), she has her Ranch Trial Dog certification on sheep and has qualifying scores towards her Post Advanced titles on sheep and cattle. Most importantly, she also excels at actual farm work. From penning and sorting to bringing livestock in off the field to holding stock for trimming, worming, or training, she is truly a multipurpose farm dog. Born 04/26/98, she has an OFA rating of Good, her eyes are Cerf'd clear yearly, and she has full dentition with scissor bite. She has matured into a true working partner, both in the trial arena and on the farm. Retired now from competition, she's 40 lbs of lean mean herding machine, and she is the sweetest, happiest dog you could ever hope to meet and she is my hear! See her pedigree here.

~Versatility~

Daffy and I began trialing in the ASCA stockdog arena in the fall of '99. She won the versatility award in her very first show! She qualified on started sheep under Dana MacKenzie, received a qualifying score in obedience, and placed in the conformation arena. At the 2000 ASCA National Specialty Show in Gainesville, Ga., she competed in the stockdog trial, the agility trial, the obedience trial, and the versatility conformation examination, placing 18th out of the 60 dogs competing for Most Versatile Aussie. She placed 2nd in MVA at the GAASC Jubilee '01.

~First Breeding~

In January 2003 we bred Daffy to HOF WTCH Rosebrier Roby's Khan-Man, RTDcs and produced 5 pups. All 5 pups have strong working instinct and easy temperaments. As of May '05 Flying Carpet's Sahara Sarah OTDs STDcd (Sarah), has her open sheep and duck titles, and started cattle. The two pups that I kept from this litter, WTCH Flying Carpet's Equinox, (Spot) and WTCH Flying Carpet's Caravan Bells successfully trialed in the ASCA arenas.

Wendy Eldredge Canton, GA Wendy@flyingcarpetkennels.com