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MAJOR TRIALING ACHIEVEMENTS;
Won 7 National Kelpie Championships & came 2nd 5 times
Seiko Won in 1996 at Lucindale South Aust
Digger II Won in 2001 at Toowoomba Qld, Scud came 2nd
Digger II Won in 2003 at Fingal Tasmania. Aussie II came 4th
Digger II Won in 2006 at Toolang Victoria. Aussie II came 4th
Duke Won in 2007 at Allora Qld Bonnie IV came 3rd Aussie II came 4th
Sami Won in 2008 at University of Adelaide Roseworthy Campus South Aust.Bonnie IV came 6th
ABBA II Won in 2009 at Westbury in Tasmania.
Abba's Sire Boanong Buster Won the Australian Yard Dog Championship at Westbury in Tasmania the week before,
Buster is owned by Michael Johnston of Woodstock NSW. Buster won the National Kelpie Championship in 2004.
This is our 4th Win in a row & our 7th Win in all & I believe this proves beyond any doubt that our breeding program for all round utility type dogs is working.
Sami is the Daughter of Duke 2007 winner.Duke is the son of Seiko 1996 Winner.
Sami is the 7th direct descendent to have won the National Kelpie Championship & we were
the breeder & worker of the last 3 generations.
1ST, 2ND & 3RD Australian Yard
Dog in 2001.
1ST,2ND,3RD,& 4TH. Orange National Field Day Utility Trial 2001. (Stubbie,Roger,Aussie,Digger.)
2nd ,3rd ,4th New South Wales Utility Championship Orange Field Day 2008 ( Abba,Duke,Sami )
Won the New South Wales Yard Dog Championship With Karana Seiko in 1994
Won the New South Wales Utility Championship in 2002 /2004 / 2005 /2006 / 2007/ 2009
Won the Victorian Utility Championship in 2005 /2006/ 2nd 2009
Represented Australia against New Zealand in a Yard Dog Challenge along with Robert Cox at
Henty Field Day 2003 we Won Convincingly. Kevin with "Chad", Robert With "Gin"
Won 27 Area Championship yard trials.
Won
47 Open
Yard Trials.
Won
29 Open
Utility Championships.
Won 8 State Utility Championships
Won
6 novice three sheep
Won 4 Imp 3 sheep trials.
Won 2 Open 3 sheep trials & Came 2nd 4 times
Won 4 Open Classic combination 3 sheep & Yard Trials.
Won 5 Novice Classic combination 3 sheep & Yard Trials
Travelled to Wentworth on the weekend of the 28th,29th,30th August 2009 to compete in the 2 different types of Trials conducted there on the one weekend, 3 Sheep & Yard.& they also have a Classic, Which is a combination score for the 2 Trials.
We came 1st,2nd & 3rd in the Novice 3 Sheep with; Abba 1st,Rocky 2nd,Ripper 3rd.
We came 1st & 3rd in the Improver 3 sheep with: Abba 1st,& Ripper 3rd.
We came 2nd in the Open 3 sheep with Sami scoring 59 +96 the sheep were very difficult in the first round but were more manageable in the final & Sami had an almost perfect run.
We Won the Open Yard Championship with Duke after having come equal First & having a run off with scores of 87+92+96.
Bonnie Won the Novice Classic event so we had a very successful weekend proving our dogs all round ability.
In August 2010 we travelled back to Wentworth to compete in their weekend of varies trials & had another very successful trip,Bonnie IV Won the Novice 3 sheep trial with scores of 93+99 & then next day Bonnie Won the Improver Yard Dog Trial.Rocky came 2nd in the Improver 3 sheep Trial & Abba II Won the Open 3 sheep trial against some of Australias best 3 sheep trialers & their Border Collie Dogs,the sheep were very difficult in the Open competition & it took a very determined dog with great footwork to come out the Winner.Then next day Duke Won the Open Yard Dog Championship & Ripper came second.With the Classic of combination scores between the 3 sheep & the Yard,Abba came 2nd & Ripper came 3rd.
22nd/10/09 1st & 3rd in the Orange National Field Day Pedigree NSW Utility Trial Championship Abba II, 1st. Rocky 3rd.
KARANA
DIGGER II
30663: born 18/1/95
4/8/96 At age 19
months Digger came 2nd in the Novice Utility at Caringal
28/8/96 Digger Won the Novice Yard at Parkes
3/8/97 Digger 2nd in the Novice Utility at Caringal
14/6/98 Digger won the Imp 3 sheep trial at Coolah
1/8/98 Digger Won the Novice Utility at Caringal
9/8/98 Digger 3rd in Open 3 sheep at Nyngan
He showed a natural big cast, very natural balance & very quick cover & footwork, which was to be his trade mark work style for the rest of his life.
Digger showed that Utility & 3 sheep trials were his best attributes along with big casts into scrub country back on the farm.
He is not a top yard dog but backs & barks freely with a small top knot. THEN TROUBLE STRUCK !! in Dec 1998 Digger came down with a serious stomach infection caused from swallowing a grass seed. After vet treatment he recovered, then 10 days later he came down with Tetanus, caused by spores entering the blood stream via the stomach infection, With further vet treatment he recovered from Tetanus. Then 2 weeks later Digger started to drag his right hind leg as if he had no control over it. Back to the vet & he felt sure Digger had popped a disc in his back. So for the next 4 months he treated him with pain killers, acupuncture,&anti inflamatories,none of these had any real benefit, He was still in serious pain, he couldn't lower his head, he had to be fed at chest height. After seeing him suffer for 4 months I decided that I was only keeping him alive for me not for him, so Kay was going to Orange & I asked her to take Digger with her & have him put down so he would no longer be in pain. But between Kay & the vet they decided to give him one more go, so the vet did an x-ray for the first time & discovered there was no disc between 2 vertebra & that there were bone spurs growing from each vertebra The vet then sent these results to a specialist in Sydney along with Diggers previous illness record. The specialist decided that it was all related & went back to the seed infestation. He suggested locking Digger in a small cage & treat him with pain killers etc, & he believed that natural fusion of the 2 vertebra would take place, The vet kept Digger at his surgery for 4 weeks treating him every day & one Sunday morning when we rang to ask how he was going he said we could come & take him home. He was pain free but was still very weak in the hind quarters. When we asked the vet what we owed him he replied NO CHARGE that was my little experiment. He said Digger would never be an athlete again but he might be able to stand at the back of the yards & bark a bit. Over the next 3 months Digger showed great improvement & gradually gained strength in his hind quarters. Then 9 months after his illness struck he was ready to trial again.
1/8/99 we went & competed in the famous Caringal Utility Trial where Digger Won the Imp & came 2nd in the Open
"HE WAS BACK
FROM HELL"
8/8/99 Digger came equal 1st in open 3 sheep at Nyngan & came 2nd in the run off. Digger went on for the next 2 years with wins in Novice & Imp yard & 1 win in open yard, with a number of 2nds in 3 sheep & Utility
His first big win came on the 29/9/01 where he won his first National Kelpie Utility Championship at Toowoomba in Qeensland
30/06/02 Digger Won Bulls Run Utility Championship
30/10/03 Digger Won the National Kelpie championship for the second time at Fingal in
18/4/04 Digger 2nd in Open Utility Championship at Melrose S A.
23/9/04
Digger 2nd in the big 3 day 3 sheep trial at Henty Field day
15/05/05
Digger won the Victorian State Utility Championship at Euroa
20/10/05
Digger Won the Orange National Field day Utility Championship
9/10/06
Digger 2nd In Orange National Field Day Utility Championship
1/11/06
Digger defended his title Winning the
Victorian Utility Championship for the second time at Edenhope
6/11/06
Digger won the Australasian Utility Championship run in conjunction with
the National Kelpie
6/11/06 Digger Won the National Kelpie Championship for the third time held at Toolang Victoria.This is Diggers 3rd WIN in the National Kelpie Championship this has never been achieved by any other dog before.
10/3/07 Digger came 2nd in Coonabarabran Yard dog area championship.
22/4/07 Digger came second in the Euroa Open Utility Championship in Victoria. Aged 12 years & 3 months.
5/8/07 Digger came out of retirement & entered in the NSW Utility Championships at "Bulls Run" & Won it aged 12 yrs & 7 months.
20/9/07 Digger out of retirement again entered big 3 day 3 sheep trial at Henty Field Day & came 6th aged 12 yrs & 8 mnths.
18/10/07 Digger out of retirement again entered the big Orange National Field Day Utility Trial & came 3rd aged 12yrs & 9 mnths.
Karana Digger II Winning The National Kelpie Championship for the Third Time. 6/11/ 2006. At Toolang Victoria.
Digger passed away on the 25/11/09 aged 14 yrs & 10 mnths a great dog gone to rest.
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KARANA ABBA II 48312 Born 9/1/06 SIRE : Boanong Buster DAM : Karana Zap
13/5/07 Abba won the Maiden at the Armidale Yard Dog Trial.
23/2/08 Abba came 4th in the ACT Novice Yard Trial
18/07/08 Abba came second in the Novice Class Yard Trial at Mudgee Field Day
29/8/08 Abba came 2nd in the Novice 3 sheep at Wentworth, Rambo Won it.
30/8/08 Abba Won the Novice Yard Trial at Wentworth
30/8/08 Abba Won the Novice Classic at Wentworth which is the combined first round scores
of the Novice 3 sheep & the Novice Yard, demonstrating his all round ability.
6/9/08 Abba Won the Novice Yard Trial at the Forbes Show
6/9/08 Abba Won the Open Yard Trial at the Forbes Show Trial Scoring 94+97=191
23/10/08 Abba came 2nd in the N S W Utility Championship at Orange National Field Day
2/8/09 Abba came 3rd in the Improver Class 3 sheep Trial at Nyngan
23/8/09 Abba came 2nd in the Open Yard Trial at Ganmain
29/8/09 Abba Won the Novice & the Improver 3 sheep at Wentworth
22/10/09 Abba Won the New South Wales Utility Championship at Orange National Field Day
14/11/09 Abba Won the National Kelpie Championship at Westbury in Tasmania
27/3/10 Abba came 4th in the Southern N S W Yard dog Championship at Wagga Wagga
28/8/10 Abba Won the Open 3 sheep Trial at Wentworth against some of the best 3 sheep trial
workers in Australia & their Border Collie dogs.
22/10/09 Karana Abba II Won the Orange National Field Day NSW Utility Championship
Abba with his Trophies for Winning the National Kelpie Championship
in Westbury Tasmania 2009 on the 14/11/09 Abba Won by 28pts
We won the breeders trophy,Highest individual score Trophie,Best Field Work Trophie & the National Kelpie Field Trial Championship Winners Trophie
Abba II is a very good all round dog,the type of dog everyone would love to own full of good quality work & will keep on trying when things get tough or the day is getting a bit long, a great dog & he is by Boanong Buster owned by Michael Johnston & I believe Buster is one of the best Kelpies ever bred.
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KARANA DUKE
42754:
27/10/03
-Duke Second Novice National Kelpie Tasmania, just 17 Months old
6/3/04 -
Duke
First Novice Yard at Borowa
30/4/04 -
Duke Second Novice Utility Melrose S.A.
4/9/04 -
Duke First Novice Yard at Grenfell
23/9/04 -
Duke First Improver Yard at Henty Field Days
21/10/04
-Duke Second
4/9/05 - Duke Second Australasian Utility Championship Northam W.A.
10/9/05 -
Duke Won the Open Yard Championship Northam WA scoring 99 + 98
10/10/05 -Duke
Third 3 Sheep Trial Improver Class at Gulgong
21/05/06 Duke 3rd Open yard Dubbo (SAMI 1ST)
17/3/07 Duke Won the Yass Brenden Regent Yard Dog Championship.
5/5/07 Duke Won the Goondiwindi Open Yard Dog Championship
9/5/07 Duke Won the National Kelpie Utility Championship at Allora in Qld, This was our 5th
National Kelpie Championship Win.
Dukes Sire Karana Seiko also won the National Kelpie in 1996 at Lucindale South Aust
2/6/07 Duke came 4th in the Mungindi Yard Dog Championships
8/7/07 Duke Won the Southwest Regional yard dog Championships at West Wyalong.
1/9/07 Duke Won the Open Yard Dog Trial at Grenfell
2/3/08 Duke equal 1st Bathurst Yard Dog Championship & came 2nd in runoff.
29/8/08 Duke came 2nd in the Improver 3 sheep Trial at Wentworth
30/8/08 Duke Won the Open 3 sheep Trial at Wentworth on very difficult sheep.
31/8/08 Duke came 2nd in the open Classic at Wentworth which is the combined scores of the
Open 3 sheep & the Open Yard,behind his Daughter Sami who Won it showing the
all round ability of these dogs.
6/9/08 Duke 4th in the Open Yard at Forbes Show Trial
18/9/08 Duke Won the Wattle Town Yard Dog Championship at Cootamundra
23/10/08 Duke came 3rd in the N S W Utility Championship at Orange Field Day
14/3/09 Duke came 2nd in the Open Championship Yard Trial at Coonabarabran
30/8/09 Duke Won the Open Yard dog Championship at Wentworth
17/10/09 Duke came 5th in the NSW Yard dog Championship at Cootamundra
13/3/10 Duke came equal 4th in the N S W Yard Dog Championship at Coonabarabran
27/3/10 Duke came 2nd in the Southern N S W Yard dog Championship at Wagga Wagga
3/5/10 Duke came 3rd in the Open Yard at Nyngan Show
16/8/10 Duke scored a 95 in a 3 sheep trial at Trundle but failed to make the final needed a 97
29/8/10 Duke Won the Open Yard Dog Championship at Wentworth for the 2nd
Year in a row.
Karana Duke Winning National Kelpie Utility Trial 2007 at Allora Qld.
KARANA AUSSIE II
32092:
14/3/97 Aussie came Second Novice National Kelpie at Pyengana Tas
1/8/99 Aussie Won the Novice Utility at Caringal
8/8/99 Aussie Won the Imp 3 sheep at Nyngan
23/10/99 Aussie won the Orange National Field Day Utility trial
16/2/03 Aussie won the Open Yard at Caramut Vic
6/7/03 Aussie came 2nd in Caringal Utility Championship
18/4/04
- Aussie Second N.S.W. Yard Dog Championship
7/8/04 -
14/8/04 -
Aussie Won the Open Utility Trial Melrose S.A.
15/8/04 -
Aussie Won the Open Flinders Challenge Melrose
S.A.
16/7/05 Aussie Won Cudgegong Valley Yard dog Championship at Mudgee
1/8/05 Aussie Won NSW Utility Championship at Bulls Run
8/10/05
Aussie 4th
open 3 sheep Gulgong
26/03/06 Aussie
Won the
1/11/06 Aussie 3rd Victorian Utility Championship at Edenhope Victoria (Digger won this)
6/11/06 Aussie 4th in the National Kelpie Championship Utility trial Toolang Victoria. (Digger won this)
6/11/06 Aussie 5th in the Australasian Utility Championship at Toolang Victoria (Digger won this)
9/5/07 Aussie 4th again in the National Kelpie Championship at Allora in QLD ( Duke won with his sister Bonnie 3rd)
8/7/07 Aussie came 4th in the South West Regional yard dog Championships at West Wyalong. (Duke won it)
15/7/07 Aussie came 2nd in the Cudgegong Valley Yard Dog Championship at Mudgee Field Day.
1/9/07 Aussie came equal 3rd with Sami in the Open Yard Dog Trial at Grenfell
24/2/08 Aussie came 4th in the ACT Yard Dog Championship
Aussie has now passed away.7/08/09.
Aussie at Edenhope Victoria 2006
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KARANA JEDDA IV 37355: Born
18/7/99 (Dukes Mother)
20/4/02 -
First Novice Yard at Canowindra
? /? /03 -
Second Improver Yard at
Jedda has been retired to stud
KARANA SAMI
A3F13059-04
2 /9/05
Sami aged 14 months 3rd in Australasian Utility Novice WA
2/9/05
Sami aged 14 months 4th in Novice National kelpie WA
8/10/05 Sami 3rd Novice 3 sheep Gulgong aged 15 months
26/11/05
Sami 1st Novice Yard Young
25/03/06 Sami 4th Novice Yard Wagga
20/05/06 Sami 1st Novice Yard Dubbo 92+92
21/05/06
Sami 1st Open Yard Dubbo 93+95
24/8/07 Sami came 2nd in a Novice 3 sheep Trial at Wentworth
25/8/07 Sami Won the Improver 3 sheep Trial at Wentworth scoring 93 ( no final conducted)
1/9/07 Sami Came equal 3rd with Aussie in the Open Yard Dog Trial at Grenfell
10/3/08 Sami Won National Kelpie Utility Championship at Adelaide University Roseworthy
Campus South Australia. Her Sire Duke Won in 2007 & his sire Seiko won in 1996.
31/8/08 Sami Won the Open Classic at Wentworth,which is a combination of the first round
scores in the open 3 sheep & the open Yard,Her Sire Karana Duke came 2nd.This
event is a good demonstration of these dogs all round ability.
31/8/08 Sami came 3rd in the Open Yard at Wentworth.
23/10/08 Sami came 4th in the N S W Utility Championship at Orange Field Day
16/11/08 Sami got into the Open Championship Yard Trial at Dalgety with 94 then struck
very difficult sheep in the final & finished 6th.
30/11/08 Sami got into the Young Open Yard Dog Championship with 97 + 87 came 6th
30/8/09 Sami came 2nd in the Open 3 sheep at Wentworth with scores of 59+96
Her run in the Final was almost perfect only loosing 4 points.
12/09/09 Sami came 2nd in the Open Yard Trial at Forbes Scoring 97+97=194
16/8/10 Sami scored a 96 in a 3 sheep trial at Trundle & failed to make the final needed a 97
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Karana Sami with her trophies from winning the 2008 National Kelpie Championship
Sami a big upstanding true all round bitch with a wonderful nature
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KARANA ROCKY II 45778 Born 4/11/04 SIRE : Boanong Buster DAM : Karana Jedda 4th
5/5/07 Rocky Won the Novice class Yard Trial at the Australian Championship Yard Trial at Goondiwindi ( Duke won the Open)
13/5/07 Rocky Won the Novice at Armidale
2/6/07 Rocky Won the Improver class at the N S W Yard Dog Championships at Mungindi
25/8/07 Rocky Won the Improver Yard Trial at Wentworth
6/9/08 Rocky came 3rd in the Open Yard at the Forbes Show Trial
17/5/09 Rocky Won the Open Yard Trial at the Dubbo Show 97+98=195
8/6/09 Rocky came 2nd in the Open Utility Trial at Devenish in Victoria
8/6/09 Rocky also came 2nd in the Victorian State Utility Championship at Devenish
25/7/09 Rocky Won the Cudgegong Valley Yard Dog Championship at Mudgee Field Day
29/8/09 Rocky came 2nd in the Novice 3 sheep at Wentworth, which Abba Won.
19/9/09 Rocky Won the Open Yard Dog Trial at Eugowra Show scoring 96+97=193
22/10/09 Rocky came 3rd in the Orange National Field Day NSW Pedigree Utility Championship
28/02/10 Rocky came equal 2nd in the Open Championship Yard at Canberra
28/8/10 Rocky came 2nd in an Improver 3 sheep trial at Wentworth
Rocky showing his style he has amazing footwork & cover & balance he can be very careful when required but can also turn into a yard dynamo when asked.
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KARANA BONNIE IV 41635 Born 14/10/01
SIRE : Karana Seiko DAM : Karana Jedda 4th
Bonnie is a very nice natured dog with a nice big cast in the paddock,shows caution when necessary on a few,as well as being a good hard working yard dog,she has very little bark but has a lot of strength & quick cover & very keen worker backs well
2/9/05 Bonnie came 2nd in the Novice Australasion at the National Kelpie Championship at Northam WA.
2/9/05 Bonnie came 3rd in the Novice National Kelpie at Northam WA.
4/9/05 Bonnie scored Highest Scoring Novice dog in the Open National Kelpie Championship 91 points.WA
5/11/06 Bonnie Won the Novice National Kelpie at Toolang Vic (Digger won Open,Aussie 4th Open)
9/5/07 Bonnie 3rd in the Open National Kelpie Championship at Allora in QLD.(Duke 1st,Aussie 4th)
8/7/07 Bonnie came 3rd in the Novice class at the South West Regional yard Dog Championships.
14/7/07 Bonnie came 3rd in the novice class at the Cudgegong Valley Yard Dog Championship at Mudgee.
1/9/07 Bonnie came 3rd in the Novice Yard Dog Trial at Grenfell
10/3/08 Bonnie came 6th in the National Kelpie Championship at S.A.
6/9/08 Bonnie came 3rd in the Novice Yard Trial at the Forbes Show Trial 91+96
25/9/08 Bonnie came equal 3rd with our other dog Ripper in the maiden yard trial
at Henty Field Day. Ripper's older brother Rambo won it.
17/9/08 Bonnie came 3rd in the Novice Yard at Cootamundra Championships
16/5/09 Bonnie Won the Novice Yard Trial at Dubbo Show 97+97=194
29/8/09 Bonnie Won the Novice Classic at Wentworth which is a combination
score for the 3 Sheep & the Yard.
19/9/09 Bonnie came 3rd in the Novice Yard Trial at Eugowra.
22/9/09 Bonnie Won the Novice at the Henty Field Day
28/2/10 Bonnie came second in the Improver Yard Trial at Canberra
26/8/10 Bonnie Won the Novice 3 sheep Trial at Wentworth scoring 93+99
27/8/10 Bonnie Won the Improver Yard Dog Trial at Wentworth
Bonnie at work at home. She is a beautiful natured little Bitch that tries to please with true all round ability as her record demonstrates.
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Karana Rambo: Born 29/06/06 Rego No :48299
Rambo is a big framed dog with a lot of presence. He has a Big strong meaningful
bark,will top- knot when asked & is an easy dog to work responding without
question to his commands. He backs freely,has a natural breakout & distance when
working on free running sheep, He will cast the fence line out in the open area.
Sire: Karana Digger II Three times National Kelpie Champion 2001,2003,2006
Dam:Karana Sami National Kelpie Champion 2008
Rambo has a lot of natural ability in both the yard & field.
29/8/08 Rambo won the Novice 3 sheep Trial at Wentworth on difficult sheep.
We then entered him in the Improver 3 sheep & he placed 3rd.
30/8/08 Rambo came 2nd in the Novice Classic at Wentworth which is the
combination of the first round scores in the Novice 3 sheep & the Novice Yard
demonstrating his all round ability. He was 22 Months old at that stage.
13/9/08 Rambo came 2nd in the Novice Yard at Eugowra Show Trial.
25/9/08 Rambo got into the top 20 of the big three sheep Trial at Henty
25/9/08 Rambo Won the Maiden Yard Trial at Henty Field Day 97+88=185
25/9/08 Rambo Won the Novice Yard Trial at Henty Field Day 97+94=191
17/9/08 Rambo 2nd in the Novice Yard at Cootamundra Championships 97+87=184
15/11/08 Rambo won the Novice Yard Trial at Dalgety 94+90=184
1/3/09 Rambo came 2nd in the Improver class Yard Trial in the morning at
the A C T CHAMPIONSHIP & then that afternoon He then competed in the Open
Championship on very difficult sheep and came out the Winner of the A C T Yard
Dog Championship aged 2yrs & 8 months. His Scores were 97 + 86=183
14/3/09 Rambo Won The Coonabarabran Yard Dog Championship Duke came 2nd
12/09/09 Rambo came 4th in the Open Yard at Forbes
3/5/10 Rambo came 2nd in the Open Yard at Nyngan Show
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Karana Ripper showing his amazing cover he has footwork very similar to his sire Karana Digger II
Karana Ripper Born 17/2/07
Sire: Karana Digger II 3 times National Kelpie Champ 2001:2003:2006
Dam: Karana Sami 2008 National Kelpie Champ
Ripper is a nice natured dog with natural all round ability, He has very good
footwork much like his Sire Digger but is proving to be a better yard dog than
Digger, With Ripper having more presence, Ripper is a long legged long bodied dog
with a light frame compared to his full brother Rambo, Ripper covers the ground
very easily & smoothly, he is an easy dog to work responding well to direction.
He is showing true Utility style work I believe he has a big future, He will not start to show his full potential until he is 2 years old. watch this space.
25/9/08 Ripper came equal 3rd with Bonnie in the Maiden class of Henty Yard Trial
30/11/08 Ripper came 3rd in the Novice Yard Trial at Young
13/3/09 Ripper Won the Novice Yard dog Trial at Coonabarabran Championships
22/3/09 Ripper Won the Improver Class Yard Trial at the Wagga Championships
8/6/09 Ripper came 5th in the Victorian State Utility Championship which is a combination Field & Yard Trial all in the one Trial, Showing the same work Style as his Sire "Karana Digger". It usually takes a dog until he is over 2 years old before he can have the pressure of a Utility Trial put on him, Too much pressure too soon can turn a young dog off his work.
29/8/09 Ripper came 3rd in both the Novice & the Improver 3 sheep Trial at Wentworth, which Abba Won both of.
19/9/09 Ripper came 5th in the Open Yard Trial at Eugowra 95+92=187
12/3/10 Ripper Won the Improver Class Yard Trial at the N S W Championship held at Coonabarabran he is now an open yard dog.
29/8/10 Ripper came 2nd in the Open Yard Dog Championship at Wentworth which Duke Won,Ripper also came 3rd in the Open Classic which is a combination score of the 3 sheep trial & the yard trial held at Wentworth.
