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JULY 2009

BEAU

Kelpie


Owners: Karen & Max
Breed: Kelpie
Color: Blue
Age: 3 years

We got Beau as a 9 week old pup in June of 2006 from the RSPCA Peninsula Animal Aid on the Mornington Peninsula as that is where we were living prior to moving to Clunes nearly 2 years ago.

Although we were not intending to get another dog after loosing our 16yr old red heeler, as we still had 3 dogs, we couldn’t resist the most adorable smoky blue pup we had ever seen, and we have since found out that his parents were working farm dogs.

Although he is a working breed you could say that he is a very spoilt boy and has never slept outside and loves to sleep on the bed at night.

Besides Beau’s human family his companions include 3 dogs, 4 cats and 5 sheep. Beau loves to round up the sheep whenever he gets the chance but he has never been trained and really doesn’t know what he is doing and sends the sheep in all directions.

Beau has always gone to obedience school from 3 months of age and until moving and joining the Ballarat Dog Obedience Club in June 2008.

I had never thought about trialling but was encouraged by the instructors to have a go and in April of this year Beau got his 3rd pass and earned his CCD title.

 

Besides doing obedience, we are also learning agility and Beau is doing quite well, although it is taking me a while to get it right. We are even thinking of joining NADAC just for fun.

Beau is also training for flyball, as one of our other dogs, Barney, is already competing, and hopefully Beau will be ready to compete later this year at the Yarram competition.

I must say that every time we arrive at BDOC on a Sunday morning Beau gets very excited as he can’t wait to get out of the car and meet all his doggy class mates and have a couple of hours of fun.


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