22/09/2025
Why do we take our aussies herding? Because they love it obviously!
We believe it's important for our dogs to do things they enjoy. We also believe having our dogs experience something that is extremely relevant to the breed's history and their genetics is just as important as them having fun.
Aussies have been present in many different fields of work throughout the years. Their original purpose of working livestock required them to be natural workers who were easy to train. Their fierce loyalty and devotion to their owners made them the ideal farm and family dog. Movement into modern times called for their talents to be used in a larger variety of work and sport including but not limited to: Scent detection, agility, flyball ,search and rescue, Assistance and Therapy work (and many more).
While not as prominent now, the original purpose of the breed as working stock dogs still remains across the world as well as them competing at stock dog trials.
The breed standard states that: βThe Australian Shepherd is intelligent, primarily a working dog of strong herding and guardian instincts. He is an exceptional companion. He is versatile and easily trained, performing his assigned tasks with great style and enthusiasm.β What better way to prove this is alive in our dogs than them being able to do the thing they were bred for (and much more).
We currently have four dogs training/trialing in herding. Pictured is Chatter (Artaldea Wire Tap) a few months ago during one of her herding lessons. She has such great passion and natural instinct for herding. Fingers crossed that we will see some herding titles from her during the next herding season.
