Giles Creek Kelpies

27/09/2025

Congratulations Dale & Clay!

Dale Thompson, Benalla, and Giles Creek Clay, took out the Hypro Group Murray Valley Yard Dog Championships at the Henty Machinery Field Days with a score of 187 points.

25/08/2025

18/08/2025

This years average was the highest the sale has recorded.

15/08/2025

💥💥 SALE DAY 💥💥

Bell and Kah go under the hammer at the Wagga Yard Dog Auction TODAY. Bidding via Auctionsplus.

All last minute enquires welcome to Neale on 0402 325 210 or come and have a yarn at the sale.

12/08/2025

PRE BIDDING HAS STARTED!!

Nutrien Wagga Wagga Working Dog Auction Saturday 17th August at 1:00pm
Catalogue Link -http://waggadogauction.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-auction-catalogue-1.pdf
AuctionsPlus Link - https://auctionsplus.com.au/auctions/dog/nutrien-wagga-wagga-working-dog-auction/126063

For more information contact Steve Condell 0427 200 598 or Matt Whitley 0427 362 092

08/08/2025

To be offered at the Nutrien Wagga Working Dog Club Auction on Saturday, 16 August.

🐕Name: Giles Creek Bell
🐕Registered: No
🐕S*x: Bitch
🐕Type: R/T Kelpie
🐕DOB: 12/5/24
🐕Sire: Giles Creek Herb (Woodbridge Lucky x Broken River Alley)
🐕Dam: Trappers Run Dollar (Yallaroi Brock x Giles Creek Trapper)
🐕Contact: Neale Taylor 0402 325 210 (pre-sale inspections welcomed by appointment)

🎯14MO BITCH | PROVEN BLOODLINES | EASY TO HANDLE🎯

08/08/2025

To be offered at the Nutrien Wagga Working Dog Club Auction on Saturday 16 August 2025.
🐕 Name: Giles Creek Kah
🐕 Registered: No
🐕 S*x: Bitch
🐕 Type: B/T Kelpie
🐕 DOB: 24/3/22
🐕 Sire: Trappers Run Tango (Yallaroi Brock x Giles Creek Trapper)
🐕 Dam: Ironbar Bailey (Whiterock Moss x Yallaroi Ivy)
🐕 Contact: Neale Taylor 0402 325 210

💥3YO BITCH | EASY TO CONTROL | FULLY TRAINED IN YARDS | USED IN STUD💥

16/07/2025

🎯14MO BITCH | PROVEN BLOODLINES | EASY TO HANDLE🎯

To be offered at the 2025 Wagga Working Dog Auction on Saturday, 16 August .

🐕Name: Giles Creek Bell
🐕Registered: No
🐕S*x: Bitch
🐕Type: R/T Kelpie
🐕DOB: 12/5/24
🐕Sire: Giles Creek Herb (Woodbridge Lucky x Broken River Alley)
🐕Dam: Trappers Run Dollar (Yallaroi Brock x Giles Creek Trapper)

Giles Creek Bell is a quiet, soft-natured 14 month old red and tan bitch. She descends from two of the most influential bi***es in the Giles Creek program (Giles Creek Trapper and Broken River Alley). She has a good stop, comes off sheep when asked, backs and barks with a medium paddock cast. A lot of foundation work has been done. With future training, she will develop into a great all-rounder. Very easy bitch to have around. Pre-sale inspections on farm welcomed by appointment.

Video coming soon. All enquires to Neale Taylor on 0402 325 210.

Note: Giles Creek will offer a total of 3 dogs at the 2025 Wagga Working Dog Auction.

15/07/2025

💥3YO BITCH | EASY TO CONTROL | FULLY TRAINED IN YARDS | USED IN STUD💥

To be offered at the Nutrien Working Dog Auction on Saturday 16 August 2025.

🐕 Name: Giles Creek Kah
🐕 Registered: No
🐕 S*x: Bitch
🐕 Type: B/T Kelpie
🐕 DOB: 24/3/22
🐕 Sire: Trappers Run Tango (Yallaroi Brock x Giles Creek Trapper)
🐕 Dam: Ironbar Bailey (Whiterock Moss x Yallaroi Ivy)
🐕 Contact: Neale Taylor 0402 325 210

Giles Creek Kah is a friendly 3yo black‑and‑tan bitch bred from proven working lines (Trappers Run Tango × Ironbar Bailey). She is easy to handle, backs & barks and has a good stop, with a handy medium cast in the paddock. Fully trained and already used in the Giles Creek breeding program, Kah is ready to step straight into work.

Video coming soon. Presale inspection welcomed by appointemnt.

All enquiries to Neale Taylor on 0402 325 210

04/07/2025

Might not look it, but this picture represents 8 generations and 168 years of family history.

The J2 brand story begins with Johann Muller. Johann was born in Grunow, Prussia (nowadays the Brandenberg region of Germany). He and wife Anna arrived in Australia in 1857. It was a tough journey with Anna giving birth to their son Frederick on the boat. They settled in Milendela, South Australia where the J2 brand was established 168 years ago. Frederick would inherit the brand and pass it on to his son Ardie Muller, who passed it on to his son Harold. Harold used it throughout his farming life and would eventually pass it to his grandson Neale who has been the keeper for the past 25 years. Neale’s sons and their children complete 8 generations.

The J2 brand has been registered in the Australian Stud Book and now in 2025, the J2 Brand that was first used by our family 168 years ago, will proudly feature once again on our weanling filly.

The above is the old firebrand and below is the new freezebrand.

26/06/2025

THE TRUE VALUE OF A WORKING DOG

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Lambs made $337/Head a Wagga saleyards this week.

With record commodity prices, and yes – record costs as well, there has never been a more relevant time to know how much is a good dog really worth?

Lets take the emotion out of a handler-dog relationship, and look at it purely from a numbers perspective.

Quick facts:
• Australian Kelpie sale record = $25,000
• Of the three major dog auctions (Wagga, Casterton, Jerilderie) in the past two years, 306 dogs have been offered with only 9 making more than $12,000 (that’s the top 3%)

For the purpose of this, let’s say you purchased a dog for $12,000 – Putting it in that top 3% and most likely 2-3 years-old, fully trained, capable in yard, truck and paddock. Let’s call him ‘Cripp’, after the Carlton FC Captain who is also elite and the only one to come close top the top 3%.

Let’s break down the numbers on a yearly basis (remembering a bad dog costs the same as a good one):
• Food = $600
• General Vet Bills = $200
• Shelter = $100
• Miscellaneous = $100
TOTAL COST = $1000/year

Cripp has initially cost you $12,000 and now there’s an $1000/year cost. The dog will operate on a full working capacity for 7 years, or until 10-years-old when they enter the ‘Pension Age’. After retirement, your mate will live on for another 5 years; so at $1000/year, add on $5000 to total cost.

Over 13 years, Cripp has cost you $12k start-up (as a 3 year-old), $7k maintenance and a $5k pension, totalling $24,000 or $1846/year or roughly $5.50/day including retirement.

Remember those $337/head lambs? Well, Cripp has cost you less than 6 of them this year.

So back to the original question of how much is a good working dog really worth?

As you already know the benefits of a good dog, I’ll let you decide…..

10/06/2025

🟢ENTRIES NOW OPEN🟢

Link for entries -
https://form.jotform.com/251328617611858

Any questions contact
Steve Condell - 0427 200 598
Matt Whitley - 0427 362 092