Hilltop Farm Dogs

25/04/2026

CASH. One of the most traumatised and frightened dogs I have ever trained.

25/03/2026

25/03/2026

BLUE: 13 months old on arrival, 14/2. Another young Huntaway ready to go home. Very useful Kuri Tane. Bloody tender nature but has a pleasant disposition. Young lady owner, so sorry ladies, no offence intended but both well suited. "Blue" doesn't swear as much, but the name has a connection.
I seldom get feedback from owners but I got a bit from Blues owner after she looked at the Video. Positive and complimentary.
Also I recently had an enquiry from a noted Kiwi woman She had acquired a Heading Bitch I trained 2 years ago and wanted to know a bit about it. (Interpol got nothing on the kiwi bush telephone.) She had tracked me down. I was able to send her the Video. Anyway, the pooch has a forever home now.

18/03/2026

I have a young shepherdess that has asked for an older semi-retired Huntaway. Something that will show her a couple of tricks.
Give me a yodel and I'll link you up.
Also another, an experienced farmer; an untrained Huntaway and Heading dog. Both need to be older than 8 months.
This is getting to be a hill-billy version of buy, sell or shoot.
Better be careful. The fb prats shut me down last week.

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12/03/2026

CHEWY. Kennel mate of Huntaway "Bruce" here. Gonna be a good team as they mature and work.

12/03/2026

BRUCE

31/01/2026

BLADE: I did a longer video for the new owner.
I thought Blade looked so good that I would share it.
To give him a bit more extension, I have run him in one hit through the 3 sections he ran seperately when training.

20/01/2026

BLADE. Just gone 12 months. He is the one gifted to me last year. His young lady owner should enjoy his maturity, for one so young.
Very steady.
Not something I heard from a certain young lady when I was a Varsity student.

14/01/2026

CHASE: Ready to go back to the owner (s).
One of the loveliest pooches l have had the pleasure to train. Also,
by far, one of the biggest. He woulda been 2 stones heavier but he had a run-in with a scalpel. Shame!!!
Had a bit of rubbish attached when he came but we came to an agreement.

12/11/2025

Story time:
The Tri Border Collie was a rescue that we(the CEO) couldn't part with. She has become our off the bench impact player. She plays fullback. This is very handy with a recalcitrant kuri, because she doesn't mind corner flagging.
The B n W is the recalcitrant.
She, "Sky", is doing all the short work with aplomb but won't run out. So off the bench comes the fullback. I thought I might entice Sky to run better. Didn't work here but today she is starting to cast. Only 50m, but it is a start. Yes!!!
The Step-sister of Sky topped the points table at the "Wayleggo Cup" a few weeks ago. Owned by some bloke from Oz but Kiwi Bred.
I got Sky for a young man who wanted a hunting dog. I figured this might not see the distance and it would come back to be trained as a stock dog. Voila! BUT his ol' man snaffled her. Damn!

06/11/2025

The young lady that I gifted a heading dog to a couple of weeks ago, has him working on the sheep. Early days but what a feeling, huh.
She now wants an older huntaway and a job. I don't know her well enough to give her a reference but she has good attitude for a teenager (and a Gen Z )
My number is up top here.

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