Whiskey Ridge Aussies

12/23/2025

It’s a hillbilly holiday visiting family here in Tennessee. We're excited to see the haul Santa brought those adorable furballs. Watching our Lava puppies grow with their families is the best gift and can't wait to see what 2026 brings. Merry Christmas and happy new year to our Whiskey Ridge Family!

06/07/2025

Our beautiful boy Shine is expecting his first litter of pups from the wonderful BellSharps Australian Shepherds!

This litter is sure to be not only beautiful and moderate but also biddable, bold, and VERY sweet!

Can’t wait to see them! Congrats to breeder Kaity Sevits! ❤️

🐾💝LITTER ANNOUNCEMENT💝🐾

This time next week we should be close to having some sweet babies arriving! Huge thank you to Bethany and Jason of Whiskey Ridge Aussies and co-owner Corey Michael Hayes for allowing the very handsome Shine to come visit us. We are looking forward to a bundle of red and black tri pups with outstanding temperaments, great work ethic, a good dose of silliness and a very large helping of sweetness! If you missed out on a Bird puppy, here’s your chance with Bird 2.0 (Chick).

Feel free to shoot me a message with any questions!

Thank you enrouteaussies for the beautiful announcement!

03/12/2025

Whiskey Ridge has a new star and we are so excited for his future!

Meet “Clay” 💙

Affinity LF Break the Mold at Whiskey Ridge

Clay had a big first weekend out and took back to back Best Puppy in Show at the Heart of America KC cluster in Kansas City.

Big thank you to co owner Cassie Kindle of Affinity Australian Shepherds for the opportunity with this special boy!

Clay is bred by Cassie Kindle and Joan Meyer

06/22/2024

GOOD GIRL! 🙌

"Jinx" wins the breed from the Open Black class today in Batesville, MS under judge David J Kirkland!

Big THANK YOU to Kara Janiszak and Nacho Calvo Sostoa of Sterling All Breed Handling for presenting her so beautifully! ✨

AKC major pointed Emerald-View's Black Magic on the Catwalk (Flint x Shazam)

Owned by myself, Jason Keene, and Corey Michael Hayes
Bred by Corey and J Kelsey Jones

05/18/2024

🌟 2024 USASA National Specialty 🌟

Every year we count it a success if we’ve walked away having learned anything from those around us while also proudly presenting our dogs, but in 2024 we also get to say we brought home a ribbon!

🎤 Brit 🎤
Riverlook Oops E-V Did It Again @ Whiskey Ridge (Canon x Ember)

Our sweet girl Brit held her own just one week after aging out of puppy classes to earn a second place in a beautiful competitive Open Black B**ches class.

Thank you to our dear friend and co owner Corey Michael Hayes for piloting Brit, to breeder and co-owner Niki Thompson Gilland for giving us the opportunity with such a lovely girl, and to judge Cathy H. Daugherty for the kind recognition and compliments.

Thank you to all our friends for another great National surrounded by the dogs we love and congrats to all on your successes! ❤️

📸 Teddy Lei

05/05/2024

AND THEN THERE WAS ONE!

This sweet boy is the last companion available from the Trip x Lava litter. He is super playful, sweet, and bright. He is destined to be a velcro dog for someone looking for a special partner. Definitely athletic enough to do any performance sport with his new person!

Located in Missouri but can transport to the east coast or TX is available in the next couple weeks.

Please DM for more information. ❤️

03/29/2024

Celebrating some great news from OFA today!

✨ Hips: EXCELLENT ✨
✨ Elbows: NORMAL ✨

We couldn’t be more thrilled to have our special girl receive high remarks! Excited to finish her this year. ❤️

AKC major pointed Emerald-View's Black Magic on the Catwalk 🪄

Bred by: Corey Michael Hayes and J Kelsey Jones

Whiskey Ridge Aussies

03/15/2024

Our first litter is 8 weeks old! 😍

The Trip x Lava puppies have certainly been a dream to raise and we could not be more proud of how they have turned out.

We won't spend a lot of your time reading here, but rather share some of our favorite photos from this sweet, fun loving group!

Thank you Cassie Kindle of Affinity Australian Shepherds for allowing us to bring Lava to Trip as well as all your endless support with our first homebreds.

Thank you to our co-breeders Corey Michael Hayes of Emerald-View Aussies and J Kelsey Jones of MontRose Aussies for generously allowing us to lease Lava for her last whelp in addition to your guidance. Words cannot express our gratitude for your trust.

GCH CH/ASCA Ch Cuttingacres Rockabilly Roadtrip To Affinity “Trip” x GCH CH MontRose Fire And Brimstone “Lava”

01/28/2024

🌎 Welcome to the world! 🌎

In the wee hours of Jan 17th, exactly 4 years after her first litter, Lava whelped a stunning set of puppies to close out her breeding career.

I’m truly without words to express how fortunate we are to have such a generous mentor in Corey Michael Hayes who along with J Kelsey Jones allowed us to co breed this litter. Lava came to “vacation” with us a year and a half ago and she has become an irreplaceable part of our family. To be allowed to co-breed her last litter with our friends is a blessing far beyond our wildest dreams when we set out to become stewards of the Australian Shepherd breed.

With Corey on the phone and Lava in the box, Jason and I were well taken care of and the hours passed smoothly. It was the best possible experience for our first solo whelp at home. Now we know what constitutes a successful delivery and a perfect mother - gold standard.

The result? Nine BEAUTIFUL puppies that literally take our breath away.

Special thanks to Cassie Kindle who allowed us to bring Lava to Trip and also provided us with guidance and encouragement.

More to come as they grow, but we welcome to the world the first generation of Whiskey Ridge Aussies with love and gratitude.

GCH Cutting Acres Road Trip To Affinity “Trip” x GCH MontRose Fire and Brimstone “Lava”

Bred by:

Corey Michael Hayes - Emerald-View
J. Kelsey Jones - MontRose
Bethany & Jason - Whiskey Ridge

2 BTM
2 BTF
2 RTF
1 RMF
1 BMM
1 BMF

11/27/2023

Shine's OFA results are in!

✨ Hips: EXCELLENT ✨
✨ Elbows: NORMAL ✨

Proud to have such a beautiful boy!

CH Emerald-View's Sippin On Moonshine

Bred by: Corey Michael Hayes and J Kelsey Jones

07/10/2023

✨Shine✨ went BOS yesterday in West Friendship, MD with handler David Welsh for a super nice 4-pt Major towards his Grand Championship!

Thank you to judge Nancy J Eilks and the National Capital Kennel Club!

CH Emerald-View’s Sippin On Moonshine

Bred by: Corey Michael Hayes (co-owner) and J Kelsey Jones

06/22/2023

👑 CHAMPION!!!!! 👑

Jason and I try our best to savor the firsts but this one is probably the most special. Words cannot express how utterly excited we are to announce the first CHAMPION for Whiskey Ridge Aussies!

Pending AKC approval …

CH Emerald-View’s Sippin On Moonshine

Shine finished his championship today with his third Major as WD in Doswell, VA under judge Betsy Humer.

These two letters would not have happened without Corey Michael Hayes who not only bred and co-owns Shine with us, but has encouraged, mentored, dreamed alongside, and supported our every step into Aussies. We had and still have so much to learn and Corey’s generosity (and patience!) is nothing short of amazing. We are so SO grateful for his guidance and his (and J Kelsey Jones’s) amazing programs on which our foundations are laid upon. This is truly a life changing friendship.

Endless thanks are due to David Welsh who expertly guided Shine to his championship in less than a month. We had no doubt from the moment David met Shine that it was the best possible match. Thank you David for believing in this dog and making this dream of ours come true!

Shine is our treasured family member, gateway drug, and foundation.

We love you so much, Shine Puppy. We are so proud of you!

❤️