Crystalbrook Australian Shepherds

05/01/2026

One of these days I will post wins on time but better late than never! So here is our USASA recap and brags!

🎲Monte & Roulette 🃏
Monte won their Futurity division and Roulette took a nice 4th place. Both also went on win AOMs (award of merit)!
Monte got a very nice 2nd place in their sweepstakes class.
Roulette earned a 4th place in his regular 9-12 class.

🥞 Patty 🥓
Had a very lovely showing in both Futurity and sweepstakes! Her big score of the week was winning the AmBred (American Bred) class with her bestie Kat!

Thank you breeder judges Tina Beck and Regi Bryant, handler judge Jamie Clute, and AKC Judge Dana Cline for finding our dogs in their classes!!
Congratulations to all the winners and everyone that showed and competed in all venues!
And a huge thank you to everyone that made USASA possible and running, especially during some of the rough spots!

04/22/2026

Thank you SO much Grace Marie Photography for doing this shoot for us!! It was an absolute blast and I look forward to doing another in the future when they're older!! 😍

04/15/2026

Didn't get a chance to post yesterday but we are happy to announce that Monte placed 1st and Rou placed 3rd in their Division 3 of the USASA Futurity and then both went on to get AOMs (Award of Merits)!! 😍💖
Thank you judge Tina Beck for finding our wild colts!

03/23/2026

Happy national puppy day from our current crew!
How many can you name? 😉

03/23/2026

Baby Patty picked up her first point at the Silver State KC in Nevada today! 🐽🥞

Adobe's Let's Play Pattycake
Andy x Piglet 🖤🩷
Co-bred+owned with Wendy Summers

Always perfectly handled, cared for, and loved by Kat Wallis & her team! 😍

11/15/2025

Introducing our first bred-by:

❤️🤍💙 BEST IN SHOW WINNER ❤️🤍💙
AND
💫 NEW GRAND CHAMPION GOLD 💫
🧡💘 BIS BISS Multiple Group Winning 💘🧡
🎯 AKC GCHG / ASCA CH Catalina's Hired Gun @ Teyron CGCA TKN ATT FDC 🏹

Sired by 🏴‍☠️ Teague 🏴‍☠️
Multiple Group Winning & Placing MBRBIS AKC GCH/ MBISS ASCA CH Carolina Calais Blood and Gold CD RN RNX RA RAX RE
Out of dam 🌼 Daisy ❄️
Catalinas Winter Is Coming To Adobe

Shown beautifully at the Seminole Dog Fanciers Association in Ocala, FL on Friday Nov 14th to beat over 1000 dogs!
Thank you BIS judge Mrs. Linda Tilka for finding Shooter in a stunning line up! And to Dr.
Carol White-Moser for finding him in the breed and group rings to send him on to Best In Show!

This is also a first BIS for his amazing and top notch handler Bailee Rodgers!
It is also a first bred-by for Wendy of Adobe Aussies and Catalina's fifth!
AND this makes him the first Captian Teague kid to win a BIS! He is so happy and proud of his kiddo and all the joy this brought everyone on Team Shooter!

Massive congratulations to his owners Michael & Denise Mayhew and Kathi Leonhardt for loving and believing in him as well as trusting him to Bailee whose hands were the best choice for this special boy to campaign with!

Thank you Bailee and your team for everything you do for Shooter and every dog you present, care for, and love with blood, sweat, and tears.
Thank you to Kat Wallis for raising, mentoring, and giving shape to the handler Bailee is today!

We are absolutely on ☁️ cloud 9 ☁️ in what feels like a dream too good to be true and we never want to wake up!!!

10/28/2025

Dogs are den animals!!
Crates when introduced properly gives them a den to feel secure in.
If you teach your dog to be crated, especially dogs and puppies prone to getting to everything, they won't suffer tragic accidents with chemicals, plastic bags, swallowing things like socks/gloves/underwear, etc.
If your dog is left at a vet, groomer, or boarding they are crated at some point. If you are evacuated in a natural disaster and your dog gets separated from you, odds are very high if they are rescued, they will be crated wherever they end up holding them.
A dog who is used to being in a crate will be less upset and stressed in these situations because they know the crate is SAFE.
This does *not* imply they be crated around the clock. Just better safe than sorry when you can't watch them or are not home. Yes even dogs who can otherwise be trusted to be loose because even the best of dogs can fall to temptations.

Humor ➡️

10/21/2025

Not to mention some dogs some days cause these moods. Mostly 3 of the 4 moods. 🤪

10/19/2025

This weekend was LIT! ❤️‍🔥

Two Champions in the same weekend, at the same shows, and as father and daughter? Extra bonus is both of them were sitting at 14pts and only needed a major to finish. Both got 4pt majors! 😍

Friday: Mesa finished under well respected Mr. John Schoeneman going WB/BOW/BOS over specials!
She is now:
🌟AKC CH🌟 Crystalbrook Grand Mesa At Adobe
(Reid x Tattle)
Mesa is co-owned with Tarah & Dustin C.
She is co-bred by us and Adobe.

Sunday: Reid finished under Dr. Jill Warren going WD/BOW.
He is now:
🔥 AKC CH 🔥 /ASCA Mjr Ptd WR Aussies Fire It Up BCAT
(Swayed x Brook 2.0)
He is co-owned with Adobe.
And thoughtfully bred by Carol G. of WR (Wild Rose) Aussies. 🥰❤️‍🔥

Thank you to both judges for finding our kiddos.
And always the most grateful thank you to Kat Wallis and her team Black Diamond Show Dogs for all they do loving, caring for, and showing our aussholes with absolute perfection every single time without fail.

08/13/2025

We don't normally share things like this but this is very important to us.
Amanda and her partner Rose run Keller's Cause. A rescue dedicated to double merle dogs, especially those that are blind and or deaf. And they have been especially involved with Aussies. They are always my first choice to point someone to for help and resources for double merles.

Amanda visits Rose every year for a "vacation" with her friend and their amazing dogs.
This year an accident stole Calamity from them and Amanda's other girl Clementine is still in the ER and not doing so hot but they're hoping she can be released today.

We all know things are tight but if you could donate to help out with their bills it would be sincerely appreciated. They do so much for dogs brought about by irresponsible choices by people. We can give a little back by donating or sharing their post!

Donations for care can be made:
PayPal.me/kellerscause
Venmo: (make sure it’s their logo, someone created a spam account)

I woke up today very sure that yesterday was just a nightmare, but it in fast was not.
I still can’t even process that Calamity is gone, it doesn’t feel real. (Apologies if you follow here and my personal page for the exact same post, I just don’t have it in me to type different words)

Clementine ate this morning for the first time since Sunday. She is stable. We had discussed her leaving with me last night, mostly for my own mental health, but her lab work showed one of her liver enzymes was just slightly elevated.

As much as I wanted her snuggled in bed with me while I bawled, I couldn’t risk it.

As of now, I’m just holding my breath while we wait for her lab work today. Hopefully that liver value is the same, or better, and she can finally be discharged to me.

This vacation is my getaway every year for the last ten years. I count down the minutes to it. I love seeing Rose, her dogs, and all the adventures we do with and without them. I cannot believe how this year turned into my absolute nightmare.

I have no idea what our bill is, I haven’t asked, they haven’t told me. I imagine it’s up over 5k somewhere and it’ll be split into numerous different methods of payment when the time comes. I appreciate everyone who has donated towards it so far. I appreciate everyone who has checked on me, and checked on Rose cause while these are my dogs, it’s been as equally hard for her to stand by and watch it unfold.

I will update more when I have it. I’m just trying to hang on right now.

Donations for care can be made:
PayPal.me/kellerscause
Venmo: (make sure it’s our logo, someone created a spam account)