New Champion!

[Spiritwind]

The litter was born earlier this month. I can't remember which days. We have 7 pups. All healthy..

Thats great about the litter! How many males? Females? what colors??

I hope your breeding took. I was asking the breeder I show for about waiting this long to breed a dog and she said that she didn't know of any health issues breeding a dog that late in life, but she thinks it would have been a good idea to gather from the dog a couple days before you actually breed the bitch to get rid of that "stored" semen just so you know the semen put into the bitch is fresh. I don't know if this makes any difference, but made sense to me.

Oh, absolutetly! This male I bred my bitch to, I've had him since he was a puppy, I finished him almost totally owner handled... anyway, he has been living with my mom that last 2 yrs as a retired couch dog from shows... and I got him down here about 1 1/2 -2 wks before Kelsey was ready to breed (My bitches breed late - I never breed them before their 15th day.. and usually can breed thru 21-22-23 days of their season)...but anyway, I got Ben down here a couple weeks in advance so I could collect him a few times and "clean him out".... before I bred him to my bitch... so yes.. that is very true!!!

I've done a lot of AI breedings though... not just my dogs, but also from handlers I work for.... when they are on the road to shows and have bitches in to be bred... I do the breedings for them, and since most of the dogs coming in to be bred are shelties, they are of course ALL always bred AI!!...

If you ever really want an Aussie get in contact with the woman I handle for. I highly recamend her not only because I handle for her, but she really does have some amazing dogs. Her lines have done amazing things in the ring.

Yes.. some day I would love to have an Aussie!!