Karmala

HERITAGE KELPIES

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The stud is situated about 40 km south of Toowoomba near the historic village of Nobby, famous for Rudd’s Pub; here Australian writer Arthur Hoey Davis, better known as ‘Steele Rudd’, wrote some of his well known Dad and Dave stories. The old house where he lived is just down the road from Karmala.

Established at Lake Bolac in the Victorian Western District, the move to the Downs was made in 2001 when Jan ‘retired’ from farming. This move necessitated an adjustment in breeding emphasis to suit the Queensland market’s demand for dogs that can work cattle as well as sheep.

2020

All the Karmala sires I am using have tested clear for CA. Top row, Brock, Landy, Wills.

All bitches have also tested clear of CA or are bred from clear parents.

There’s a lengthy CA discussion in the May 2020 post.

Foundation dogs were chosen from lines of clever mustering dogs and sires are generally chosen from dogs performing well in testing conditions. This is very important, as there is insufficient work on a small property to fully assess dogs.

December 2025

Another year on the way out, that didn’t seem to take long! 2024 is finishing up with good early rain and a lot of mowing here…having most of my sheep killed over the last couple of years doesn’t help with the mowing. The dog situation, as in mongrel wild dogs and semi feral domestic ones, is getting worse and it seems nobody cares much. Sheep on left was also attacked last year; I should have shot him but after he staggered all the way back from the gully to the house yard I felt obliged to look after him. He had a hole eaten into his rib cage between his shoulder blades by the dogs. After about 2-3 months and a lot of lucerne chaff later he’s starting to put on weight! I use a spray of Cod liver oil, Colloidal Silver and Manuka honey after the initial shot of ABs.