June, 2026

The rain came a bit too late but it’s nice to see some green again before the frosts burn it off. Quite good falls and will kick on the early sown crops that were feeling the dry. Just before the rain my neighbours prepared the onion beds for their pickling onions, sold under the well known Three Rows brand. Each bed is sown with three rows of three…update later! They always remind me of Kitkat bars.

The Karrawarra Cash x Karmala Karma litter had just been born when I was doing my last update.Just look at them now! A lovely litter of very confident, happy little chappies…only three girls out of the nine. 

karma’s 3 girls  <Click for video. 

Gossip has her very last litter too, born on May 31 to young Holdem. Five bitch pups and three boys…lovely. She’s been a great bitch, a good reliable worker and mum; she’ll be retired from the stud after rearing this litter. 

With the changes in circumstances of Em and Derek I’ve moved on a few bitches, sadly. McKenzie has gone down to Katelynn Clark’s Lyrah Park Kelpie Stud at Gerang Gerung in Victoria, serendipitously arriving just in time to be mated! We still have her litter sister MinaWylie.

Sass and EmmaMcKeon/Eminem have headed off north to Topaz with Bruce Logan for some serious stock work, they’ll love it. I hope to get some updates from him, Em is just a young bitch and should only improve.

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I had a call the other night from Matt Tosh out near St George to tell me Eventine Caro was going great guns. She was an unusual pup, very switched on and wanting your whole attention 100% of the time. I had a lot of dogs just arrived from Mt Larcom and she wasn’t getting a fair go; Matt didn’t have a going dog and was in a bit of trouble trying to look after stock on two places. Well, despite her being too young for the responsibility of it all, she went moving cattle the following day and did nothing wrong. She’s now getting sheep out of scrub, tackling bulls, driving and balancing, staying with the bike when not needed and hasn’t even killed a chook. I’m so pleased she’s worked out so well for him and is being appreciated.

The two Spud x Sass pups that went to Sharon and Selwyn Brown are going really well under Selwyn’s expert hand. I wish he was a bit closer and could start a couple for me…after Riana Bevy escaping today, finding the sheep and looking absolutely brilliant on them, I think I might be taking her down to Inverell! She’s so keen and looks so stylish, but needs the right person to handle her. If there hadn’t been an awful gale blowing I’d have had no hope of catching her, but when she has the sheep under control she claps and holds, so I snuck up behind her! Pics below.

These are the Brown pair, Gus and Molly.(top)Video on my Facebook page. 

This is the girl I kept, Bubble.

I was reluctant to sell Jacqui(Black Jack x Jakeeva Sage/Tilly) but had an offer quite near Toowoomba and will be able to keep track of her. Tasso sent this film of her first look at sheep. He’s happy after a disappointing late starter and a bit of bad luck..

Jacqui’s brother Highjack is with Carmen Letton and she sends me some really good photos of him. Here with old Eventine Ralph and again being spoiled by Tim.     

The first of the Ned x Speedy litter went off with Bob and Lucy Strong last weekend. I never cease being amazed at their adaptability and temperament. So many new things at once but not a worry.

Bowie’s an unusual red/black colour like Driftwood Boondi. 

His siblings are proving athletic with two of them escaping from most of my yards

I’ve had a small helper this week, I’m surprised at how competent a three year old can be!

No frosts yet, enjoying the sunsets but not the freezing gales blowing up from the snowfields!