Silk-Mitey Litter Week 3

Our eyes are open! We are seeing the world for the first time. We have touched new surfaces and gone outside to enjoy the sunshine! We are sitting up and starting to motor around on our legs. We are starting to eat supplemental food from the puppy pan and....we love to suck on each others faces. Welcome to puppydom week 3!

Silk-Mitey Litter Week 2

Week 2 and the Ch. Stonepine Silk "Silk" (Ch. Heatherhill Rebel Justice x Ch. Heatherhill Tyra Banks) by Ch. Heatherhill Mitey Fine Man "Mitey" (Ch. Heatherhill My Waterloo x Ch. Windfalls Makita Made) are fat, sassy, happy and gorgeous! Thanks to the many who have shown an interest in this litter. I am honored and humbled by the response.

New Titles!

Congratulations to Linda (and Dennis) Moreno and to Sallie!

"Just wanted to pass the news that one of your dogs, Stonepine Lucky Beau Sallie (Ch. Its A Cinch for Hisaw x Ch. Heatherhill Jada Da Ville) earned her Pretrial Title this past weekend at the Vaca Valley Stockdog Club Trials in Vacaville (CA).  We have been working with Lora Cox and Jill Reifschnieder. Sallie also has her Rally Novice, and two legs of her Rally Advanced."

Silk Babies Week One

The most colorful litter I have ever bred! So much fun to look at these babies of Silk (Ch. Stonepine Silk) sired by Ch. Heatherhill Mightey Fine Man "Mightey." They are all boys with the exception of the red merle girl.

Silk babies arrive!

Ch. Stonepine Silk whelped five gorgeous pups on July 1, 2012. Silk was bred to Ch. Heatherhill A Mitey Fine Man, "Mitey," to produce five healthy pups. All are boys with the exception of the red merle girl! What a colorful group.

Vaccines

"There is a huge body of research, despite the paucity of funding from the vaccine industry, to confirm that vaccines can cause a wide range of brain and central nervous system damage. Merck itself states in its Manual that vaccines (i.e., its own products) can cause encephalitis: brain inflammation/damage. In some cases, encephalitis involves lesions in the brain and throughout the central nervous system. Merck states that 'examples are the encephalitides following measles, chickenpox, rubella, smallpox vaccination, vaccinia, and many other less well defined viral infections'."

Purdue Vaccination Study

Essence

Introducing...

Stonepine Stone Temple "Pilot" (Ch. Heatherhill No Stone Unturned "Turner" x Ch. Stonepine Silk "Silk"). Pilot had his first photo shoot...he cleans up good!

Graham Goes Best of Breed!

Ch. Stonepine Son Of A Preacher Man (Ch.Heatherhill Dazzle Revival Man x Ch. Stonepine Sheer Silk) "Graham" goes Best of Breed this weekend at the Central Valley Australian Shepherd Club shows (Tulare, CA) under breeder judge Kathy Bryan. Graham is co-owned with Trista and Kathy Hidalgo and was handled on his first outing as a special to BOB by Trista!

New ASCA Champion

Congratulations to new ASCA Champion Stonepine's Dark Side of the Moon (Ch. Crazy Heart Talk To Me "TJ" x Ch. Stonepine Shiraz "Rozz"). Jenna is owned by Leslie Creelman Sosa and Kim Abney Lippert and was handled by Denise Creelman. Jenna and Stan Creelman are partners on the agility course too!

Happy Happy Joy Joy....Love!

Stonepine Stone Temple

 

Candid Pilot (Ch. Heatherhill No Stone Unturned "Turner" x Ch. Stonepine Silk "Sillk")

Stonepine Styxx 'n Stones

"Hi Nannette - Just checking in to let you know that we have a very happy Aussie. She's so much fun, gets along with all  other dogs, and is such a quick learner. She's a big ball and frisbee girl, and loves to play hide and seek with toys in the house. We've taken many agility classes, and she's learned some tricks as well. We still do lots of hiking but the highlight of her day is chasing and being chased by other dogs every evening at the park. She's quite well known there and everyone gets very excited when she arrives. Here's a recent picture from a trip to Los Angeles where we stayed at a hotel that takes dogs. All the bellmen and valets were in love with her and she was thoroughly spoiled!" Pam

Stunning Sasha!

Stonepine Start a Revolution "Sasha" captured in a "quiet" moment! Thanks to Trista Hidalgo for this gorgeous photo (www.dynamicdogphotos.com)

California Dreamin'

Sizzle and Dax Scharf enjoying the surf!

Happy Birthday!

Happy second birthday to the outstanding offspring of the Sash (Ch. Stonepine Sheer Silk) x Deacon (Ch. Heatherhill Dazzle Revival Man) litter. Pictured above are Graham (left) and Sasha. Their handsome brother Enzo is pictured below in a previous post.

Happy Easter!

Cooper and Navee all spruced up for Easter in Napa Valley!

Stonepine Fuel Injected

Enzo in action at the recent Delta ASF shows in Turlock. Congratulations to Enzo and Robin!

Stonepine Red Hot Jazz

Congratulations to Kathy Murphy and Jazzy (Rozz x TJ) on their new titles. Watch for Stonepine Red Hot Jazz RE, NA, NAJ, RS-O, JS-N, GS-N to make her debut in the ASCA Altered Conformation ring soon!

Available Puppy

"Oak" is looking for his forever home. This is one gorgeous red tri young male (6 months old). He is leash trained, crate trained, house broken and loves to ride in the truck. He has a great jest for life and hasn't met a person, dog or child he doesn't like. Oak shows a wonderful aptitude and willingness for agility. Please email me for further details (stonepine@hughes.net)

Introduction to the Breed Standard

 A brief overview of what a Breed Standard is and isn't. What makes a Breed Standard great? What makes a Breed Standard hold up over time?

www.stonepine.net/Introduction

AKC/ASCA Breed Standards Comparison

Australian Shepherd Breed Standards Comparison

Australian Shepherd Proportions

 With the help of Shelly Hollen I have created an online study guide on the proportions of the Australian Shepherd.

Proportions Study

The Art of Sportsmanship

Click here to see an article on sportsmanship in the world of purebred dogs. This article was originally published in the AKC Gazette.

Australian Shepherd Breed Characteristics

Click here to see article on "breed characterisitcs" that originally appeared in the AKC Gazette.

About Expression

Click here to see an article on Australian Shepherd "expression" orignally published in the AKC Gazette

For the Good of the Breed

Click here to view the article which originally was published in the AKC Gazettte

A History of the Australian Shepherd

Click here to see an article that originally appeared in the 2004 issue of Dogs in Review magazine.

Australian Shepherd Potential Breed Development

Click here to view some of the breeds that potentially contributed to the Australian Shepherd.

Australian Shepherd Historical Timeline

Click here to see an example of the Australian Shepherd breed timeline