DogTorque

This week we had a chat with Charles Williams from Queensland. Charles is a fifth generation farmer and discusses what kept him on the land, how he uses his dogs each week and how he goes about finding dogs whilst being so remote. 

This week was a last minute catch up with Paul Doyle from Enduro. Paul discusses his experience with his own dogs and the types of trials he competes in. We also touch on what Paul has learnt about working dogs in his recent travels as well as a little bit out the Enduro products. Dan & I would like to thank Paul for jumping on at such short notice and we look forward to talking with Charles Williams next week.

We caught up with Dale Thompson from Broken River Kelpies and Contracting this week. Dale talks us through some of his bloodlines and where they are today, his experience from cutting horses to working dogs aswell as training and trialing. 

We caught up with Rick Jones from Northern NSW this week. Rick is a contractor and does a lot of goat mustering as well. He discusses his likes and dislikes with dogs, why he found himself attracted to the kelpie and what he needs/likes in a dog to get his job done. We also touch on breeding and trialing with Rick.

A little bit of background about utility trials, talk to some competitors and our winner, Danny Kerr. 

This week we sat down with Wayne Gelven from Yanven Kelpies in SA. Wayne talks us through a little bit about his background with horses, dogs and his upbringing. Together we discuss Wayne's selection criteria for breeding along with his training program. This is one to enjoy! 

We caught up with Aoidh Doyle from Whisper Kelpies & Livestock Services. Aoidh is the 2022 Australian Yard Dog Champion with his dog Cash. Aoidh chats to us about his experiences growing up Ireland and coming to Australia as a "holiday" to settling down and starting a family here. We jump into the likes of working in the industry, what he finds suits his style of work and of course his recent trialing successes. 

We caught up with Josh Abell from Ability Pastoral Services and Working Dogs. Josh discussed his experiences with regenerative grazing, contract mustering, weaner and cleanskin education, breeding and experiences with both Kelpies & Border Collies as well as touching on his experiences cattle trialing. 

This week we caught up with Michael Longton from Rooten Brook Sheepdogs in the UK. Michael talks about the what he likes in a dog, his experiences in the industry, trialing and training as well as some interesting stories along the way.

This week we caught up with Paul MacPhail from Beloka Kelpie Stud in Victoria. Paul chat about how get got into working dogs, the attributes he likes to see in them as well as what he looks for when thinking about joining dogs. Paul also talks a lot about training and how he does training schools and regular lessons.