CA Sharp is the inspiration for this podcast: we’ve been sharing a couple hours in the car for sheep lesson commutes and talking about the dogs and dog clubs (amongst other things) and I was learning so much, I thought more people should have the opportunity to.

She’s also a very well known person in the breed – doing breed health and DNA research and reporting for as long as I can remember – though she’s really a trained accountant and science fiction writer!

In this session, we find out about:

* How CA Sharp came into the breed (by showing in conformation)

* About her dogs and the Dragonwyre kennel name

* What dog shows were like in the early days of ASCA

* A little about the first ASCA stockdog trial (an invitational)

* The long road to how ASHGI – the Australian Shepherd Health and Genetics Institute got founded

* Advice for breeders and puppy buyers about maintaining health in the breed

* More about the Open Health Database and how to use it!

Links and resources mentioned:

* ASHGI – the Australian Shepherd Health and Genetics Institute

* Silver: The Only Dog (the story she references)

And some photos of the dogs CA mentions:

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