CarMel Australian Shepherds
Breeding for the Versatility You've Been Dreaming of!
We are very sad to announce the loss of our first Bred-By HOF Dam.
Desi will live on through her wonderful offspring.
Desi Lou-we will see you again someday...
HOF Dam #241
March 31, 2005-April 9, 2008
Seems like just yesterday this litter went to show-and-tell with Heather in Kindergarten. Now she is gone and Heather is in College...
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Congratulation Heather and Oreo! On June 24, 2007 Oreo went WD, BOW, BOS for a 3pt major to finish his A-CH and VERSATILITY Championship! Oreo is the only rescue aussie to accomplish this and Heather is the youngest handler at only 24 days past aging out of Juniors! Thank you judge Donna Rommelfanger! |
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Photo by Vicki Olson |
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2007 Year-End Awards (what a year for the CarMel Crew!) |
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| Desi | Hall of Fame Dam #241 |
| Oreo | Altered Championship, Versatility Championship |
| Ty | Int'l and ASCA Championships, OTDdsc, ATDds |
| Smoke | ASCA Championship |
November 2007
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| On the Rock: Sara and her cats (Buttercup, Brie, Belle) Heather and the dogs: Ty, Desi, Oreo, Rainie, Smoke |
CarMel Kennel is a small kennel focused on breeding Australian Shepherds that can successfully compete in ALL arenas. The kennel is family run and started with the purchase of a blue merle male named "Jazz" (Diamond Aire CarMel Jazzberry CD) from Marie Murphy of Diamond Aire Kennel in 1984. His brother "Leo" (Ch Night Life of Wynd Chyme CD) joined us later and sired our first litter.
Often times our dogs go directly from the stock arena into the conformation ring or vice versa without missing a beat. We have dogs that have won HIT stock , HIT obedience , and BOB. Some have even won two or all three of these awards. Our lines are based on the well established lines of Diamond Aire Kennel. We do not follow the "fads" of the conformation ring so our dogs are chosen for their sound structure, moderacy, correct breed type, intelligence, instinct, and of course health. All of our breeding dogs are OFA Good-Excellent and have their eyes cleared annually. We are VERY open about any health issues our lines may carry a risk for, but we have so far been blessed with very healthy lines.
We breed for dogs that can truly be versatile and compete in whatever their owners want then go home and sleep on the couch. Moderacy is the key word in our standard, and our dogs are truly moderate in coat and bone. They are both beautiful and useful as we believe form follows function and they should be able to do the work of their ancestors both physically AND mentally. We have a very limited amount of litters, and don't keep very many dogs so that they all have a chance to be worked. However, we are more than willing to help people find the right Aussie for them through both our breeder and rescue contacts. We currently compete in Conformation, stock dog trials, and obedience. We are also dabbling in tracking, and during the winter all of the dogs enjoy pulling our Canadian kick sled or skijoring.
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Winter fun! |
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Ty and Oreo are in Lead while Rainie and Desi bring up the wheel position. |
ASCA Hall of Fame Countdown!
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Name of Dog |
D.O.B. |
Sire |
Dam |
Owner |
Qualifying Titles |
#of Qualifying Titles |
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WTCh Ch Diamond Aire Roping the Wind CD RD RTDc |
9/11/91 |
HOF Premier Ch Diamond Aire St Louis Showboat CD STDdsc |
HOF Ch Diamond Aireka CD |
Marie Murphy (Diamond Aire) |
Ch, ATDd, OTDs, OTDc |
4 |
| Ch CarMel Kodiak Kid CD | 9/11/91 | HOF Premier Ch Diamond Aire St Louis Showboat CD STDdsc | HOF Ch Diamond Aireka CD | Pam & Dave Bolin/CarMel |
Ch |
1 |
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Ch CarMel Crème De La Crème |
1/8/94 |
Las Rocosa Lonesome Dove |
CarMel Sundae CD |
CarMel Kennel |
Ch |
1 |
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WTCh Ch Diamond Aire Forever Blue CD RTDc RD |
5/31/95 |
HOF Premier Ch Diamond Aire St Louis Showboat CD STDdsc |
HOF Ch Diamond Aireka CD |
Marie Murphy (Diamond Aire) |
Ch, ATDd, OTDc, OTDs |
4 |
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HOF Ch CarMel Desert Nightsong CGC CD STDdsc |
5/31/95 |
HOF Premier Ch Diamond Aire St Louis Showboat CD STDdsc |
HOF Ch Diamond Aireka CD |
CarMel Kennel |
Ch |
1 |
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Premier A-Ch CarMel Desert Rainstorm CGC CD ATDds OTDc RTDc |
6/4/98 |
Ntn’l MVA AKC/ASCA Ch Diamond Aire Big Deal CD OTDds |
HOF Ch CarMel Desert Nightsong CGC CD STDdsc |
CarMel |
A-Ch, ATDd, OTDs, OTDc |
4 |
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Ch CarMel Knock’n Um Dead CGC CD ATDds OTDc RTDc |
1/19/04 |
Diamond Aire Grizzly Bear CGC CD STDdsc (mjrptd) |
HOF Ch CarMel Desert Nightsong CGC CD STDdsc |
CarMel |
Ch, ATDd, OTDs, OTDc |
4 |
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TOTAL |
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Update: Ty only needs two more CDX legs which will finish his VCH and our HALL OF FAME!!!...stay tuned!
Last updated March 30, 2008
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CarMel Australian Shepherds Jon, Melissa, Heather, and Sara Borde Rio, WI (920) 992-3880 melissa@carmelaussies.com |
