SNOW
The Working Kelpie Council of Australia Inc.
59322
CREAM MALE (Tattoo – DMM1F)
Born: November 21, 2011
Bred by: David Motley, Gerar Station, Nyngan, New South Wales, Australia
Motleys Snow is out of Motleys Candy (A3F-13867-05KH31) sired by Motleys Russel (48307 JH1J). Snow came to us from David Motley of Gerar Station near Nyngan, New South Wales. We have had the privilege of watching Snow compete at several National Kelpie Field Trial Championships and work on numerous occasions on Gerar Station. David’s breeding program has incorporated dogs from John and Gary White’s stud located down the road and has produced dogs that have proven themselves not only on the trial grounds, but also on the station where David is in charge of over 17,000 sheep and a nice mob of Shorthorn cattle. Snow has been used almost daily for his lifetime to muster large paddocks and then was expected to work in the yards on everything from lamb marking to shearing jobs.
As we go to Australia every year for 6 weeks or more, we have had the advantage of observing dogs from many of the top Kelpie studs. We have tried to select the dogs imported to Montana based on this first hand experience. Since arriving in America, Snow has fit in very nicely with our other dogs and exhibits the wonderful Kelpie trait of adaptability to his new home and environment.
Snow is a strongly built dog that has seemingly unlimited endurance and a real knack for working stock, thanks to his years of experience in Australia. He has transitioned nicely to our handling and has an insatiable desire to please.
Snow’s sire, Motleys Russel, has been a very positive influence in Kelpie circles. The offspring of both Russel and Snow are proving themselves on properties around Australia and on the trial circuit.
We have bred Snow to several females and the pups from these litters have shown strong working instinct. We have kept one pup on the ranch, Burradoo Buster Brown (Motleys Snow x S/B Erickson Ranch Mariah).