Ruby at 10 years old
Ruby lives to be with me. She is very devoted and is
an able
and willing watchdog, announcing all the goings on around the property.
She loves her toys and racing around the back yard with Dusty.
On livestock, Ruby is a wonderful chore dog and does her best in the pens and small, confined places. She is not one for working very far away from me. She will, however, stand or lie down as necessary while doing a real job, such as vaccinating or worming sheep. She has a terrific instinct for such things. She has taught me so many things (even thought some lessons have been in the form of a "crash" course). Her legacy is what I have learned about stock and dogs and the proper mix of training, love and discipline. You can't have one without the other two.
Ruby at 9 years
Highlights
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Finished # 4 in the ASCA Merit Standings for Started ducks in 2001.
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Finished her ASCA started sheep and duck titles in 2001, qualifying and placing with all runs and receiving a high in trial and most promising started dog awards.
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Received her CGC certificate in June, 2003
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Competed in Open ducks at the Outback ASC Nationals pre-show and the ASCA National Specialty in September 2003 and qualified on both runs with scores of 93 and 99.
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In June 2005, Ruby competed in her first agility trial (USDAA).
She qualified on her snooker run and finished in fourth place.
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In August 2005 she competed in her second USDAA trial and finished first in Standard PI, and fourth in Snooker.
She also received 1st place in novice standard and 2nd place in JWW at an AKC match held at Pawsitive Partners Sept. 10. -
Qualified with a first place in Novice standard at the ASCA/USDAA agility trial in Evansville in April 2006
Ruby
Ruby was my first Aussie puppy, born in 1998. Several years down the road we finally began to learn how to work together. She is of mostly Fairoaks background with Mistretta and Powder River outcrosses and is always ready for an adventure. Being a subdivision dog, she is an excellent traveling companion and thinks a vehicle is merely an avenue for her to reach livestock or other fun stuff.
