The Instinctive Australian Shepherd

Today I get to interview Rick Hardin. Rick has been influential in the working Aussie for many years. This is a great historical episode - especially those of you fellow pedigree nerds!   We have lots of pedigrees to share of the dogs Rick mentioned. I will list the time and pedigree below. Enjoy!   Looking for a working Aussie? Check out the list of proven working breeders at https://workingaussi...

Ever wonder what a dog can do to help you out on your operation? No matter how large or how small your place is, your Aussie partner can help you get the job done!  Today's episode is a very practical episode. It's just me and my mic, surrounded by my best ranch hands, talking ranch and farm dogs! I am sharing the 6 chores my dogs do around the ranch on a regular basis, plus one thing they do natu...

This episode is all about the athlete Australian Shepherd. I get to interview ultra runner, Michelle Coleman. Michelle Coleman is a true southern girl, hailing from West Tennessee, but has happily settled in the beautiful Flint Hills of North East Kansas. Michelle fell in love with trails and trail racing because it was kinder to her body, and most trail race directors allow her Australian Shepher...

This episode is packed full of nosey topics like tracking, search and rescue, skijoring and more....This is a very interesting episode if you are thinking about starting in the sport of tracking or in search and rescue!  Christine Tait is my guest this episode. She does tracking, nosework, barn hunt and search and rescue and skies with her Aussies in Alaska! We discuss all things tracking and sear...

This episode is super fun. Tanya Wheeler is an ASCA, AKC, AHBA and CKC stockdog judge with many years of trialing, judging and training experience. We talk about everything from Tanya's moose rearing experience to the controversies in the trialing arena. I appreciate Tanya's intelligence and understanding of the breed and the issues the breed faces in trialing and working worlds. Tanya has recentl...

Today I get to interview author Sheila Pierson who incorporates an Australian Shepherd, Jax. She took a real event that happened in her hometown and following her inspiration and muse to create an exciting adventure with an Australian Shepherd. This is a bit of a different podcast...you creatives will enjoy it!  I am sorry we don't have much Aussie stuff in this podcast. I indulged my creative sid...

This episode is packed with stuff for you and your dog. I have the pleasure of interviewing Billie Richardson, who with her dog Dan, won the 2018 Calgary Stampede Stockdog Trial, making them the first Aussie team in history to be crowned the winners at the Stampede! Check out the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npi79Z6CoLQ Billie shares her lovely heart with us and reveals a passion sh...

Today we are talking to Steve Gannon - frisbee competitor! Steve competes in disc events with his three Aussies, reaching World Competition Success.  Join us for an engaging chat. Learn about the sport and how to get started training your Aussie to be a frisbee champ! www.theinstinctiveaussie.com  

Today I interview Dave Dourson from Kinetic Performance Dog Food company. This is a great conversation to listen to no matter what kind of diet you are feeding your dogs. Dave and his partner designed a dog food that feeds the most elite canine athletes, warriors and performance dogs in the country. The Department of Defense dogs (think the military dogs that are deployed overseas and at home), ma...

Today I am talking to rancher, Susan Boyd from Boyd Ranch in Mountainair, NM. Susan uses her Aussies to work rough cattle on a huge ranch in rough terrain.  This is an excellent episode highlighting the intelligence, ability and trainability of the working bred Australian Shepherd. Susan shares her experiences ranching with dogs including some great stories! She tells us how she trains her dogs an...

Today we are talking dock jumping with Heidi Mobley. Heidi and her friends developed the dock jumping program for the Australian Shepherd Club of America!   Heidi shares her experience getting the dock jumping program submitted and approved as an ASCA program.   We talk about training and preparing for dock jumping competitions. And address issues like dogs who are afraid of water and how to get t...

NERD ALERT! In this episode, I am talking with CA Sharp about the genetics of the Australian Shepherd and we dig into the tricky topic of genetics.  CA Sharp is probably the most influential and knowledgable genetic researchers working with the Australian Shepherd breed. She is a science writer and internationally recognized lay expert on canine genetics and hereditary diseases. We start the conve...

This show is extra special.... two parts in one show! Woot woot!   Part 1 of this show we discuss the Working description of the Australian Shepherd. I introduce you to the Working Description of the Aussie at Asca.org. Click here to take a look at the written description of the Australian Shepherd.   We discuss Wear, Grip, Bark and Eye as it pertains to the working Aussie.   Along with the workin...

This is part 2 of my interview with Jeanne Joy Hartnagle-Taylor. She is a gem of history and information. In this episode we talk about the most crazy animal her dogs have worked. We also jump into a correct conformation of working dogs discussion which is very spicy and interesting! Check out Jeanne Joy's book The Australian Shepherd Judging Compendium Listen to some great stories of old working...

In this episode it is my honor to interview Jeanne Joy Hartnagle-Taylor, whose family was one of the founding breeders of the Australian Shepherd. Jeanne Joy is full of interesting information and history! It is so great to hear her talk about these dogs and how they were developed and came to be the breed we know now.  If you are new to the breed, you will get valuable insight into what makes you...

There is nothing more amazing and breathtaking to me than to watch a dog doing what it was bred to do! Watching and Aussie helping with farm chores or trialing at a stock dog event is definitely exciting. This podcast is dedicated to the working Australian Shepherd. In this episode, I discuss the amazing things Aussies can do, how I got into Australian Shepherds and how you can get involved in pre...