HUNTERSLEA KOOLIE TESTIMONIALS
I would like to acknowledge and say thanks to everyone who has written to me, and who continue to keep me informed on the progress of their Hunterslea puppies. Below are a few of the testimonials from these wonderful owners.
Kind Regards Enid.
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HUNTERSLEA TURBO
Dear Enid
Hello I am the trainer that Bronwyn brings Turbo to for herding And I would like to congratulate you on breeding such a nice Koolie I have been training dogs for over 40 years and Turbo would be one of the most talented pups I have worked with in a long time I could only but recommend your dogs to anyone wanting a top type of working dog who knows I could even be tempted to own a Koolie myself after working with Turbo hope this finds you well and keep up the top breeding
DaleFormosa
Shaundar Herding
60 - 70 cheviot st GreenbankQLD4124
shaundarkennels @ bigpond .com
07 32975117 mbl 0428 885515
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HUNTERSLEA CLARK
Dear Enid,
Having competed in obedience competions for many years we have now been lucky enough to
obtain one of your Hunterslea Koolies.He is intelligent, energetic, soft natured, loyal and has a great willingness to work. All the care and effort you have put into your breeding programme has paid off for us, as we now have such a truly lovely young dog which is both mentally and physically sound and we can't wait to compete with him.
Kind regards
Wendy Joyner and Dianne Daff
Maitland Obedience Club
Nsw
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HUNTERSLEA DASH
I have known Enid for a number of years and during that time have spent many hours with her and her dogs.
Enid’s vast knowledge of the breed and breeding practices is reflected in the consistent quality of dogs she produces. Whether you require a dog for your working rural lifestyle, competition or just as a companion Enid has the ability to breed and provide the right dog for the job.
As a dog and animal trainer I have been fortunate to be able to spend some time “hands-on” working with Enid’s dogs on projects. I also own a Hunterslea Koolie "Dash",who has been one of the most enjoyable dogs I’ve owned and trained. If a true koolie is your breed of choice then I would recommend you contact
Enid at Hunterslea.
Louise Harding
Dog/Animal Trainer
Animal Talent
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Ken Cowley
High Country Cattle
Paterson River Road
Via Gresford, NSW
I have known Enid Clark for more than 25 years. In the early days I spend many hours with both Enid and Ken mustering tough wild cattle in some of the roughest country with the help of many of the best dogs you would ever find.
I have seen Enid’s original dogs at work and without doubt they provided Enid and Ken with a
very strong gene pool to produce top working dogs.
I have had many Hunterslea Koolies over the years and have found them to be very trainable, loyal and reliable workers. I currently run a beef breeding herd of 70 cows & calves with 40 replacement heifers and 30 steers to 18 months old. All our cattle work is done with dogs and horses often in steep country.
Our dogs are a very important part of our herd management. We aim to produce quite, educated cattle which helps with their saleability and often leads to a premium price. We wean and train all our cattle to stop and work for dogs. We could not achieve this without good reliable working dogs.
Thank you Enid for all you have done for me over the years and for investing so much of yourself into maintaining such a high standard of working dog. I can highly recommend Enid’s Hunterslea Koolies to anyone wanting a dog for working cattle.
Regards
Ken Cowley
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Lily with Lass and Ellie
I have known Enid for over 20 years and have owned the Hunterslea breed for just as long.
I have always found Enid’s koolies to be loyal, family orientated and just fun to have around.
These dogs always greet you with a smile and are happy to sit on the lounge for the day or run around playing with the kids in the backyard.
My dogs have been dressed up in costumes, taken to pet expo’s and to my children’s schools on pet days, they get on well with my chickens, rabbit
Horses, goats and sheep. They are easily trained and just love being with you.
I will always own a Hunterslea Koolie and believe they make great family pets.
Tracy Sands
Safety Plus Training
Singleton
Nsw
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Hunterslea Spook
Agility and Obedience are his Passion
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Enid, I thought you might like to see one of Meg’s pups “Spook”, who is making the headlines. He has also been on the front page of the Sydney Morning Herald (on Election Day, no less! Got more coverage than the election, but so should every Koolie).
He is also featured in a gallery on the Manly Daily site
These are on the on-line photo gallery of the Manly Daily. He was such a little pro, and only turned one year old last week.
Lorna Miller
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Sydney All Breeds Dog Training Club INC
Obedience Qualifier
HUNTERSLEA CALYPSO FIRST PASS IN CCD
9th September 2011.
I am a very proud Mum, as my baby who is 21 months old got her first pass in the Obedience ring in CCD score 88. Hunterslea Calypso is a very loving girl. Calypso is a tri red merle, sometimes I think I could have called her "Foxy Lady". In CCD the score is out of 100. As you go through the exercises you lose points, so the score at the end had to be 85 or over to get a pass. I did three trials and Calypso got 80 each time, so close but not a pass.
The first part is heeling on lead. this is out of 30. The next part is to stand for examination on lead. This can be a very hard exercise as the dog must stay as the judge comes up and runs their hands over the dog. That is out of 20. We then come to the recall this is out of 20. This is a very hard one. You must tell the dog to stay, and leave them going about 20 paces from the dog. You then have to call the dog when the judge tells you to, and the dog must come in and sit straight is front of you. The judge then calls end of exercise. After that you then wait and see how many have got over 50 points and they can do the stays. There is a one minute stay in the sit position, and a two minute down . The dog must not move from the position in which you left them. Sound easy but it can be the hardest exercise to do. You have to leave the dog is the sit and then in the down position and walk away from them turn and face them and wait until the judge calls time and you then walk back to your dog. They must stay sitting or down until the judge says end of exercise.
I have been working on Calypso getting her ready to go in the ring. Last year I got rheumatoid arthritis, So I lost over 10 months that I could work with Calypso to get her heeling the way I wanted. I could not even hold the lead and if she pulled it would hurt so much. So the time I should have had her working and heeling I could not, so I was months behind. Calypso worked hard and we started to make up the time we had lost. I wanted Calypso to feel at ease in the ring and work well. It can be a very frightening time, after working by yourself and not having all that is going on around you. Calypso did it all in her stride. Calypso just loves people and any dog, always get on very well in the ring with other dogs, just like Koolies do all the time.
So from the time Enid asked me if I would like to take Calypso, I have had nothing but great love from Calypso she wants to work for me. We also do sheep work. Calypso loves to do this work also. I just have to slow her down from time to time.
I have had rescues , and worked with them. I just love the love you get back from a Koolie, they always want to please you.
So I give Enid a very big THANK YOU , your puppies are always so well looked after and they just want to work and please you, it is a pleasure to train one. So look out Obedience here comes Calypso.
Trudy Dive a very proud mum.
Congratulations Trudy and Calypso on your wonderful effort, I am sure we will be hearing a lot more of Calypso in the obedience classes in the near future.
All the best, Enid.
