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MAJOR TRIALING ACHIEVEMENTS;
Won 6 National Kelpie Championships & came 2nd 5 times
Seiko Won in 1996 at Lucindale South Aust
Digger II Won in 2001 at Toowoomba Qld, Scud came 2nd
Digger II Won in 2003 at Fingal Tasmania. Aussie II came 4th
Digger II Won in 2006 at Toolang Victoria. Aussie II came 4th
Duke Won in 2007 at Allora Qld Bonnie IV came 3rd Aussie II came 4th
Sami Won in 2008 at University of Adelaide Roseworthy Campus South Aust.Bonnie IV came 6th
Sami is the Daughter of Duke 2007 winner.Duke is the son of Seiko 1996 Winner.
Sami is the 7th direct descendent to have won the National Kelpie Championship & we were
the breeder & worker of the last 3 generations.
1ST, 2ND & 3RD Australian Yard
Dog in 2001.
1ST,2ND,3RD,& 4TH. Orange National Field Day Utility Trial 2001. (Stubbie,Roger,Aussie,Digger.)
2nd ,3rd ,4th New South Wales Utility Championship Orange Field Day 2008 ( Abba,Duke,Sami )
Won the New South Wales Yard Dog Championship With Karana Seiko in 1994
Won the New South Wales Utility Championship in 2002 /2004 / 2005 /2006 / 2007
Won the Victorian Utility Championship in 2005 /2006
Represented Australia against New Zealand in a Yard Dog Challenge along with Robert Cox at
Henty Field Day 2003 we Won Convincingly. Kevin with "Chad", Robert With "Gin"
Won 22 Championship yard trials.
Won
45 Open
Yard Trials.
Won
27 Open
Utility Championships.
Won
4 novice three sheep
Won 3 Imp 3 sheep trials.
Won 1 Open 3 sheep trial
Won 4 Open Classic combination 3 sheep & Yard Trials.
Won 5 Novice Classic combination 3 sheep & Yard Trials
KARANA
DIGGER II
30663: born 18/1/95
4/8/96 At age 19
months Digger came 2nd in the Novice Utility at Caringal
28/8/96 Digger Won the Novice Yard at Parkes
3/8/97 Digger 2nd in the Novice Utility at Caringal
14/6/98 Digger won the Imp 3 sheep trial at Coolah
1/8/98 Digger Won the Novice Utility at Caringal
9/8/98 Digger 3rd in Open 3 sheep at Nyngan
He showed a natural big cast, very natural balance & very quick cover & footwork, which was to be his trade mark work style for the rest of his life.
Digger showed that Utility & 3 sheep trials were his best attributes along with big casts into scrub country back on the farm.
He is not a top yard dog but backs & barks freely with a small top knot. THEN TROUBLE STRUCK !! in Dec 1998 Digger came down with a serious stomach infection caused from swallowing a grass seed. After vet treatment he recovered, then 10 days later he came down with Tetanus, caused by spores entering the blood stream via the stomach infection, With further vet treatment he recovered from Tetanus. Then 2 weeks later Digger started to drag his right hind leg as if he had no control over it. Back to the vet & he felt sure Digger had popped a disc in his back. So for the next 4 months he treated him with pain killers, acupuncture,&anti inflamatories,none of these had any real benefit, He was still in serious pain, he couldn't lower his head, he had to be fed at chest height. After seeing him suffer for 4 months I decided that I was only keeping him alive for me not for him, so Kay was going to Orange & I asked her to take Digger with her & have him put down so he would no longer be in pain. But between Kay & the vet they decided to give him one more go, so the vet did an x-ray for the first time & discovered there was no disc between 2 vertebra & that there were bone spurs growing from each vertebra The vet then sent these results to a specialist in Sydney along with Diggers previous illness record. The specialist decided that it was all related & went back to the seed infestation. He suggested locking Digger in a small cage & treat him with pain killers etc, & he believed that natural fusion of the 2 vertebra would take place, The vet kept Digger at his surgery for 4 weeks treating him every day & one Sunday morning when we rang to ask how he was going he said we could come & take him home. He was pain free but was still very weak in the hind quarters. When we asked the vet what we owed him he replied NO CHARGE that was my little experiment. He said Digger would never be an athlete again but he might be able to stand at the back of the yards & bark a bit. Over the next 3 months Digger showed great improvement & gradually gained strength in his hind quarters. Then 9 months after his illness struck he was ready to trial again.
1/8/99 we went & competed in the famous Caringal Utility Trial where Digger Won the Imp & came 2nd in the Open
"HE WAS BACK
FROM HELL"
8/8/99 Digger came equal 1st in open 3 sheep at Nyngan & came 2nd in the run off. Digger went on for the next 2 years with wins in Novice & Imp yard & 1 win in open yard, with a number of 2nds in 3 sheep & Utility
His first big win came on the 29/9/01 where he won his first National Kelpie Utility Championship at Toowoomba in Qeensland
30/06/02 Digger Won Bulls Run Utility Championship
30/10/03 Digger Won the National Kelpie championship for the second time at Fingal in
18/4/04 Digger 2nd in Open Utility Championship at Melrose S A.
23/9/04
Digger 2nd in the big 3 day 3 sheep trial at Henty Field day
15/05/05
Digger won the Victorian State Utility Championship at Euroa
20/10/05
Digger Won the Orange National Field day Utility Championship
9/10/06
Digger 2nd In Orange National Field Day Utility Championship
1/11/06
Digger defended his title Winning the
Victorian Utility Championship for the second time at Edenhope
6/11/06
Digger won the Australasian Utility Championship run in conjunction with
the National Kelpie
6/11/06 Digger Won the National Kelpie Championship for the third time held at Toolang Victoria.This is Diggers 3rd WIN in the National Kelpie Championship this has never been achieved by any other dog before.
10/3/07 Digger came 2nd in Coonabarabran Yard dog area championship.
22/4/07 Digger came second in the Euroa Open Utility Championship in Victoria. Aged 12 years & 3 months.
5/8/07 Digger came out of retirement & entered in the NSW Utility Championships at "Bulls Run" & Won it aged 12 yrs & 7 months.
20/9/07 Digger out of retirement again entered big 3 day 3 sheep trial at Henty Field Day & came 6th aged 12 yrs & 8 mnths.
18/10/07 Digger out of retirement again entered the big Orange National Field Day Utility Trial & came 3rd aged 12yrs & 9 mnths.
Karana Digger II Winning The National Kelpie Championship for the Third Time. 6/11/ 2006. At Toolang Victoria.
Digger is now enjoying a well earned retirement at stud.
KARANA
6/8/95 Chad won the Improver & Open Utility at Caringal.
11/2/96 Chad won the open Utility at Millamalong.
3/8/97 Chad won the coveted Caringal Utility trial for the 2nd time.
18/4/98 Chad won open Utility Championship at Wambanumba near Young.
25/2/01 Chad won the open yard Championship at Canberra
6/4/03 Chad won Southern NSW yard dog Championship at Wagga
6/9/03 Kevin and
".CHAD", along with Robert Cox and "GIN"
Chad is now enjoying a well earned retirement
27/10/03
-Duke Second Novice National Kelpie Tasmania, just 17 Months old
6/3/04 -
Duke
First Novice Yard at Borowa
30/4/04 -
Duke Second Novice Utility Melrose S.A.
4/9/04 -
Duke First Novice Yard at Grenfell
23/9/04 -
Duke First Improver Yard at Henty Field Days
21/10/04
-Duke Second
4/9/05 - Duke Second Australasian Utility Championship Northam W.A.
10/9/05 -
Duke Won the Open Yard Championship Northam WA scoring 99 + 98
10/10/05 -Duke
Third 3 Sheep Trial Improver Class at Gulgong
21/05/06 Duke 3rd Open yard Dubbo (SAMI 1ST)
17/3/07 Duke Won the Yass Brenden Regent Yard Dog Championship.
5/5/07 Duke Won the Goondiwindi Open Yard Dog Championship
9/5/07 Duke Won the National Kelpie Utility Championship at Allora in Qld, This was our 5th
National Kelpie Championship Win.
Dukes Sire Karana Seiko also won the National Kelpie in 1996 at Lucindale South Aust
2/6/07 Duke came 4th in the Mungindi Yard Dog Championships
8/7/07 Duke Won the Southwest Regional yard dog Championships at West Wyalong.
1/9/07 Duke Won the Open Yard Dog Trial at Grenfell
2/3/08 Duke equal 1st Bathurst Yard Dog Championship & came 2nd in runoff.
29/8/08 Duke came 2nd in the Improver 3 sheep Trial at Wentworth
30/8/08 Duke Won the Open 3 sheep Trial at Wentworth on very difficult sheep.
31/8/08 Duke came 2nd in the open Classic at Wentworth which is the combined scores of the
Open 3 sheep & the Open Yard,behind his Daughter Sami who Won it showing the
all round ability of these dogs.
6/9/08 Duke 4th in the Open Yard at Forbes Show Trial
18/9/08 Duke Won the Wattle Town Yard Dog Championship at Cootamundra
23/10/08 Duke came 3rd in the N S W Utility Championship at Orange Field Day
Karana Duke Winning National Kelpie Utility Trial 2007 at Allora Qld.
KARANA AUSSIE II
32092:
14/3/97 Aussie came Second Novice National Kelpie at Pyengana Tas
1/8/99 Aussie Won the Novice Utility at Caringal
8/8/99 Aussie Won the Imp 3 sheep at Nyngan
23/10/99 Aussie won the Orange National Field Day Utility trial
16/2/03 Aussie won the Open Yard at Caramut Vic
6/7/03 Aussie came 2nd in Caringal Utility Championship
18/4/04
- Aussie Second N.S.W. Yard Dog Championship
7/8/04 -
14/8/04 -
Aussie Won the Open Utility Trial Melrose S.A.
15/8/04 -
Aussie Won the Open Flinders Challenge Melrose
S.A.
16/7/05 Aussie Won Cudgegong Valley Yard dog Championship at Mudgee
1/8/05 Aussie Won NSW Utility Championship at Bulls Run
8/10/05
Aussie 4th
open 3 sheep Gulgong
26/03/06 Aussie
Won the
1/11/06 Aussie 3rd Victorian Utility Championship at Edenhope Victoria (Digger won this)
6/11/06 Aussie 4th in the National Kelpie Championship Utility trial Toolang Victoria. (Digger won this)
6/11/06 Aussie 5th in the Australasian Utility Championship at Toolang Victoria (Digger won this)
9/5/07 Aussie 4th again in the National Kelpie Championship at Allora in QLD ( Duke won with his sister Bonnie 3rd)
8/7/07 Aussie came 4th in the South West Regional yard dog Championships at West Wyalong. (Duke won it)
15/7/07 Aussie came 2nd in the Cudgegong Valley Yard Dog Championship at Mudgee Field Day.
1/9/07 Aussie came equal 3rd with Sami in the Open Yard Dog Trial at Grenfell
24/2/08 Aussie came 4th in the ACT Yard Dog Championship
Aussie has now retired from competition & enjoying light duties.
Aussie at Edenhope Victoria 2006
KARANA SCUD 37357:
29/9/01 Scud came Second in the National Kelpie Utility Championship (Digger won)
29/6/02
-Scud First Novice Utility Bulls Run
3/8/03 -
Scud First Novice Bonnie Classic at Nyngan
14/8/04
-Scud First Novice Yard Melrose
S.A.
28/2/05-
Scud First Novice Yard at
15/5/05 -
4/3/06 Scud
came
Second imp Boorowa Yard
11/3/06 Scud Won
open yard Quandialla
1/4/06 Scud Won Brenden Regent Memorial Yard Dog Championship
30/4/06
Scud Won
Central Tablelands Open Championship
13/5/07 Scud came 4th New England Championship Yard Trial at Armidale.
3/6/07 Scud came 6th in the N S W Yard Dog Championships at Mungindi
15/7/07 Scud came 3rd in the Cudgegong Valley Yard Dog Championship at Mudgee Field Day
26/8/07 Scud came 2nd in the Wentworth Open Yard Trial.
Scud has been retired due to an old injury coming against him as he gets older.
Scud at Euroa 2007
KARANA JEDDA IV 37355: Born
18/7/99 (Dukes Mother)
20/4/02 -
First Novice Yard at Canowindra
? /? /03 -
Second Improver Yard at
Jedda has been retired to stud
KARANA SAMI
A3F13059-04
2 /9/05
Sami aged 14 months 3rd in Australasian Utility Novice WA
2/9/05
Sami aged 14 months 4th in Novice National kelpie WA
8/10/05 Sami 3rd Novice 3 sheep Gulgong aged 15 months
26/11/05
Sami 1st Novice Yard Young
25/03/06 Sami 4th Novice Yard Wagga
20/05/06 Sami 1st Novice Yard Dubbo 92+92
21/05/06
Sami 1st Open Yard Dubbo 93+95
24/8/07 Sami came 2nd in a Novice 3 sheep Trial at Wentworth
25/8/07 Sami Won the Improver 3 sheep Trial at Wentworth scoring 93 ( no final conducted)
1/9/07 Sami Came equal 3rd with Aussie in the Open Yard Dog Trial at Grenfell
10/3/08 Sami Won National Kelpie Utility Championship at Adelaide University Roseworthy
Campus South Australia. Her Sire Duke Won in 2007 & his sire Seiko won in 1996.
31/8/08 Sami Won the Open Classic at Wentworth,which is a combination of the first round
scores in the open 3 sheep & the open Yard,Her Sire Karana Duke came 2nd.This
event is a good demonstration of these dogs all round ability.
31/8/08 Sami came 3rd in the Open Yard at Wentworth.
23/10/08 Sami came 4th in the N S W Utility Championship at Orange Field Day
16/11/08 Sami got into open Championship Yard Trial at Dalgety with 94 then struck
very difficult sheep in the final & finished 6th.
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Karana Sami with her trophies from winning the 2008 National Kelpie Championship
Sami
KARANA ROCKY II 45778 Born 4/11/04 SIRE : Boanong Buster DAM : Karana Jedda 4th
5/5/07 Rocky Won the Novice class Yard Trial at the Australian Championship Yard Trial at Goondiwindi ( Duke won the Open)
13/5/07 Rocky Won the Novice at Armidale
2/6/07 Rocky Won the Improver class at the N S W Yard Dog Championships at Mungindi
25/8/07 Rocky Won the Improver Yard Trial at Wentworth
6/9/08 Rocky came 3rd in the Open Yard at the Forbes Show Trial
Rocky showing his style
KARANA ABBA II 48312 Born 9/1/06 SIRE : Boanong Buster DAM : Karana Zap
13/5/07 Abba won the Maiden at the Armidale Yard Dog Trial.
23/2/08 Abba came 4th in the ACT Novice Yard Trial
18/07/08 Abba came second in the Novice Class Yard Trial at Mudgee Field Day
29/8/08 Abba came 2nd in the Novice 3 sheep at Wentworth, Rambo Won it.
30/8/08 Abba Won the Novice Yard Trial at Wentworth
30/8/08 Abba Won the Novice Classic at Wentworth which is the combined first round scores
of the Novice 3 sheep & the Novice Yard, demonstrating his all round ability.
6/9/08 Abba Won the Novice Yard Trial at the Forbes Show
6/9/08 Abba Won the Open Yard Trial at the Forbes Show Trial Scoring 94+97=191
23/10/08 Abba came 2nd in the N S W Utility Championship at Orange Field Day
Abba at Allora in Queensland at National Kelpie Championship 2007
KARANA BONNIE IV 41635 Born 14/10/01 SIRE : Karana Seiko DAM : Karana Jedda 4th
2/9/05 Bonnie came 2nd in the Novice Australasion at the National Kelpie Championship at Northam WA.
2/9/05 Bonnie came 3rd in the Novice National Kelpie at Northam WA.
4/9/05 Bonnie scored Highest Scoring Novice dog in the Open National Kelpie Championship 91points.WA
5/11/06 Bonnie Won the Novice National Kelpie at Toolang Vic (Digger won Open,Aussie 4th Open)
9/5/07 Bonnie 3rd in the Open National Kelpie Championship at Allora in QLD.(Duke 1st,Aussie 4th)
8/7/07 Bonnie came 3rd in the Novice class at the South West Regional yard Dog Championships.
14/7/07 Bonnie came 3rd in the novice class at the Cudgegong Valley Yard Dog Championship at Mudgee.
1/9/07 Bonnie came 3rd in the Novice Yard Dog Trial at Grenfell
10/3/08 Bonnie came 6th in the National Kelpie Championship at S.A.
6/9/08 Bonnie came 3rd in the Novice Yard Trial at the Forbes Show Trial 91+96
25/9/08 Bonnie came equal 3rd with our other dog Ripper in the maiden yard trial
at Henty Field Day. Ripper's older brother Rambo won it.
17/9/08 Bonnie came 3rd in the Novice Yard at Cootamundra Championships
Bonnie at work at home.
Karana Rambo: Born 29/06/06 Rego No :48299
Rambo is a big framed dog with a lot of presence.
Sire: Karana Digger II Three times National Kelpie Champion
Dam:Karana Sami National Kelpie Champion 2008
Rambo has a lot of natural ability in both the yard & field,he has been a little slow
to reach his full potential until now, he seemed to lack confidence when faced with
a difficult situation in the yard in competition but he is now fine & will soon show
what he is made of,scoring 95+92 in a maiden yard trial at Mudgee.coming 3rd.
29/8/08 Rambo won the Novice 3 sheep Trial at Wentworth on difficult sheep.
We then entered him in the Improver 3 sheep & he placed 3rd.
30/8/08 Rambo came 2nd in the Novice Classic at Wentworth which is the
combination of the first round scores in the Novice 3 sheep & the Novice Yard
demonstrating his all round ability.
13/9/08 Rambo came 2nd in the Novice Yard at Eugowra Show Trial.
25/9/08 Rambo got into the top 20 of the big three sheep Trial at Henty
25/9/08 Rambo Won the Maiden Yard Trial at Henty Field Day 97+88=185
25/9/08 Rambo Won the Novice Yard Trial at Henty Field Day 97+94=191
17/9/08 Rambo 2nd in the Novice Yard at Cootamundra Championships 97+87=184
15/11/08 Rambo won the Novice Yard Trial at Dalgety 94+90=184
Karana Ripper Born 17/2/07
Sire: Karana Digger II 3 times National Kelpie Champ 2001:2003:2006
Dam: Karana Sami 2008 National Kelpie Champ
25/9/08 Ripper came equal 3rd with Bonnie in the Maiden class of Henty Yard Trial
