Soundness, Trainability, Intensity, Instinct

We Breed Working Aussies Since 1998

NEWS! 

photocredit:  Selena Hyon

WTCH Slash V Han Solo RD DNA-CP

ASCA Nationals 2011 in Wisconsin

Finals:

  • 2011 ASCA Champion Cattle Dog
  • 2011 Stockdog Finals High Combined Dog

Nationals Trial:

  • 3rd place Advanced Ducks , Nationals Trial

 

S Bar L is an ASCA registered kennel

Hips and Elbows of our dogs are evaluated by Dr. Silke Viefhues

The eyes of our dogs are checked by Dr. Birgit Hafemeister

All of our dogs are trained by us, without exception!

Our Dogs

We wait to breed our dogs until they have proven their capacity and desire to work.  Not every dog we buy or keep from our own litters ends up in our breeding program. So from time to time you will find nice young dogs for sale that will be perfect for you and your needs.

Every Australian Shepherd in existence has negative traits along with his positive ones. In a breeding program, choices have to be made regarding the WHOLE picture...and we strive to make breeding decisions that represent our clear breeding goal. These choices ALWAYS involve weighing the negatives as well as the positives.  We plan everything with considerations for many, many details, and we make our decisions based on a lengthy research process.

Our breeding dogs are first of all choosen because of their potential as working stockdogs and their disposition that enables them to be usefull working partners. This needs to be tested and proven and therefore you will find some offspring on the individual dog pages who showed successful work, in different events.This is rather a side effect, as we do not first of all want to breed the allround Aussie who „does it all“. But of course we are proud of these successes of puppy buyers and their dogs .

Nevertheless we are proud of all the nice people who buy a dog from us and who are not into competing with their dogs. Those dogs prove their capability in every day life situations, which is worth mentionig too of course.

We maintain an open-door policy in regards to sharing information with interested parties.  We welcome your inquiries!  However, we caution you that "word of mouth" from outside sources is often inaccurate, and certainly does not reveal our line of thought on the decisions we have made.  Please, just ask US. 

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Males

 

Co-Owned

 
           

 

Lorenz' Dogs

 

Gone...but not forgotten...

 

 

 

As farm owners, we recognize the usefulness of working Australian Shepherds on our own place.

We raise Charolais cross cattle and sheep, and work our dogs daily on our farm here in Northern Bavaria.  We wish to promote the working Australian Shepherd to cattle breeders in Europe.

We strive to breed and own dogs that have high levels of working instinct, with the versatility to work various types of stock.

We have chosen proven working bloodlines in our breeding program. Because we work our own dogs, we are aware of their capabilities and can provide advice and guidance to puppy buyers

.We like a certain amount of eye in our dogs, and strive to produce Aussies that possess this trait.

  All of our breeding stock must prove themselves to be even tempered, sensible, easy to handle and easy to train.  They have to be good with other dogs and towards people, and must present a balanced, overall nice temperament.

Keep in mind that no farmer wants a dog who is hyper...this type of dog does not make a good "ranch hand."  Good working stockdogs must have a level head, and this quality means they also make good Sport- and Companion dogs. This is proven by the successes of our offspring in other venues than herding (see the individual dogs pages)

 Also, of course, we appreciate a goodlooking dog with correct structure for the breed.  We are not into conformation shows, but we want our dogs to be good representatives of the breed standard...correct, typey Aussies with good structure. 
But for us, working ability ALWAYS comes first.


I would like to quote something here Ernest Hartnagle had written, that was printed in the autumn 1974 issue of the "National Stockdog Magazine" and reprinted in the Jan/Feb 2005 issue of the "Aussie Times":
"(...) Sound conformation is very important, but without the inherited working instinct preserved, the Breed as such would become practically useless. (...)".

But we think that its not enough to simply test instinct to make sure, that the working skills of a working stockdog are there in the right amount and right way.

We believe that a working Aussie from S Bar L is an amazing addition to any home and family that can provide a proper home and handling for this intelligent working breed.

photocredit: Linda Gray, Nationals 2011 in Wisconsin

 
 

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