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:: Dog breeder is aiming high ... while telling them to go right backby Bronwyn Hastings |
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.jpg) Young business woman Katelynn Clark has just celebrated 12 months as a registered business owner, breeding Australian Working Kelpies under the Lyrahpark Kelpie Stud banner. Spending her life so far on the family farm at Gerang Gerung, Katelynn completed year 12 VCAL at Dimboola, as well as completing Certificate II in Agriculture. She has sold dogs and pups locally and interstate to New South Wales and South Australia, and has even exported a pup to Canada. “One day I will cover the rest of Australia, and maybe beyond,” Katelynn, who is also registered with the Working Kelpie Council of Australia, said. “I have always loved watching working dogs. I was given my first one in 2009,” she said, “I continued to work and train her, before I bought another bitch.” In her current situation, Katelynn has the potential to sell 30 dogs a year. “Generally people pre-order,” she said, “and most breeders say its easier for them to sell started dogs, but Ive found pups are easier to sell.” “My dogs are used by purchasers for many things, including mustering, yard and shed work, and all general farm needs with sheep, cattle and goats. Personally, I use the dogs for droving, push up work into shearing sheds, on crutching trailers, drenching, marking lambs and sheep work.” With pup and dog prices ranging from $600 to over $3000 for a fully-trained dog, although enterprising, Katelynn still has a little way to go before matching the record of $12,000, made last weekend with the sale of a Red Kelpie at Casterton. Kelpie breeders are generally few and far between in Victoria, but are more common in South Australia and New South Wales, where the demand for working dogs is greater. “In ten years time I want to be consistently breeding hard-working dogs that benefit the buyer beyond their expectations,” she said, “I also want to try to breed a successful trial dog to benefit the trial ring of working dogs.” “Basically, I want to breed impressive dogs that people can rely on,” Katelynn, who is just 18, said. Katelynn is pictured with pup Lyrahpark Bently and dog Lyrahpark Barley.a Source of this article :: Bronwyn Hastings 
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