(Karrobar Moss X Noonbarra Libby)
Hi Steve and
Mary, Well Calis (from Karrobar Moss & Libby) is almost 15 months old now, and
still continues to delight us daily with his 'smarts'. Dad, who has had many
dogs throughout his lifetime, is particularly impressed and is thinking about
getting a female. He claims it is as a playmate for Calis, but I am convinced
that it is because he will miss Calis too much when I leave home - even if I am
only ½ hour away!
As for Calis himself, he is quickly becoming a surf dog - it will only be a matter of time until he gets on the board with me! - and he particularly loves camping and long long walks. Soccer, tennis and chasing bubbles are also rating highly, and he is still the most sociable dog I have ever met. I have depleted his energy only a few times (that's when he hides his toys so we have to stop playing), and he is keeping my parents fit. I am looking forward to the possibility of getting him a friend, so fingers crossed!
Regards, Suzanne
NOONBARRA CALIS AS A PUPPY ON SHEEP
Suzanne also came back in 2003 and bought another puppy with her father. This is Noonbarra Bindi II.
NOONBARRA CALIS ON SHEEP AS A PUPPY
Attached is a picture of my soccer team mascot from Sunday - he is very patient with my requests! I only had it on him for 5 minutes for photos, and he very quietly endured it like the little champ that he is. Although I got heaps of kisses when I took it off!
Noonbarra Calis and friends
"Photo is from a regular dog day that my workmates and I have. We get all our dogs together and have a BBQ, a swim in the river and a game of footy/cricket. The dogs all get along fantastically, the Jack Russell pup in particular fawns all over Calis."
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Dear Steve and Mary, You will be so proud!! Here is an article on page 2 of today's Sydney Morning Herald. The photo is of my friend's Craig and Linda's dog Buddy - who is Calis' special 'buddy' if you know what I mean - winning his heat.
Calis won his heat by an absolute mile, and went on to blitz the big race. He was the picture of focus and shot down the field like a bullet, dead straight and low. Not to mention he won me $300 in the final (not $200 like the article said), and won his lucky punter in the crowd $300 through a Calcutta auction. He is a star!!!!
It will take us 6 months to get through
all the dog food.....and to get over his strutting, 'I am the King'!!!
www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/02/1083436475198.html
The article doesn't mention it, but the main race is open only to working
breeds, the rest are mongrel and housedog events.
Poor old Bindi....while Calis was off being the champion, Bindi got wiped out in
her race in a spectacular crash, so in her subsequent races when the flag
dropped she just ran a few metres, stopped and went on SpookAlert.
I guess I really have no excuse now - I'll have to write an article for the
Kelpie Club! I was thinking of doing one anyway after I read the story in the
last publication about the dog that went overseas. I was going to do it
about the month long roadtrip in the Kombi Calis and I did last November,
outback through Wilcannia and Broken Hill to Adelaide, then down to the coast
and surfing along the Victorian coastline. But I'll do one on the Dog Race if
you think that would be good. The Herald photographer is going to burn all his
photos on a disk for me, so I will ask him if I can use a couple in the article.
I hope all is well, and that you are 100%well again Mary!
Suzanne, Calis and Bindi
NOONBARRA FLASH X NOONBARRA PENNY IV
Bindi is a very dark red & tan like her sire, Noonbarra Flash.
"I have no concern whatsoever that Calis and the new pup won't get on, as Calis has yet to meet a dog that he didn't think was his best buddy. He has developed quite a little social network of doggie mates. Apart from spending a day a week at a workmate's place with his Jack Russel, he also regularly visits a friend with a border collie, and another with a kelpie and a cattle dog cross. This of course apart from the neighborhood dogs that wander over. We are travelling to Nundle in May with these last two to participate in the 'Great Nundle Dog Race'! I will let you know how we get on."
Hi Mary and Steve, Just a very quick mail to say that all is well with Bindi. Calis was very stand-offish on the first day, I could see he was trying to figure out the hierarchy and his role. But having a little pup fawning after him has done the trick, and now they play together all day - he even wakes her up when she is exhausted.
We were all very surprised by Bindi's appetite, particularly since Calis often skips meals. She is a regular vacuum! Also very very curious and smart, and has had a trip to the beach which she loved. There have been a couple of issues with toilet training - more about training mum and dad than the pup! But everything is on track with puppy school and meeting Calis' adult doggy mates. It is also interesting to see behaivour (calmness particularly) differences when Calis is not there. - Suzanne
While still a pup, Noonbarra Bindi II managed to break her leg.
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Also attached is a picture of my soccer team mascot from Sunday - he is very patient with my requests! I only had it on him for 5 minutes for photos, and he very quietly endured it like the little champ that he is. Although I got heaps of kisses when I took it off! - All the best, Suzanne
"We started clicker training with Bindi 3 weeks ago, which has led to some really nice results. A bit more work with her training seems to be needed than with Calis, perhaps because he is such a distraction. ... . Another new nickname has been given, 'Marylin' because of her hip swinging walk - or waddle as I like to say - she is a fat little thing (compared with Calis at the same age). Bindi is the first dog I have ever met that eats her worming tablets without food wrapped around it!"