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Tank is owned by professional stockdog handler, Charles Ridener in Arkansas USA. He was bought for Charles by Pam Beahm who has Noonbarra Shiloh. He has also released a stockdog training video that has sold thousands of copies in the USA. He mainly works cattle and a few sheep and of course has Border Collies although he has had some experience with Kelpies before.

I don't know if you have been told but I sold my Tank dog about a year ago and I just sold Shiloh to a man in Texas who had bought a dog from you and he got killed by a car.   

I think I told you how Tank turned out, but he was a very nice dog and he was a very good worker.  He was very confident in his work and I didn't use him as much as I should have. I felt like he and Shiloh were going to waste and not getting to do what they were born to do so I sent them to places that had work to do so they would be much happier and would be appreciated for their talent.  I have about 300 head of sheep but I am a dog trainer and I use the dogs that need to be trained for most of my work and that leaves the good dogs not getting to do what I train them for. 

I have trained a number of Kelpies to work but have not trained any who had as much natural talent as the two dogs we got from you. 

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Charlie Ridener

This pretty little Black & Tan puppy went all the way To Evelyn Schisler in Maryland USA. She is to be a companion as well as work sheep and goats. The Noonbarra Stud is getting a very good reputation in the USA lately.

...Katie is doing great. We have a small area with some sheep and goats in it, she goes in there with me. She is already showing her working ability around the stock. She is a very calm, patient girl, yet she will show force if need be. She has a lot of power for a puppy so young. I didn't really expect that so soon. She is going to be a very nice worker, we need that with some of our stock. She is a very pretty girl, my husband really likes her.

... She was out with me today while I was feeding goats and sheep and she gave me a scare. She was outside the fence where the goats are when a bull came moseying by. Well, she thought she was big enough to take him on. I was so afraid he was going to kick or step on her. She doesn't show any fear towards anything.   - Evelyn Schisler in Maryland USA.

"Thank you for your hospitality when we picked up our pup and the information you have sent to us. Tina is very quiet and friendly natured dog who when put onto sheep for the first time was very calm and easy to control. She is showing a lot of natural ability which is making her easy to break in. Although she is only 8 months old, she has the makings to be a very good dog." - Ken Skinner Gulargambone NSW

Ron Robb has bought 4 Noonbarra Kelpies over the last 12 years. He has worked as a stockman, drover and contract musterer for many years in the dry western areas of New South Wales. He brings in feral goats from the mountains and has done most stock work. Noonbarra Kelpies he has owned were Noonbarra Mac (Noonbarra Shane X Avenpart Gayleen) [who went to his cousin at Nyngan], Noonbarra Candy II (Noonbarra Gabe x Noonbarra Tina), Noonbarra Duke (Noonbarra Gabe X Noonbarra Vicky) and Noonbarra Tina III (Noonbarra Boss II X Noonbarra Tina)

He said Noonbarra Tina III (NO5F) was excellent in the paddock and the yards. Had lots of eye and style and great backing ability. A bit more versatile than Noonbarra Duke who "was a great paddock dog.".

He said "I've had a few great male dogs in my time but not many females. Tina was one of the few great females I've ever owned. I used her around the shearing sheds and a lot of shearing contractors wanted to buy her.".

"Rumour had her first run on sheep on Sunday and loved it. She has been doing some lovely work on the ducks to date so I thought it was time she moved up to some real stock.

"I was really happy with the way she went, I have noticed with the ducks she is a great heading dog and once she gets there she squares up nicely and moves in front on and very steadily. She has nice distance too- she will move along the fenceline in the yard until she heads them".