WHO CAN BE LISTED: The Breeders Directory is reserved for those who are producing Australian Shepherds primarily as a using dog for livestock work and stockdog trials. Our goal is to provide those who are looking for an Australian Shepherd purpose-bred to control livestock with a directory of breeders of that specific kind of dog. To help you decide whether your kennel and our website are a fit, we invite you to consider the following questions:
• Are your own dogs used regularly for ranch and farm chores?
• Are the immediate ancestors of your dogs working-bred?
• Would a typical dog of your breeding, with some basic training, be a useful employee at a stockyard, cattle or sheep ranch, or farm?
• Does your puppy contract include a 'guaranteed-to-work' clause?
• Do the majority of your puppies go to ranch, farm, and working trial homes?
If you confidently can answer Yes to the above, welcome! We love expanding our ability to serve the working Aussie community. To have your kennel added to our directory, you need to complete our info form, and send it to us with a photo and your annual listing fee.
NOTE: Please bear in mind that all submissions are reviewed before acceptance. Your website, if any, is read carefully, your dogs' pedigrees are examined, and if more information still seems necessary, people who may know you and your dogs are contacted. Only breeders who truly appear to be producing working-bred Australian Shepherds primarily for livestock management are accepted. Although there can be no guarentees, it is only by this effort that Working Aussie Source can continue as a useful breeder directory.
WHAT IT COSTS AND HOW TO PAY: Listing costs $15 US per year. We accept $US cash, $US checks, $US money orders, and Paypal (which is international, and very simple and safe to use). If you would like to pay via Paypal, make sure you tell us on your info form, and we will invoice you. Sorry, we are not able to accept foreign checks or money orders (including Canadian), except those drawn on US banks.
WHAT YOU GET:
• a full page ad on Working Aussie Source, cross-referenced by state, kennel name, and breeder name.
• litter announcements and Dogs For Sale ads at no extra charge.
• updates to all of the above at no extra charge.
HOW TO SIGN UP: Fill out the form below. Please also Email Us a photo to accompany your text (.jpg only, 72 pixels per inch please-if you need help formatting and sending your photo, email us). If you only have a hard copy of your photo and no scanner, you can send us your photo and we will scan it for the internet, and return it to you promptly. You can also send us your page text by mail if you wish. Our street address is: Working Aussie Source, 4778 Soquel Creek Rd. Soquel, CA 95073
SUBMISSION FORM
(Because spammers have discovered how to ruin the usefulness of forms, the submission form has been temporarily removed. Instead, please copy and paste the below into an email, and then add your information at the prompts. We apologize for the inconvenience.)
NEW BREEDER AD INFORMATION
name:
kennel name:
street or mailing address: (if you do not want this public, please still include your state/province and nearest town)
phone number:
email address:
website URL:
your own dogs: ("home of"; include titles/accomplishments)
dogs you have bred: ("breeder of"; include titles/accomplishments)
your kennel: (Give a brief description of your breeding goals: traits you particularly select for, lines you currently use, your personal breeding motto, history of your kennel, work your dogs do at home, etc.)
PLEASE INDICATE ALL THAT APPLY (yes/no):
puppies
stud service
stockdog training
herding lessons
started dogs
clinics
HOF kennel (include #)
trial judge (include venues)
other (specify)
related business (example: livestock for sale, other farm or ranch business)
PAYMENT METHOD (indicate one):
1. PayPal subscriber
2. I would like to pay via PayPal but am not yet a subscriber.
3. I would prefer to send cash, or a $15 US check or money order made out to Kay Spencer, 4778 Soquel Creek Rd. Soquel, CA 95073
PLEASE USE THE WORDS "NEW BREEDER AD" IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR EMAIL.
Thank you for filling out this form. We'll be in touch with you soon!