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NEW 3RD EDITION 2006

KELPIE  BASICS

A Practical Manual for Training Your Kelpie

By Mary & Stephen Bilson

4th printing 2006

This is the new, 3rd edition and with a brand new name. Previously published as the Kelpie Beginners Manual, we have now made minor changes and due to feedback from customers, we changed the name to reflect that the book is not just for beginners but for everyone who owns a Kelpie.... from beginners to professional breeders.

We have worked on producing this detailed manual for many years. We have had over 25 years of training dogs with thousands of Kelpies and other dog breeds. This  experience has been put together to bring out this guide which should greatly help anyone who owns a Kelpie from raw beginners through to seasoned professionals. We have also used the questions and the  feedback we get from our customers.  This is a large book of over 100 A4 pages. It is designed  to be used mainly as a practical training manual.

It is not a book on doing stock work!

....  It is aimed at new Kelpie owners and anyone who is starting another Kelpie or has problems with an older Kelpie. The manual deals with everything from general training for a family dog, through to basic foundation work before beginning stock work. It includes everyday thing such as feeding, crating and bathing your dog through to personalities, understanding your dog and problem behaviours.

The book includes information on controlling puppies, doing obedience, puppy phases, socialising, trick training, retrieving, commands, toilet training, puppy types, Noonbarra Down lesson, nipping and chewing, children and Kelpies, exercise, dog pack mentality, fear, swimming, Kelpies with chooks, horses and cats, dog fighting, jumping and climbing, digging holes, chasing bicycles, separation anxiety, car travel and much more.

Over 100 large pages … $35.00 (Posted in Australia)

OVERSEAS: $42 Posted (Air Mail)   (More payment details at bottom of this page.)

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 Contents of Kelpie Basics:

Introduction / History of the Kelpie / Which puppy to choose / Puppy Types

Male or Female? / When you can’t get to a breeder /Puppy Personality Stages

Settling into a New Home / Understanding Your Kelpie puppy

Puppy Basics / Starting Puppy Training / Socialising Your Kelpie puppy

Getting Control of Your Pup / Controlling Adult Kelpies

Working with noise and distractions / The Noonbarra Down-Stay Lesson

Kelpies living in the house / Choosing for Colour or Sex

Puppies who nip or chew / Using negative and positive commands

Crate training your Kelpie / Teaching toilet training

Having an Australian Working Kelpie as a Pet / Feeding your Kelpie

Kelpies and Children / Kelpies with Chooks, Horses, Cats and Birds

Meeting other dogs / New Baby in the House / Giving your Kelpie a Bath

Kelpies and water (Swimming) / Kelpies and Dangerous Poisons

Exercising Your Kelpie / The Dog Pack Instinct

Is your dog Submissive or Dominant? / Barking Dogs /

Understanding Your Kelpie (A Checklist) /Fear and Aggression

Dog Fighting / Using a Kelpie as a Guard Dog/Jumping and climbing problems / Digging Holes

Chasing Bicycles, joggers etc. / Jumping up on people / Separation Anxiety

Obedience Training Lessons / Teaching your dog to tie up /Preventing food stealing

Teaching your Kelpie to Stay / Teaching the Sit Command

Heeling (Walking on a lead by your side) /Getting Your Kelpie to Come to You

Teaching Dog Tricks / Retrieving balls and objects / Kelpies travelling in the car

List of commands for your Kelpie / Kelpie Facts / Dog Behaviourists

REVIEWS OF KELPIE BASICS

"Fantastic book - thank you very much!" - Chontelle Hitchcock

"I have found your book to be superb and have been hard at work implementing the 'Noonbarra Down' command, I only wish I had sourced this book earlier." - David Stuffins

"Very positive & Very interesting, Our Kelpie thanks you, Maybe a puppy in future." - David Cray

"Fantastic Book !!" - Nicholas Torino

"I had the pleasure of receiving a copy of Kelpie Basics about a month ago.  I have read it from cover to cover and wanted to congratulate you on such a well written and useful book.  It should be made compulsory reading for anyone thinking of buying a pup regardless of breed. I now look forward to hearing from you when you have a suitable pup for our family so that we can put all of your great advise into practice." - Karen Bennett

"Because I found your site so helpful I bought your 'Kelpie Basics and Beyond' book. This has been the best book I have ever bought and must have read it cover to cover several times already. We followed your instructions with all the Kelpie do's and don'ts and nailed the Noonbarra Down-Stay within a few weeks.... I just love my puppy and can't wait till he grows up. Thank you for  all your help with my pup because without it I'm sure he would have been out of control within a few weeks." - Dom Barnes

"I am really enjoying reading the book so far. There are so many beginners coming down to agility training who would benefit from reading it, kelpie or no kelpie !" - Julia Lewis

"G'day, just a short thank you. I have received the training book and it is wonderful. I am working on the Noonbarra Down - Stay at the moment and it is great." - Daniel and Barry

"Mary and Stephen, Got the book a couple of days ago and am about half way through….loving the read.  It has become clear that it is definitely possible to have a well trained kelpie…even in the city." 

"I have started on the Noonbarra ‘Down-Stay’ and have had success so far….I am a very determined person…fortunately more determined than Pippa. The first time I tried it, I only had to push her down about 10 times, then she went off to sleep….success…stayed there an hour.... WHAT A GREAT TRAINING TECHNIQUE !

"I am thoroughly enjoying the book learning heaps and will let you know how I go with things. Thanks again for everything, Cheers, Mark"

"Thank you I received the book last night and had trouble putting it down. I have a 9 month Kelpie  - Scout and she is my first Kelpie " - Michelle

"I really enjoyed reading Jillaroo and the Kelpie Basics book has been a great help with my pup (who looks just like the picture on the front !). I look forward to getting the next book." Regards, Suzy  Gnaraloo Station

"Hello there!  Many thanks for your great book...I love it...it's one of the best if not THE best books I've read on training dogs.. Kelpies or otherwise! So well done! I am looking forward to reading your book in depth. I was so excited when it arrived I skip read it. Regards and again my thanks and congratulations on such an excellent publication." Anne Lawler 

"We’re really disappointed to have to wait and sooooo looking forward to getting our pup. But meanwhile we both want to thank you both for the splendid Kelpie Basics book – best source of information and sense that we’ve found, and our favourite read! - Lyn

"Fast delivery, great wrapping. Practical advice I can use with my Kelpie".

"Your book, Kelpie Basics is brilliant. Just what I needed." W. Way

I'm just writing to say how impressed I am with your book! The book is informative and written well, easy to understand, and obviously written by people who love their dogs!  - Joshua Duroux

Over 100 large pages … $35.00 (Posted in Australia) All prices are in Australian dollars

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'THE DOG THAT NEARLY NEVER WAS'

By Rob Webster

A small booklet that outlines the history of the Working Kelpie in the Ardlethan district where Jack Gleeson worked on North Bolero as overseer.

12 pages ... $8.95

$2 Postage Australia / $5 Postage overseas

Sorry! This book has sold out and we are endeavouring to see if we can find any more copies.

FAMOUS KELPIES

1870 to 1968

 By Stephen & Mary Bilson

Years of research have gone into this book on the famous Australian Working Kelpies from the past. We have sourced information from thousands of letters, diaries, newspaper reports and articles. We have also included passages from many interviews we conducted with legends of the Kelpie world such as Frank Scanlon, Tony Parsons, Jack Mills, Les Tarrant and others.

We have set out the book in a chronological order and each dog has their own section, sometimes a page, sometimes a few pages. This makes it a very easy book to read. It can be read dog-by-dog if you don’t want to read it cover-to-cover.

The book starts with Jack Gleeson’s terrific little bitch, ‘Kelpie’, and shows how the breed came into being. We look at the ‘Immortal’ Coil and his unsurpassed performance at the 1898 Sydney Sheepdog Trials. We get some insight into the renowned King & McLeod Stud, breeders like Frank Scanlon, Jack Goodfellow and the Tullys. Why was Scanlon’s Dell regarded as “the greatest brood bitch in history” ? Could today’s Kelpie owners handle a hard-headed dog like Porter’s Don ? Was the ‘Barb’ a separate breed ? Why did Les Tarrant consider Kalari Basil his best dog ever ? Is there Dingo in the breed ? Was ‘Johnny’ the greatest Australian Trial dog of all time ?

It is not just hard cold facts. Where possible we have included stories and anecdotes about the dogs and the owners,  to give a better understanding of how important these Kelpies were.

This book has the most up-to-date information on the historical aspects of the Kelpie breed and sets straight past inaccuracies such as the correct date of the famous Forbes Trial and the circumstances of Jack Gleeson’s death. Some of the information in this book, (often quotes from the owner’s themselves), has never been in print before and hopefully will help the reader to get a better understanding of these famous Kelpies and the times they lived in. The book also contains dozens of photos; some are quite historical and not seen by the general public before.  

Softcover 136 pages. (2nd Edition)

$28.00 ($4.00 Post in Australia) Total $32.00

OVERSEAS: Total cost $40 including Air postage.   (Payment details at bottom of this page.)

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REVIEWS FOR 'FAMOUS KELPIES'

"I've finished Famous Kelpies and I just wanted to let you know that I loved it. It is a credit to you both that a book on so many different dogs was still able to read like a story! It all just flowed together so well and was at times hard to put down but could be picked up again and continued on with ease... I still think you could easily go to $39.95 delivered, no one could ever complain about paying that for a book with so much historical information. Thanks again and congratulations on the new book." - Greg McDonald & Noonbarra Matti

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"Actually bought 2 copies about a month ago. By the way a fantastic book, you must have done an amazing amount of research. Good work! I bought the 2^nd copy as a Christmas present for someone." - Regards, Tibor Hernyak

'THE AUSTRALIAN KELPIE'

By Mike Donelan

Small softcover book that was originally a collection of articles that Mike wrote for an Agricultural college. Mike Donelan ran the famous Bullenbong Working Kelpie Stud for many years and has been a Stockman, drover, horseman and Kelpie breeder and was well known throughout Australia. Unfortunately Mike passed away a few years ago.

This book was originally a series of articles for agricultural students. Then in 1972 it made into book form. It was later updated and reprinted in 1984. It has a huge number of topics covered included ‘Purebred and Cross-bred Kelpies, Colour preferences, Starting Kelpie training, Kelpies on Motorbikes, Showing your Kelpie Sheep, Teaching Stay- up - Kennel, Friendly and Shy Kelpies, Cheap dogs, Biting the head or grabbing, Backing Sheep, Drafting, Teaching Speak up and Walk in, Working Cattle, droving, Trials, problem Kelpies, Some Famous Kelpie Breeders, Evolution of the Kelpie, How to Choose Your dog, Training the pup, Breaking in, Breeding procedures, Commands and more

Mike Donelan & his family were involved in stock and Kelpies for many years and said to have been breeding Working Kelpies for nearly a Century. Mike’s grandfather, Edmund Naughton bred Working Kelpies on Wandook and Booligal sheep stations. He was friends with the famous Bill Prendergast and the Cudgee Kelpies of the period. Mike himself first stated working with Kelpies alongside his Uncle, at Windouran Sheep Station in 1943.

 It discusses training, problems, looking after the Kelpie, some good breeders and Kelpies and lots of other interesting stuff on Kelpies. It is written primarily for the person on the land and looks at the Kelpie from that point of view. 

“The Kelpie is one of the most intelligent, adaptable, tough and faithful dogs of many breeds on this Earth ... The Kelpie is just one of many animals evolved by Australians for Australian conditions. Like the Australian Stockhorse

This book gives history, fact and training information on the Kelpie.

“ Why not more on cattle work? The answer - I always try and start my young Kelpies on sheep first, and if this is not possible, I just adopt the same or similar methods to a cattle situation, but always take an old dog as well as the pup on cattle. It is much more satisfactory to start on a few sheep though, much more control, simpler to prevent problems before they arise.

“So many handlers create problem dogs - too much too soon. I don’t attend teenage doctors, nor engage teenage lawyers, yet so many handlers expect (demand) mature performance from teenage Kelpies. Too much pressure, too soon, too many commands, too many rush situations, too many bad training sites, too many distractions!”

“... Trainers and teachers make things happen - they make 99% of their own luck. Nearby we have a young bloke from the city who took up a block. Never trained a dog in his life. I convinced him and his wife to have a go. His wife did some extra chores to allow her husband an extra ¼ hour in the morning and a ¼ hour in the evenings, and got the kids to chase a few sheep into a training yard after school. With 2 lessons a day and a few phone calls and an instruction book, the bloke has a bloody good dog and saved $400 (badly needed). It can be done!”

“...Many correspondence especially from Victoria, have great difficulty in shaking off their ‘colour hangups’. Colour in a Kelpie means very little. Porters Don. one of the really great sires of the past, a Scanlon bred dog, was a cream Kelpie. ... I don’t wish to debate with show supporters where the ‘chocolate’ or black Kelpie is fashionable. I am a breeder and trainer of Working Kelpies...

 “...I rarely work cattle with one Kelpie. One is too vulnerable and never work cattle in yards with dogs of any sort. It’s a sure way of upsetting cattle and getting kicked. Others do, and good luck to them but in a big cattle yard I use a horse, the dogs are tied up when we get to the yards.”

This is a down-to-Earth practical book on how to train and work with Working Kelpies. It does not feature the Show Kelpie breed. It has obviously been targeted at Stockmen.

Softcover ... $30.00          All prices are in Australian dollars

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'TRAINING AND WORKING DOGS'

By Scott Lithgow

This is one of the best books in the world on the art of handling cattle with stockdogs. Scott was a breeder of Beef cattle, horses and dogs in Queensland, Australia. When he wrote this book he had over 40 years of experience in working cattle in the outback conditions. He has demonstrated his dogs on ABC Television and worked them at exhibitions and Agricultural Shows. This book was written in 1987. Scott Lithgow died in 1992.

The book discusses various aspects of working ability needed for cattle including Heading, Herding, Heeling, Temperament and intelligence. He talks about his training Psychology and obedience as well as having a positive approach.

 The book looks at advanced training , the blind outrun, tracking, using two dogs, working Brahman cattle, problems such as dogs biting horses, chasing cars etc.

A very good book not just for cattlework but for anyone who works a dog on livestock.

227 pages ... $24.00  Plus $5 Post in Australia

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AUSTRALIAN SHEEPDOGS

By Rod Cavanagh

Very limited number available - Now out of print

This is a practical book on how to train, handle and care for the working sheepdog. Published in 1990, this book is filed with the wisdom one hears from those that work with stock and care to do their job well.

The author, Rod Cavanagh grew up on his family farm in Victoria, Australia. He always had a love for the rural and outback lifestyle. At 18 years of age he went away shearing sheep and this has been his main occupation. His lifetime interest has been in working dogs and stock. He remembers watching his first sheepdog trial in 1952 when he was just 6 years old. From 1968 to 1978 he was an active member of the Whittlesea and District Working Sheepdog Club. He has competed in sheepdog trials in NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and New Zealand.

A training book with a lot of clear colour photographs, text and illustrations to reinforce the authors ideas. Includes a complete guide to commands as well as detailed whistle graphs.

Includes:

• Trainer-Handlers and Breeders
• Selecting a Pup
• An Owner's responsibility
• Introduction of sheep to the dog.
• First Commands
• Directional Commands
• The Cast (Outrun)
• The Lift and Draw (Gather)
• Driving and Pushing Sheep
• Forcing Sheep
• Backing and Barking
• Yard, Shed and Truck work.
• Droving and Station Work
• Sheepdog Trials
• Veterinary Care
• General Obedience
• Heading Instinct, Cover and Eye.
• Driving and Pushing Sheep ....and more !

A nice hardcover book with lots of full colour photos. This is an Australian working dog training book that is hard to find and deals with all breeds of herding dogs.

Hardcover. 111 pages ... $35.00  plus $5 Post in Australia

OVERSEAS: $35 plus Air postage of $15   (Payment details at bottom of this page.)

NOTE: This book is now out of print. We have only limited copies available.

'CALL OF THE HIGH COUNTRY'

By Tony Parsons

Written by Kelpie expert and breeder, Tony Parsons who has run the Karrawarra Kelpie Stud in Australia for more than 50 years. He bought his first Kelpie in 1944 and since then worked on sheep stations as a wool-classer. He was also employed for many years as an agricultural journalist. He knew all the great old Kelpie men such as Frank Scanlon, Paddy Noakes, Robert Kaleski, Les Tarrant etc. He has sold thousands of Kelpie to just about every part of Australia and around the world.

Tony is a world authority on the Kelpie and has written a number of text books as well as fiction. His book, ‘The Australian Kelpie’ often sells for around $200 now on the second hand market. He is a highly regarded author and his books have often been on the Australian ‘best sellers’ lists.

This is a great epic story of a struggling Australian family in the mountains and bush country in central NSW. David becomes a good horseman and is well known for running top class Kelpies. His dream is to win the biggest sheepdog trial in Australia, The Australian National, held in Canberra. But all is not going to plan. There are a number of problems when running a working property and these have a habit of always preventing him from realising that dream. This is a really good yarn and well written.

There is plenty in ‘Call of the High Country’, about Kelpies and it is written from a man who has owned, bred and loved Kelpies for half a century. The book takes you on an adventure and builds up the characters in such a way, that you develop a great care for them. The Kelpies are superb. They inspire you to such an extent that many readers have said, that if you don't own one when you begin the book, you'll probably want to buy one by the time you have finished it !

When this book was first published it was on the best sellers list for months. It got terrific reviews in newspapers, radio and TV. It has been suggested it is in the same league as 'The Thorn Birds' and 'The Horse Whisperer'. It has been many years since a book has bought to life the Australian bush country. It is the story of love, hardship and the power of a dream.

Softcover. 593 pages. Published 1999. These are brand new editions!

$19.95 (Australian Dollars) plus $5 postage in Australia.

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RETURN TO THE HIGH COUNTRY

By Tony Parsons

The best selling sequel to 'Call of the High Country and another best selling book for Tony. Another exciting adventure novel featuring Australian Working Kelpies and written by an expert Sheep and Kelpie breeder who worked in the rural industry for many years and had first hand experience of many of the great stockmen and Kelpie trainers. 

 Book - 631 pages. ... $19.95 (Australian Dollars) plus $5 postage in Australia.

OVERSEAS: $35.00 which includes Air postage.   (Payment details at bottom of this page.)

CUSTOMER BOOK REVIEW

"G'day. Have read Return To The High Country by Tony Parsons and just wanted to give you some info for your site. Return To The High Country returns us to the High Peaks Pastoral Country following the passing of David's father Andrew. It shows David's determination to build a rural empire that will secure his children's future, but like always things don't go according to plan, His children are not quite what he expected and he has other worries in that will not leave him be. Overall a brilliant sequel and I eagerly await a third instalment. (I hope) anyway thought this might be of some use to you.

Yours, P Walker

JILLAROO

By Rachael Treasure

Here is another great book set in Australia's bush and featuring Kelpies.

After an argument, Rebecca throws her swag and three Kelpies into the ute and sets off north to work as a Jillaroo.

This book has been very popular. Rachael runs her own breeding stud in Tasmania and has also written 'The Stockmen'.

"A strong authentic story by an insightful new author"- Tony Parsons [Karrawarra Kelpie Stud]

Paperback... $22.95  plus $5 postage in Australia.

OVERSEAS: $37.95 Posted - Air postage.

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REVIEWS

"The story takes us to the heart of the real Australia - a fantastic read." - Lee Kernaghan

"I really enjoyed reading Jillaroo and the Kelpie Basics book has been a great help with my pup (who looks just like the picture on the front !). I look forward to getting the next book." Regards, Suzy  Gnaraloo Station

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THE STOCKMEN

By Rachael Treasure

The epic tale by the author of 'Jillaroo'. If you love Kelpies, then you'll love reading 'the Stockmen'. This highly acclaimed book looks at the history of the Kelpie and Jack Gleeson, the stockman who owned the original pup in the 1800's, called 'Kelpie'. Famous landmarks in the Kelpie history such as Casterton and Ballarook Station are all here. This history is nicely blended with a modern day story of stockmen and life on the land.

Rosie writes for the local newspaper but she dreams of riding out over the wide plains of the family property and working on the land. Then tragedy strikes and as Rosie tries to put her life back together she begins to research the haunting true story of the 19th century stockman who risked his all for a tiny pup and a wild dream. Then Rosie meets her own stockman.

"I loved this honest and heartfelt tale of life on the land - it captures the very essence of being Australian." -Tania Kernaghan

Softcover. 374 pages ... $22.95

$5 postage in Australia.

$37.95 Including Air-mail postage Worldwide. (This usually takes 10 days to 3 weeks)

SORRY! THIS BOOK HAS SOLD OUT

'KELPIES OF THE PAST'

By Stephen & Mary Bilson

A concise look at many of the famous Working Kelpies of the past. We can learn a lot from the history of this great dog. Read about Gleeson's Kelpie, the famous Trial win by Coil in 1898, the dogs of famous Studs such as Karrawarra, Rockybar, Newton, Woombi, Waringa, King & McLeod, Chondo, Currawang, Quinns, Scanlon and more.

Find out more what the old lines were really like. Lots of rare photos. Some information never before published found in old diaries and personal letters as well as interviews we conducted many years ago with Les Tarrant, Frank Scanlon, Jack Mills, Tony Parsons etc.

Small Paperback 70 pages ... $12.00 

$1.50 Postage Australia / $4 Postage overseas

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I received Kelpie Basics the other day and have read it right through. I'm just writing to say how impressed I am with your book!

I grew up with a pair of German Shepherds, my last dog was a Kelpie cross, and my last bitch was a bitser ..  I'm no expert, but I've learnt a few things over the years about basic dog training. Yet you have opened up a completely new philosophy of dog training to me, that of giving the dog a choice, as opposed to just making them do a certain thing.

I realise now that I taught Buck a lot of things this way without realising it. But I'd never actually thought about it. Just the fantastic Noonbarra down/stay command has shown me a lot, and I realise that there are so many ways to teach my dog by giving him a choice, as you have shown in many of the other commands you detail in your book.

We had our first down/stay lesson the day I got the book. Of course, it took a while! Our 8 week old pup is a bold fellow, and willing already to challenge you somewhat. The next day we had two sessions, each one better than before. And in our session today it only took him a couple of minutes to do it, staying down for well over half an hour. In a few more days, if he's got it down fairly well, I'll try him with some minor distractions. I see how the down/stay command will be so beneficial in not only my Kelpie's training, but in his life in general, and will make a good basis for learning many other commands. 

Of course, this is not the only good aspect of the book! I've learnt a lot about kelpies. As I mentioned on the phone, this is my first thoroughbred Working Kelpie, and with our last dogs having long happy lives, it's been about 17 years since I had a little puppy, although I have helped Mum train her dog, who is now about 5. 

The book is informative and written well, easy to understand, and obviously written by people who love their dogs!  

I just have to comment on one thing that puts a fantastic picture in my mind, and I'd love to see it. When you talk about training a litter of pups to stay out the back door. I can visualise all of them being swept outside, again and again. He he! 

Thank you for such a wonderful piece of work.

 Joshua Duroux

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