ALL ABOUT WORKING KELPIES

NOONBARRA KELPIES

AND EXTREME WEATHER

Our Noonbarra Kelpies are bred to handle extremes in temperature. This surprises most people because they expect them to handle the hot dry Australian summer but they don't expect them to be able to handle freezing cold conditions.
We have Noonbarra Kelpies in cold Winter countries such as Canada, far north United States, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Norway, Japan and Sweden.

It takes about 3-4 months to settle in to a new climate but after that they handle it better than most dog breeds.

NOONBARRA MATE WORKING SHEEP IN THE SNOW. GERMANY. CHRISTMAS 2002

Just wanted to tell you that Bob does very well here in Sweden, he gets along very well with Cleo and they play a lot. I did not think to very much about the calm of your strain of Kelpies since Cleo always been calm, but Bob even calmer and really a very easy pup to raise, the other day he fell asleep in busy pet shop, so he is very good in new environments ,just as I had hoped . I think he will be very good for tracking ,search and rescue and obedience.

Just wanted to tell you that Bob is doing very well , He has handled the cold winter very well (-20c) much better than Cleo and as you can see grown a bit, He is a very nice dog very much the way you described him as a puppy.

Bjarne - Sweden

NOONBARRA BOB (LEFT) AND CLEO (RIGHT) IN SWEDEN'S WINTER SNOW

DOWN TO MINUS 20 DEGREES CELCIUS.

NOONBARRA MATE AND SCOTT ON ICE IN GERMANY

This photo of Tara was taken in Australia in 1984 when we lived at Cargo. It was a very cold Winter that year and the first time in 20 years or more that we got snow. The dogs loved it.

Noonbarra Mudgee in Switzerland

NOONBARRA MATE WORKING SHEEP IN SNOW

Noonbarra Scamper in Snow - Washington State USA.

Noonbarra Scott and Noonbarra Mate on ice !!!

Tara at Cargo in 1984. This was in Australia !!