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We are a small family run and well established Australian Working Kelpie Stud. We are regarded as a 'Parent' Stud, breeding along many years of our own proven Noonbarra bloodlines and supplying many Noonbarra Kelpies for other breeders. We only breed a small number of puppies each year. Often around 20 to 30. For example, we only bred 25 pups in 2007. although we hope to breed a few more in 2008. Despite only selling small numbers of puppies, we have a National and International reputation for breeding outstanding Working Kelpies.
They are good natured, very clever, friendly dogs who have been carefully bred to have the best attributes and abilities of the bred. Noonbarra Kelpies are smart thinking, steady workers who are extremely versatile and have the ability and stamina to work at the highest level on cattle, goats, sheep, ducks, pigs, Alpacas and other livestock as well as close yard work or wide outrun and break out when mustering in paddocks.
We only breed a small number of Kelpies each year but our dogs tend to get high profiles are highly sought after. Our Noonbarra Kelpies are very much bred along the old-time sheep and cattle station bloodlines and have retained their superb holding ability, break-out and style that is sadly missing from so many of the modern lines.
We have bred State and National Sheepdog Trial Champions and winners in Yard, Utility and Arena Sheepdog Trials. We have Noonbarra Kelpies working on 5 acre Hobby Farms and on Sheep & Cattle Stations of more than 500,000 acres as well as in the cities as companion dogs.
Our dogs have also made a big impact with people wanting good loyal companion dogs. Our stock is so highly regarded that they have been used in more than 25 other Kelpie breeding establishments around Australia as well as overseas. We are very proud to be producing some of the very best breeding lines in Australia.
It is important to be prepared for the arrival of your pup. If you are picking your pup up from the Stud please bring a dog crate if you have one. If not, we have bought in a few crates for our customers at cheap prices ($85 in 2007). This size is suitable even for medium sized adults. We crate train all our puppies and have found it the easiest way to work with little pups. If you don't want a crate then bring an old sheet or towel or some plastic sheeting to put on the seat of your car.
Bring a leash with you as you will need to stop on the trip home to let the pup relieve itself. Those wet napkins you get at KFC and fast food outlets are great for cleaning dirt off puppies feet.
When you get your pup it is always a good idea to get the pup Vet checked a few days after arrival and get your Vet's recommendations on any particular diseases or health problems in your area such as Ticks, Heartworm or Parasites. There are now new vaccinations available for Ticks and Heartworm. This applies even more to overseas sales where countries may have unusual diseases such as Rabies that are not found in Australia.
After getting your pup don't waste any time in getting a dog tag. The last thing you want is for your pup to go missing in the first week or so.
INFORMATION AND PHOTOS ON CRATES AND CRATE TRAINING
If you email us and let us know when you want a puppy we'll
contact you and let you know of upcoming matings etc that may be suitable for
your needs.
If you wish to proceed with the purchase there is a deposit of $100 required to secure your choice.
(This is for Australian deposits only. Overseas deposits are $250 Due to veterinary and special requirements etc.).
As most litters have a number of bookings and some are fully booked before the pups are even born, we strongly suggest that if you are really serious about buying a Noonbarra puppy that you get a deposit to us as soon as possible. It doesn't have to be for a particular litter. It might just be for a certain sex, colour, behaviour or working ability or by a particular sire.
We are very happy to spend time discussing your dog needs and what would suit your situation. We strongly encourage every customer to send in a email or letter describing in detail as much as possible about the Kelpie they want. We then keep this on file for you. From here, a deposit is absolutely essential if you want to secure a booking and have a puppy held for you.
One we have your deposit you are put onto a special list that we refer to constantly and your needs are discussed in relation to the puppies we have. Customers who have booked and paid a deposit are always our priority. Other (non-deposit) inquiries only get contacted if extra pups are available.
A deposit is an indication that you are genuine about purchasing a puppy. We get many thousands of inquiries and we need to know which are legitimate because we like to put a lot of time into evaluating and discussing each customer's situation on an individual basis.
REFUNDS
If the pup you have ordered from a particular mating is not available or not suitable, then your deposit will be refunded in full.
Please note that a deposit is non-refundable if you just change your mind or buy a pup somewhere else. The whole idea of the deposit is to show you are committed to buying a Kelpie. It allows us to plan our breeding program, our advertising and to organise customers and puppies.
We need to make sure you are serious as a good amount of time and effort goes into selecting you the right puppy. If you want to only book a certain litter and accept nothing else, then let us know that clearly when you make your deposit so that we don't look at any other litters if a puppy is not available or not suitable.
You can transfer your deposit from litter to litter and we encourage that if the exact puppy you want is not available in a litter. If you prefer to buy an adult and the right one is available you can transfer your deposit that way as well. You can also postpone your purchase.
Payment or deposit can be made via : Paypal, Cash [We offer a discount for cash], Moneyorder, Direct deposit.
It is important to us that our Kelpies go to good homes. Unlike some other breeders we are quite happy for our dogs to be sold as pets and companions. We have had great success in this area with very happy customers (see our Pets page or Customer Comments.) As long as the dog has a good life, we are happy.
While the pup is young, we expect our customers to at least be able to spend a couple of hours each week doing some basic obedience or behaviour training with their dog. That's just 3 or 4 lessons of about 30 minutes. If you haven't got that time to spare it may not be a good idea to buy a pup (of any breed). Perhaps think about getting something a little older that has already had the basic training.
All Noonbarra Stud puppies sold are fully wormed, registered in the stud book of the Working Kelpie Council of Australia, Stud tattooed, vet checked and vaccinated. In some of the older pups usually some basic obedience has already been taught. Started dogs are also video-taped working sheep. Our Kelpies have a tattooed Stud number in their ear which helps prevent theft and allows positive identification. We are happy for the customer to pick a simple name and we will register the dog in their chosen name.
Our Noonbarra Kelpies are fully registered in the National Stud Book for purebred Working Kelpies, held by the Working Kelpie Council of Australia (The official registering body).
PRICES (In Australian Dollars)
Young puppies from $850
(average price)
[Add $200 for international orders - see overseas info]
vaccinated/wormed/tattooed/Stud registered/puppy folder/ Vet
checked) Approx. 8
weeks
Lightly trained & started Kelpies ... $1200 - $2500 (Australian)
Fully trained adult Stud kelpies are not often available but can range up around $3,000 - $6,000. Some Stud Kelpies have been offered up to $20,000!
PRICING
Puppy prices listed on this web site are for 7 to 8 week old pups. If you want a pup held a bit longer, we charge $20 per week after that period, which includes any extra wormings, basic handling, training, feeding, cleaning etc. but excludes any extra Veterinary requirements including second set of vaccinations at 12 to 14 weeks. After 12 weeks (3 months) price usually rises dramatically as this is the main period for training and socialising. Prices after 3 months will be based on individuals.
*Extra Puppy Training Package ... $100
We currently offer a package for puppies before being purchased, that
includes a lot of extra basic training on their puppy before they pick him up.
This would be helpful for most customers but may not be as important for
experienced dog owners. It would definitely be a great head start for beginners
that are not used to owning a dog or haven't had a Kelpie before. It is also
ideal for customers who live interstate.
This is similar to some of the extra training we do for our pups going overseas. It includes crate training so your puppy is comfortable sleeping overnight in a crate and for any long journey home after being picked up (or flown interstate). We also teach basic manners and start off a lot of the basic obedience lessons. [Note: We can only start these lessons in a very small way as the puppy can only learn a very limited amount at this time. It is up to the owner to continue training.]. We start the puppy with our Noonbarra Down-Stay lessons and start off the toilet training. We also start 'sit' training for meals. Your pup is handled quite a bit more and exposed to various stimuli. We also like the puppy to learn to be 'calm' when picked up. This is an important starter lesson as all puppies can be excitable. When the puppy is older, you continue this lesson by getting the older pup to come to you and sit and be calm.
We also strongly suggest you get a copy of our basic training book - Kelpie Basics!
*DELUXE Extra Puppy Training Package ... $150-$200
This optional package is the same as the standard extra
training package but the puppy stays with us an extra week or two (9-10 weeks of
age) and gets the basic foundation training over a longer period. For example,
you might need a puppy that is fairly noise proof so we will exposure the puppy
to noise and evaluate his reactions. You might want a puppy that is good with
water so we'll give your puppy a number of washes and expose the pup to water
etc. We might also do beginning training with tying up and getting used to
having a lead on for walks. Obviously we can't do everything on a young pup and
what we do is only starting the pup off in the right direction. It is not solid
training as can be done when the pup is a bit older (see package below) but it's
a great start for new owners. Let us know what you want done and we'll do our
best to get your pup started for you.
*Weekly Boarding & Training Package ... $350
When we have the
space and time we offer a boarding/training solution as well. This is a 7 DAY
intensive course in training your dog while your dog stays with us.
Some customers like to do this when the pup is about 5-6 months old and just want to get the foundation basics handled right so they can continue the training and know they are doing it correctly. It also allows them to work with the dog more effectively. Other customers wait until adolescence at about 8 months to 14 months and want a few bad habits corrected. Others bring their Kelpies every six months or so and have foundation training, obedience training and/or stock training etc. The dog has a great holiday and the owners get back a better behaved dog that has learned new things.
We can do general obedience training, socialising, correcting bad habits, stockyard work or paddock work with sheep. Many customers send their dogs via plane to Orange airport. We can get very cheap rates on flights for you. Others prefer to drive to the Noonbarra Stud. You can also include a one hour (or more) training session at the end of your dogs stay with us. (Ask about discounts for multiple hours with boarding course). Additional days after first week are costed out at $40 a day for full board and training. A one hour handler/dog training session & evaluation/discussion added into the weekly training course is discounted to just $50.
There are also discounts available for customers that have Noonbarra Kelpies and want them to have training. Please ask. Dogs used to being outside are kept in good sized insulated runs and kennels at night and with us inside, out training or in an exercise yard during the day. Dogs used to being house dogs are kept inside at night and in the day will either be with us in the house or doing training or in an exercise yard playing with other dogs. We are good at getting a dog's trust. All the dogs we have had here so far (many years) see it as a fun holiday and they return home much better dogs for the experience.
We also strongly suggest all customers get a copy of our basic training book - Kelpie Basics!
*STARTED SHEEPDOG WORK
PACKAGE
From time to time, we also start young pups on sheep and sell them as
'started'. This varies from just a basic interest in the sheep with
fundamental negative and positive commanding up to having a keen young
dog who can usually be on point of balance and go to the head in the
open (very small) paddock and perhaps backing sheep in a race and
knowing some basic commands such as 'stop'. A few will be even more
advanced with good recall, better obedience training and beginning side
commands as well as being handled and having training in other
behaviours. Prices for buying a started Kelpie from us ranges from
$1200 - $2500.
Overseas customers
Please note that the Australian Dollar is around 90% of the US. dollar. (2008). So $1000 Australian would be around $900 US Dollars. The European Euro is even less.
Go to our special page on International /Export of our Kelpies CLICK HERE
Wherever possible, we try to have puppies registered in the same or at least similar name as the customer calls their dog. Working Kelpies do not have long complex names like show dogs and our pedigree systems will just cut them off. They usually have simple names the same as people such as Julie, Sam, Ben, Molly, Fred, Amy etc.
If you have a name in mind that is short and can be easily understood and pronounced in English then we'll try to get the same name registered for your dog. We prefer names to be under 8 or 9 letters and single words. You can have two words but they must be very short such as 'Noonbarra Big Red'. You can of course call your dog anything you wish but for the purpose of registration we need a short, easy to pronounce English name. Some strange names in the past have caused a lot of confusion.
Because we are so well known and have a good reputation for matching customers with the right dogs, we get many thousands of enquiries each year. Although we try to accommodate each person to the best of our ability, there is only so much time. We only run a very small breeding Stud and have no staff. Everything is done by the two of us.
We have spent a lot of time putting together a terrific little DVD of Noonbarra Kelpies working in all situations and over many years, so that customers can see the dogs' real ability. In many ways this is even better than a live demonstration in a training paddock on a few sheep. We recommend that customers get a copy of our DVD and if possible see other Noonbarra Kelpies in their area. A copy of our book; Kelpie Basics, is also recommended.
Stephen does a lot of contract stockwork and station hand work - off property, so it can often be difficult to re-arrange things in order to set up any visits or dog demonstrations. We prefer to do these on the same days that other customers are coming to pick up dogs or coming for training lessons. Then we would have already arranged to have at least part of the day put aside from our normal work. There is no charge for visits at these times.
At other times, whenever possible, Mary will show customers around the kennels and show them various dogs and discuss them in detail. There is no charge for this. Due to the large number of people visiting, we prefer to keep each visit to about an hour so there is enough time to feed, clean, exercise the dogs, and handle the office work, emails and phone calls etc.
Noonbarra Stud Open Days:
A few times a year, we have open days to demonstrate our Kelpies, There is no
charge for this. Once we have more than 10 people wanting to see our dogs
demonstrated, we will arrange a date. This is usually on a weekend.
If you need to come at other times and require to see some of dogs working instead of just meeting them, then things need to be prepared for you. We will organise to take time off work and organise getting some sheep up to a paddock near the house. We are prepared to do these special live dog demonstrations on sheep, for the same price as dog lessons ($55 per hour). We will also discuss tips on training, what to look for in a dog and explain what each dog is doing. We will bring a small mob of sheep up to a paddock near the house for this purpose. Please arrange these personal dog demonstrations at least a week before-hand unless we are already doing dog training lessons.
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INFORMATION AND PHOTOS ON CRATES AND CRATE TRAINING
Information on Kelpie history & the outstanding Kelpies of the past can be found in the new 2006 edition of our book
'
FAMOUS KELPIES'
Softcover 136 pages.
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Email:
kelpies@noonbarra.com
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We are situated about 12 kilometres from Manildra, between the rural cities of Orange and Parkes in the central west of New South Wales. Many people travel to the area and spend a few days or a weekend when picking up their puppy. The large city of Orange, has many good motels and restaurants and is lovely at any time of year.
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