Welcome to Watersedge Kennels
Thank you for taking the time to help celebrate the stars past, present and future that have honoured the kennel since its inception.
Since the beginning of 1994, Watersedge has campaigned 27 of our 30 Australian Champions who we have either bred or shown ourselves to their conformation titles. During this time we have also campaigned 3 to Grand Champion status. This does not include Champions owned and shown/trialled by others.
We still have a few to go but these are our babies! We have also commenced Herding as one of our pastimes and have both breeds represented with the initial titles to enable them to go forward into trialling.
I believe in the old adage that a picture paints a thousand words. Please "click" on the thumbnail photos in the Gallery, Bred by Us or Dog Profile pages to view in full.
Other sites may contain lots more text for you to wade through; I have tried to keep this to a minimum.
So again welcome to our story and I hope you enjoy your visit.
Watersedge Kennels are breeders of quality Australian Kelpies - Red, Chocolate & Black and more recently (September 2008) Red & Tan and Black & Tan. The kennel was established in 1993 with the purchase of my first show Kelpie. Kelpies were already an integral part of my life prior to this as my grandmother was a breeder of working dogs. My early life was spent on horseback with a Kelpie by my side. I cannot imagine not having these wonderful dogs as my companions.
2002 saw the introduction of a new breed - the Finnish Lapphund - much to my own amazement. To date we are still showcasing Australia's youngest Runner-Up Best in Show All Breeds Finnish Lapphund - Grand Ch Theldaroy Wild Not Me, the country's only female Grand Champion. 2005 saw the introduction of our first Finnish import Fidelis Haltiatar and her IID litter to FNL/LTU Ch Fidelis Alias Amicus. Watersedge is also the first to have been blessed with cream puppies!
Puppies of either breed sometimes available as at Watersedge we believe in quality - not quantity. Enquiries welcome.
Contact : Melissa Waters
Location : Gold Coast QLD
Ph : 0414557325
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The Watersedge Dog Blog March 2010Stardate..........2010February 9th Happy 12th Birthday to Ch. Watersedge Star Dust (Dusty) and Ch. Watersedge Sweet Melody (Melody). Dusty and Melody were from the 3rd litter of Australian Kelpies bred at Watersedge. They are from Tarndrew Watch My Style (Danni) and Grand Ch. Ringbarka Ginger Meggs (Ginger Meggs). Danni and Ginger Meggs did not have the opportunity to grow old gracefully. They both set off to the "Rainbow Bridge" far too soon which adds weight to the old adage that only the good die young. It does not seem possible that they could be celebrating their 12th year. I can still remember them as tiny babies and what an amazing gift they were. March 5th It was a very sad moment last night when her daughter Watersedge All About Attitude (Kati), was looking for her mother. It is also a time to celebrate another birthday! Ch. Watersedge Evening Star (Evie) is celebrating her birthday today. Evie is a puppy from our dearly departed Australian Kelpies Ch. Kairouban Flashy Black (Flash) and "Teddy Bear" Ch. Ringbarka Gemma (Gemma). Happy Birthday "Baby Evie". The Watersedge Dog Blog February 2010Stardate..........2010February 28th February 27th Watersedge Tru Magic (IID) (Zana) is expecting a litter of puppies at Easter. She is from Australia's first imported in dam litter from Ch. Fidelis Haltiatar (imp FIN) (Taru). This is a bit of deja vu as Zana was born on Good Friday herself. The father of this litter is Janoby All About Arvo (Zeke). We are expecting this litter to be of similar calibre to the recent litter (photos) between Grand Ch. Watersedge Alias Aleksi (IID) (Aleksi) and Ch. Janoby All About Aura (Roara), itself a collaboration between Watersedge and Janoby Kennels. Zana is Aleksi's sister and Zeke is Roara's brother. To contact Ric with your enquiry - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it More good news also from NSW with Watersedge Sno Drift (Toska) owned by Sue and Gerard Burnside of Miavig Kennels. Toska has been awarded Minor Puppy in Group. Well done Toska - Woo Hoo! Toska is a puppy from the mating between Aleksi and Roara. Good news from Victoria as well - Watersedge Secret Agent (Larry) has obtained his first substantial Best of Breed at the age of 8 months. Larrry's show career started with a bang when he was awarded 3 consecutive Baby in Group pizes. Larry is owned by Wayne and Sue Sharp of Janoby Kennels and is also a puppy from the litter between Aleksi and Roara. February 16th Miss Roars Paws has been our houseguest for just on 12 months and we have been delighted to have her! Thanks again to Wayne & Sue Sharp of Janoby Kennels for allowing Roara to spend the year with us. Roara gave birth to 7 bouncing baby Finnish Lapphunds in June 2009. February 14th Unfortunately Tina is a bit camera shy. When it is possible to catch a couple of good photos of her she will have her own webpage. February 12th Taru is my most gorgeous girl. It is hard to believe that she has been with me almost 5 years now as it seems like only yesterday that she arrived with her precious cargo on board. We are looking forward to a litter of puppies from Taru sometime this year or early next. February 4th |
