08/18/2005 03:51 PM -0800 - last updated

Created and maintained by Lynn Tatro of Talyn ACDs for Deb Casey
Frequently Asked Questions - Answered (ACD FAQ) - by Mark Abbott
Pet Emergency - CPR, Poisoning, Lost Pet, First Aid
Australian Cattle Dog Clubs - National and Regional Organizations
ACD Specific Information and Websites
Breed Standards - Standards of perfection for the ACD (how they should look and behave)
Registries - organizations that provide registration for your ACD so you can enter performance and conformation competitions
Herding
Activities & Performance Opportunities - travel, agility, obedience, tracking, flyball, weight pulling, Frisbee, skijoring, camping, therapy and service, specialty equipment
Training and Behavior - Locate trainers, tips/articles, clicker, behavior modification
Health - Diseases, orthopedic ( OFA hips & elbows), Vision (CERF), Hearing (BAER), Dentition (teeth), General veterinary information, Holistic & Natural Medicine, Vaccination, Pet Insurance
Grooming -
Nutrition -
Breeding & Whelping
Puppy Stuff
Geriatric/Elderly/Senior Dog
Rainbow Bridge
Rescue
ACD Collectibles & Stuff to buy
Fun Stuff
Dog Show Superintendents - information for entering dog shows, trials, and tests
General Dog Related Sites
Books
~ Pet Emergency - CPR, Poisoning, Lost Pet, First Aid ~
~ Australian Cattle Dog Clubs - National and Regional Organizations ~
~~ National Organizations ~~
~~ Regional Organizations ~~
~ ACD Specific Sites to Visit ~
~ Registries - organizations that provide registration for your ACD so you can enter performance and conformation competitions ~
~ Herding ~
~ ~ All Breed Herding Training (*indicates ACD owner/handler/trainer) ~ ~
- AHBA Trainer's & Facility Directory
- Cow Dog Central - Breeders, Associations, Information and Training
- Downriver Farm - Lynn Leach *, British Columbia, Canada
- Ewe-topia - Joe Kapelos*, WA
- Trail's End - Steve and Julie Waltenburg* Phelan, CA
- Kuawarri Kennel - Larry and Marilyn Painter *, Cleveland, MO
- Ben and Leslie Means, Working Cattle Dogs
- Jerome M. Stewart - All-Breed Herding Training Sites, Perris, CA
~ ~ Equipment & Instructional Video sources ~ ~
~ Activities & Performance Opportunities - travel, agility, obedience, tracking, flyball, weight pulling, Frisbee, skijoring, camping, therapy and service, specialty equipment ~
~ ~Agility ~ ~
~ ~ Carting~ ~
~ ~ Conformation ~ ~
~ ~ Flyball ~ ~
~ ~French Ring Sport ~ ~
~ ~ Frisbee ~ ~
~ ~ Obedience ~ ~
~ ~ Rally Obedience ~ ~
~ ~ Schutzhund ~ ~
~ ~ Search & Rescue ~ ~
~ ~ Skijoring ~ ~
~ ~ Therapy & Service ~ ~
~ ~ Tracking ~ ~
~ ~ Travel ~ ~
~ ~ Water Trials ~ ~
~ ~ Weight Pulling ~ ~
~ ~ Equipment, Videos & Books ~ ~
~ Training and Behavior - Locate trainers, tips/articles, clicker, behavior modification ~
~ ~ Locate Trainers ~ ~
~ ~ Training Tips & Articles ~ ~
~ ~ Clicker Training ~ ~
~ ~ Specialized Training Equipment ~ ~
~ Health - Diseases, Orthopedic (hips & elbows OFA), Vision (CERF), Hearing (BAER), Dentition (Teeth), General Veterinary Information, Holistic & Natural Medicine, Vaccination, Pet Insurance ~
~ ~ Diseases ~ ~
~ ~ Orthopedic (hips & elbows) OFA ~ ~
~ ~ Vision (CERF) ~ ~
~ ~ Dental/Dentition (teeth) ~ ~
~ ~ Hearing (BAER - Basal Auditory Evoked Response) ~ ~
~ ~ General Veterinary Information ~ ~
~ ~ Holistic, Natural, Alternative Care ~ ~
~ ~ Pet Health Insurance ~ ~
~ ~ Vaccinations ~ ~
~ Nutrition ~
~ Grooming ~
~ Breeding & Whelping ~
~ ~ ACD Specific ~ ~
~ ~ General Breeding and Genetic ~ ~
~ ~ Software ~ ~
~ ~ Whelping ~ ~
~ ~ Puppy Evaluation ~ ~
~ ~ Microchipping - Puppy Identification ~ ~
~ ~ Kennel Construction ~ ~
~ Puppy Stuff ~
~ Geriatric/Elderly/Senior Dog ~
~ Rainbow Bridge ~
~ Rescue ~ where to find ACDs who need homes or how to help care for ACDs in need
~ ACD Collectibles & Stuff to Buy ~
- ACDCA 2003 National Specialty items
- Animal Krackers Australian Cattle Dog gift - collectibles
- Animates - Charicature Creations
- Australian Cattle Dog - Graphics
- Australian Cattle Dog - Vinyl Decal
- ACD gifts and collectibles- Petpro
- ACD outdoor sculpture
- ACD postage stamps - collectible
- Beth Hickman's Dog Art - (as seen at 2002 ACDCA National Specialty)
- BIS ACD patterns
- Blue Heeler nostalgic metal signs (Site in German)
- Buy in Australia.com
- Canterbury Tails pet collectibles - ACD
- Carved wooden signs - painted gifts
- Cold nose warm heart - Sandicast store(and other neat stuff!)
- Cool dog supplies at SitStay.com
- Coopercraft, english china, animal figurines - ACD
- ACD design template - embroidery
- Dog Daze Designs - ACD
- Dog pictures at Barking Buddies, online club for dogs and owners
- Dog Street Signs
- Doggie Diamonds - ACD drawings and embroidery
- Doughydog - ACD stained glass portraits *
- Ebay.com - online auction. Search for Australian cattle dog, blue heeler, queensland heeler (and don't forget to misspell Australian "Austrailan") utilized by many ACD fanciers
- Fun Stuff 4 You - nodding ACDs for your car dash
- Glenrose Farms custom leather braiding
- Hotter by design ACD portraits by M.J. Hotter *
- Leashes by Lyndale - braided kangaroo leads and custom hand-made leashes
- Leather Creations - harnesses for service and tracking dogs
- Martha Van Loan's ACD art - Lithographs
- Mutt Art - Fine Art Dog Prints
- Custom embroidery. logos, graphics (Ahead Graphics)
- Outback Outlaws.com - ACd, Kelpie, Border Collie items *
- Pastel Art - Dogs (Alaskan Judi Rideout)
- Pet Photography
- Portraits - painted - Angela McGraw
- Sandicast Dog Sculpture
- UltiMutt ACD greeting cards
- Wing-It Designs - dog portraits
- Yard art, silhouette holders, fan pulls, etc.
- Yummy Chummies - Alaskan salmon dog treats
~ Fun Stuff ~
~ Dog Show Superintendents - information for entering dog shows, trials, and tests ~
~ General Dog Related Sites ~
~ Books ~
Please let us know if you find problems with these links. Thank you!