TexAun Aussies @ TexAustralian Kennels

Long Beach, CA - Bo and Valle followed their strong showings in Albuquerque in May with more big wins this weekend!

• Friday - Long Beach Kennel Club - Bo won Winners Bitch and Best of Winners
• Saturday - Kennel Club of Beverly Hills - Valle won Reserve Winners Bitch
• Sunday - Great Western Terrier Association - Bo won Reserve Winners Bitch and Valle won Winners Bitch and Best Opposite Sex

Sunday’s win for Valle was her first major! Many thanks to judges Mrs. Lydia Coleman Hutchinson, Mrs. Roberta L. Campbell and Mr. Keith Lovell!

Edgewood, NM - Well, Polly’s gang is halfway (to their new) homes. They outgrew the whelping box at five weeks. We moved them to bigger quarters, so they can more easily play, rough house, and grow up. There are puppy playpens inside and outside of our home. The playpens are equipped with pet cots and litter boxes (for that head start on house-breaking). But they still love sleeping together on a blanket in the inside playpen. Click here for many new photos and a movie.

Weaning is well underway, started at four weeks. The puppies have progressed to dry crushed puppy food. But, mom will still jump in the playpen to nurse once or twice a day. That should end in about one week and then it will be time for their first shot…a DAP combo. Puppy evaluation will be at a “party” in two weekends.

Bo, Valle and I are headed to Long Beach, CA next weekend for the Long Beach, Beverly Hills and Great Western Terrier Shows while everyone here holds down the fort. And, Valle gets to see her second “mom” Betty as she will be at the shows.

Edgewood,NM - Time flies! Polly’s babies have nearly quadrupled in weight, their eyes and ears are open, tail-docking sutures are removed and super puppy training is complete (click here for more on the early neurological stimulation exercises we do with our puppies). And, they’re starting to move around alot…sitting, walking (kindof)…and developing that terrier attitude. More movies and pix have been posted. Click here to see them.

If you went to the old website and got redirected here, you learned we completely pulled the plug today. If you think we haven’t moved all of the old information to our new site, let us know. We still have to do some “spit shine and polish” but we’re pretty sure everything at the old site got moved.

Albuquerque, NM - TexAun Aussies had a good weekend at the Rio Grande Kennel Club shows, our home all-breed club. On Saturday, Bo (TexAun Mr Bojangles Is Really A Girl) won winners bitch (the first of two “major” wins needed for her championship) and best opposite sex. Valle (TexAun’s My Funny Valentine) took reserve bitch. On Sunday, Bo and Valle put up tough competition for winners bitch again, but came up a little short. Bo took reserve bitch. We also showed Lily (Ch Benayr Tiger Lily) on Saturday to get her warmed up for some campaigning later this year. And, thanks go to Jessica for doing a great job “pinch-hitting” for Karen showing Lily and Valle.

Congrats to Kreg and Bill for picking up a winners bitch major on Sunday with ABQ Candelaria Christhill; to Patricia, Tammy and Kreg for best of breed on Saturday with Ch Christhill Sunny Dunes Tapa; and to Willie, Julie and Carol for best of breed on Sunday with Ch Double Nickel T-Like Teaser.