Our Sires at Avenpart

Jopahill Josh
Sire: Gunna Chief
Dam: Avenpart Rubee

This dog is an excellent station dog with eye and style in the paddock and plenty of bark and force in the yard and an enthusiastic backer. Hope to compete with him this year.


Avenpart Wump
Sire: Halsteds Rex
Dam: Cotaway Dell

Wump is a wide casting black and tan sire, who has been placed in three sheep trials. Very strong walk up on sheep and cattle with nose and heel bite. Free backer in the yards with plenty of bark, one of the few dogs in Australia who will naturally back cattle. Wump is producing intelligent, calm and thinking pups suitable for both general station work and the trial arena.


Avenpart Nulla Nulla
Sire: Cottonwood Matt
Dam: Avenpart Paget

Trumby is an excellent casting black & tan male with good eye, and balance. A natural backing dog with all round strength in the yards and a big bark. Is at home working both cattle and sheep.


Halsted's Rex
Sire: Wyreema Rasputin
Dam: Avenpart Chloee

Rex needs no introduction; he is an intelligent, leggy black & tan sire who has won yard trials and the Victorian Utility Trial Championships 2000, he has also placed in Arena Trials. Rex has progeny working in Canada, Finland, Sweden and naturally Australia.


Avenpart Pekoe A.I.
Sire: Avenpart Zondo
Dam: Milburn Lucy

Pekoe is a young red and tan sire who has lovely eye and cover in the paddock and is also at home in the yards. We believe he possesses the qualities we look for at Avenpart to make a very successful sire for the stud.



In 1996 Avenpart exported the first ever Kelpie semen to John Brown, Balbuthie Farms, Fife, Scotland. John had Previously owned Avenpart Kelpies imported in utero by Kate Bottoms, AVEN Kelpie Stud (UK) in the 1980's, but now needed some outside blood.

Semen from two sires, Matt and Tommy was sent over. Two litters of 7 were born to Matt, Tommy had a litter of 11, then a litter of 7 out of one of Matt's daughters.



Avenpart Zondo
Sire: Glenville Jack
Dam: Avenpart Wimpy

Zondo needs no introduction, being one of the most famous and influential sires of his time. He was a strong working dog and very potent sire, producing such top offspring as Capree Watch, Pinky, Zap and Shep. His progeny are in Norway, Sweden, Russia, Holland and England.


Cottonwood Matt
Sire: Capree Tex
Dam: Cottonwood Polly

Matt was one of Avenparts best sires, complimenting the Zondo influence. A very stylish black and tan dog, winner of Yard and Arena trials and placed in utility trials. A natural backer with bark on command. Matt loved cattle work and had strong walk up, with nose and heel bite on cattle when necessary.


We have semen stored out of Avenpart Zondo, Cottonwood Matt, Avenpart Lukin, Halsted's Rex, Avenpart Nulla Nulla , Cotway Bones and Boanong Tommy. For enquiries please contact us at 'Avenpart' Kelpie Stud via email - kmmccrabb@bigpond.com

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Web page designed and maintained by Col Mackrory - June 2003. Last updated September 2007.