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About Us
"Cubberoo" is a working property in north west NSW near Mungindi on the Queensland border, producing beef cattle, merino sheep, dryland-broadacre and irrigated crops as well as working kelpies and cairn terriers. Mungindi is a village of up to 1000 in population when the seasons are kind. It is unique as it is the only town in the world to be on both sides of a border with the same name, having a police station in both states, a Queensland hospital and NSW schools. The main industries are livestock (cattle, sheep and goats) and broadacre farming (cereals, chick peas and sorghum) as well as an irrigation industry mostly specialising in cotton production. The climate here can be quite harsh, with temperature extremes ranging from -3 or -4 deg C on a cold winter's night to 45 deg C on very hot summer days, we are supposed to average about 19" (485mm) per year with both winter and summer rain - has been very hard to believe this with very severe drought continuing from 2000 to now with only a brief respites. Cubberoo is situated on the banks of the Barwon River (becomes the Darling further downstream) and comprises natural mitchell grass country on the fertile black soil floodplains with some slightly higher clay pan country which stays above all but the highest floods. My family has been involved with the production of livestock all my life, breeding poll hereford cattle, sheep, horses and working dogs. I learned early that stock work was a lot easier if you had quality working dogs and so started Cubberoo Kelpies many years ago. It was not until 1982 when I was given a blue and tan bitch pup, Tindal Brook, by a renowned stockman and family friend, that my current kelpie family was started, she was an extremely stylish bitch whose parents were from Bert Bromham's Glenville Stud at Holbrook. Collessie Cairn Terriers are a relatively recent addition to the Cubberoo family with the arrival of Glenlemar Bonny Mhorag in early 1999. Having had various purebred pet dogs all my life, I went looking for something to join our 16 year old poodle and thought I liked the sound of Cairn Terriers.......and so I entered their circle of enthusiasts. Unfortunately, "Cubberoo" was not available with the canine council as a prefix so I had to find something appropriate and as my grandmother had come from Collessie in Fifeshire I thought it suitable. Balbridie Dawn Mist and Craigend Candle Shine have subsequently joined Collessie, giving me three families to work with. Due to our geographical location, I only attend very limited numbers of shows, trying to travel to at least the CTCV and CTCNSW Championship Shows each year. Cairns fly well and interstate travel is no problem. I have been so very lucky over the years with both breeds, as other highly regarded and successful breeders have been very generous, both by allowing me to use their bloodlines and by giving me valuable bitches to start new families. Dog breeding can be a most rewarding past time, introducing you to a world of new friends with similar interests as well as giving great pleasure to people with their animals, whether it be a great working or show dog or a very much loved best mate.
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