After 30 years with Dobes, I decided in 2010 it was time to find a more compatible breed for me. After several years of searching for the right breed, I kept returning to the Australian Kelpie. I contacted the breeder of a litter on youtube that I liked, a breeder who lived less than an hour away. Could I possibly see her female? Yes, but it had to wait until the competition season was over. Kitty had qualified for the Danish Championship to take place in September 2011 and she would probably not have her next litter until autumn 2012 or spring 2013. That was fine with me due to my circumstances back then.

In spring 2013 I was offered a pup after Aussie Action's Red Kitty and Cefeus Atlas, a repeat litter of the one I had seen on youtube. Finally I was able to accept a pup, and the litter was born on 16 May 2013. At this point my last dobe had died unexpectedly so I was waiting two months before I could take Baxi home with me. However, with his breeder so close, I spent many hours visiting and was able to follow the litter from just three weeks. Only when the litter was 7 weeks old, did I finally know which pup would be mine, and that was the one I had liked from the start. Sometimes you just know what's right.

Since then I have never looked back. The Kelpie suits me and I got one with the kind of zest that I like in dogs: creative, outgoing, friendly, fun-loving and willing to work for hours. 

On 21 Dec 2023 my next Kelpie, Callicoma Hippy Hippy Shake was born. She has taken the long trip from Australia to Copenhagen where I picked her up. Just as people-loving and dog-friendly as Baxi. You can find lots more information about each on this site.