Page 40 - Aussie Magazine - 2023 Issue 2

Interview

To this date our Family has finished over 50 How many dogs do you have now?
Championship titles on our dogs. Today at the house where my Daughter Cherri and
Jayden also live and share in the care of of dogs we
Can you tell us, why “Bayouland”? What does resident about 13 adult Aussies at times we also
it meand and does it have a deeper meaning grow a few puppies out for show potential. One of
for you? my favourite things to do is watch these puppies
As our family continued to become more involved grow and develop.
with the Aussies we took the Kennel name
“Bayouland“ this name come from the deep roots What do you like the most on breeding aussies?
of my husband Johnny LeBlanc’s Cajun family Aussies are a much healthier dog to Breed and raise.
history that lived and worked the Bayou’s of The females usually whelp litters easily without
Louisiana for many years coming from the French interference and issues . Not that emergency and
and Chanove Indian heritage of his family my problem’s cannot happen. Keeping your dogs on
Mother in law , Mona Williams was one of the a good food and regular deworming plays into a
oldest breeders of Louisiana Catahoulas and I happy healthy litter.
learned a lot of important things about breeding
from her experiences. At what age(s) do you evaluate your puppies to
show potential? And what age is ideal for first
You have aussies since 1979, WOW! Are they litter of the bitch to be mom?
the best breed you have ever met? What do First it’s about the right fit in pedigree, conformation
you like most on aussies? and temperament, if this pair will be a good match
My thoughts go to versatile and dedication to before we even breed them. We usually start
just begin with in this breed. Versatile to do most breeding our bitches at 3 years.
anything you ask of them and dedication to their
owners and family. But there is so much more At 6 weeks we start to evaluate puppies then again
to this breed than meets the eye. Intelligence, at 8 weeks. But we need to remember that does not
Loyal, courageous and a willing to please its mean a puppy will grow into a show dog it means it has
person. Not many breeds can handle the work potential! Each puppy grows and changes at different
and stamina of an Aussie. rates in its life. Some mature faster than others some

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