Friends

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Anne's Kira is the first Aussie I ever met. Anne
brought Kira to the obedience club where I was
training as an instructor at the time (2001)
and what initially began as a way of keeping up
our obedience/agility training over summer
became a training session (or two!) every week
since, and even a trip to New Zealand together
for Anne and I.

Porter and Kira, who have known each other
since puppyhood, have always been good friends
and now Josh has joined the pack we often
have three Aussies tearing round the park with
their favourite squeaky toy :)

My friendship with Lindy & Nancy began when I enquired about getting a puppy from them... and the rest is
history! I count my lucky stars every day to have stumbled across the Sutter website - as well as my gorgeous
boy Josh, I have gained two wonderful friends who constantly answer my never-ending questions and
enthusiastically share their extensive knowledge of the Aussie breed. (And because I value their friendship I
haven't put photos of themselves here :>)

These photos of Donna and her lovely boy Doc 'Aus
Ch Sutter's Grey's Anatomy' were all taken at the
Aussie Club of VIC Specialty shows November
2007

I first contacted Donna when I
found out she had brought Doc to
Australia - I was thrilled to see a
Sutter puppy here and it was
wonderful to have someone to share
with my excitement about bringing
home my own Sutter baby.

We continued to exchange e-mails
and eventually met for the first
time in person at the Aussie Club of
Victoria Specialty shows in
November 2007, where I watched
Donna and Doc strut their stuff
and enjoyed 48 hours of talking
about nothing but Aussies.

It was so much fun we are already
planning our ASCV trip for
November '08 :)

Over the years of Porter's involvement in trialling, I have made many wonderful friends in
the obedience and agility communities, and the Para Districts Obedience Dog Club. Danni
and her girls Xena and Inka always kept us on our toes in the obedience ring, and in
2005 Danni's Xena and my Porter won Golden Dumbell (Top obedience dog in the state)
and Runner-Up Golden Dumbell respectively. Of course Porter and Josh have made many
of their own doggy friends too :)