We currently share our lives with eight Aussies, three males and five females. Below is a description of each member of our Aussie family.  OUR BOYS This is Timmy. He is king of our Aussie pack and well deserving of the honour. He's without doubt the nicest dog one could hope to own, friends with the whole world, confident, goofy, fun-loving, well-mannered (most of the time) and gentle as a lamb. As Timmy grew up we got a clear picture in our heads of what we were aiming for with our Aussies, something that looks great and is also an absolute pleasure to live with. If we can produce puppies just like him we'll make lots of people very happy.  Meet Fergus. He has the same mother as Timmy but his father is from working dog lines, known for their intelligence and versatility, as well as their amazing colours. Fergus is Ron's best mate and constant companion around the farm. He is extremely distinctive looking and gets admired wherever we go. More importantly, Fergus has the same kind of temperament as Timmy, exactly what we are trying to produce here at HevnSent. He is kind but gutsy, loyal, responsive and confident.  This little guy is called Boomer. He's a fair dinkum working type Aussie and we imported him from Sweden because we were so impressed with Fergus, who's father is a full brother to Boomer's dad. Boomer has an outstanding temperament but he is a full-on working type dog who does everything at top speed. He's a great companion but is one of those Aussies that needs a job to do. He can't bear it if we do any work with the stock and he's not involved. Although he's quite happy to spend most of the day snoozing in the office, if there is something happening he just has to be there. He even rounds up the other dogs when there are no goats or sheep to move. Fortunately his pups are a whole lot calmer, but we are pretty careful when choosing who to mate him with. We love his full-on personality but it's probably not for everyone. OUR GIRLS This is a rear view of one of our original Aussies, Sherbet. As the name implies, Sherbet is just the sweetest thing money could buy. She's also as fizzy as might be expected and has a bubbly, energetic personality that keeps us all laughing. Sherbet is basically unstoppable and we are still waiting for her to settle down and grow up, although she's now nine years old. She's been desexed and is loving life on the farm and still travelling at top speed. Her days are spent patrolling the yards and her nights curled up on her favourite leather chair. Meet Dee, another of our older, retired Aussies. Dee is a soft, gentle dog but is one of those aussies that doesn't feel comfortable with strangers, so she tends to disappear when visitors arrive. Dee had two litters before she was desexed to enjoy life on the farm. She's generally to be found either curled up on a bed or helping Ron out with his chores. Her favourite treat is riding in the tractor.  Jemima stayed at HevnSent almost by accident. She was the smallest pup in Sherbet's first litter and wasn't as pretty or as confident as her boisterous brothers and sisters. She also suffered terribly from car sickness so we had difficulty socialising her as well as we would have liked. We weren't prepared to sell her while she was unable to get out and about so we kept her for a while. Needless to say, she blossomed into a beautiful dog and, by the time she got over her car sickness and the right home came along, we simply couldn't bear to part with her. Jemima is very much part of our doggie family and has had two litters, one with Boomer and her latest with Fergus.  This is Maddi. She's a very sweet little girl. We thought Maddi was one of the prettiest puppies in Sherbet's first litter, although she had strong competition from some of her litter mates and their new owners might not agree with us. She did well in the showring and almost made it to her conformation title before we decided we'd had enough of showing. Maddi is always up for a game, having inherited her mothers playful (and often quite silly) sense of humour.  She's had two litters and is the mother of Candy, shown below. This is Candy, the latest permanent addition to our family. Candy was born in 2007 and almost went to Canada to live, but ended up staying with us. She's just an excellent little dog. Very bright and obedient, slightly smaller than some aussies and also with less coat. She's just a fraction reserved when she first meets someone, probably due to growing up on the farm with fewer opportunities for socialisation, but once she's met you she's a friend for life. She's a fantastic little mate to have around on the farm and makes a great babysitter. She can't wait until she's old enough to have her own pups, maybe sometime in 2009.