Tess - The Kelpie!
Tess

Sire: Unknown
Dam: Unknown
Kelpie with a little bit of Blue Cattle Dog!
Born: Around 2005 (?)

Tess came to me as an adult dog, a desexed female, well
trained (in the art of being a couch potato it seems
mostly! lol), and a lovely girl in need of a home.
She had been a farm dog that didnt want to work sheep -
more interested in sleeping on the couch, the bed, and
anywhere else that she can - and cleaning the plates!....
She has fit right in here at home with Squirt and the rest
of the zoo!
Tess loves coming out
and sitting in the
paddock with the
horses when I am
taking photos of them
or working with them.
She is lovely and
quiet around the
horses and is
curious, but quite
the big chicken if
the foals happen
to look at her and
move towards
her - shes out of
there quicker
than you can say
BOO!  So much
for a big tough
Kelpie!
Sadly, Tessas biggest vice is her love of all things stinky.... horse manure is probably the least of the stinky stuff that she
loves so much.   Placenta is another favourite, and she has been known to bring some dried placenta in and chew on it in the
lounge room!!!    She is slowly learning that those things do not endear herself to me greatly and I do not find them as
amusing as she might like to think I should!