Louisiana breeder. When his family moved to Brook-
field, MO due to a career change, they bought a house
and they were afraid a car would hit him. Jeremy un-
knowingly turned him in to the
county animal control thinking
that he would be placed in a
new home. Little did they
know what fate Rascal would
The Linn County animal con-
trol officer dubbed Rascal
"dog aggressive." Seems the
shelter placed him in an inex-
perienced foster home and he
killed their cat. In spite of the
tion Michael Stumpff, founder
of Tennessee Valley Cattle
Dog Rescue convinced the
shelter director that he had
the experience with the breed
and could handle him. Rascal
home in Kansas until a relay
transport was arranged.
Thanks to the efforts of sev-
eral volunteers, Rascal made
the journey to Cedar Creek
of Tennessee Valley Cattle Dog Rescue. He did great
at the farm. Rascal got along with other dogs fine. He
also and showed interest in sheep and proved quite
biddable.
In June Lyle Lad, a top USBCHA open handler, and
one the best all breed herding trainers in the U.S.A.
did a stock dog clinic at Cedar Creek Farm. Michael
worked Rascal and she loved him. Lyle's husband,
Matt, had previously owned an Australian Cattle Dog.
for Matt, but wanted to be sure Matt would like that.
When Matt heard about Rascal he couldn't wait to get
him. Three days later Rascal hitched a ride with a
trucker and headed for Ohio to join Matt Lad.
Lad's thirty-five acre farm.
He does chores with Matt
daily, including helping get
the chickens, turkeys, and
ducks up at night. He gets
along fine with their eight
house dogs, Border Collies
and a Pomeranian. He has
shown interest in Lyle's cats
but has learned to leave
them alone. Rascal is train-
ing on sheep. They also plan
to take him to friend's farm
for an opportunity to train
on cattle. Matt, who is also
a USBCHA open handler, is
training Rascal under Lyle's
watchful eye. Matt plans to
ILP him and compete in
AKC, ASCA, and AHBA herd-
ing trials with him in the
future.
the farm with a top notch stock dog trainer. Rascal is
one fine dog and truly deserves the good life he now
has. If you are interested in helping a shelter dog, or
adopting a rescue, visit
our website lists all of the Australian Cattle Dog res-
cues.