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Pincie Creek Stockdogs
Registered Australian Shepherds
Our foundation dogs
Our mission with our breeding program is to breed a superior stockdog. We like a dog that is biddable,
loyal, easy to handle and train, and one that wants to work for you, not for themselves. These dogs
understand teamwork as they will look for you and give you the check in look we call the
“did you see that” or “ did I do good” We want our dogs to have power and presence to rate and work
any type of stock. We breed for consistency in performance; we want dogs to work every day and not
just one day. We do breed for dogs to work cattle and if they have the power to move and control
cattle ,the dog can be controlled on other types of stock. We believe that everybody deserves a
good dog and if you want a stockdog we hope it is a Pincie Creek dog. Pincie Creek dogs are
proven in performance through many venues. Ours dogs compete in trial arenas, work on ranches, and
make it their job to make you laugh. Kennels across the world have chosen Pincie Creek dogs to
establish a solid foundation for their breeding programs.
Pincie Creek dogs are greatly influenced by the bloodlines established by Fletcher Woods in his
breeding program. We think some of the uniqueness we see in our puppies is the influence of these
lines. The rich red colors and the deep merles that show up in the Pincie Creek dogs are proof of
the predominate influences of these old Woods bred line of dogs. We breed to preserve this as we
produce puppies that retain 6/8’s, 7/8’s Woods in the pedigree. The “Woods” bloodlines exhibit
old fashion loyalty to their owner. The intense look in their eyes expresses loyalty, brains, and
an absolute work ethic. Most Woods bred dogs prefer their own human; however will tolerate other
people. The dogs are great at reasoning things out and reading people to know if it’s friend or
foe. They almost can not tolerate ignorant people as they think they are smarter than most people,
even their owners. Woods’s dogs are known to be drive dogs. They usually have thick muzzles,
deep chest, and usually have strange vocals such as chirping and yodeling. They truly carry a
mystique about them. They are kind and gentle to stock. As puppies when they escape the yard
and get in to the stock they work to put stock into the corner and love to hold them there until
you are ready to help them make the stock move again. They are known to be protective. They have
a serious and sensible demeanor about them. Roger has said that the Woods’s dogs are independent,
need a reason to do something and need to think it is “their idea” to do it. They can love you
at a distance or shadow your every step. I personally love the behavior and mannerisms of the
old Woods’s dog’s .The old lines are slowly disappearing and the love of these old bloodlines will
be forever appreciated by Pincie Creek. We can see the influence of these strong lines in our
breeding today with the dogs like Pincie Creek Kabooki, Pincie Creek Fancy Feathers, Double Duce
of Pincie Creek, Pincie Creek Aligator, and Pincie Creek Hank. All our dogs will have some Wood’s
in their pedigree somewhere.
WTCH Hangin’ Tree Blue Bear was a dog that was an ambassador to the breed as well as to the
canine species. His serene mannerism was quite, confident, calming and authoritive. He had
absoluteness around stock which got the job done. He never met a stranger and could work a crowd
by picking out the next ball thrower for him. I think Hangin’Tree dogs are always smiling, quite
different from Woods. This guy was light footed and calm around other dogs as well as stock. He
taught the young pups not to run the fence and to be patient. He stopped them about middle way
down the fence and put them on the ground then wrapped his mouth over their muzzle holding them
almost to say “nat nat no running and slow down.” This beautiful dog would look at a cow, goat,
or duck with a sense of confidence and skill which could be felt by the stock. The ease to move
and control stock was natural instinct and could never be taught by a human. Roger was often times
considered Bear’s sidekick. We see the offspring he left behind and still watch the poetry in
motion when these pups grow to exhibit the stock savvy sense we have come to appreciate in our
breeding program. If the pups take after Bear they are the jokers, smiling and grinning and
getting everybody stirring up dirt. Hangin’ Tree bloodlines have complimented the cross on
Woods’s by contributing a pup/dog that is eager to please, has more fetch/gather and a little
more sensibility on rating stock and working with you in a partnership. The willingness to listen
and respond to your commands, the bid ability you might say comes from Blue Bear. The stick to it
attitude and the smoozing of a stranger to make a new friend all are traits of the Famous WTCH
Hangin’Tree Blue Bear.
Bear will always be missed.
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