Aticia Grey is best known for her team of working dogs and their adventures on her family’s cattle station in the Pilbara region of WA. Given her cult following on social media, appearance on the ABC’s tv show “Muster Dogs” and release of a book by the same name, you’d be forgiven for thinking she’s […]
Written by Katie O’Donoghue – Stationhand, Mandora Station The alarm goes off. It’s early, the sun is barely out of bed itself. It’s a new day, another busy day ahead and so, with one final stretch I jump out of bed head outside springing off the deck and head off in search of the crew. […]
Host: Kilcowera Station Written by Toni Sherwin, Station Owner Kilcowera is a working cattle station that offers accommodation, camping and guided tours. Hi! I’m Toni, one half of the Sherwin partnership. I’m the one who does all the writing, banking, officey things and knows how to fix the computer, printer or internet when something goes […]
Host: Glenforrie Station Written by Aticia Grey – Owner/Operator, Pilbara Working Dogs. To learn more about Aticia’s working dogs, follow Pilbara Working Dogs on Facebook Sometimes it is phrased as a question, more often an accusation. “That’s too many dogs! Poor old cow is out numbered! That’s cruel, harassing her like that!” Let me get something out […]
Host: Annaburroo Station Written by Barb Phillips – Manager, Annaburroo Station. It was in 2013 after attending a Neil McDonald Advanced Livestock Management school that I decided to lift my game and invest some time into our working dogs. We were based in Katherine and had a handful of beautifully bred kelpies and collies. Unfortunately […]
Host: Glenforrie Station Written by Aticia Grey – Manager, Glenforrie Station. Catch up on part 1 of our trip here. Beef Week. Well, the name pretty well sums it up, it was a great week that was kicked off with a dog auction at the Great Western. Not a kelpie to be seen but the […]
Host: Glenforrie Station Written by Aticia Grey – Manager, Glenforrie Station. Courtney touched on our road trip earlier in the year in her blog but I wanted to expand on a few of my favourite highlights. Being two young women on the road in a cruiser ute with a trailer load of dogs (only 20 […]
Host: Farrcombe Contracting Written by Raine Pugh – Owner, Farrcombe Contracting. Life in the outback is filled with furry friends, they bring us joy, laughter, happiness, and sometimes heartbreak. At the start of this season some of the boys from our crew and I travelled down to Newcastle Waters Station to collect our plant horses […]
Host: Southhampton Written by Kylie Savidge – Owner, Southampton Station. Considering that 12 months have gone past since I last wrote some things have changed. Old friends have passed on and new ones have come along – two legged and four, so I thought I would introduce some of the new characters and touch on […]
Host: White Kangaroo Station Written by Sarah Streeter – Manager, White Kangaroo Station. I work White Kangaroo solo for most of the time. My brother and sister-in-law with one other employee come in only for the week or so that it takes to do each round of mustering, which we do three times a year […]
Host: Farrcombe Contracting Written by Raine Pugh – Owner, Farrcombe Contracting. We have a team of 14 dogs which we use for work. The dogs travel everywhere with us, making it difficult when wanting a couple of days off in town. Interstate or international holidays are impossible as none of our friends are that keen […]
Host: Southampton Written by – Kylie Savidge, Owner, Southampton Station. In my job, my dogs and horses are not only team members but are also part of our family and very much valued. I take good care of them and they take good care of me. A well-educated stockhorse and working dog are vital tools […]
Host: Lochon Contracting Written by Tini – Owner, Lochon Contracting. If you have been following our blog last year, you might remember our beloved dog “Lady”. She had been with us for 14 years. Wherever we went, she went, too. While we were drafting cattle and a camel (!) at Wattle Springs yard on Bulka Station, […]
Host: Glenforrie Station Written by Aticia Grey – Manager, Glenforrie Brahmans. Catch up on part one here Lesson No 3. Handle livestock with parallel lines and understand the impact your feet and eyes have on the movement of livestock. Now this one is taking me quite a bit to get used to. We naturally want to […]
Host: Glenforrie Station Written by Aticia Grey – Manager, Glenforrie Brahmans. Last year I wrote a piece for the Downunder Magazine about how I got started with my team of Kelpies by attending one of Neil McDonald’s Advanced Livestock and Working Dog Schools. Well, this year I was fortunate enough to attend another three, one of […]
Host: Dampier Downs Station Written by Anne Marie Huey – Station Manager, Dampier Downs. The sun hasn’t quite poked its head over the horizon and I find myself in St Trinian’s (aka the dog run for its occasionally very naughty inhabitants). The Princesses are out having a stretch and a bit of a play. While […]
