Welcome to Dunham Lake Australian Terriers!
About us
We are living out our dream with our 3 children, living in the country in beautiful Northwestern Wisconsin. We have 6 dogs, 4 of them are Australian Terriers, 2 Australian Shepherds, 4 cats and 3 horses. They are all our companions and live in our home.
Having owned dogs and cats for over 40 years, including having hand-reared Cockatiels, we decided to research a dog breed that fit our family that we could show and eventually breed. In 2005, we discovered the Australian Terrier and fell in love with this charming little dog. They were a difficult dog breed to locate in the Midwest, Wisconsin and Minnesota, where we live. We are grateful to our breeder for providing us with our beautiful Aussies!
Our two younger daughters have worked with a very experienced trainer twice a week, teaching our dogs both conformation and obedience. We actively show our dogs in local AKC dog shows, in both conformation and Junior Showmanship.
Our Australian Terriers are AKC Champions, Group Winners or are Champions in training! It's a wonderful family activity that we enjoy as often as possible. Junior's has helped develop our girls confidence. Working with their dogs is a great way to teach responsiblity, patience and good sportsmanship. It's a wonderful program. I also enjoy stewarding ringside, volunteering when I can, it's been a great learning experience seeing how things work from the inside out. The girls enjoy working at our club, assisting where needed at dog show events.
While we enjoy showing our dogs, and I believe, as a reputable breeder, it's good to know how your dogs compare to the standard in the show ring, they are first and foremost our companions and members of our family. They sleep in bed with our kids and have the run of the house. Our dogs get to do what dogs like to do, run around and play with our kids on 40 acres in the country. All of our Aussies are great with the elderly and young alike. We take our Aussie's to visit at our local nursing home, they are always a welcomed sight.
We give back by helping our clubs and with Aussie Rescue and have placed Aussies needing a new home. If you know of an Aussie in need, please let us know how we can help you.
Memberships and Afflilates
We belong to and are members in good standing, to many great organizations and clubs. We are a founding member of Australian Terrrier International. The ATI is a fantastic organization for anyone interested in this breed. We are a member of our local Cambridge Kennel Club. We are a member of the Australian Terrier Club of South Australia, home of the original Aussie! I have received a wealth of information from the ATCSA, health, grooming and just fun poems that are so fitting. We belong to the Australian Terrier Club of Colorado. We are exicted about being a part of these clubs helping them when we can and building friendships with others who share our love of the Aussie Terrier. Arista Aussies, owner/breeder Pamela Levy, my mentor as well as co-owner of Beckham, I can not possibly thank her enough for all her encouragement and friendship. We are also a member of the Australian Shepherd Club of America.
We love talking about Aussie's if you have questions about this breed, just drop me an e-mail at info@dunhamlakeaustralianterriers.com or give me a call at 715-689-2675.
