A Little About Us
Our family consists of
Dorothy A Montano and Joe V Roybal. We have been involved in the breeding and showing of
Australian Shepherds since 1992. We live on 8 acres entirely fenced for
dogs, south of Albuquerque New Mexico. We raise Quarter Horses as
well as Australian Shepherds. Both Joe and I are Registered Nurses and
Joe is now retired from Nursing.
We are active in several local dog clubs and enjoy planning and
implementing local shows.
Dorothy is awaiting word on her Senior Breeder Judge application, and
has has the pleasure of Judging Australian Shepherds around the country
and in Europe.
At Los Suenos, we
have bred pups with the potential to do herding, conformation, agility,
obedience and/or tracking as well as being loving family pets. We
screen prospective puppy owners so that we may place the right pup in
the right home.
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Temperament
We pride
ourselves on the temperament of our dogs.
Reserved towards
strangers at first, intelligence, inquisitiveness, and loyalty, we
breed for loving, resilient Aussies. Our pups are born in the house and
remain inside until 4 weeks old. They are handled daily, weighed and
fussed over. We socialize extensively during the critical 6-14 week old
period so they are well bonded to people. We temperament test at 6 and
8 weeks old so we can match pups to their prospective families
lifestyles. Our resident feline "Kitty-Lou", also socializes all our
puppies to cats, a job she takes very seriously.
Consistency
First pick puppy should
be the same quality as fifth pick. We would like everyone who takes a puppy from Los
Suenos to feel they have pick puppy. We carefully select Sire and Dam to compliment
each other in conformation and temperament as well as pedigree. We have
carefully researched our lines and will not breed unless we are certain
we are not perpetuating problems.
Soundness
Correct
movement and structure are a priority at Los Suenos, so our dogs will
have the stamina to do what they are bred for. All our breeding stock
have their hips X-rayed by a qualified Vet, and the films sent to the
Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) to obtain a rating. No animal
is bred until obtaining a passing rating. Ask us at any time to see the
results of any of our breeding stock's OFA ratings. Those who do not
pass will be spayed/neutered and placed as pets. We are blessed in that
we have had only good hips on all the dogs we have done.
All our pups are checked
for CEA -Collie Eye Anomaly, before 10 weeks of agee by an
Ophthalmologist and our breeding stock is checked yearly for Cataracts,
PRA- Progressive Retinal Atrophy, and Colobomas.
Mentoring
When you buy a pup
from Los Suenos the relationship does not end there.
We are available at any
time, to answer questions, give advice and give our opinions. If there
is something we do not know, we can ask other Breeders and
find the answer to a
question. Even if you do not own a Los Suenos dog, our
advice is
forthcoming. Anything we can do to educate people with the goal
of advancing the breed, is time well spent!
Come Visit Us
Our Kennel is available
for your inspection at any time. Call for directions and close the gate
behind you so our dogs don't get out. Drive slowly, you will probably
have an escort of an Aussie or two or three......