Gemfire Australian Shepherds

Jovi is one of the sweetest dogs I have ever lived with. He is a love bug, very velcro to his person, but loves people in general, and kids are his jam!! He sleeps on the bed and regularly hogs the couch. He is 100% trustworthy in the house, does not counter surf, does not dumpster dive, and has a laid back, easy to live with personality. He is medium energy, with a lovely natural off switch, but lots of drive when you ask for it. He is excellent with cats and other dogs. He is lovely in public, and has stellar leash manners. Jovi has taken and passed his beginner agility classes with ease, and showed zero hesitation for anything asked of him. He happily works at distance and doesn’t have to be glued to you, but he’s attentive and a team player. He picks up new commands and signals quickly, and doesn’t mind drills or repetition. He is ready for his CGC and TKN, and could get his RN with very little effort. He shows promise for dock and fastcat as well. I am hoping for someone that might be interested in continuing Jovi’s sport career, but he would be perfectly suited to family life as a house pet as well. I am in no hurry to place him, and will be incredibly picky about where he goes. Pedigree and health testing reports available upon request.

Sa’Fyre is a lovely snuggle bug with a sweet disposition. She is quiet and calm, preferring to hang out with her people. She’s an equal opportunity student, and she works for either cookies or a good scratch behind the ears! She’s no-nonsense and likes to be right (hey, the dog!) 😂 She’s got a lot of herding instinct and was used frequently to keep the chickens where they belonged when I still had birds. She loves dock diving, and will hopefully be completing some jumps this summer! She will also be completing some other titles this summer after she is done with puppies, including her CGC and TKN. She is excellent in public both on and off leash, and is also frequently seen in public as a breed ambassador! I am excited to get her into some events and see how she does!

Draco is my foundation male, and while sadly he is no longer with us, his progeny live on here, happy and healthy! I am proud to have him as the cornerstone of my program! Draco is one of the most loving, happy and enthusiastic boys that I have ever had the pleasure of living with. He is exuberant, pushy, and drivey, with a decent off switch that you sometimes have to go looking for. 🤣🫣 He is steady and calm on sheep and ducks, but agility defeats him, because - don’t you see all those FANS OUT THERE CHEERING FOR HIM?! THEY ARE IMPORTANT!! 🤣🤣 He preferred to say hi to everyone and never knew a stranger! He loved the dock, and was affectionally dubbed the “Duck Dog” because we always found him in his water bowl! 😂 While Draco is no longer with us, I have many frozen breedings available on him, so he remains listed as active! He is available at stud to approved dams via frozen breeding ONLY!

Bomber is the sweetest guy and just loves everyone. People, other dogs, cats, kids, he’s whatever! He loves going out in public, he loves hanging out at Petco, he loves baths and getting groomed and going for walkies and getting pup cups! His favorite human is my teenage daughter, and he can usually be found cuddled up with her in bed binge watching Supernatural! 😂 Bomber has been shown limitedly and won his classes in ASCA shows a few times, with very nice compliments from senior breeder judges, but has not gotten any points. He has had one litter here with us, and while they were lovely, I have opted to go a different direction with my program, so Bomber is available for retirement at a steeply discounted rate.

Phoebe is one of the most gentle, laid back girls you will ever come across. She declared herself my SDiT at about 6 weeks old, and there was no looking back. There was never any question of whether she was staying, she made that plain.🥹 She is the last remaining dog in my house that was raised by Taz. She shadowed him, like she knew she had to learn it all and FAST. By the time he was gone when she was only 6 months old, she was already fully tasking, and by 9 months was public access. She was a natural. She has been shown in AKC conformation and has several very nice reserves to majors in extremely limited showing. She is also trained and almost ready to compete for her rally, obedience, and agility novice titles. She has been held back due to a lack of available classes and trials in our previous area, but I am very excited to be back in an area where we can start working on those titles instead of just training for them!🤪 Not only is she beautiful and intelligent, she is calm, handler focused, has an excellent off switch, and she has high food drive with medium toy drive and medium energy. She is extremely praise-driven, and has no problem switching tasks.🤩 When she’s not in work mode, she’s a goofy, silly snuggle bug who prefers to lounge in the bed and trip you on your way to the bathroom. She firmly believes that personal space is overrated! 🤣 Phoebe is incredible with kids, cats, other dogs, she gets along with everything and everyone. 🥰

Taz was my amazing do it all and go everywhere dog. He is one of my two foundation males, and has contributed immensely to my program, but most importantly he was my best friend. Sadly, I lost him in March of 2021, just before his 11th birthday, due to complications from mast c3ll tumors. Taz did everything - rally, obedience, herding, conformation, agility, and he was my public access service dog for over half of his life. He has produced offspring and grand offspring that have gone on to multiple titles in multiple divisions, as well as multiple service and therapy dogs. I am so incredibly proud of the legacy he has left behind. While Taz may no longer be with us, I do have several frozen breedings saved on him, which is why he is still listed as an active stud dog.

Winifred, fondly known as “Winnie”, is one of those one-owner dogs. You know the one, where the owner just gushes about this amazing dog that they have, and then you get to meet it, and you think it’s absolutely nothing like described. 😅 One of those “either the dog is bipolar or the owner is delusional” type of situations. Well, I’m here to introduce you to them both! 🥳 For me, Winnie is hands down in the top 3 most invaluable dogs in my house. She is calm and quiet, laying around in bed or on the couch, or on the floor, just chilling. Kids screaming, cat walking past, tv blaring, other dogs stomping all around her, and she’s impervious. Ignores it all like she’s the Queen of Chaos with her nose in the air. Then a car door closes in the driveway and it’s not one she recognizes, so she’s immediately the first up sounding the alarm, lighting the bat signal, and preparing for DefCon5. 😂 She will protect her home, her kids, her kitty, her Chaos from all comers! 🤦🏻‍♀️ Put her in the kennel and bring her out on leash? Totally fine. This is normal. In public? Impeccable manners. Snobbish to the extreme. Will turn her back on lesser individuals. Refuses to make eye contact. Not fearful, but arrogant. Peasants are beneath her. For mom? She play bows, gives tiny baby whisper woofs, loves to play fetch, will swim for hours, and has the silliest, quirky personality. You just have to be part of the “in crowd” to get to meet that side of her. 🥰