We came to know the Australian Cattledog breed in July of 2011 just by destinty. We had a friend that knew someone that had purchased a acd without researching the breed and decided that they could not handle the high energy dog . Our Friend knew that we lived on a 15 acre farm and called to see if we could give her friends acd a home that it needed. We said yes we would try this out and see how it works. We had actually never heard of the breed ourselves and we were quite surprised at how intellegient they were. It was the most amazing thing we had ever seen and we fell in love with the breed. Our first ACD just bonded so fast with the whole family as we did with her also. We could not imagine our life now without her. We now raise AKC and CKC Australian cattledogs. I believe these dogs are just awesome they are very intelligent,obedient,and loyal. These dogs are built to handle about anything they are big boned , muscular and hard workers and are perfect for herding and are very good watch dogs they are also very good at frisbee,agility and more. A ACD will be the perfect companion for you and your family.Once you have owned a Acd there will never be another breed that can take their place, but the bestfriend you and your children will ever have.