Our Ellie-May passed away peacefully in her sleep on 25th October 2008, with her head on my lap she was dignified to the very end. She leaves us with 12 1/2 years of the most fantastic memories one could ever wish for. She will be missed greatly & remembered with the greatest of affection for being a true lady.

Ellie (pictured at 8 years old winning Best Bitch in Breed at Leeds Ch Show 2004) was our first ACD, she was bred by Jack & Pearl Chetwynd who we thank very much for giving us such a lovely bitch to start us off in 'Cattle Dogdom!'. Ellie is one of the top winning ACDs of all time in the U.K. to date, and she still managed this having taken 2002 & 2003 out of the showring (only attending Crufts & ACDS in those years). She also has produced 3 lovely litters for us  - most notably, in her 2nd litter, Austmans Amber Nectar at Yettontop who has been Top Agility ACD for the past 6 years. Ellie's grandchildren can now be seen winning well in the showring.

Ellie has been a real pleasure both to own & show, she's renowned for her happy temperament and 'non-stop tail!'.