Nate finished two Championships ( AKC & ASCA ) by the time he was 18 months of age. A few years later, I was lucky enough to get asked if I'd be interested in buying him. Nate has been an awesome dog for us and I'm very happy to have been able to breed a couple of my girls to him. He has a friendly and easy to live with temperament. He has produced mostly OFA excellent hips and is DNA CLEAR / NORMAL for :
HSF4-2, CEA/CH, prcd-PRA, cd(m), CMR1, DM, MDR1.
OFA Hips GOOD / Elbows & Patellas : Normal
Eyes and thyroid normal
Scissors bite and full dentition
Sire : CH CROCKER ACUT ABOVE THUREST ( 2011 USASA National's BOB )
Dam : OKELLIE'S Bayouland Sweetheart
Date of Birth : April 4, 2007 - April 29, 2022 ( 15 years )
Nate turned 14 years of age in 2021 and is still going strong and still loves his daily play sessions. Below is another photo of Nate on his 14th Birthday. Such a nice senior dog ... happy and healthy. Love him !
PRIZM AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERDS
Champion Nate
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Senior photos above
Below is another photo of Nate on Easter Day, but that photo was taken 7 years earlier, at 7 years of age.
Nate's 14th Birthday just happened to fall on Easter.
Nate keeps up quite well with the young dogs. Below photo of Nate at twelve plus years; playing tug with Keeper who had just turned a year old.
So sweet .... Nate and calf touching noses.
Below is Nate with our Mini boy, Elvis.
One of my last photos of Nate. Another Easter photo of him at 15 years. With our other old boy, Wizard, who is also 15 years in this photo.
Rest in peace my big sweet teddy bear, Nate.
