My father always chose his working dogs on the length of their tail, saying, "the shorter the tail the more faithful the dog". To my good fortune I stumbled upon the Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog in 1991 & have been stumpy mad ever since.
Welcome to 'Droversmist Kennels'. My name is Lynda. We are located at Millthorpe NSW. A historic little village with big ambitions, in the heart of Central Western NSW, Australia.  Winters are extremely cold here so our sense of humor has to be extra cosy.

I am a country girl raised on an extraordinary farm, surrounded by dogs, cats, horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, chooks, & 1 crazy sulphur crested cockatoo.

So what made it so extraordinary? The animals. We just seemed to accumulate unique animals. The cockatoo that had a fetish for letting down car tires or stopping passing traffic just to say hello. The milking cow that would go loopy every full moon, the pig that was born a little slow, the dog they gave me for my 3rd birthday when I specifically asked for an elephant (& named it Jumbo).

There are so many wonderful stories behind all of them. It is no wonder that animals are just a natural extension of who I am.  They have helped me develop a good sense of humor, to be able to look at the funny side of any situation, & never take anything too seriously, especially myself.

My husband Bill & our 3 boys, Darcy, Bevan & Corey now live on a much smaller property, but the tradition of gathering unique animals has continued.

On weekends I volunteer as an instructor at a local Obedience club. I do demonstration work with my dogs, which involves heeling to music, tricks, & basic obedience. Between this the kids school & sport, work & running a house hold I attempt to to compete in Obedience Trials & the Breed Ring. If ever time permits I would also like to persue Freestyle, Agility, Working Dog Trials & Tracking. Basically I just love having fun with my dogs.

If you too have a love for life, & would love to have a great mate to share it with maybe a stumpy is for you too.

Please feel free to browse the following pages & get to know us a little better. Not all the dogs featured are true stumpies but I love them too much to leave them out. Forgive me!

Lynda Aurisch
April 2007.