Home to and/or breeders of versatility champions, working champions, multi-registry conformation champions, merit winners, finals qualifiers and placers, national specialty winners and placers, premier specials, search & rescue or therapy qualified or certified, and some of the best lapwarmers and buddies in the country.

Legends (Steve & Anne Shope) & StarN (Stephanie Shope-McDaniel & Shelby McDaniel)

OUR PHILOSOPHY ABOUT DOG CARE

LEGENDS THREE PINE RANCH AND AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERDS LLC

Located in the heart of New Mexico and situate on 480 acres of high desert (~6500 altitude). This is a trial/training facility (three stock trial arenas, round pen, PATD/RTD areas, large resource library, obedience equipment, with sheep-cattle-ducks on site. Located approximately one hour east of Albuquerque. Someone is always home so come visit us sometime.

All our breeding stock have health clearances and are pets first and show dogs second. We are a small kennel (around 13 dogs here and that includes the oldtimers). We breed to the ASCA and USASA standards only (see the links to these standards). Bitches are spayed by age eight and normally only have one to three litters in their lifetime. There are four of us here to take care of the ranch so there is plenty of love and attention to give to every Aussie at our facility. If you visit us, you'd better like dog hair because we have 7 to 8 housedogs yearround:) If you virtually tour the site, you'll see we have a dog barn complete with individual runs with dog beds, toys, chew bones and whatever else our dogs or those visiting us require for their comfort and wellbeing. Dogs also have outside exercise runs and play areas, some of which are two acres in size. We take seriously catering to their needs and seeing to their wellbeing because the Aussies here are valued & much-loved family members.

Scroll down for a few pictures or take tours of our site by hitting the links to the left. If you are interested in doggy camp or clinics, please review our contracts to the left. If you are interested in obtaining a Legends or StarN pup or adult or joining our Legends chatlist, you must complete our questionnaire (see links on the left). Our family is dedicated to the Australian Shepherd. To learn more about the purebred Australian Shepherd, take a tour of our link's page. Please take the time to visit ASCA and USASA plus check out the other educational links.

EDUCATIONAL MANUAL/DVDS/VIDEOS

(see our products links section for excerpts &/or read below)

'05 Stockdog 101: 63 page 8x11 manual comes with a 2 hour instructional video/dvd - takes you from choosing and starting your pup, introducing it to stock, commands, training aides, square flanks, directional cues, applying pressure, fetch work, sort work, begining drive, ... This package is in its second edition. If you hit the link to the left, you'll find the purchase form plus a link to the index of information covered in the manual.

'05 Practical Obedience: 67 page 8x11 manual comes with a 2 hour instructional video/dvd - takes you from choosing your pup, to crate training, feeding, well care, grooming, plus basic obedience commands. You are also introduced to living assisted therapy work, teaching the retrieve and hold, heeling, and pack training. If you hit the link to the left, you'll find the purchase form plus a link to the index of information covered in the manual.

'05 How to Choose, Raise & Train a Puppy: This manual is a guide to choosing your pup. Advice on crate training, potty training, leash breaking, socialization, nutrition, and problem solving can be found in the manual. If you hit the link to the left, you'll find the purchase form plus a link to the index of information covered in the manual.

Looking northwest at the ranch. Picture taken 2004 coming down the road heading west.

August, 2006 - west pasture/Monzano Mountains in the background.

Our pups are busybees looking for busybee homes.

Junior Handler Shelby & her Ma, Stephanie McDaniel, our Products Mgr.

Stephanie, our daughter, & Shelby, our granddaughter, are StarN Australian Shepherds.

You'll see many dogs whose names begin with Legends StarN - these our our cobreedings:)

Jimmy Hartnagle made us this beautiful sign. That is 4 month old Jacque who now resides in Germany.

Jacque was the pup you saw at 8 weeks of age tracking the duck up above.

We breed for structure, stamina, bidabilty, temperament,

attitude, talent, soundness and capability with PRIMARY emphasis on retaining the herding/working instinct.