We are pleased to announce that Wazwallaby is now the home of Willie, a son of the legendary Duco.... GRAND CH Lonerun Paint Me Wild! Willie was encouraged to make a return to the show ring, but he has declined and says he prefers staying home and being a farm dog and running with his girls! Willie has had an Orivet "Extended Full Breed Profile" series run on him and we are happy to announce that he is tested clear for all of the following genetic diseases: Primary Lens Luxation prcdPRA RCD4- PRA (Late Onset) Degenerative Myelopathy MDR1 (Ivermectin Sensitivity) NCL 5 NCL 12 Myotonia Hereditaria (Cattle Dog Type) Canine Hyperuricosuria Cystinuria (Australian Cattle Dog Type) Free from any brown or chocolate genes So he is free from ALL genetic diseases that we currently test ACDs for!! Next, we plan to do hip radiographs but given his age, we feel he would have started to slow or stiffen up if there was a problem there. Willie had a successful show career winning multiple BIGs, as well as taking Best of Breed and R/U Best in Group at the 2016 Ekka with his breeder/handler. Now he is looking at coming out of retirement for the Muster and hitting the show ring again as a veteran with that long, flowing, effortless stride of his that still turns heads. Willie has proven to be a superior sire and his progeny are winning in South Australia, NSW and Qld. He is the sire of Toni Gardiner's "Shonee" (CH Wazwallaby Our Bit O Paint) who is currently leading the 2021 DOL Breed Challenge for ACDs at only 15 months of age!! Shonee recently had two back-to-back "Junior in Show" wins and also has numerous Junior in Group and Puppy in Group wins, too. Her brother from the following year is already winning Baby in Group as well. Their full sibling, Remi also won Baby in Group and 3rd in a huge Baby Sweepstakes class at Bundaberg at Easter. And their half sister Ellie (Wazwallaby Namadgi Red Pearl, owned by Julie & Glen Hogan) is well on her way to her Champ title, too. So we are very pleased with quality of puppy that Willie has sired for us here in the past 18 months! Each of the three litters has produced winning show dogs, as well as awesome best mates who are sound, healthy and easy to live with!