Seb is one of my 'keeper' puppies from my first home bred litter.  I think I feel in love with this boy the second he was born.  He has a sweet, calm and quite a serious demeanour, however he's all for fun in reality.  He's favourite pastimes are playing pounce and chase with his litter sister Kimi and leaping in the air to try and grab the leaves off the gum trees or birds flying overhead.

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Seb became an Australian Champion in February 2026, with some great success, including a Runner Up in Group and being shortlisted a further two times for Best In Group awards.

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After being tested on sheep at six weeks and showing great enthusiasm, Seb then lost confidence during his adolescent fear periods and I backed off herding completely.  When he turned 18months old I got the sense that we were starting to deal with a more mature adult mind and he recommenced exposure to sheep.  He has a lot of natural talent and is very polite on stock.  I'm now working to cement his commitment to the sport and every time we go training he makes huge stride.

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Seb is built to run and running, running, running is a great hobby of his.  Consequently I took him to a SprintDog™ fun day and he loved it.  Three official trials later and he achieved his Novice SpringDog title in May 2026. 

 

Continuing to build Seb's confidence led me to introduce him to Tracking, another instinct based sport where the dog is really in control.  He has really surprised me with how quickly he took to it and how well his training is progressing.  I hope to enter him in a Test 1 in June/July 2026. 

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FUN FACTS: Seb is named after the four times Formula 1 World Drivers' Champion, Sebastian Vettel.  The theme of the litter is Formula 1, being one of my other loves and Zandee was inseminated on the same day as the 2024 Melbourne Grand Prix.