VISITORS are welcome to come meet and play with the parents and puppies

*** ALL of 74 Ranch and Peakview Ranch breeding dogs/upcoming breeders

and available pups are listed on this website! There are no 'hidden' dogs or puppies in the back "40"! ***

We test our dogs for PRA/PRCD, Hereditary Cataracts, MDR1, CERF and OFA.
Puppies are evaluated at 8 weeks for personality/drive & structure then placed accordingly!

WE have a few litters coming this winter/spring!!!

For available and upcoming Puppies and dogs (click here): 
To contact us, email 74ranch@gmail.com or call 307-788-1303

Updated on Feb 13, 2012

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 EnV-mHIC, M-I, SCT-I 16"

Owned and loved right here at 74 Ranch

(Sa-go-nah-gay) Sagonige's Turn N Heads at 74 Ranch-mHIC M-I SCT-I (EnV): Born 1/22/10 Wicket 16" at 16 months and 20#. Owned by 74 Ranch AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy 11/2010; Passed her herding instinct test, March 6, 2011. A beautiful all-around black tri female that comes from Tom and Betsy Hyer in South Dakota. She is athletic, energetic, sweet, loving, loves to play and chase toys, loves the cattle, loves to travel, she's everything I could ever ask in a best friend! She has great structure and movement! Her sire is a multi champion and she herself has won a puppy class and brace with her brother at 8 weeks old at the MASCA Nationals in TX! EnV did really well at her 2nd show, NAKC, Colorado; she won 2 best puppy in show, 3 best puppy in group, 5 best puppy in breed, and 8 blue ribbons. Thanks Rachel Hyer for being such a super handler! EnV won a best junior puppy in breed at NAKC show in Oregon 7/31. And she won Reserve Winner's Bitch, Winner's Bitch and brace (with Drew) at the WOWMASC show August 28, 2010 in Torrington! She got 4 WB in Chicago in October-good job! EnV got Reserve WB at the WOWMASC show in Cheyenne Nov 20.She got 4th place out of 30+ exhibitors and a title in scent & find at MASCA Nationals 2011. She's now being trained for disc, rally and CGC. EnV only showed in obedience at our July 9 show and got 1st place with a 196, she got 2 Q's, one more and she will have her title - good girl! EnV is such a Happy Girl that she won the Happy Dog contest at the WOWMASC show as well as Res WB August 27, 2010!
On Nov 12, 2011 in Cheyenne, EnV achieved her MASCA Intro Obed title, with a score of 199 out of 200, she got BOW (1 pt from CH), HotDawg and Wowdog awards!
EnV will be bred to LookOut I'm Naughty All Night this spring, 2012! See her video on youtube.com   

NAMASCUSA and MASCA registered.  OFA: Good Elbows: Normal CERF: clear PRA: N/N; MDR1: n/M; HC-n/n Cardiac: good; Patellas: good

EnV passed her herding instinct test March 6, 2011 - I knew she could do it! Look at her here!

Multi CH Echo-M-I, SCT-I 17 1/4"
Bred by, Owned and loved at 74 Ranch
***At less than 6 months she won 7 BIS, 13 BOB, and 4 BOS!!! ***
Echo is a MASCA & NAMASCUSA Champion
National/International IABCA Puppy Champion

MASCA and NAMASCUSA CH 74 Ranch Wigglebutt Echo in Time, M-I SCT-I Born 6/5/10- 17 1/4" wicketed at almost 1 year old, 28#. She is sired by Wigglebutt Light Up My Life (Lucas) out of Brooke (above). We loved the litter by Brooke and Lucas so we decided to keep 2 of them in our breeding program, should have kept 2 of the others so we decided to cross her the same again in the future. Echo lives with us at 74 Ranch - finally we produced one we are keeping! Like EnV, she is the full package - she structure tested excellent and is an awesome pup that has SUPER MOVEMENT, great personality and gorgeous looks! She has a super shoulder angle and front end, great strong legs and hocks, nice head, well balanced!

Echo won 2 Best of Breed Puppy with her brother winning 2 Best of Opposite Sex Puppy at the WOWMASC show in Torrington August 28th. On Sep 26th, Echo took BOB, 2 BOS and BIS Puppy at the ARBA show in Longmont CO. Thanks Rachel Hyer for handling Echo!!! Echo got all 6 BIS Puppy in Chicago at the ARBA show! all by the time she was 17 weeks old! Then Echo got 3 BOB Puppy, and 1 BOS Puppy in Cheyenne at the WOWMASC show! In her first adult show, at under 8 months she got a Winners Female in one of the three shows and a qualifying score in Obedience (both of us in our first attempt at performance events). And she received an UnderDog award in Chicago! Echo got a BOB, Best in Group, and Best In Show Jr Puppy in TX at 9 months old then 2 WB, 1 BOW and 1 BIS Puppy in Loveland, CO the next weekend-became a NAMASCUSA and MASCA Champion and IABCA Nat/Int Puppy Ch. Judge said she has 'flawless movement'. She got her intro Obedience and Scent & Find (3rd place out of 30+ exhibitors) titles as well as Super Underdog Award at MASCA Nationals 2011. We only put her in movement in Show 3 at the May 14 WOWMASC show and she won Best Movement in a nice sized class!
Echo got BOB at the Aug 27, 2011 WOWMASC show!

On Oct 16 in Chicago at the ARBA, KCUSA show Echo got 2 Winner's and 1 Best of Winners along with 1 Best of Breed!

Nov 12, 2011, Cheyenne, WY- Echo got 2 BOS, movement, 1st in MASCA Acrobatics trial, WowDog and HotDawg Awards,
1st in Novice Obedience - great job Echo!!!

MASCA & NAMASCUSA registered; HC and PRA/PRCD: clear/normal by parentage; CERF: clear; OFA: too young; MDR1- pending

Left to Right: sire Lucas, Cooper, and Echo

Pandora, upcoming female
Lives with and is loved by us here at 74 Ranch


Sagonige's JamN It Up at 74 Ranch: Born 8/29/11 Sired by our own 74 Ranch Wigglebutt Black Label (Cooper) out of Sagonige's Tewa (full sister of our Drew and EnV). How fun it is to have EnV and Echo's neice living with us now! She already loves to play fetch!!!
Since Brooke retired and Hanna will be retired soon we have been watching for a new girl for our program and couldn't pass this one up!
She's a stout built girl and a little more laid back than her aunts!
MASCA pending; OFA: too young; MDR1- pending HC: n/n PRA-pending

Hanna,SCT-I 14"

Owned, lives with and is loved by 74 Ranch 

Rafter Bottle Hanna Marie "Hanna": Born 7/06 - They say dynamite comes in small packages, that describes Hanna well!  She is gorgeous blue merle, small mini australian shepherd, 14" and 18#. She's the funnest dog, athletic, and has 2 stunning blue eyes! She is a bouncy, happy, adorable girl who loves everyonel!!!  She's very confident and outgoing! There are a few short videos of her on youtube.com Hanna's an 'at home kinda girl' that had her first performance event outing this August where she got her Scent & Find title and 1st place in MASCA Intro Obedience ( WOWMASC show)!
Hanna has puppies by Cooper, pups born Jan 4! We are already receiving deposits on that litter, don't miss out!      

ASDR, NSDR, MASCA, and NAMASCUSA registered.  CERF: clear/yearly OFA: fair MDR1:N/N PRA/PRCD: Normal/clear HC: n/n

Christy, 17 3/4"
Bred by 74 Ranch, Lives with Sharon in TX

74 Ranch Wigglebutt Christy Born 6/5/10 She has won everyone's hearts in TX. She's starting in agility now. She is sired by Wigglebutt Light Up My Life out of our Brooke. She's a full sister of Echo and Cooper. Her mom wanted to breed her a time or two and she's such a nice girl I agreed to co-own her! Looking forward to seeing more of Christy in the future!
Christy may have a litter in the summer/fall of 2012 - watch for updates!

MASCA registered; HC and PRA/PRCD: clear/normal by parentage; CERF: clear; OFA: too young; MDR1- pending

Kira, 14 3/4"upcoming female
Owned by Jason & Jessica Taliafarro, Hartville, WY& 74 Ranch


Kira's Sire: Sagonige Gemini Castor

74 Ranch LivN in Blue Jeans: Wicketed 14 3/4" at 6 1/2 months. Born 4/15/11 Kira is a super fun puppy who never slows down, sired by Sagonige's Gemini Castor (full brother of EnV and Drew, from an older litter) out of our Hanna. She's a fiesty, friendly, social little girl! In her first show, she stood just still enough to get Best Of Opposite Puppy Aug 27 at the WOWMASC show.
Kira came to visit 10/26 and we had a blast. She knows no stranger and is very confident. She's willing to learn, listens well, but doesn't like to sit still much! She loves to play fetch and find the treat! I love her even more than her mommy, Hanna!
Thanks Jessica for keeping Kira intact, can't wait to have puppies!!!
HC: n/n PRA: pending OFA: too young CERF: pending MDR1: pending

** Please note that aussies are known to have reactions to certain drugs **              

SICKNESS OR EVEN DEATH can be avoided if you stay away from the                     
following drugs or have your dogs tested before using them!

                 Ask your vet for alternative drugs

PROBLEM  DRUGS!

IVERMECTIN           (antiparasitic agent)
LOPERAMIDE          (Imodium, over the counter human anti-diarrhea agent)
DOXORUBICIN        (anti-cancer agent)
VINCRISTINE          (anti-cancer agent)
VINBLASTINE         (anti-cancer agent)
CYCLOSPORIN        (immunosuppressive agent)
DIGOXIN                  (heart drug)
ACEPROMAZINE    (tranquilizer)
BUTAPHONAL        (pain control)

POTENTIAL PROBLEM DRUGS

ONDANSETRON
DOMPERIDONE
PACLITAXEL
MITOXANTRONE
ETOPOSIDE
RIFAMPICIN
QUINIDINE
MORPHINE

See our Terms/Conditions page for more information on health!