About Arcoiris

Arcoiris Australian Shepherds is located on a

small

farm in

Northern

Indiana.

The

Michigan border is

about five

minutes

to the

north

.

We’re very

fortunate

that

there are several

ASCA affiliate clubs in the

Midwest, as well

as

many

UKC

and

AKC

activities where our dogs

can participate.

We are

members of

both National breed clubs,

and

.

Janine Kester was born here, in Indiana. When she was growing up,

her

parents bred and

showed

Afghan Hounds and

were very

successful.

So, Janine

had experience in the show and

competition world

from a very

young age.

After

living in

Boston for several years,

she returned

to Indiana

where she

works

as a

registered nurse. She also bred and showed

Tennessee

Walking

horses for

several

years.

However, it was in 1995

when Janine got into Aussies.

She

acquired a little

black tri girl of working

lines

and she fell in love with

the

breed.

At first,

obedience competition was

her primary objective,

but

that

soon

changed when she realized

what a

versatile breed

the Australian Shepherd is.

She became an

active member

of

the

and served as the Vice

President, as well as board

member of the

club.

I, Liz Busquets, was born in Puerto Rico. I had German Shepherds

and

poodles

while

growing up.

The Aussie wasn

'

t a

popular

breed in Puerto

Rico

at the time.

While there are

cattle farms, dogs are not

used much for

this type of

activity. I

left

the island when I was

19

years old and joined the

Army. I have

traveled all

over the world and have three children. My

ex

husband grew up in

a ranch and

he

worked as

a cowboy off and on,

especially in Wyoming.

It was

there where I

saw

Aussies

working for the

first time

and fell in love with the

breed. We

were

then sent to Hawaii and

having a dog there was

quite

difficult,

so

I dedicated

much of my

time to

the kids and to finishing

my master’s degree

in Public Health

since I had

acquired

a

bachelor’s degree in Biology while in

Massachusetts. I

also

worked at the

Cancer Research

Center of Hawaii

for a

number

of years. I

then moved to Texas and was able to finally acquire

my first

Aussie. Like

Janine, I was at first

interested in

obedience competition, but soon

changed to

competing in

other venues as well.

I moved to Indiana in 2002 and

I’m currently

a member of ASC of MI,

and a member and

Affiliate

Rep.

Of

the

. I

have also

been a member of the HWASC since

2003.

I’m also

an

ASCA obedience

judge

through open, a

volunteer with

, a

member of

the ASCA DNA

committee,

and the author of the Versatility

column in the Aussie

Times. I

currently work at the University of

Notre

Dame,

where I’m involved with

cancer research.

At

this time, I'm also an

instructor

teaching competitive

obedience, rally and

conformation

handling at

in Elkhart,

Indiana.

Arcoiris Australian Shepherds is striving to produce versatile Aussies,

retaining

working

instinct and

ability, while

adhering to the

Breed Standard.

Every

breeding has a specific goal

and a specific purpose

for the future.

Pedigrees

are

studied as carefully as we can,

taking into

consideration

genetics,

structure

and movement, temperament, and working

instinct.

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