Bandit is the sire to our upcoming spring 2025 litter Bandit x Willow. Bandit is owned and loved by Kyle Henry and was bred by Ellen Schwab of AE’s ACDs and Mandy Liesch of Clarjo Farms. He was the pick puppy for herding instinct and my personal personality pick from the 2023 Cordell x Fiddle litter. Bandit spends his time helping his owners on a working cattle/dairy farm. He has the best combination of his sire and dam’s personality. He also has lovely feet, nice movement and balanced angles. We are excited to incorporate him into our budding program.
contact: Kyle Henry of henry-acres holstiens
Bandit hanging out at the “dog pit”
Bandit being a gentleman and letting his lady have the ball
Bandit on sheep
In a nutshell…
Bandit was the herding and performance pick of his litter. He lives in Pennsylvaina with his owner helping him move, load and unload dairy cows. He is a quiet and independent worker with a low quick bite. He is more comfortable at the heel than the head and is all business. Bandit has an excellent off switch, and is very even keeled. He also has a good sense of self preservation. He is a happy go lucky boy who wants to please his person and is happy to do it for a treat or a pat. He comes from a long lineage of working cattle dogs on both ends of the pedigree and has siblings and half siblings excelling in conformation, herding, agility, obedience and scentwork. I have found bandit to be easy to work with, very forgiving, and keen and quiet on stock. He is tight on the sheep right now but he is not used to working them. I think he will infuse some quieter and more measured bites into Willow’s offspring and add a bit of steadiness in the work.
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Stranger Danger: Just the right amount of friendly! He maintains a preference for his people but is also very easily handled by anyone if need be.
Dog Friendliness: Loves the ladies. Can be pushy/competitive with other males whether they are intact or not.
Environmental Sensitivity: Medium
Engagement: High
Biddability: High
Impulsivity: High
Intelligence: High
Pressure sensitivity: Moderate
Persistence: Medium
Energy Level: Moderate -
Pros: Moderate eye. Responsive to the handler. Natural sense of balance and group. Flanky and natural to fetch, easy to get distance on. Is a grounded and intentional worker with a silent quick low bite. Bites when needed, is not excessive and is not prone to gripping even when pressure is high.
Cons: Strong preference for heel over head. Can have trouble holding pressure when challenged at the head and prefers to get around to heel. Strong preference for the come by side. -
OFA Prelims HIPS Good
Pennhip LDI .26 RDI .24
OFA Prelim ELBOWS NormalGenetics (via Gensol)
PRA/PRCD4/PLL A
DM A
NCL5 & NCL12 A
Long Hair Clear (Sh/Sh)
Melanistic Mask Carrier (E/Em)BAER Normal
OFA Full DentitionLink to OFA
Pedigree
 AE'S LAW OF THE SOUTH PCD BN RE FDC CGC TKP HD: Mild, ED: Normal, BAER: + / + |  GCH PINFIRE'S BULL OUT OF HARNESS PT CGC HD: Excellent, ED: Normal, Bite: Scissor bite, BAER: + / + |  UCD AE'S ROAD WARRIOR CD CGC PCD BN RE HTAD I-S JHD HSADS QW STDS HD: Excellent, ED: Normal, Bite: Scissor bite, BAER: + / + |
 DRYWOOD'S HEAVEN HELP US ALL PT CGC HD: Good, ED: Normal, Bite: Scissor bite | ||
 AE'S PLAYING THE ODDS CDX PCDX BN GN RE HT CGC TKN QW HD: Fair, ED: Normal, Bite: Scissor bite, BAER: + / + |  CH HILL ST.'S ELI'S COMING CD HSAS HD: Good, ED: Normal, Bite: Scissor bite, BAER: + / + | |
 CH AE'S MIDNIGHT STAR GAZER CD PCD BN RE HT CGC VQW TDI HD: Fair, ED: DJDII, Bite: Scissor bite, BAER: + / + | ||
 GCH CLARJOS TWISTED GOLDEN FIDDLE RI CD HSAC ROM HD: Good, ED: Normal, BAER: + / + |  KUAWARRI JIM |  HC TRAILS END RUCK TANNER |
 KUAWARRI RED GINNY HD: Good, ED: Normal, Bite: Scissor bite | ||
 SPADER KEWL TWISTEN DOTTIE RL | SPADER KEWL NEW BLUE | |
SPADER VAQUERO ANNIE |
Stock Work
coming soon
