Meet the Breeder!

Hello! I'm Zoe Delilo. I am the breeder behind Jedda Farm and ACDs. I got started in cattle dogs 15 years ago with a not so well bred but sweet boy I named Jayce. I later got another ACD as a rescue hoping to do competitive sports but I soon realized that the easiest way to compete would be to go to a breeder who breeds for correct temperament and who competes themselves. That’s how I got into the well bred Australian Cattle Dog world with my first well bred cattle dog, Willow in 2021. She turned out to be one of the best dog's I've ever owned: accomplished in the show ring, rally, obedience, coursing, dock, and getting our start on herding. She is just such a phenomenal push button dog that my mentors and I decided she had a lot to contribute to the breed and we have decided to begin carefully planning a breeding with her. This will be my first breeding and I am so so excited to get an opportunity at a Willow puppy and to continue on her line and her true to breed type and temperament.

To me, the ACD is the ideal breed. They are a medium sized, natural and athletic dog and they have an innate desire to please their master. That can be said of many of the herding breeds but what really sets the ACD apart is their indomitable working spirit. Once you have earned a cattle dog’s trust there is NOTHING they won’t do for you, and I really truly mean it. Watching a young dog work cattle for the first time you will see what I mean, it is pure power. A true and correct ACD will always give 1000% in accomplishing whatever task you set it forth to do, and after having experienced this in my own dogs I don’t think I could ever own another breed, they are just that great!

I breed on a very limited basis, with the intention of keeping a puppy for myself. You are welcome to fill out a puppy application at any time to be added to my waiting list. Planned litters will be announced in advance. I am planning a litter in cooperation with AE’s ACDs for the beginning of 2025. The goal for this breeding is to bring consistency back into the line and to maintain or improve stock work in the offspring.  I am taking applications with high preference for performance and working homes or very active pet homes. Official plans will be posted a bit closer to and applicants will be contacted.