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The Revolution Wonderdogs And Kelly
The Wonderdogs are a team of impeccably trained chocolate Border Collies who perform stage shows and trick demonstrations with audience participation.
Owned and trained by professional trainer Kelly Gill, the Wonderdogs enjoy competing with her in obedience, agility & heelwork to music, twice achieving the top title of Australian Obedience champion and over 150 obedience & agility titles.
The Wonderdogs regularly appeared with media vet Dr Katrina Warren and have worked with her on the Today Show & Talk To the Animals and have performed with her at the World Dog Games, Pet Expos, Family Fun Days and numerous corporate events.
In Mar 2012, Harper Collins will release the book Wonderdogs- tricks and training, co-authored by Kelly and Dr Katrina
In their spare time, the Wonderdogs enjoy swimming in their dam, running in the paddocks and sleeping in the house on the lounge.
About Kelly Gill
Kelly has competed with her own dogs in obedience, agility & heelwork to music achieving the top title of Australian obedience champion twice and over 150 Obedience & Agility titles. Working as a Veterinary Nurse and Dog trainer for 19years and breeding border collies since 1999. She enjoys the challenge of working animals for the film industry and performing tricks on stage with her team of very talented chocolate & white Border Collies. Lucky enough to live on a large property in the Hunter Valley with her partner Robert and family of nine border collies, a pug, three cats and a miniature pony.
Willow
Chocolate & White Border Collie
DOB: 28/4/99
- Affectionately known as: Willy Woo woo.
- FAMILY: I’m the oldest member of the team, the Mother of Jinx & Jordie. Grandmother to the handsome Flynn.
- MY LIFE: I’m a real star! I’ve done it all, Obedience champion, Agility titles, stage shows & heaps of TV work
- BEST TRICKS: Hide Face & jump through arms.
- FAVOURITE PASTIME: Watching swallows play & nose bopping
- NAUGHTIEST DEED: Stealing a whole roast chicken from the bench.
- PET HATES: Having my feet trimmed, being left at home when the others go out & being told I’m a dog!
Jordie
Chocolate & White Border Collie
DOB: 12/11/02
- Affectionately known as: Dooey Do Do
- FAMILY: My Mum is the amazing Willow, I’m a half sister to Jinx and Mum to the very handsome Flynn.
- MY LIFE: Agility, Obedience, heaps of TV commercials & loads of stage show performances. I know I’m good...
- BEST TRICKS: Pushing my toy car with Tigger on board & Sit Pretty.
- FAVOURITE PASTIME: Being the centre of attention, making people laugh & Chasing the Vacuum.
- NAUGHTIEST DEED: Pulling the cat off the Kitchen bench when he was looking at the food I wanted.
- PET HATES: Someone else in front of the camera & being told I’m wrong.
Jinx
Chocolate & White Border Collie
DOB: 3/7/06
- Affectionately known as: Stinky Dinky
- FAMILY: My mum is the amazing Willow & I’m a half sister to Jordie.
- MY LIFE: I have lots of Agility & Obedience titles. I love stage shows.
- BEST TRICKS: Speaking, I love the sound of my voice!
- FAVOURITE PASTIME: All toys especially my Tug rope, chasing Magpies & diving into the dam.
- NAUGHTIEST DEED: Chasing Scottie the Pony.
- PET HATES: Without a doubt being bathed!!
Flynn
Chocolate & White Border Collie
DOB: 18/02/08
- Affectionately known as: Flynny Man
- FAMILY: My Mum is Clever Jordie and my Grandma is the amazing Willow.
- MY LIFE: As a superstar! I’ve accumulated lots of Agility & Obedience titles. Loads of TV & stage show apearences. Stared in my very first TV commercial at 10weeks of age, its in my genes..
- BEST TRICKS: Weave and giving pretty ladies flowers.
- FAVOURITE PASTIME: I love Swimming, my ball on a rope, Agility especially weaving & Sleeping upside down on the lounge.
- NAUGHTIEST DEED: Digging the biggest hole..
- PET HATES: Getting into trouble & being kept up past my bedtime.
Sketch
Wonderdog in training
Chocolate Merle Border Collie
DOB: 7/8/09
Her unusual colour -The merle colour is the action of a gene that randomly dilutes areas of the coat to appear like a patchwork pattern, as individual as a finger print.
- Affectionately known as: Skids & Skid it
- FAMILY: The youngest member of the team. Daughter of Jinx & Grandaughter of Willow.
- MY LIFE: My first public appearance was at the World dog games as a 10week old puppy trained to sit in a trolley being pushed center arena by my idol Jordie.
- DREAMS: To grow up just like Jordie and be perfect. Also to find the smellyest thing possible to roll in!!
- BEST TRICKS: Roll over
- FAVOURITE PASTIME: Wow there are so many... Tug toys, chasing birds, getting up on high objects, rolling in smelly things, digging & racing around like an adolescent Border Collie
- NAUGHTIEST DEED: Jumping up on the table while we had visitors to pinch food...
- PET HATES: Having smelly things washed off me, not being allowed to hoon around like a fool & being left out.
Tigger
Ginger & White moggie
DOB: 2009
- Affectionately known as: Tiggie
- FAMILY: I’m a rags to riches story. I was rescued from a pound just as my time was up... Kelly took one look at me and just knew I had what it would take to be in the film industry.
- MY LIFE: I like to take it easy! Help with the computer work & hang with the dogs. I’ve done lots of stage shows & TV commercials.
- BEST TRICKS: Touching or sitting up on anything I’m asked to.
- FAVOURITE PASTIME: Photo bombing, I just have to be in all photos... I love to go out in the car to meet people and be admired on stage too.
- NAUGHTIEST DEED: Knocking everything off the benches with his paws.
- PET HATES: Being bathed, being bathed..!!! Being left at home when the dogs go out & Being told I’m a Cat!
Photos by James Morgan and Sue Stephenson