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Comstock Sculpture Studio
1201 W. Thornton Parkway #313
Thornton, CO 80260
chester@edgecity.com
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Australian Shepherd
This sculpture was created as a collaborative effort between the artist and Leslie Sorensen, an Aussie Breeder, and an ASCA ( Australian Shepherd Club of America) Senior Breeder Judge. Leslie has been judging since 1973 and currently judges ASCA and AKC specialty events.
We
did this piece in 1985 so that she could show the other breeders what she
considered to be essential conformation and type qualities in these dogs. The
diverse types within the breed have been combined in this sculpture to exemplify
the ideal Australian Shepherd of that time. Doing the sculpture
was an essential step to take to help establish an ideal dog.
Australian
Shepherds have recently been accepted to the American Kennel Club in 1993. This
sculpture is an important
representation of an ideal dog done during its historic progression, visit
the Australian
Shepherd Home Page for more information. Because
this representation of the Aussie was produced before the AKC accepted the
breed, the sculpture could become a valuable collectable particularly for
breeders of these dogs
The
sculpture was used for the Front cover of the Australian Shepherd Quarterly in
the summer of 1986.
“To Collect a Comstock Is to Own a Classic”
