Lasair, a red merle Australian Shepherd, trotting along a woodland track

Young bitch

Fernhill Rowan Flame

  • Ir Jun Ch
  • IKC Agility Grade 1

Hips 5:6 (11) · Elbows 0 · Eyes clear Mar 2026 · MDR1 N/mut · red merle, full tail

Born
18 March 2024
Registration no.
IKC 24/01873
Height
51 cm
Weight
19 kg
Coat
Red merle with white and copper (red merle tri)
Call name
Lasair
Status
Active — first litter planned for spring 2027
Bred by
Fernhill (Niamh and Ciarán Doyle)
Colour genotype
M/m (merle) · b/b (red) · E/E
Tail
Full natural tail (NBT N/N)
COI (10 generations)
3.3%
Litter eye screen
Clear at 7 weeks, 6 May 2024
Microchip
Registered with Fido

Lasair is the puppy we kept from Sorcha's first litter, and she is very much her mother's daughter: busy, nosy, and convinced every gate is hers to open. She is the softest of our dogs with children and the least interested in stock — she will work ducks with enthusiasm and sheep politely. Her future is agility, where Niamh thinks she will be the best dog we have had. She turns two and a half this autumn; we wanted every result in, and a second clear eye exam, before we planned a litter for her. She carries one copy of MDR1, like her mother.

Health results

  • Litter eye screen (7 weeks)

    Clinically unaffected

    6 May 2024BVA/RKC/ISDS Eye Scheme panellist

  • Hips (BVA/RKC)

    5:6 (11)

    2 April 2025BVA/RKC Hip Dysplasia SchemeBVA certificate, recorded under IKC 24/01873

  • Elbows (BVA/RKC)

    Grade 0

    2 April 2025BVA/RKC Elbow Dysplasia SchemeBVA certificate, recorded under IKC 24/01873

  • Eyes (annual)

    Clinically unaffected

    2 March 2026BVA/RKC/ISDS Eye Scheme panellist, Dublin

  • CEA/CH

    Clear (N/N)

    22 May 2024Laboklin (UK)

  • Hereditary cataract (HSF4)

    Clear (N/N)

    22 May 2024Laboklin (UK)

  • MDR1 (drug sensitivity)

    Carrier (N/mut)

    22 May 2024Laboklin (UK)

  • prcd-PRA

    Clear (N/N)

    22 May 2024Laboklin (UK)

  • Degenerative myelopathy (SOD1)

    Clear (N/N)

    22 May 2024Laboklin (UK)

  • Cone degeneration (CD)

    Clear (N/N)

    22 May 2024Laboklin (UK)

  • NCL6

    Clear (N/N)

    22 May 2024Laboklin (UK)

  • M-locus (merle allele size)

    M/m — merle, M allele 265

    22 May 2024Laboklin (UK)

  • Natural bobtail (T-box)

    N/N — full tail

    22 May 2024Laboklin (UK)

Titles and achievements

  1. November 2024

    Best Puppy in Breed

    IKC Championship Show, Dublin, at eight months.

  2. July 2025

    Irish Junior Champion

    Finished at 16 months.

  3. Since April 2026

    IKC Agility Grade 1

    Started competing at two. Two clear rounds so far, one place.

Pedigree

Fernhill Rowan Flame

Hips 5:6 (11) · Elbows 0 · Eyes clear Mar 2026 · MDR1 N/mut · red merle, full tail

Sire

Ch Tamarisk Copper Beech JW (UK)

Hips 4:4 (8) · Elbows 0 · Eyes clear · MDR1 N/N · HSF4 clear · red tri

Sire

Ch Tamarisk Rust and Ruin

Hips 5:4 (9) · Elbows 0 · Eyes clear

Dam

Tamarisk Autumn Ember JW

Hips 4:6 (10) · Elbows 0 · Eyes clear

Dam

Ir Ch Mournevale Wild Sorrel at Fernhill (Sorcha)

Hips 4:5 (9) · Elbows 0 · Eyes clear · MDR1 N/mut · blue merle

Sire

Ir Ch Mournevale Storm Petrel

Hips 4:4 (8) · Elbows 0 · Eyes clear · MDR1 N/mut

Dam

Mournevale Black Sloe

Hips 5:6 (11) · Elbows 0 · Eyes clear · MDR1 N/N

Photos

Lasair running through dry golden grass
Lasair and her littermate Rós sitting together on a rock above a forested valley

Litters

Lasair, a red merle, running through dry golden grass
Litter

Lasair × Rua

Planned for spring 2027

4 approved families on the list; we expect 5–7 puppies

Iúr, a blue merle puppy from the litter, among bluebells
Litter

Sorcha × Copper Beech

Born 18 March 2024 · 3 dogs, 3 bitches