OUR AUSSIES
OUR DOGS ARE 2nd LINE MINIATURE AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERDS REGISTERED WITH ASDR and AKA (MAKING OUR PUPPIES THE 3rd LINE). OUR AUSSIES LIVE ON OUR 4 ACRE FARM. THEY PLAY VERY WELL WITH OUR CAT AND THE NEIGHBORS LARGE LABORADOR. THESE DOGS ALTHOUGH SMALL IN SIZE ARE "TOUGH". THEY GO ON DAILY 4 MILE WALKS AND LOVE TO FETCH A FRISBEE AND BRING IT BACK. OUR DOGS HAVE BEEN RAISED WITH OUR 4 CHILDREN IN A NOISY ENVIRONMENT. ALTHOUGH THEY WILL BARK WHEN SOMEONE IS AT THE DOOR THEY DO NOT CONTINUE BARKING AND ARE NOT THE WHINING TYPE. THESE DOGS WERE CRATE TRAINED AND CAN BE INSIDE FOR UP TO 9 HOURS WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT ONCE THEY ARE TRAINED WHICH ONLY TOOK A COUPLE OF MONTHS. WITH WEEKLY BRUSHING THEY SHED VERY LITTLE. WE USE TO RAISE LABS AND TO COMPARE THESE TWO BREEDS I WOULD PERSONALLY SAY THAT THEIR TEMPER IS IDENTICAL. THESE DOGS ARE VERY TRAINABLE AND WHAT THEY LEARN JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE THEM TO LEARN. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE NOT TRAINED THEM TO BE THERAPY DOGS I KNOW THEY COULD BE IF WE SO DESIRED THAT FOR THEM.