Yup, we head to the dog park at noon and 7:30.Quote:
Of course if there is a nearby park or a dog park or something frequent there as well and let them run loose!
Are they stubborn? Hard to train?
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Yup, we head to the dog park at noon and 7:30.Quote:
Of course if there is a nearby park or a dog park or something frequent there as well and let them run loose!
Are they stubborn? Hard to train?
Not stubborn but very smart & independant which may come across as stuborness to some people. They should be enrolled into obedience classes, any breed should but especially an active dog who isvery independant.
Overall they are a great dog for the experienced person.
They are very versatile dogs, able to do just about anything & everything.
If you can train dogs & have the time for proper exercise I'd reccomend an Aussie in a heartbeat.
Very VERY smart! They can figure their way out of anything. Say you set up a gate to block off an area of your house... oh you can bet they will figure their way around it in five minutes!
They are also VERY loyal and are always by your side. If you don't want a dog that will get underfoot, then you don't want an Aussie. I can't even go to the bathroom without them following me and laying outside the door, their noses pressed up against the crack sniffing to make sure I'm actually still there. :o
I think you forget that Cagney is a Lab :p ;) I bet he does that too. I have three Labbies that follow me to the bathroom now. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Jessika
Never owned nor been around a Lab quite like my two! Labs are loyal I do know that but Aussies are known to not let you go three feet without jumping up and following you ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by .sarah
Lab personality to a "T". I'm never alone. You must have wierd Labs in your area :p
Well she should have no problem transitioning to an Aussie if she gets on later on then!
Cool! I've been thinking about Aussies too. I've always loved them, especially the red tris. I've never met an Aussie I didn't like (except for one but it was because he didn't get enough exercise), they seem like really great dogs.
My favorites are all the reds. Red merle first, then red bi, then red tri. I REALLY want a red bi. I saw a red bi border collie and it was the prettiest thing everrr
God do you have that one right on the nose or what. I officially changed Kaiges name to "Captain Underfoot"! seriously thats his most used nick name.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jessika
I can not even begin to count the number of time I almost broke something tripping over him. lol
They are also known as velcro dogs, for a very good reason.
haha, exactly! That's Lab behaviour, for SURE. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by .sarah
Are there a lot of colorations in Aussies?
More than most I suppose. You can have blue or red merle, red tri or red bi, black tri or black bi. The "accepted" colors are blacks and reds, and the red and blue merle. Though you can get some with not-so-standard colors such as ticking, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by CagneyDog
This is an awesome site if you want to see the different colours that Aussies can have. It shows the standard colours and the non-standard colours, and it has great information about eye defects too, a really good site!Quote:
Originally Posted by CagneyDog
Mini Aussies are kind of touchy with me :(... I've met several REALLY awesome NAS breeders, who imho were far better people/breeders/aussie people than the many many Australian Shepherd breeders in my area. Where I live, you typically see Mini breeders with real working dogs, and Aussie breeders with big floofy show dogs, and I spoke to a LOTTT of breeders in person and online. I have seen the effect of using a 16-18" Mini/Aussie on livestock compared to a 22"+ show-type Aussie, and it's pretty much a different dog. When Di and I went to herding camp, there were several Mini's there who kicked butt and were very nicely-bred. There are also very reputable Aussie breeders out there taking on Mini's as a side project.
I feel they are being exploited by loads of puppy mills and BYB's, and interbred with Poms and whatnot to create 9" Teacup Aussies, which is disgusting!!! There is no way any well-bred Aussies could be bred down to 10", at all. From what I've seen, NAMASCA is a great breed club and all of the Mini's I've met have been really well bred, even dogs. But, it kind of killed me to think of some one breeding down Border Collies to 14" and giving them a different name, so I see where Aussie people are coming from. Sue has also talked to me about how Australian Shepherd litters from good breeders often have pups slightly under the standard, 16"-17", depending on the parents' sizes. Luckily, I didn't have to painfully go through the process of choosing between the Mini breeder that I really loved, and finding an Aussie breeder; because I've always wanted a Cardi and my Mom grew up with one and jumped on the chance to get a pup from the friend of our family. I'll hopefully get an Aussie someday! They're really great dogs... but there are plenty of spazzy Aussies within the breed (just like BC's :D), so definitely choose your breeder wisely. A family that lives nearby got an Aussie boy from a random breeder who has a farm that is borderline puppy mill, and their dog is just a freak :(. Truly. He is 70 pounds of insane, dense, barky, jumpy, mouthy, dog... poor guy! After paying $800 for him, he also has countless breed faults, eyes that are 1/2" apart, a bad overbite, yeasty ears, a badly docked tail, a super narrow head, etc, etc, and the Mom went and said that Gonzo "HAS to be a mix! He looks way too mangy to be a real Border Collie!" She also mistook him for an Aussie when she first met him :rolleyes:... The family he lives with is kind of like that, though, so he could've earned his behavior from them. Aussies really should act/look nothing like him, there are plenty of bad breeders for every breed.