Originally posted by CathyBogart
The "Mini" aussie was actually the original size working dog...if you look at the history of the breed standard, people have been breeding them BIGGER over the last few decades. So I think it would be more accurate to say that what we call "standard" aussies are actually "super-size".
Wow, I didn't know that. Thank you for sharing!
I did know that a lot of them (and a lot of other breeds too) became bigger over the years, but thought that most of the reputable breeders have kept the standard sizes. Thats why when you go to a dog show, Aussie's, Rott's, Husky's just to name a few look a lot smaller than what you'd see in a neighbors yard.
I'm surprised I didn't find that in any of my research, cause I certainly did a heck of a lot of it! lol