Australian Shepherd (Aussie) Appreciation Thread!!!!!!

[BigBlueHen53]

This is my GC's future emo (emotional support dog). Actually, he's already doing a pretty good job of it, but of course we're hoping she'll be able to take him out with her in public.

 

[ShrekDawg]

This is my GC's future emo (emotional support dog). Actually, he's already doing a pretty good job of it, but of course we're hoping she'll be able to take him out with her in public.

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He’s so cute!!!!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

He’s so cute!!!!

Lol, I think he's funny looking. If he were mine I might have named him Quasimodo or something like that since his face is so asymmetrical. He had a beautiful blue merle brother and his sire is blue merle. But it wasn't my call. He is a sweetie and very bonded to my GC already.

 

[The Moonshiner]

This is my GC's future emo (emotional support dog). Actually, he's already doing a pretty good job of it, but of course we're hoping she'll be able to take him out with her in public.

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I got mine when he was already grown and my son was very young.
They bonded pretty quickly and had a totally different relationship then the dog had with me.
He just knew they needed a different relationship. Very smart and very caring dog.
My kid was small so i could keep snacks on the counter and they were out of his reach. I caught them plotting and the dog went and leaned against the counter and the boy climbed on his back and snatched some cookies and then they proceeded to sit on the floor and share them.
I knew then he would always be in good company with that dog.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Cahoots! They were in cahoots!

 

[ShrekDawg]

Lol, I think he's funny looking. If he were mine I might have named him Quasimodo or something like that since his face is so asymmetrical. He had a beautiful blue merle brother and his sire is blue merle. But it wasn't my call. He is a sweetie and very bonded to my GC already.

Aww well that’s good he’s sweet at least lol I’m a sucker for black tris so maybe that’s why I like him LOL even with the excessive white on the face

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I had a rough Collie like that, Moony. She was "my" dog in a sense, always wanted to be close to me. But when the kids, 4 and 6, went out to play, she was "on duty." Took that job seriously, she did.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I got mine when he was already grown and my son was very young.
They bonded pretty quickly and had a totally different relationship then the dog had with me.
He just knew they needed a different relationship. Very smart and very caring dog.
My kid was small so i could keep snacks on the counter and they were out of his reach. I caught them plotting and the dog went and leaned against the counter and the boy climbed on his back and snatched some cookies and then they proceeded to sit on the floor and share them.
I knew then he would always be in good company with that dog.

Wow that’s amazing!!! Smart pair LOL

 

[ShrekDawg]

I had a rough Collie like that, Moony. She was "my" dog in a sense, always wanted to be close to me. But when the kids, 4 and 6, went out to play, she was "on duty." Took that job seriously, she did.

 

[Nym]

From one of my favorite breed books

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Too true. I'm a alumni student in a dog training program, and more than a few were having trouble with their Aussies. One was nipping a child's face. Resource guarding can be a big thing with herding breeds.