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| Breed: | Dog > Australian Shepherd |
| Breeder: | Amy Benton |
| Location: | Hornick, IA |
| Date/Time: | Wednesday, Sep 16,2009 |
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Aussie puppies ready to go to there forever homes on May 29th they are from Molly and Nicki there are 10 beautiful babies left to sell Black tri and Blue merle's available. a good looking set of puppies
check them out on my web site. www.amysaustralianshepherd.com. They are up to date on puppy shots. AKC registered. Have great hair coats and tons of bone. So much personality these puppies are so happy go lucky. Should range in size from 18 to 24 inches at the shoulders. They are price from $750.00 for males, females are $1000.00. We are a hobby breeder located in Iowa only raising a few litters a year and loving it. Boys and dogs every one should have a couple of them!!!! Thanks for looking. I will ship on request at your expense. pups come with a one year health guarantee and are up to date on there vaccinations.
I have one puppy left from a earlier litter if you are looking for a older puppy and have a couple that have been to puppy classes if your wanting a started dog. give my web site a look at what is available on the puppy page and give me a call I may have something you are looking for. I update my site often with new pictures of my dogs.
www.amysaustralianshepherd.com
Like many working breeds, the Aussie has considerable energy and drive and usually needs a job to do. It often excels at dog sports such as frisbee and dog agility.
The four most common colorings of Aussies are blue merle, red merle, black tri(-color), black bi(-color), red bi(-color) and red tri(-color). Aussies can come in many other colorings as well, such as solid red, or solid black (called self black or self red); all can occur with or without white markings, tan (called "copper") points, or both. Dogs with tan and white along with the primary color are called tri-color. Dogs with white or copper only along with the primary color are called bi-color. It is a common myth that too much white on any Aussie is frequently accompanied by deafness and/or blindness. This is not nescessarily true, as the amount of white has very little to do with being either deaf or blind. It is entirely based on genetics. Deafness and/or blindness often occur when two merles are bred together (a double merle breeding, producing an aussie called a 'lethal white'). The amount of pigment around eyes and ears is not an absolute indicator.
There is also great variety in the Aussie's eye color. An early nickname for the breed was "ghost-eye dog". Aussie eyes may be green, hazel, amber, brown, or blue; they may have two different colored eyes, or even have bicolored or "split eyes" (for example, a half-brown, half-blue eye), which appear to be linked to the merle coloration. Merled eyes occur as well, where one color is mixed in and swirled with another. Any combination of eye color is acceptable in the breed standard, so long as the eyes are healthy. In general, however, black Aussies (self, bi-color or tri-color) tend to have brown eyes, while red (self, bi-color or tri-color) Aussies tend to have amber eyes.
The breed's general appearance also varies greatly depending on the particular line's emphasis. As with many working breeds that are also shown in the ring, there are differences of opinion among breeders over what makes an ideal Australian Shepherd.
A black tri-color conformation Champion.Reflecting the great variation that still exists in the breed, an Aussie can stand between 18 and 23 inches (46 to 58 cm) at the withers and weigh between 35 and 70 pounds (16 to 32 kg). For show dogs, females should fall in the lower heights and males in the higher ranges.
A hallmark of the breed is a short bobbed or docked tail in countries where docking is permitted. Some Aussies are born with naturally short bobbed tails, others with full long tails, and others with natural partial bobs, where the tail is midlength and appears stubby. Most breeders dock the tails when the puppies are born.
