How to Pick Right Mini Aussie For You

    Many things go into the consideration to bring a new puppy into the home. Once you have decided the Mini or Toy Australian Shepherd is the right breed for you then how in the world do you choose one pup from a whole litter of adorable babies? Here are a few things to think about and a little bit about our program.

Male or Female?

Probably the thing I get asked the most is which makes the better pet a male or a female. The answer is either! I actually prefer pet males but both are great as long as they are spayed or nutered. I hear the comment a lot of “We want a female because males mark.” Well I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but both sexs if intact will mark. Over the years we experiece that females mark just a bad as males.

High, Medium, or Low Drive

All of our dogs have great temperments, some are higher “drive” than others making their pups more suitable for different envirmoments.

We don’t breed for the high drive type dogs. These dogs need a job ALL the Time. We prefer the medium and low drive dogs.

Medium drive dogs require an active family that will give this type dog plenty of excerice. We do not recommed Medium drive dogs for apartment homes. This does not mean it is impossible to have a medium drive dog and work full time or live in an apartment- you just must be willing to give the dog the time, attention, and excerice they need to be physically and mentally healthy.

Medium-Low- These are our favorite drive level dogs. They have enough energy to enjoy going for a run and chasing a ball around but have an “off” botton we call it. They are also happy lounging on the cough and entertaning them selves with kongs and chewy’s in their crate.

Low Drive- These are the most laid back dogs and pups we have and are suitable for folks that are not as active. They are usually fine in an apartment enviorment as they would just assume lounge around on the couch as go for a two mile jog. This doesn’t mean they don’t get the zoomies around the house and enjoy going out to play. They just don’t have the energy requirements some of the higher energy dogs.

Color?

 I will be the first to tell you there is no good dog of a bad color. We ask you take into more consideration the temperment and energy requirements of the pup over their looks.