Shield H Aussies

09/01/2024

Here are a few more photos from Indy's new family, Doug and Heather Greathouse of Lovell, WY. Looks like he's going to fit right in!

09/01/2024

08/31/2024: Indy's big day with his new family, Doug and Heather Greathouse of Lovell, WY! Thank you and congratulations!

08/28/2024

We absolutely love to hear updates about our puppies. From Lauren Garbin who purchased Julie (now Luna) and her dad (Steve Rauch) who purchased Cinco: "We love them so much, Peggy. I can't thank you enough." and "I can't think of any time I've ever had more fun or laughed more than the past few days with these two. I love them so much now and I know it will only deepen!"

08/28/2024

08/27/2024: Arrival date for Julie (now Luna). Steve Rauch picked up Luna on 8/22 and delivered her to his daughter and her husband, Lauren & Edward Garbin of St. Johns Florida! Thank you and congratulations!

08/27/2024

08/22/2024: Libby found her forever home too! Thank you and congratulations to Ken Bisbee of Riverton, WY!

08/27/2024

08/22/2024: Happy "gotcha" day for Cinco! Thank you and congratulations to Steve & Jean Rauch of Clinton, TN!

08/20/2024

08/09/2024

Okay, this is the last one. Hope you enjoyed seeing these little ones enjoying their first experience in the yard today. They will be ready for homes by August 23. PM if you'd like an application.

08/09/2024

Hold on... I have just 2 more to share. When to stop? It's hard to say when they are this cute!

08/09/2024

🥰 just that, 🥰

08/09/2024

Cuteness overload! PM if you're shopping for an AKC Australian Shepherd. They make the. best. family members, working dogs, agility partners, hiking buddies, etc. They are more loyal than about any other breed we know!

08/09/2024

Took some video of the July 5, 2024 litter this afternoon. It was their first day in the yard. They are SO cute!

08/06/2024

This litter of little munchkins have started the search for their forever homes and will be ready by 8/23. DOB: 07/05/2024 This will be our last Tucker x Tessa litter. They are standard AKC Australian Shepards and will be N/N for MDR1 from parental tests (both N/N). PM for a puppy application.

07/31/2024

Congratulations Mia McCullough and Callie of Silt, Colorado! This outstanding team earned 2 GRAND CHAMPION ribbons: one for Rally and one for Agility, as well as TOP DOG in the Garfield County Fair Dog Show! What a great team. 👏

Callie (previously knows as Stella) is from Tucker and Tessa's very first litter, whelped on 3/15/2020.

07/31/2024

Congratulations Emily McCullough and Olive of Silt, Colorado! This dynamic duo earned the RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION in Obedience at the Garfield County Fair Dog Show! You both look great, and we would say you totally nailed it. 🙌

Olive (previously known as Sophia) is from our 2/28/2023 Tucker x Tessa litter.

07/31/2024

Here's another update, sent from Amy Preuit of Dubois, Wyoming. Maverik is from our 1/15/2024 Tucker x Tessa litter while Jack is from our 3/31/2022 Tucker x Tessa litter. Looks like these two boys are the best of friends - what a wonderful life (and they love to swim)!

07/31/2024

We keep coming across updates from our past puppy people and love each and every one of them. This is Mocha (now Mandela) who lives with her wonderful family in Cody, Wyoming. Madela is from our 4/5/2022 Tucker x Lucy litter.

We would certainly be able to say a Shield H Aussie can sure be a family member!

07/28/2024

Everyone who is thinking of getting dogs should read this because you need to understand this reality:

***I am a 21st century dog.***
-I'm a Malinois.
Overskilled among dogs, I excel in all disciplines and I'm always ready to work: I NEED to work.
But nowadays I get asked to chill on the couch all day everyday.

-I am an Akita Inu.
My ancestors were selected for fighting bears.
Today I get asked to be tolerant and I get scolded for my reactivity when another approaches me.

-I am a Beagle.
When I chase my prey, I raise my voice so the hunters could follow.
Today they put an electric collar on me to shut up, and you make me come back to you - no running - with a snap of your fingers.

-I am a Yorkshire Terrier.
I was a terrifying rat hunter in English mines.
Today they think I can't use my legs and they always hold me in their arms.

-I'm a Labrador Retriever.
My vision of happiness is a dive into a pond to bring back the duck he shot to my master.
Today you forget I'm a walking, running, swimming dog; as a result I'm fat, made to stay indoors, and to babysit.

-I am a Jack Russell.
I can take on a fox, a mean badger, and a rat bigger than me in his den.
Today I get scolded for my character and high energy, and forced to turn into a quiet living room dog.

-I am a Siberian Husky.
Experienced the great, wide open spaces of Northern Europe, where I could drag sleds for long distances at impressive speeds.
Today I only have the walls of the house or small garden as a horizon, and the holes I dig in the ground just to release energy and frustration, trying to stay sane.

-I am a border collie
I was made to work hours a day in partnershipwith my master, and I am an unmistakable artist of working with the herd.
Today they are mad at me because, for lack of sheep, I try to check bikes, cars, children in the house and everything in motion.

I am ...
I am a 21st century dog.
I'm pretty, I'm alert, I'm obedient, I stay in a bag...but I'm also an individual who, from centuries of training, needs to express my instincts, and I am *not* suited for the sedentary life you'd want me to lead.
Spending eight hours a day alone in the house or in the garden - with no work and no one to play or run with, seeing you for a short time in the evening when you get home, and only getting a small toilet walk will make me deeply unhappy.
I'll express it by barking all day, turning your yard into a minefield, doing my needs indoors, being unmanageable the rare times I'll find myself outside, and sometimes spending my days sunk, sad, lonely, and depressed, on my pillow.
You may think that I should be happy to be able to enjoy all this comfort while you go to work, but actually I’ll be exhausted and frustrated, because this is absolutely NOT what I'm meant to do, or what I need to be doing.
If you love me, if you've always dreamed of me, if my beautiful blue eyes or my athletic look make you want me, but you can't give me a real dog's life, a life that's really worth living according to my breed, and if you can't offer me the job that my genes are asking, DO NOT buy or adopt me!
If you like the way I look but aren't willing to accept my temperament, gifts, and traits derived from long genetic selection, and you think you can change them with only your good will, then DO NOT BUY OR ADOPT ME.
I’m a dog from the 21st century, yes, but deep inside me, the one who fought, the one who hunted, the one who pulled sleds, the one who guided and protected a herd still lives within.
So think **very** carefully before you choose your dog. And think about getting two, rather than one, so I won't be so very lonely waiting for you all day. Eight or ten hours is just a workday to you, but it's an eternity for me to be alone.

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07/24/2024

If you need a reminder: do not shave your Australian Shepard!

This is a thermal image of a dog with a portion of its body shaved and the other portion not shaved. The non-shaved portion is at 24°C and the shaved portion at 30°C. The hair is present for several reasons, mainly for thermal regulation ☀🌡

Stop shaving dogs you're not helping them.

06/27/2024

borrowed and sharing: Owning a dog is not just a privilege; it’s a responsibility. They depend on us for, at minimum, food and shelter, and deserve much more. When you take a dog into your life, you need to understand the commitment that dog ownership entails.

We ask for a puppy application to give you the things to really think about before you make the commitment.

06/17/2024

Yep - coming soon. Please PM or call/text 307/851-0443 if you'd be interested in an AKC registered standard Australian Shepherd as we are expecting a Tucker x Tessa litter soon. We do require a puppy application, spay/neuter contract if you're not planning to breed, and will provide you with all the things to start your lives together!

06/13/2024

Tucker, Tessa, Lucy (not pictured), and I get to babysit Mason this weekend! Mason is from our January 14, 2024 Tucker x Tessa litter.🥰

06/12/2024

Is someone missing their BFF? This looks like a wonderful dog. 🙏

Recent impound
All are given five days for owner to claim them and then put up for adoption
No Collar, No tags
Found on Bushwhacker Rd
Brought in by Sheriff's department
Stray hold 6/7-6/12

05/04/2024

We couldn't resist posting these photos of Obi who now lives with her family in Idaho! Obi is from our Tucker x Tessa January 14, 2024 litter.