Canyon Ridge Australian Shepherds

10/06/2025

6 week photos finally! What a great litter this has been. I’ve had new experiences (tube feeding and supplementing) and so much variety. Such a fun bunch of pups, I’ll be sad to see them leave. But I absolutely adore the families they are going to live with!

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09/05/2025

It has been an incredibly busy time for us! These last 2 weeks have been intense, and I’m glad everyone is doing so well! All 10 puppies are growing and doing all the normal puppy things. Valkyrie is a very attentive dam, and doesn’t like to leave her puppies for long.

I have had to handle the pups more than I usually do. This is a big litter, and some of the smallest pups needed supplemental feeding. This also meant weighing them all several times each day. Because of all the necessary handling, I chose to leave the puppies and Valkyrie undisturbed as much as possible.

More photos and updates to come soon.

27/04/2025

I’m excited to announce that our newest litter has arrived. Our sweet girl Valkyrie had 10 beautiful puppies on Friday morning. Whelping was easy and quick, and she is an amazing momma.

More photos as well as litter theme and puppy names to come. Life is busy with a big family!!!

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26/04/2025

I am incredibly excited to announce the arrival of a much-anticipated litter! Our girl Valkyrie whelped a gorgeous litter of puppies yesterday morning. 10 puppies in 2.5 hours! She has been a complete rock star.

We have 6 boys and 4 girls. 6 black tri and 4 blue merle pups. We will know after evaluations which puppies will be available to show/performance homes and which will be available to companion homes.

You can read about the parents, Valkyrie and Puddles, on our website. If you are interested in bringing home one of these darlings, please send a message through our contact form on the website.

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08/09/2024

8 weeks…..8 WEEKS!!!! How did it go by so freaking fast! This has probably been my quietest, easiest litter to date. Cypher was an amazing mother, and continues to interact with and guide her puppies to this day.

These puppies have always been eager to investigate something new, plunge ahead to a new activity, and rarely showed more than a momentary startle to something they were unsure of.

One of the biggest wins was how clean they kept the puppy pen. Using litter trays with puppy pads under a plastic grate, they were hitting it about 95% by week 7. By week 5, when they started spending more time outside, they were often waiting to p*e until we took them out in the morning. Eventually, they all started to use one area for toileting. 😁

So now, 2 puppies have gone to their new homes. Their families were soooo excited! One blue merle boy will be leaving this week.

The black tri puppies are still available. Monica, Phoebe and Joey are remarkable pups. They are confident, brave, and very eager to learn new things. They will make excellent performance/obedience/rally partners. Contact me here or through my website for more information. Not sure how to get started in dog activities? No problem! I will help!!
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12/08/2024

These 4 weeks have absolutely flown by! This has been an amazing litter to raise. Cypher's puppies are such a delight.

At this point, we added the extension to the whelping box, giving them an extra room. Cypher still likes to spend time with the puppies. If she's not in the pen with them, she's usually laying right outside. Still very attentive and really takes care of her pups.

We have also added our potty trays. After trial and error with several different setups, over decided this is my favorite. A plastic grate with a puppy pad inside. I find it much neater overall, with less mess in the pen. You can see the puppies are definitely using it, and they get pretty close even if they miss! Their bedding has been consistently dry for several days now.

They have also graduated to eating regular food, starting with goat's milk on a plate. They are so polite and careful when they eat, which makes clean up so much faster.

This week the puppies will be getting their first bath/groom. We do their nails every 3-5 days with clippers and grinder, and brush them daily.

If you would love to bring one of these puppies into your life, message me here or through my website
https://www.canyonridgeaustralianshepherd.com

07/08/2024

These puppies are getting big!!! Healthy little potatoes!!

06/08/2024

I took a road trip with Laura an and a couple of my dogs this past weekend. We drove 12 hours to Bountiful, Utah and met up with Judy for the Australian Shepherd Club of Utah's Heat Wave show.

I really had a good time, learned some things I need to work on with the dogs, and was able to get a few photos of Bullet and his sibling/half siblings. This was also my first time showing Valkyrie in an indoor ring, and I see things to work on with her. She did ok, even though she was a bit uncomfortable. We'll work on her confidence and get back into an indoor ring again.

Bullet was expertly handled by an amazing junior, Lennox. He really loves her, and she enjoys him as well. He took 1st in 12-15 month dogs in all but one show, and also made the cut in Winners Dog. Not bad for a young guy like him! Huge thank you to Lennox and Nikki Bogle.

Thanks Sherrie, Canby and the rest of the club for putting on a really fun show. Katelyn Scott Peart and Brittney Johnson for all of your help and support.

31/07/2024

26/07/2024

Cypher’s puppies are growing! At 11 days old, they weigh between 1.5-2 pounds and a few of them have started to open their eyes. They are toddling around and are the sweetest cuddlers ever! We have been doing ENS daily and they’ve had their nails trimmed twice.

Last night, we set up their sleep nest for the first time. This morning, they were all pretty much on their beds, minus the one sleeping under the rail.

More individual photos later, but enjoy these little living squishmallows for now. 🥰
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20/07/2024

What's cuter than Aussie larva??? Nothing, at least not today.

These puppies have been simply delightful, and Cypher is an exvellent mother. She stays with her babies about 90% of the time, and just loves to cuddle with them.

At 6 days old, they have gained steadily, the biggest puppies weighing almost a pound and a half already. We have started ENS and we're just enjoying the heck out of them!

Sire-CH Sandyland's Born On The Bayou
Dam-CH Shoreline She's An Enigma @ Canyon Ridge

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17/07/2024

“How you doin’?” Well, Cypher is doin’ great! On Sunday morning, we woke up at 7:30 to 3 puppies already born. She whelped the next 3 in about 90 minutes. She has been a stellar mother, and the puppies are incredibly healthy and active!
Please welcome the “Friends” litter, in order of appearance (yes, we’re totally guessing on the first three!)
Chandler-blue merle boy
Rachel-red merle girl
Ross-blue merle boy
Monica-black tri girl
Phoebe-black tri girl
Joey/black tri boy

Accepting a limited number of deposits for these beauties. Please contact through my website:
www.canyonridgeaussies.com