Van Huitt Australian Shepherds

25/09/2025

New pictures!!!

22/09/2025

Our girl Laces is doing better after being very sick, but between her emergency vet bills and a string of other unexpected expenses, things have gone from tight to treading water. I know things are tight for many right now so instead of asking for donations, I’d love it if anyone who wants to help us could do so by supporting something close to my heart — my book, Bodies on Bray Ridge.

I’ll share the link here — every purchase helps us cover Laces’ care and keeps us moving forward. Thank you all so much for your kindness and support ❤️ and please share!

Bodies on Bray Ridge (The Kinelines)

22/09/2025

People ask a lot what we do with our dogs, besides breeding. The answer is sporting, but not your usual sports like flyball, agility, or dock dive. We do Bike Joring, (or more correctly in our case Trike Joring), a derivative of dryland mushing! We have been working on this for awhile, but are really starting to get it down.

21/09/2025

Our eyes are all open now and we are toddle walking. 3 weeks old tomorrow.

20/09/2025

Woke up this morning to Laces having neurological problems and unable to get up. Haven’t ruled out Eclampsia yet, but working on it. After loosing her pup little blue girl we don't need this. If anyone is interested in one of her adorable fur nuggets it will help us absorb the cost of her care. The following is just the low end estimate for her diagnostics (the amount we had to put down as a deposit). I'm now headed back home to bottle feed her babies. It feels so wrong leaving the vets without her.

Van Huitt Australian Shepherds in Washington | Australian Shepherd puppies | Good Dog https://share.google/1XjCK7lUUAiDDRF8B

18/09/2025

The pups are all set for there go home vet appointment on 10/28. We have two pups with one eye open so far.

16/09/2025

Great info on double merles for those who want to know

All about the double merle's and bad breeding. Aspen's social media: https://www.facebook.com/LifeWithAspen/https://www.instagram.com/lifewithaspen/

13/09/2025

13/09/2025

Pupdate:

Miss Bennett, now Luna shes growing up to be and cutie and is so loved in her home!

09/09/2025

I just love these little guys so much I don’t have words.

06/09/2025

The boys are growing like crazy!

04/09/2025

Despite every ounce of fight she had, and every bit of love we poured into her, our tiny blue girl passed away today. We stayed with her, holding her, until she let us know it was time — and then we let her go peacefully. 💔

Losing her has left us heartbroken. In 13 years of breeding, she is only the third puppy I’ve lost, and I can tell you it never gets easier. No matter how many years go by, no matter how much experience you have, when you love and fight for a little life, the loss cuts deep.

But even though her time here was short, it wasn’t without meaning. She knew warmth, she knew care, and she knew love. She reminded us how fragile and precious life is, and how every single heartbeat matters. Her tiny presence touched us in a way that will stay forever.

Breeding has its joys and its heartbreaks. It teaches patience, resilience, and the power of love — and sometimes, it teaches the hardest lesson of all: that even the fiercest fight doesn’t always end the way we wish it would.

Rest peacefully, our little blue angel. You will always be remembered, and you will always be loved. 💙🐾

I want to take a moment to thank everyone who prayed, donated, shared, and sent love for our tiny blue girl. 💙

Even though her time was far too short, she was surrounded by care and compassion from the moment she took her first breath to the moment she let go. Knowing that so many people were rooting for her means more than words can express.

Breeding can be filled with joy, but also heartbreak — and your kindness reminded us we’re not alone in either. While we’re grieving, we’re also deeply grateful. Her little life, though brief, brought people together in love and hope.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for walking alongside us through this. Your support helped us give her every chance possible, and that gift will never be forgotten.