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Two little redheads, two Rally Novice titles
Read more: Two little redheads, two Rally Novice titlesPeach and Russet made their rally debut at the Burlington Obedience Training Club’s AKC fall trial at the Shelburne Field House in Shelburne, Vermont, on October 17 and 18, and these two little redheads had a stellar weekend. It didn’t hurt that we caught Vermont at peak foliage, a beautiful time to be up there.…
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Patience pays off: Truffle earns her first two Scent Work titles
Read more: Patience pays off: Truffle earns her first two Scent Work titlesThe day after a full day of CPE agility, Truffle and I drove up to Meredith, New Hampshire, for the Lakes Region Kennel Club’s AKC Scent Work trial on September 26. A week earlier, she’d won Exterior at Saccarappa. This time we came home with her first two Scent Work titles: Novice Exterior (SEN) and…
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Three months later: back at American K-9 Country for CPE agility
Read more: Three months later: back at American K-9 Country for CPE agilityWe took the day off work on Friday, September 25, to play CPE agility at American K-9 Country, our first trial in three months. The last time we were in this building, back in June, Peach was stressed in the ring, Truffle had a scare on the teeter, and Russet carried the weekend. This time,…
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From the pee cone to the podium: Truffle’s Scent Work Exterior win
Read more: From the pee cone to the podium: Truffle’s Scent Work Exterior winTwo months ago, Truffle got excused from her very first Exterior search for peeing on a spot another dog had already marked. On September 19, at the Saccarappa Obedience Club’s AKC Scent Work trial in Westbrook, Maine, she won the Exterior class. Out of 18 dogs. In ten seconds. Exterior: ten seconds and a lesson…
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Peach takes Best of Breed and a Total Dog award at her third UKC show
Read more: Peach takes Best of Breed and a Total Dog award at her third UKC showPeach packed a lot into one Saturday. United Dog Sports of Northern New England held its annual fall show at Raitt Homestead Farm Museum in Eliot, Maine, and Peach spent the day bouncing between the coursing field and the conformation ring. By the end of it she had a Best of Breed win, her first…
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CPE agility at American K9 Country: Russet, Truffle, and Peach’s June weekend
Read more: CPE agility at American K9 Country: Russet, Truffle, and Peach’s June weekendAmerican K-9 Country in Amherst, NH is not a gentle agility venue for a green dog. With two levels, a viewing and kenneling mezzanine where riled-up dogs come and go, and a wraparound mural of dogs and agility equipment covering every wall of the arena, it is a LOT to take in. Russet had been…
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What do I need for a puppy? My Toy Aussie starter kit
Read more: What do I need for a puppy? My Toy Aussie starter kitBringing home a new dog is equal parts joy and “wait, what do I need for a puppy, exactly?” This is the starter kit I keep on hand for my own toy Australian shepherds, and the gear I point my puppy families toward when they ask. Nothing here made the list because it’s trendy. It…
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Toy Australian Shepherd colors, explained
Read more: Toy Australian Shepherd colors, explainedPart of the fun of breeding Toy Australian Shepherds is that you never quite know for sure what colors you’ll get in a litter. Australian Shepherd colors come in a real rainbow, every dog marked a little differently, and there’s nothing like helping a litter arrive and seeing the new color and pattern on each…
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Are Toy Aussies Apartment Dogs?
Read more: Are Toy Aussies Apartment Dogs?For a Toy Aussie, apartment life can be just fine, but with some BIG caveats. A Toy Australian Shepherd is small. They physically fit in an apartment just fine. What doesn’t fit quite as neatly is the great big working-dog brain inside that tiny head, and whether your lifestyle can accommodate it. That’s the real…
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Toy Aussie vs Mini Aussie vs Miniature American Shepherd: What’s Actually Different?
Read more: Toy Aussie vs Mini Aussie vs Miniature American Shepherd: What’s Actually Different?Toy Aussie vs Mini Aussie vs Miniature American Shepherd, oh my! If you’ve spent any time researching small Australian Shepherds, you’ve probably run into all three of these names — sometimes used interchangeably, sometimes used to describe completely different dogs. It’s genuinely confusing, and the internet doesn’t make it easier. Here’s the clear breakdown of…
Latest news
- Two little redheads, two Rally Novice titles
- Patience pays off: Truffle earns her first two Scent Work titles
- Three months later: back at American K-9 Country for CPE agility
- From the pee cone to the podium: Truffle’s Scent Work Exterior win
- Peach takes Best of Breed and a Total Dog award at her third UKC show
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- What do I need for a puppy? My Toy Aussie starter kit
