Australian Shepherd

[seabast]

Hi All,
Is anyone has experience with this breed? Pro & con?

My better half an di are thinking about getting one so any opinion would be appreciated!
Thanks

[Gilroy]

Hi All,
Is anyone has experience with this breed? Pro & con?

My better half an di are thinking about getting one so any opinion would be appreciated!
Thanks

Not direct experience but when I have watched them they are highly energetic,being a collie they are intelligent and tend to corral other dogs in a dog park setting. A lot of them are "wall eyed" which might put some people off.Need a lot of exercise.

[Greenhorn]

I had a blue healer. They love kids and. Very protective. He was shed hunter and tracked deer and Bears. Excellent with other dogs. My neighbour liked him so well,he suggested his daughter get one.

[trimmer21]

Hi All,
Is anyone has experience with this breed? Pro & con?

My better half an di are thinking about getting one so any opinion would be appreciated!
Thanks

My best pal when I was a little kid on Grandpa's farm was Rex,an Australian Shepherd that could bring twenty head of Hereford steers back to the barn by himself. When I was there,he stuck to me like spit on a screen. One of the sheep farms where we hunt Coyotes has a Border Collie and two Australian Shepherd that are an absolute wonder to behold when working the herd completely unsupervised. They need lots of room to run,but, a dedicated family pet better than them,IMO,are rare indeed.

[skypilot]

I used to raise them. Exceptional dogs, very intelligent and all were good with kids. Energetic, shed or "blow their coat" in spring.

The males are somewhat stubborn or head strong, (but I was using them on cattle) and the females were easier to train and that seems to be everything from housing breaking to herding, holding, etc.

I had no issues with legs, hips, overall great dogs and can easily be a one person dog. Meaning they will to look to the "boss" before minding the wife/kids when working cattle. They come in Blue Merle and Red Merle colors.

[seabast]

Thanks all.

If they are good with kids, protective, smart and can track a deer it's good news!

We have plenty of land, horses and steers so he'll be busy.

Anyone knows a good breeder?

[sabmgb]

Friend has one, his isn't real good with other dogs, but people he is really good with. You should see him herd a soccer ball back to you. I had a blue healer as well, was amazing with my little boys and was the best protector you could ask for. Good with people, just if kids were out, it would just watch and make sure no one was going to hurt them.