Toy and Mini Aussies are moving....

Kibby's ready for the move, are you?

To all my faithful followers and the ones that stop by from time to time to read this blog,

We have made the decision to move our posts to the new face book group Toy And Mini Aussies. We invite you to join us there.

For those of you who posted your own information here you will find it easier to post to face book than to this blog. If you have been thinking about sharing your pictures and stories about your Toy or Mini Aussie, you will love how easy it is to share at face book.

If you just like to keep up with what is going on with Shade Tree Aussies, you will find it all there as we will be posting pretty often on that page.

So change your book marks, meet some new people who have joined us already, learn more about this wonderful breed and lets have some fun posting and sharing those cool pictures and great stories you have of your Toy or Mini Aussie(s).

See you there,
Karla

Winning Smile

Have you ever seen an Aussie smile? It is a fairly common trait in the Toy and Mini Aussies. Often people who are not familiar with the breed think they are threatening with the display of the pearly whites, but generally speaking it is more a sign of submission or joy. If you have an Aussie who smiles it is pretty easy to teach them to do it on command. Every time they smile at you, say "Smile" and reward them with "Good dog, boy, girl" and lots of pets. Soon you will be able to show off your new trick where ever you take your hairy children. I personally like to have them smile at drive thru bank tellers, fast food service people and at the Lowe's cashiers.

What? You have never seen a Toy or Mini Aussie smile. Well, it just so happens that Itty Bitty from Carousel Aussies was captured showing off her very big grin just recently.

Itty Bitty is a Tiny Toy or Micro Aussie.
She loves to show off that winning smile!

Don't forget to to take your four legged kids to vet for an annual check up. While you are there, ask them about the condition of your babies teeth. Dental care can extend the years you have to share with them and can improve a case of bad breath.

Baxter and Reggie on Vacation

Left to Right; Hailey, Baxter, Reggie, Marissa
hanging out in the motel after a day romping at the beach.

"The boys are SO glad to be home! They are back to their "normal" selves, eating and sleeping and romping! I really was glad they did so well in the car and at the hotels. Would recommend travel with them again... might just be the breed that does well, might be the dogs, don't know, but they made believers out of me as far as taking dogs on vacation! I had a lot of nay-sayers, thought we were out of our minds taking them; boy were they surprised too." By Karin

We here at Shade Tree Aussies always take at least 2 of the hairy kids with us when ever we are away from home for even one night. The size of the Toy or Mini Aussie makes them perfect travel companions. Give them lots of rides in the car or truck and you will soon have willing travelers. The are so naturally protective that I just feel safer with my little body guards along for the ride. There are many hotels and motels that allow pets these days.

Aussies are family committed companions. They don't do well away from their people. Please consider traveling with yours. You both will be very surprised at how easy it is.

Bella's Christmas

Bella, a Toy Aussie, is one of the last of the puppies produced by the original Carousel Aussies. When Bonita found herself traveling more for her job, it became impossible for her to care for the adult dogs the way she wanted to, so after much deliberation and many tears, she sold the dogs and then the website/kennel name later. Many of us miss her around the dog shows and events.

Bella was placed with a family in Austin Texas. She sure looks happy and healthy!

We would like to thank Bella's human for sharing this really cute Christmas picture.

Happy New Year

All of us here at ToyMiniAussies wish you a very Happy and Prosperous New Year!

If you are looking a New Years Resolution you can keep, please go to ToyMiniAussies and read the new article, Do You Know Your Dog's Health? Print off the record keeping sheet and start tomorrow! Your baby will thank you!

Also we would would like to congratulate FenixToyAussies on their first litter of Toy Aussies. Watch this site for baby pictures coming soon.

Toy and Mini Aussie puppy picture updated...

Shade Tree Aussies has updated the pictures of the puppies that are available. We are now accepting deposits on them. They are 5 weeks old and sooooo cute.

Black Tri Female

Blue Merle Female

Black Tri Female

Black Tri Male

Blue Merle Female

Black Tri Female

For more information, please visit Shade Tree Aussies.

Snow Snow Snow!!!

We got a lot of snow in New Jersey last night!! Our town actually had the most in the state! I took the boys out for a photo shoot, and they were having a blast! All of the trails in the big piles of snow were made by Mac, the black tri, not even by the big Labs. He loves to climb in the snow which you will see in the pictures. This morning at about 5:30, he begged us to go out to bury his toy duck in a huge pile after he tossed him around for about 20 minutes. I guess he figured he finally killed the duck, so he had to bury him, even if it was in a huge pile of snow with whipping winds! Good thing he went where we could see him!
Buddy, the little red tri, had such a great time hopping through the snow with the big guys. They made big trails so they could have room to chase each other, and they all had so much fun. Here are some pictures of them from a few hours ago. Enjoy!!!

Lucy goes to Grandma's...

Over the hill and through the woods to Grandma's house we go... you know the rest.

ARE WE THERE YET?

Your 4 legged kids get just as bored on long car rides as your 2 legged kids. Plan to have things with you that they like as well. Chew bones, favorite toys, etc.

Remember that those rest stops that have pet area's can be breeding grounds for all kinds of diseases. If your Toy or Mini Aussie is not used to long car rides this can be a stressful time for them as well. Stress will lower the immune system and make them more susceptible to diseases. Try to pick places that you don't think many people would take a dog out to potty. Check with your Vet to make sure your baby is current on vaccinations before you leave home.

Be a good dog owner and pick up after them when needed. If you forgot to take something to pick up with, those plastic food service gloves they use in the fast food places work really well. If you ask for one most places will gladly give one. The plastic shopping bags you get everywhere you go work well too.

To avoid digestive upset, take along the normal food you feed and some water from home for your Aussie. It is surprising how a change in water will effect them, a drastic change in food can have disastrous results when your in someone else's home.

If your Toy or Mini Aussie is used to a crate, take that along too. It may be a pain to you, but it is a piece of home to them. Besides if it should become hectic or stressful for the hairy child you can always put the kennel or crate in another room and give them a place to be quite for awhile. Your host and your baby will thank you!

Everyone have a Merry Christmas!

Puppy Update

Estee

Maybelline

 

 

Well, it is a good thing, but I am always a little sad when I have placed the last of the puppies from a litter. Maybelline will be going to Austin Texas and Estee will moving to Denver Colorado. I am sure both these girls got great homes. Maybelline will be able to go to work with her new Mommy everyday. Estee's new family travels a lot and she will get to go with them. I think she will racking up her own frequent flier miles soon. 

Puppy shots today

This is Maxine! She was know as Mary Kay around here. Her new Mom took her to the Doctor for her next puppy shot. She sent us this picture with the caption "Puppy shots today. She's nervous! 3.3 pounds".

I just can't stress enough how important it is that you  get your babies in for the puppy shot series. If you have an older dog, don't forget those all important annual booster shots too. It is easy to get them done when you get your rabies shots for your Toy or Mini Aussie.

This gal is not going to get very big in size but I can assure you she will make up for the stature with attitude. She now has a big brother, and I mean big brother, that is a Golden Retriever. It seems that Maxine's favorite new toy is his tail.  

We love to get pictures and stories from all our owners!

Baxter and Reggie

This comment came from Karin yesterday. These great folks from Indiana now have 2 Shade Tree Toy Aussies. Sounds like the boys and the family have a great time together. We love to hear from our puppy owners and to share the fun times and pictures with everyone. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Baxter and Reggie had a surprise this morning when the headed out for their morning potty break - SNOW! Did not seem to bother Baxter at all. Reggie, on the other hand, ran from the cold stuff on his feet, back into the garage and parked himself by the inside door. Once I stopped laughing at his reaction, I coaxed him back to me and put him in the snow, encouraging him the whole time. Once he got the hang of it, he absolutely loved it! They have been spending much of their playtime on the deck, romping in the snow!

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Thank you to Karin for taking the time to share with us. All this message lacked was a picture or short video of the "boys" romping in the snow!

Summer Fun in the sprinkler

We have 7 Toy and Mini Aussies for sale! This video will show you each of them having fun in the sprinkler! To contact Shade Tree Aussies CLICK HERE If you would like read more about each puppy please CLICK HERE

These puppies are ready to go to forever homes and are all current on vacinations and worming. This is a really nice group of Toy and Miniature Australian Shepherd pups. Some of these puppies are show prospects, several are breeding prospects.

I have a free ride for any of the puppies from Oklahoma to Colorado so if you live along the way your puppy can be hand delivered to you free of shipping costs.

Hot Summer Days and Toy and Mini Aussie Pups

This is "Hoss" enjoying the sprinkler on a 100 degree day. All of the Deuce litter seem to like the water, but Hoss is the king of the hose. He is going to be a very easy to train small Miniature Australian Shepherd. This pup already knows his name and the words, breakfast, out an NO.

They spend most of the day in the house laying around in the air conditioning (mostly up side down). However, even our evenings are pretty warm so I put the sprinkler out to try to keep the grass around the house from going dormant from the dry heat. To my surprise, most of the pups seem to really enjoy playing in the water. For more information visit Shade Tree Aussies Shade Tree Aussies

10 new Toy and Mini Aussies posted on Shade Tree Aussies

The puppies are now 4 weeks old and I finally got them posted to Shade Tree Aussies. This is a very healthy and busy bunch of Toy Aussies puppies. We even have a little female that I am sure will be a Micro or Tiny Toy. She is half the size of her brothers and sisters.