10 Things Only Australian Shepherd Owners Understand
Australian Shepherds are incredible dogs, often described by owners as life-changing. In this video, we'll reveal unique aspects that you'll only discover when you become an Aussie owner. Let's explore 10 special truths that only Australian Shepherd owners can relate to!
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Nothing prepared me for the bond I have with my Aussie, not even other dogs that I have had & loved. I consider them a high maintenance/high reward breed, definitely not a dog for lazy people. You will have a friend for life who will stick up for you, feel your pain before you do it yourself and support you, and keep you active. Also, don't underestimate the velcro trait. I don't remember what being a room alone feels like anymore.
Thank you for your comment! I completely agree, Aussies are truly amazing.
I've had dogs all my life...first time Aussie owner. Such a unique breed.
I had an Aussie for 16 and a half years. Miss him every day
My girl is 11.5 years old. I pray she makes 16.5! Wish they lived longer, like they go when we go.
@@maxjones9139would be a dream come true. But sadly it’s not the case so we need to make they’re life the absolute best we can in the time that they are with us :-)
I read a lot about how having an Aussie in an apartment is not a good idea. Now I’m having one and she is actually calm indoors. No issues at all with having her in an apartment. She likes to cuddle a lot and stay in bed with me. With my job some days I get so exhausted that I can’t take her for a walk the next day, and she is totally fine. She only asks to play with a ball at home, not even for long. And it compensates the walk. I lost 10 pounds of weight walking with her. So she helps me stay in a good shape. I feel like God sent me an Angel. Such a wonderful loving dog.
I have a garden and she stays there sometimes, but it does not represent an interesting place with new scents etc. Garden was mostly useful for potty training. If you train them to be calm indoor, they will be.Keep in mind that aussies are very versatile and that they will adapt to you, it does not mean that they will be happy. So if it's no walk once every 2 weeks it's fine, but ball playing does not compensate a walk
Their color schemes/patterns are the best of all dogs.
I couldn't agree more. They are the most beautiful and amazing dogs on earth. I have an aussie, and his colors always cease to amaze me
We're on our second Aussie and your video nails their traits. A better dog breed doesn't exist, but some breeds are their equals. No matter how long you have one, it is never long enough. They leave a huge hole in your life when they leave you so love them as much as you can while you have them...
Thank you for watching. Happy to hear that you liked the video. And yes ,they are truly amazing dogs.
Even at two years old, you guys hit the nail on the head. She is all that and a bag of chips! She is a beautiful tri color and I'll never have another❤
My all time favorite dog (Chara) and her successor (Tiara, second favorite) were both Aussie mixes and were insanely intelligent dogs. Tiara was an accomplished escape artist and could not be held in any pen we built for her (we lived on a farm when she was younger). When she finally became an indoor dog, she seemed to have trained herself not to get on furniture. We don't care about dogs on furniture in our family, but Tiara didn't share that attitude. Chara, on the other hand, was on a whole different level still. When I was in middle school and she came in with her rag bone, wanting to play while I was playing Nintendo, I'd brush her away in an attempt to ignore her. She'd start sniffing around the NES box. Eventually, she learned to wait until I left the room to get something to eat or the like. I'd leave the game on pause, but multiple times when I came back, the console was reset. She actually figured out how to force me to pay attention to her by resetting my NES.
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I’ve had four Aussies in my life…..absolutely the most wonderful amazing dogs!
It does change life. I wasnt expecting that.
Dude, you hit EVERY key personality traits. I have only had my Aussie for 3 months. YOU NAILED! She does EVERYTHING in this video!!! Thank you for confirmation!❤
Thank you for watching. Glad you liked it 👍
Aussies are my favorite breed. I want a blue merle with one blue eye to be my next four legged companion.
I have a mini like that, his blue eye is a marble eye because it is part brown part blue.
@@rebeccam1392same
With tears you do not get the injoy of there wigglebutt. Which is a fun and wonderful to watch.
I have a 12 month old female Aussie who not only changed the way I live day to day but also has an amazing intellect and personality that can’t be underestimated. I also have a Tasmanian Smithfield and she’s faster than him, smarter than me and as cunning as my wife.
We found out our Aussie had separation anxiety when we went out of town and took them to a friends house to take care of him, he would start chewing his fur. Had to give him a Benadryl a day while we were gone. A friend was watching him, he started barking at 4 am. She told us and we figured out my husband on nite shift gave him a piece of cheese when he got home from work, had to stop that!! LOL The best dog either of us had ever had. RIP Blue!
"They have a deep love for their human family." _
We have a park with a small dog park behind our house. Daisy has made some friends. And actually knows the cars. When we walk in to the park if she sees the car (or likely smells the dog) she will start hoping around. In one case she and I were taking a nap and she woke me up when she knew her friend pulled in to the park. Crazy smart dogs.
LOVE my Aussie! I learn something from him every day!
I have a mini Aussie and I love her like one of my kids, she’s a beautiful girl, so smart, giddy and lovey! Roxy definitely thinks she’s the boss and wants control of everyone and everything. Nothing gets by her, especially a good piece of bacon!
We have 2 minu Australian Shepherds. One is a black tri and she'll be 2 April 30th... a year later (last summer) we got a 2nd mini from the same place and our 1st minis mom has the same dad as our newest mini who turns 1 on May 6th. He's a blue Merles. Our girl is so chill and just happy go lucky! So smart! Our 2nd is full of anxiety, whiny, a bit food aggressive, etc. Hes my dream color, but can be such a handful! Still trying to learn the best ways to help him with his behaviors.
We have had an Australian shepherd for about 5 years. He is awesome!
I pick up my 8 week old blue murl on Saturday so excited
My Aussie/German Shepherd mix was my baby, and protected my friends and family. I still miss him to this day.
Loved your info to refer to new prospective owners, all truths....stunning Aussie Families! ❤️
Thank you for the ample warning! Sounds like a great dog for an open country runner - or for someone with a herd, or flock, or gaggle, or clutch, or pack, or even a school of fish! I think I'd get four, and teach them to play doubles tennis. Or teach them to guard baby turtles against seagulls. If you have a lot of kids running around in need of herding ....
They are the best! I had one that unlocked the gates all the time! I miss her every day. I have 2 now!
The Australian Shepherd has a very beautiful tail, so I don't understand WHY people cut it off! I don't like when doing it to dogs at all. It's horrible!
They are not cut off Aussies can be naturally bob tailed!
After I got my dog I looked into this, since they are a herding breed if they were working with cattle it’s a health concern for them to have a tail that could get stepped on and broken by the cows. That’s why they do it and it’s so young they really don’t know what’s going on. My girl was from a farm and her tail was docked, she was suppose to go work in a farm. but now she’s with us and if we have a litter with her we’ll keep the tail.
The whole “they don’t know what’s going on” isn’t true at all. It’s perfectly understandable for farm dogs working with cattle (most shepherd breeds are Sheep and goat herders though) however, the way tail docking is done is actually really inhumane. For some reason people and some vets even still have this weird belief that puppies under a certain age can’t feel pain, which is entirely untrue! It is uncommon practice to use any kind of pain relief or local anesthetic for tail docking and Dewclaw removal (which is a whole different problem of unnecessary mutilation of a puppy). If tail docking is done incorrectly, the dog can suffer lifelong health complications such as seizures due to damage of the spinal cord from a tail docked too high. Some aussies are born with nub tails but the majority aren’t. My Aussie was docked and had his dewclaws removed at 3 days old. I did not even have a chance to request it not be done. The loss of his dewclaws seems to bother him, he sometimes licks at the spot where his little scars are and he struggles to hold his bones and other chews with his paws. My other dogs haw dewclaws, and it helps them to hold bones in place when they chew, which is actually part of the function of the claw. I do not believe they had any belief that the puppies would be herding dogs, in fact my Aussie has little to no herding instincts so I find it hard to believe they used their pair for any herding despite the fact that they lived out in the country on a small homestead with some animals (don’t remember what animals, was 4-5 years ago). It is what it is though.
Aussies regularly are born with "clipped" tails
I have had many aussies (on number 6 and 7 now) many had their tails, most their dew claws. The dew claws has caused problems one 2 of them. My current two, a 3 year old female was docked tail and dew claws removed came from a breeder that bread working dogs, my girl was going to work on a farm, but the deal fell through and I was able to get her, probably the BEST aussie I have ever had, the breeder was an ethical and very knowledgeable person that had been breeding excellent working dogs for 30 years. My 6 month little man has a naturally bobbed tail (NBT) and has his dew claws, not only that he has rear dew claws. His breeder does the show side, and he was a runt so she didn't want to mess with him, I got him at a discount. He is probably the 3rd best, close 2nd aussie that I ever had. Their tails were docked to prevent injuries and be more hygienic in the field working. Dew claws removed to prevent injuries and infections. Mine have all been pet/service dogs so to me they were all perfect the way they were/are. But it is/ was done with a purpose. Docked tails was seen as such a positive, that it was bread into the breed, roughly 25% to 30% are born with (NBT) naturally bobbed tails like my little man.
After having 2 Border Collies for 17 years we lost them both within 3 weeks of each other ( female first and male just gave up it was really tough to watch) We decided that we'd get an Aussie. Border Collies live to make you happy, Aussies like to make themselves happy, if it also makes you happy great, if not Loki doesn't care. I work 100% remote and he was a COVID puppy and he's definitely my dog, i am his person without a doubt. I cannot walk into or out of a room alone. As crazy as he can make me, I don't know what I'd do without him around. Our Cat, Phil, might not feel the same but he stays on his toes.
I have autism and severe depression, Back in 2021 I was volunteering in a dog training group who also does adoptions, I found this female Aussie named Raven, who was only 2 at the time but went through 4 owners because they didn’t know how to handle her excess energy, she and I were attached to the hip on day one, so I decided to adopt here and the rest was history, now she’s spoiled, loves watching tv(on her terms) and is the most loving dog I ever owned. The key is to exercise her everyday, luckily I go on hikes and stuff and she loves it. She also comforts me when I get overstimulated or have an anxiety attack, I could not have asked for a better friend.
my aussie is absolutely the sweetest smartest pet. we all love him so much
My Aussie is protective of my grandson and me! Sometimes it scares me! He doesn’t like men but loves women and kids! He has a sense of who is safe and who shady! He has gone ballistic after single men who get too close to me or grandson. Great protectors! Just watch them around strangers! Mine was found on streets of San Antonio so there may be trauma sand abuse by men.
Nice vid. I love me some Aussies.
Best friend i ever had. Part of my life ;3
Ive had 2 Aussies and though both have gone through phases, once they grow up a bit they are super chill. Dr. Bruce "Banner" is my current and ever since he turned 3 he has been the best and just hangs out now. Anyone going through the crazy phase, stay patient and they will get through it and come out calm on the other side!
A couple items to round out the list- 11. You will need a professional groomer. That thick double coat gets mats you won’t be able to remove by yourself. 12. Accept that everything in your life will be covered in dog hair.
I groom my own aussies, they never have mats, I trim them every 4 to 6 weeks, brush and comb every week, and brush their teeth once a month. I feed a mostly raw diet, and the meaty bone keeps their teeth clean and white. My 3 year Olds teeth are perfectly white. I do a intense deshed every other week, trim nails when needed. It's a routine that my girl (the 3 year old) mostly enjoys, the 6 mouth old is just starting to. Its a time of close contact, and 100% focus on them. Plus most groomers trim to short for my tastes, I like the more natural look. I get asked all the time who my groomer is, when I reply me people can't believe it. My two current are number 6 and 7 of aussies or aussie mix that I have had since I was a kid. I will say, that it's true that you better love Aussie Glitter (hair everywhere) and have an excellent vacuum because that's how it is. I truly love the breed, fun loving, and adventurous. Full of excitement for life and energy. Smart, silly and goofy, yet they can just chill next to you on the couch. I'm always told how well behaved they are, and they are. But there is (contenues training) /was a lot of work involved. If you want a true member of the family, you will be rewarded with that if you truly put in the work. I have to say, there are no other breed for me.
mine HATES the water
My aussie named scarlet is so cute and is a good girl but im her second favorite but my dad is her first favorte.
Wow very nice
I‘m living in a rural area but we don‘t have this large numbers of sheep or other animals like there are in the US. In the big herds there are, maybe, appr. 200 sheep. Here they don‘t use border collies very often, more breeds like „pastore del Lagorai“ or some mixed shepherd breeds. I‘ve not seen many collies but of 10 collies I‘ve known at least 8 had their problems like aggressivity, biting, and so on. Probably because of the lack of socialization. And maybe I‘m prone to see many problematic collies because of the work in animal protection 😅 but like I said, here at least in the area where I live, the people have more mixed breeds or other types of shepherd dogs, maybe because of the location which is in the middle of the Alps. Plus, if there is a live stock that has to be alone much time there always are at least 2-3 protection dogs, often the „maremmano abbruzzese“. But yeah, even breeds like collies or aussies with nearly no potential of aggressivity, they could be aggressiv if we take a look on the breeding history. Even if collies typically don‘t have to be in direct physical contact with the animals they sometimes do it. And aussies too while herding. And this is why, for example, some aussies sometimes have the problem of nibbing running in front of them. If socialized poorly or not meeting their needs this could lead to frustration and aggressivity. The problem is that both, a border collie and aussie, are highly intelligent dogs, the learn very fast (I tried to learn my aussie a little bit of mantrailing. I gave her 10 minutes of training one day, the next day she unterstoodnwhat to do). But they learn shi*** behaviour quite as fast. Aaaand sometimes correcting this behaviour the are verry stubborn. And if there are people that choose the dog only for the looks, because a aussie is a veeery beautiful doggy, then it gets difficult. I think like you when you said that this kind of dogs belong only on farms or at least in a rural area. Not in a city but there are exceptions if they help people like assistant dogs. But then they‘ll be mentally stimulated.
These dogs continunuously practise insano style
Herding balls are incredible for exercise.
Crazy and weird… My Great Pyrenees Aussie mix… definitely got her puppy demon child alternate persona from her Aussie mother…😂 Now at two years old, she still shows her wild child side, in a much more subdued manner… given the chance and a little encouragement 😂 Being the runt of the litter, she needed to be more resourceful to survive… competing with her much larger siblings… I think this helped develop her demon child character and determination 🎉 Once, home… she soon caught up with her normal growth curve… I never have learned where all my socks disappear to… First year and a half… grew up patrolling the mountainside around home… being much more the smaller Great Pyrenees guardian in looks and temperament, with a twist 😂 Her Aussie side makes for her wanting to work and learn with a human… Her Great Pyramid side… makes for her pausing to think about things on her own… and then to comply… maybe, eventually, hopefully 😂
As an owner of 2 Aussies and 1 border collie I knew barley any of these 😭
I have a mini and would not trade him for anything. I would have trouble having another breed, as aussies are so smart. I wish I knew how to teach my boy some of these things.
@3:33 - You're talking about Australian Shepherds yet showcasing a BORDER COLLIE
my dog! they would drain all of my energy!
Mine herds every car that comes in the driveway.
As someone who owns a golden retriever and a labrador, I can confirm that you don't get to shower alone
everytime i see a tail i wonder what our aussie would be like w a tail!
I was a rather sedentary and mildly lazy person and after my border-aussie picked me, she gets me off my lazy butt and move around.
First off you do not become an Aussie owner, truth is the Aussie owns you.
Great dogs but I take issue with almost everything this video states. My ex has one. He loves me way more than her. He's a troublemaker, too smart for his own good. He's terrified of ducks and geese. He runs up behind you and body slams you when you aren't looking. I love him but he's sneaky.
Best dog EVER! Do your own homework and educate yourself first. That rings true for any dog you want to get. If you don't have time for a dog - don't get an Aussie.
Picking up our family dog today . Australian German shepherd dad mix with Golden retriever mom So excited to meet her today