Is an Australian Shepherd the Right Breed for You? originally appeared on PetHelpful. The Australian Shepherd is a brilliant dog with strong herding instincts that is easily trained. Aussies perform ...

It’s easy to forget, as you’re shopping for a pet, that the behaviors of your working dog breed have been carefully selected for, sometimes over a period of centuries. In other word, if you have ...

WEST POINT, Neb. (KOLN) - In the Steffen family’s early years, they owned two dogs: a standard Australian Shepherd and a Cocker Spaniel. The mother, Melissa, thought to herself, “Wouldn’t it be the ...

When my friend adopted an Australian Shepherd, she was not prepared for the step-up in attitude. Though she’d had plenty of dogs before, she hadn’t put together that the famous intelligence of the ...

Once your mini Aussie hits adulthood (around 12-18 months), their nutritional needs shift significantly. Adult dogs need fewer calories per pound than growing puppies, but the quality of those ...

The miniature American shepherd is a relatively new breed of dog, developed in the 1960s in California from small, unregistered Australian shepherds. They were originally called miniature Australian ...