Meet Maggie, my 9-week old blue merle bi. She happens to have blue and brown in both eyes, also known as “marbled” eyes. Although it’s not the only thing that makes her special, it’s certainly a feature that contributes to her charm!
Now, it’s your turn to show me your Aussie’s sweet eyes! 💕
Poor Duncan is currently 6 days post op a foreign object removal surgery. He is starting to go absolutely stir crazy! There’s only so many puzzles, stationary trainings and frozen kongs we can do lol. He just wants to run and play and go for a walk. It doesn’t help he’s only 8.5 months so it’s been an insane challenge. Hopefully he’s cleared semi soon😳😩
He weighed in at exactly 25lbs
Every evening the indoor/outdoor cat comes to the back door and kindly asks to be let in about an hour before feeding time. They have a sketchy relationship at best but this hour is always the worst because everyone has the hangries. I thought it was too cute when I got to the door to open it she put her paw on my foot as if to stop me.
Help us wish our girl Rin a happy 5th birthday today! She's been spoiled all day long haha.
Hi all!
Just got my second Aussie, meet Abby! She is super sweet and about nine weeks old. My first Aussie is two year old male named Moose, we already crate train him while we are at work and he has no problems with it, I think he likes his crate if anything.
My partner and I are trying to think about the crating arrangement now that we have Abby. For those of you that have experience with a pair of dogs, do you crate them in the same room, separate kennels? Do you orient the kennels towards each other? Seperate rooms altogether?
They seem to be getting along together well so far. Im not sure if leaving them unattended and in plain sight of each other would have any negative affects.
Any input greatly appreciated!
The city dogs spent a few days on a farm. Much fascination with the cows and horses. Mountain trails explored. New smells sniffed. So fun!
Hi, getting my first Aussie tomorrow, 8 week old male. I have done some preliminary research and understand that exercise like walks should be limited to 5 minutes per month of age (up to twice a day). Obviously only after vet has cleared him for public surfaces at some point in his vaccine schedule.
My main questions concerns building up after he’s cleared. I have only ever owned small breeds prior to moving to Colorado. For context, I am a distance runner (13-35 miles), big hiker (frequent 15-30 mile days with 2-8k vertical), and backcountry skier. I would obviously like to develop him to be the ideal outdoor companion.
At what point should I start building beyond just walks at the 5 minute per month rule? Should I be waiting for full growth plate closure to start anything more than walking or should I be starting to build hikes and such in earlier? I want to be aggressive about building his capacity but absolutely don’t want risk creating health issues down the line. Has anyone had much experience with this and can provide me some guidance?
Separately, I regularly go to 13-14,000ft elevations on my hikes and runs, is there’s any concerns with altitude sickness in dogs or should I just treat this like he’ll get better with time like a human? Any things to look out for to indicate an issue requiring decent? I will obviously ask my vet about these things, but wanted to get input from experienced owners. Anything is helpful, thanks.
Photo of Dexter at 5 weeks for dog tax is
Edict: learning that 5 minute saying is bunk, definitely going to ask my vet, just collecting experience before.
Looking like a full teenager now
Tiger Lily is working on her armadillo impression for Halloween