Gayle.

That is Flynn to a T. He is go go go and is happiest when he can play all the time - whether thats with another dog or a toy etc. A good breeder will be able to tell you if there is something suitable for you in the litter depending on what energy level etc you want. I would say this is Ripley, he loves nothing more than to be running flat out chasing a ball or a frisbee, but we've found that if we give him sufficient running time, he's quite happy to settle down in front of the TV and snooze, he can come in on a rainy afternoon and just relax. They all LOVE to be in on anything that's going on though....even just something as mundane as putting out the bins. They are currently all lined up at our front window watching with interest as my husband wheels the bins out for the morning pick up. If I'm baking, I have four bodies ready to taste test, and if I'm gardening, they're all in there helping drag weeds around the yard and carry the little plastic pots away when I'm done with them. So you need to get used to the idea that if you have an Aussie or four, you'll have the best helpers ever.

Here's Dusty pursuing her new career as a working princess:

Dusty can switch on for a frisbee or a bike ride but no, she's not a show off, unfortunately and never liked the show ring or the obedience ring either. Isn't keen on herding because she can't do it next to me so she's now a princess, and that suits her to a tee.

Shae, on the other hand, is soft and sweet and argues black and blue with me over every little thing. Biddable, when she feels like it, obedient, on her terms, hilarious, every minute she's arguing with me because she's the smallest Aussie I've ever seen, but she thinks she's 10 feet tall and supersonic. She's not a dog for everyone but she's a real character and I absolutely adore her.

There are differences between dogs but not between colours. I think Dusty and Lyndsays girl Holly are very similar in temerament, soft, sweet and biddable and very devoted to their owners. Ripley is also similar but he's also a bit more independent, but that could be because we're his third owners and he hasn't quite handed his heart over yet.

I love that pic of Holly and the pup. Is it one of her puppies or is it baby Maizie?

But black ones are perfect.

For red Aussies to be included in our next photoshoot, someone will need to bring them. So far no one coming has a red Aussie. Qualifying criteria for participating is that your dog must be obedience trained to the point it can do an extended stay, it must also get along with other dogs and not want to be in their faces. And you need to bring food for the humans. Cake or dessert is good, we've got the main course covered.

He is Dusty and Ripleys cousin, they all have Gideon as their grandfather, Ripley also has Gideon as his great grandfather as well.

Hazard is closely related to Leo, Ripley and Dusty. Probably Tahlia and Kinta as well.

Isaak has been on it since he was 8 weeks old. Not a problem at all, I just fed him more than the recommended amount for his weight, and he's always maintained excellent condition and has a beautiful coat.

Both my boys are big goofballs. Not too many braincells in those heads though......I think the girls got the dibs on the brains. Isaak is a mummy's boy.......if he can squeeze onto my lap he does. If we're out somewhere and I go out of his sight, he frets til I get back. He's the biggest smooch ever and I don't have to worry about losing him if he slips his lead, he never leaves my side. When we're out walking the local rail trail, I will take his leash off to give him some free time and he walks beside me and sooks til I put it back on. He likes being tied to me.

My heart lies with the black tri's, I just adore them but the blues are the ones that seem to attract the most attention in public. Although Isaak gets LOADS of attention and comments about his stunning head (he's getting a bloody big one with all the nice things that were said about him at this weekends shows). So, just because I think you should see his beautiful head up close, here's my lovely boy.

Just because it's less cruel than butchering stock, doesn't mean it should be allowed again, Maybe the welfare of our farm animals needs some closer attention. Desexing at any age is never done without anaesthetic and I wouldn't have a problem with tail docking if it was the same. But it's done with no painkillers at all, with a sharp blade, or the longer slower process of banding (which I've heard described as slamming your finger in a car door and leaving it there til it falls off). The pain must be unimaginable, Just because the puppy can't say "Ouch that hurts!" doesn't mean it doesn't hurt. And the crying because they are away from their mum when their tails are docked is because the docking hurts them. And the reason they go straight back onto the nipple and start sucking vigorously after the procedure is because they require comfort from the pain and shock they've just endured. I don't have any problem with docking but I do have a problem with deliberately hurting baby animals.

None of mine have any problems, but they have a raw breakfast and BH for their dinner.

Black Hawk Holistic is only sold as Black Hawk Holistic. If the food has another name, it's not Black Hawk Holistic, it's something else

No idea and I don't have a catalogue sorry. Carluke might know.

He has one brown eye and one blue eye, which is quite common in Aussies, and he has a starburst colomboma in the blue eye, which means his iris (the black part) is star shaped, instead of round. Aussies have some strange eyes....usually the merles.

I think it needs to be done before the dog is 18 months. I'm sure I saw that on Dogs Vic website the other night when I was looking at how to get a dog from main register to neuter register.

Here is Leo's handsome cousin, Ripley.

Nope. I agree there should be the availability of choice for breeders for tail docking and cropping. If you want it done then at least make the law 'under veterinary supervision' etc. We still remove dew claws so I dont see what the issue is. You should see what we do to farm animals with no anaesthetic. Any random person can go into a store, purchase a bag of rubber rings and an applicator, or a nice big knife and away we go! Apparently they dont deserve the same rights. I don't think the procedures done to livestock are to make them look "nicer".

Dusty is a dog who'd be very well suited to a first time dog owner. She's the easiest dog I've ever owned....she's naturally obedient, she's not terribly active and she's totally devoted to me. She would rather die than do something wrong, she's very soft natured and just the most beautiful girl. Isaak has also been an easy dog, he's a bit light on the training, but he never leaves my side when we're out and aside from a spate of shoe chewing as a puppy, he's been very easy to raise. This morning at a show, a few people commented on how laid back he is and how noticeably attached to me he is. I don't know about Shae or Ripley, we got them as adults but they are easy dogs now. Ripley is such a goofball, and such a smooch I can't imagine that he was ever a naughty puppy. Shae has most likely been shaped by her early experiences, which weren't nice, and she's the dog I need to be most careful about as she does not like other dogs approaching her when she's on lead and I need to protect her from that stress at all times, so I'm very careful where I take her. She's good at home though, couldn't ask for a better behaved dog. I can't think of any naughty thing she's done.

The ban won't be reversed so no amount pf posting on DOL about it will make it happen. It's banned in most European countries, parts of Canada, restricted in the UK, and it's only a matter of time before the US starts banning it. Hope they ban ear cropping at the same time.

Can't agree about the grooming, they actually require very, very little. I would spend less than an hour a week on my lot, unless I am bathing, but a quick general brush every now and then keeps their coats nice and free of debris. In the US there might be more people trying to get out of them, but not here. They rarely come up in rescue.....in the past few years I can only think of two that have appeared in shelters and they've been quickly snapped up by Aussie people, then cared for until they've been able to be appropriately rehomed. There are usually two or three adult dogs available for sale on the DOL page, but they are often ex-breeding stock, or dogs that haven't quite turned out for the show ring. They are not anywhere near as common here as the US, I'd still consider them a fairly rare breed here, and for the most part they haven't been targeted by backyard breeders, so health tests are generally being done on breeding stock, and sound temperaments being high on the priority list. I agree they aren't for everyone though, but most dog lovers would get a lot of enjoyment from an Aussie. They aren't for people who'd prefer their dogs stayed in the backyard and didn't interact with the family. I have one who would give up any scrap of exercise if she could just lie at my feet all day, and another who would go bonkers if he couldn't run til he dropped from exhaustion.

Oh just get another six then you can take the same pics :D