I was raised with GSD's, still have two of them, and recently defected to aussies. My female Jynx is a black tri color that is "comic" relief, she doesn't take life to seriously. She is my 3rd agility dog and is at the "open" levels. She is out of show/working lines with alot of "HOF"s in her background.
I have a male tricolor, altho he is basically a "bi"color, the small bits of rust on his feet make him technically a tri. I got him thru Aussie Rescue, when he was 11 weeks old came from WV. He is the result of a merle/merle breeding. His "parents" are los rocosa dogs, (working line) and worked a cattle ranch. Not all merle/merle breedings result in deafness/blindness. Jag is perfectly normal but two of his siblings were deaf.
They are very happy FUN dogs. Jynx is much more social and very high energy. She is quite demanding and high maintenance. Jag, even tho he is out of working lines, is not that demanding, tho a serious dog. He has no problem lounging around all day, OR chasing a ball all day. He is VERY ball possessed. He has more of a "border collie" intenseness to him vs my female.
He also has displaced aggression which we've learned to deal with.
Both of them can go anywhere, anytime and settle right in, they mind their own business and are pretty well mannered.
Love em, will always have one, as well as the gsd's.
Your pup is VERY cute! Nothing cuter than an aussie puppy..I hope your breeder educated you about the MDR1 gene, that can affect aussies? My female has tested mutant/mutant which means many drugs given to her in normal doses could actually kill her. She's had some funky thing going on with her for about 8 months, seems fine now, a "mystery" illness.
Diane
but he was just an amazing, wonderful creature. I don't know what was more agile - his body or his mind!
