Welcome to my site, a place where I can share the joy of my
Aussies.
My name is Sue and I live in Midland, Ontario, Canada.
I am a hobby breeder who is striving to produce Australian
Shepherds correct in structure, looks and temperament while having
a variety of sizes available to suit different needs. I am following the
original Australian Shepherd breed standard with the only difference
being that I am intentionally breeding the size down with certain
crosses.
My main focus is the Miniature Australian Shepherd ranging in size
from 14 to 18 inches at the withers. In order to keep the correct
structure in my dogs, and to add diversity to the gene pool, it is
necessary to sometimes breed back to the larger sized Aussies.
When this is done I can not guarantee the size of the puppies. Also
when breeding to dogs who knowingly produce smaller sizes, you will
sometimes get very small puppies who do not reach the minimum 14
inches required to be a "mini" Aussie. These dogs are labeled as
"Toys". I do not breed specifically to get toy sized dogs, but they
have shown up in the past and will again in the future. They are in
every way pure bred, they are not crossed with any other breed of
dog. They will be registered and can do everything their siblings can
do, they are just smaller.
I compete with my dogs in conformation. The Miniature and Toy
sizes are only recognized by the rare breed association at this time,
so that is where we compete. I feel that if you are breeding dogs and
not constantly comparing your dogs to other dogs of the same
breed in the conformation ring, you will not know if your dogs are up
to the current standard of quality or not. To say you do not need to
show your dogs to know they are quality is a lazy mans way of
saying they don't care what quality they are breeding. Every breeder
should be able to have their breeding dogs pointed and even obtain
championships if they are in a breeding program. To have dogs that
continue to show against others and continue to get beaten means
that the quality of your dogs conformation ( the way he is put
together structurally ) is substandard and you should rethink it's
place in a breeding program.
In Ontario we also have a rare breed performance venue where we
can participate in events such as Obedience, Herding, and Tracking.
We encourage all our puppies to participate in these events, we are
no longer limited to what we can do with our smaller Aussies.
My dogs all live in the house with me, they are not kennel dogs. I do
not have a kennel. I have two fenced yards and an acre of property
for the dogs to run and play. Day to day my dogs live in the house
with us, they play in the house, they eat in the house, sleep in the
house in crates. They are house pets first and foremost. Breeding
and showing is their secondary lifestyle. They are also not kept in
"show" condition day to day. My guys love to get dirty and roll in the
mud. They are dogs and are allowed to act like dogs. They are not
forced to look pretty all the time. Just when we are going to shows.
Puppies are bred, born and raised in our puppy room / computer
room, right off of our living room with lots of human contact. They
are raised as pets and will be sold as such. Even dogs who are sold
to other breeders as show/breed animals will be sold as house pets
first and are not to be kennel dogs.
All the information you could ever want on me and my dogs is here
in this website.
Pictures of all my dogs, my previous litters of puppies, and all my
contracts with my expectations of buyers and obligations as a
breeder. There are pages explaining how I raise my puppies and
how I place my puppies in new homes. Where we will be next with
our dogs, and brags on how some of our puppies are doing in their
new lives. I also go into detail about my feelings on food and
vaccinations.
So come on in and get to know me.
If you'd like to meet me and the dogs just give us a shout, we love
visitors.
If you don't find an answer to your question, give us a call or an
email, we are happy to answer all of your questions.
Thanks for stopping by.
Sue
Aussies.
My name is Sue and I live in Midland, Ontario, Canada.
I am a hobby breeder who is striving to produce Australian
Shepherds correct in structure, looks and temperament while having
a variety of sizes available to suit different needs. I am following the
original Australian Shepherd breed standard with the only difference
being that I am intentionally breeding the size down with certain
crosses.
My main focus is the Miniature Australian Shepherd ranging in size
from 14 to 18 inches at the withers. In order to keep the correct
structure in my dogs, and to add diversity to the gene pool, it is
necessary to sometimes breed back to the larger sized Aussies.
When this is done I can not guarantee the size of the puppies. Also
when breeding to dogs who knowingly produce smaller sizes, you will
sometimes get very small puppies who do not reach the minimum 14
inches required to be a "mini" Aussie. These dogs are labeled as
"Toys". I do not breed specifically to get toy sized dogs, but they
have shown up in the past and will again in the future. They are in
every way pure bred, they are not crossed with any other breed of
dog. They will be registered and can do everything their siblings can
do, they are just smaller.
I compete with my dogs in conformation. The Miniature and Toy
sizes are only recognized by the rare breed association at this time,
so that is where we compete. I feel that if you are breeding dogs and
not constantly comparing your dogs to other dogs of the same
breed in the conformation ring, you will not know if your dogs are up
to the current standard of quality or not. To say you do not need to
show your dogs to know they are quality is a lazy mans way of
saying they don't care what quality they are breeding. Every breeder
should be able to have their breeding dogs pointed and even obtain
championships if they are in a breeding program. To have dogs that
continue to show against others and continue to get beaten means
that the quality of your dogs conformation ( the way he is put
together structurally ) is substandard and you should rethink it's
place in a breeding program.
In Ontario we also have a rare breed performance venue where we
can participate in events such as Obedience, Herding, and Tracking.
We encourage all our puppies to participate in these events, we are
no longer limited to what we can do with our smaller Aussies.
My dogs all live in the house with me, they are not kennel dogs. I do
not have a kennel. I have two fenced yards and an acre of property
for the dogs to run and play. Day to day my dogs live in the house
with us, they play in the house, they eat in the house, sleep in the
house in crates. They are house pets first and foremost. Breeding
and showing is their secondary lifestyle. They are also not kept in
"show" condition day to day. My guys love to get dirty and roll in the
mud. They are dogs and are allowed to act like dogs. They are not
forced to look pretty all the time. Just when we are going to shows.
Puppies are bred, born and raised in our puppy room / computer
room, right off of our living room with lots of human contact. They
are raised as pets and will be sold as such. Even dogs who are sold
to other breeders as show/breed animals will be sold as house pets
first and are not to be kennel dogs.
All the information you could ever want on me and my dogs is here
in this website.
Pictures of all my dogs, my previous litters of puppies, and all my
contracts with my expectations of buyers and obligations as a
breeder. There are pages explaining how I raise my puppies and
how I place my puppies in new homes. Where we will be next with
our dogs, and brags on how some of our puppies are doing in their
new lives. I also go into detail about my feelings on food and
vaccinations.
So come on in and get to know me.
If you'd like to meet me and the dogs just give us a shout, we love
visitors.
If you don't find an answer to your question, give us a call or an
email, we are happy to answer all of your questions.
Thanks for stopping by.
Sue
PLEASE NOTE:
There has been an uprising in the CKC/AKC Australian shepherd population
to discredit our smaller sized dogs and call us mixed breeds and mutts.
Please rest assured that all of my breeding animals here at Stoverly are PURE
BRED. They are all Australian Shepherds registered with one of several
organizations
Our larger sizes Aussies are registered with CKC and AKC, these organizations
DO NOT recognize a size variety. Our Miniature sized Aussies are registered
with NSDR, MASCA,and NAMASCUSA. These organizations DO recognize us as
a size variety of the Australian Shepherd.
Organizations such as CKC/AKC/UKC/ASCA etc, do not recognize Mini's as a
size variety and our smaller dogs are not eligible to participate in their events
unless BOTH parents are registered with that particular organization.
Any of our litters who have even one parent registered as a Miniature
Australian Shepherd, are NOT eligible to compete in CKC/AKC/ASCA/UKC etc
events as Australian Shepherds.
Please be aware that by owning a Miniature Australian Shepherd you MAY get
negative feed back from Aussie fanciers who feel strongly against our
naturally occurring size variety.
I do not claim that my dogs are anything except what they are.
If they are not CKC/AKC/UKC/ASCA registered, then I do not claim it to be so.
We are also NOT in any way affiliated with the group of dogs seeking AKC
recognition as North American Shepherds nor will any of our dogs be
permitted to follow that path.
If you have any questions on the size debate and would like me to clarify
things, just ask. I'm happy to share my point of view.
Thanks
Sue
There has been an uprising in the CKC/AKC Australian shepherd population
to discredit our smaller sized dogs and call us mixed breeds and mutts.
Please rest assured that all of my breeding animals here at Stoverly are PURE
BRED. They are all Australian Shepherds registered with one of several
organizations
Our larger sizes Aussies are registered with CKC and AKC, these organizations
DO NOT recognize a size variety. Our Miniature sized Aussies are registered
with NSDR, MASCA,and NAMASCUSA. These organizations DO recognize us as
a size variety of the Australian Shepherd.
Organizations such as CKC/AKC/UKC/ASCA etc, do not recognize Mini's as a
size variety and our smaller dogs are not eligible to participate in their events
unless BOTH parents are registered with that particular organization.
Any of our litters who have even one parent registered as a Miniature
Australian Shepherd, are NOT eligible to compete in CKC/AKC/ASCA/UKC etc
events as Australian Shepherds.
Please be aware that by owning a Miniature Australian Shepherd you MAY get
negative feed back from Aussie fanciers who feel strongly against our
naturally occurring size variety.
I do not claim that my dogs are anything except what they are.
If they are not CKC/AKC/UKC/ASCA registered, then I do not claim it to be so.
We are also NOT in any way affiliated with the group of dogs seeking AKC
recognition as North American Shepherds nor will any of our dogs be
permitted to follow that path.
If you have any questions on the size debate and would like me to clarify
things, just ask. I'm happy to share my point of view.
Thanks
Sue
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