Intensity & Patience

Definition of Intense & Patience.

Bandit, Top Dog of The "Checkerboard Aussies", Australian Shepherd Dogs.

Aussies LOVE Winter !!!

We have been getting lots of Winter weather the last couple week at North of Wiarton where we live with our four Australian Shepherds, The "Checkerboard Aussies".  Good for them, as Aussies LOVE Wiinter fun.  

Bandit & Lexus having lots of play fighting time yesterday.

Missy Mercedes having the time of her life outside with me yesterday, loving every second of being out in the Snow.

Today we had a Blizzard hit Bruce County.  Everything is closed up like a drum, major highways, and side roads alike.  That did not stop us from having some Fun with our Buddy today !

Buddy just knows Rob has a treat in his pocket ... please Dad, can I ???

Then the fun begins.  Buddy as much as saying, "where you calling me, Mom?", and off into the snow he is gone like a "shot" !

Would you like to see more of the Checkerboard Aussies, and their offspring from photos their Forever Homes send to us?  please drop into their Facebook page to give it a LIKE by going HERE.

Stay warm and safe wherever you might be !!!

Cindy, Owner/Breeder of the "Checkerboard Aussies" Australian Shepherd Dogs.

Peanut Butter With My Toast Please ?

Somebody's human dad could not finish their toast and peanut butter this morning, making somebody else pretty happy about that.

Just a little bit sticky to the roof of my mouth maybe, but oh so good !

We were updating our Facebook Page this morning when we had something brought to our attention by one of our Aussie friends, and boy oh boy ain't it the truth ????

I really don't know when people are going to figure it out, do you?

Another "tip" when buying us toys from a Pet Store, as they are not always safe either so keep a close watch at times:

SHOUT OUT ! Rob had bought a Hear Doggy Toy for Bandit. Within an hour of him having it I heard a "clink" on the floor to find the one piece of plastic with a small screw in it. I grabbed it up. We then inspected the toy again before giving it back to him... not long after two more pieces of plastic were gotten from it by him. I have made a call into the Quaker Pet Company, also sending them off an email including photos. Hopefully I will get a response from them. Good thing it wasn't a puppy, or they would have eaten the plastic bits up along with the screw without a thought. So buying authentic "safe" for dogs toys doesn't always mean they are the best either at $12.00 a shot.

I would rather buy our dogs a stuffed animal from a Second Hand Store and take the stuffing from them once they pull it out rather then have pieces of plastic and small screws going down their throats, just in case they might not pass through.

Cindy Owner/Breeder of The "Checkerboard Aussies", Australian Shepherd Dogs.

Catching Up With Our Checkerboard Aussies

We have all been so rather busy here with pre-Christmas business it is difficult to keep up with everything else at times.  With that said, it is difficult not to want to share what our Checkerboard Aussies have been up to ....

A mere couple of weeks ago before any snow had arrived to our Neck of the Woods there had been some heavy duty shedding of our Lexus going on that needed attending to no matter how busy.  She had been looking rather mangy without a good brushing.

Bandit loves cooker turnip, however does not care for veggies that are uncooked.  Fuss pot he is, much more then the other three.

Last week Lexus got to be co-pilot when I took her along to meet up with Human Dad.  

Lexus "caught" stealing out of Buddy's food bag, giving me the "look" when scolded.  Cheeky girl she was.

 

Buddy was all happy happy I got warm new Winter Boots as that means longer first thing in the Morning outings for him.

Missy Mercedes loves the snow, but first priority is "where is my food?" with her.

We got to visit briefly with an 11 Year Old Great Dane yesterday, called "Summer".  She is truly a doll and oh so lovable.  For all those out there who love DOGS, and Great Danes, check out this Web Cam where Great Dane Service Doggies are being raised by *clicking* HERE.  Pretty cool, eh?

Truly our Humans have been so busy lately they are all in but for their shirt tails some days, as Bandit also was this day.

That is all she wrote for this "catch up" ....

Cindy, Owner/Breeder of The "Checkerboard Aussies", Australian Shepherd Dogs.

A Fetching Week

The Weather quite fetching this past week that we found time to actually have some time out for a bit of fetch.

Buddy ... our Summer project this year is to get a horse`s lunge line to teach Buddy some interest in fetching a ball.  We hope this will be accomplished by the end of this Summer with a Video of him put up here too.

Cindy, Owner & Breeder of The Checkerboard Aussies.

Day 20: Fabulous Four

 "This morning outside our door."

"Alright, alright, you caught us sleeping again, but don't you know we are growing "Checkerboard Aussies", and need our sleep."

"This would be our Dad, Bandit, who is always full of smiles.  Once we get more mobile he won't be smiling as much any more, we can bet our "bottom paw" on that one, cause we will be running circles around him by then."

The Fabulous Four, "Checkerboard Aussies".