My fiance and I are getting a female red merle Australian Shepherd in a few weeks and we've noticed that her pupils look different from each other. You can see in the photos below that her left pupil is cloudy--less defined. Her right pupil has a much more solid shape (almost looks like a goat...

Hello! A month ago we adopted a male Australian Shepherd puppy who is now just over 12 weeks old. Yesterday we got a female Golden Retriever puppy who is 12 weeks old (they are less than a week apart). He has been all over her and most of the time it's not normal "puppy fighting" its aggressive...

Ever since we adopted Luna, a rambunctious heeler/aussie mix, she and our older rescue, Lexi, have been struggling to get along. Some days, I'll find them sleeping near each other with no issues, but then there are the days that they squabble. And while there hasn't been any blood up until...

Hi, My name is Leonard and I just joined this forum. We have recently purchased an Australian Shepherd ( Gus ) who is 11 months old. We have had him a month now and he is a great dog. Joined to get some help and advice in training him. Doing good with him so far as he had a ten week obedience...

A little back story, I have an almost three year old Australian shepherd (neutered male). He's been in training for almost 2 years for his reactivity towards other dogs. He's stellar at training class and his reactivity has gone down majorly. That being said, about a year ago I moved into an...

Hello all! I recently adopted a rescue from SC (I live in MD), a loving Australian Shepherd mix named Sydney. :)

This is Max, he is 7 months old and full of energy. We have two boys ages 3 and 5 they are becoming best buddies.

My name is Janny and found this site to be extremely helpful. I want to make sure that I train Rocky to be a great pup and most of all healthy. I knew of all the possible health problems associated with Australian shepherds, but I need the most help that I can get. I have yet to test my pup for...

Hello and good morning, Introducing myself here to get things started. I'm a new mom to a 17 week old Aussie Shepherd names Ryder. I have two other pups as well, a 10 1/2 yr male old English Lab: 100 lbs and a 6 1/2 yr old female Weimaraner 40 lbs. the only other Dog we've had was a boxer named...

Hey there! My name is Megan, but feel free to call me Wolf or Snarls! I'm 17 ( soon to be 18 ) and I've had several dogs in my lifetime. I've always loved predatory animals, my favorite being wolves! When I was younger, my parents bought two shelter dogs for me. We had to rehome them because we...

I have an 8 month old Australian Shepherd named Cosmo. He has very dry fur and skin, which we've been dealing with for most of his life. He chews on himself a lot and if you part the fur, near the root appears a lightish brown (he's black) and it seems brittle. It doesn't appear on the front of...

Hi there, I have two aussies -- one 4 year old male and a 3 month old female. Love them both a TON. The Australian Shepherd breed is just my favorite and I see myself having this type of dog my entire life :) I've read the breed standard, but I'm really not very good at looking at a dog based...

Hello, I just found what seems to be a softball sized lipoma on the thigh of my dog. I know that these are common, but I am slightly worried because my dog is so young...she will be 2 next month, She is a female lab/aussie mix, she was a rescue and bred by a sick dog. She suffers from dental...

Three weeks ago i adopted this pup from a shelter. They were unsure of his age exactly but at youngest he was 8 weeks when we adopted him & weighted 4 pounds. They said he was some sort of aussie mix possibly with a smaller spaniel? He is not 11 weeks and weights 6 pounds. He is very lovey &...

Three weeks ago i adopted this pup from a shelter. They were unsure of his age exactly but at youngest he was 8 weeks when we adopted him & weighted 4 pounds. They said he was some sort of aussie mix possibly with a smaller spaniel? He is not 11 weeks and weights 6 pounds. He is very lovey &...

I have a 1.5 year old Australian Shepherd. He is a very good dog. He is great at being off leash, coming on command, not going in the street, calm energy in the house and on walks, etc. I take him on lots of bike rides since he loves to run. I take him on some local dirt trails that there are...

I have an Aussie boy, going on 5 months. We're crate training him, walking him, taking him out first thing in the morning, as soon as we get home and plenty of times in between. He still pees at will in the house, doesn't seem to understand come, here, patting on the couch for him to jump up...

Hi, just posting to see if anyone can think of what this might be. I've noticed small scabs behind the ears, around the neck, and chest of my Australian Shepherd. They are small, clumpy, and very dry. She only seems to itch behind her ear once in awhile though. Here is a picture of her chest...