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Evelyn Vinogradov
of Edgewood, NM says Tuxedo, a 2
yr. old male, participates in conformation, rally
and obedience trials. Photo was taken at White Sands
National Monument in New Mexico.
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All About Us!
Who Are We and Why Are We Such
Australian Shepherd Lovers?
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My
Buddy Levi |
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Well, for starters
the picture to the right is my bestest buddy Levi when he was
a puppy. How could you not fall in love with a face like that?
Let me tell you a little more about us.
Hello, my name is Scott. I'm the webmaster of Australian-Shepherd-Lovers.com
and Levi and I welcome you to our home on the web.
I've had dogs most of my life, from Chihuahuas to Dobermans,
but before my wife Tanya and I got Levi we thought long and hard
about what we wanted.
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We didn't want a dog that was too big or too small; we wanted
one that was juuust right.
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We wanted a very loyal, intelligent and trainable dog.
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We wanted an alert dog that would be watchful of our property.
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We wanted a dog that was animated and full of life.
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We wanted a loving companion.
In other words we wanted an Australian Shepherd.
As luck would have it we knew a lady who bred Australian Shepherds.
We spoke with her and got her expert advise about the breed. After
careful consideration we decided that the Aussie was for us. We
even got pick of the litter.
We choose a cute little female puppy, but she wasn't weaned yet
so she had to stay with her mother for a while.
We decided to name her Cyan. We could hardly wait to get her
home but we wanted to give her plenty of time to be weaned properly.
It was during this time that tragedy struck. A cat got into the
pen with the puppies and attacked them and Cyan was one of the
puppies injured. Sadly despite the best efforts of our veterinarian,
Cyan didn't make it. My wife and I were devastated.
The breeder called and offered to let us choose another puppy.
As difficult as this experience had been for us we still wanted
a puppy. So we went back to the breeder to have a look.
As we approached the puppy pen the pups were running around,
rolling on each other and playing. I immediately noticed one furthest
away from me just sitting watching his litter mates frolicking.
As I came near he looked up at me and we seemed to connect, "Could
he be the one?" I thought.
I watched the other puppies for a while but I kept returning
to the one at the back, who was now interacting with the other
puppies and seemed to have a confident air about him. The more
we watched him the more we liked him. My wife and I agreed - he
was the one!
We named him Levi and when he was ready we brought him home.
He has been a joy and a blessing to us ever since (even when he
tried to assert dominance over our family pack - but that's another
story). Our lives have definitely been better for having Levi
in it and he is the inspiration for this website.
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