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Doesn't Precious have an adorable face? She is an Australian Shepherd/Collie mix. She is very loving, almost clingy in her desire to be near her people, especially women. This isn't unsusual in an abandoned pet and will probably abate once she knows she is "home." Her owner was unable to take her when he moved to California and asked Judy to find Precious a good home. We'll do one better than that ~ we'll find Precious a fantastic home! One thing about Precious is that she is very food aggressive. She should be fed separate from other dogs and afterward all the food bowls should be picked up off the floor. If you can live with this one hiccup, you'll have a wonderful dog!!!

Update 06/24/2008 Precious is a wonderful girl and highly intelligent! In the video you can see that she is very high energy. I called in Todd Langston who trained under one of Cesar Milan's apprentice's and he had her eating out of his hand in a matter of minutes! I have followed through with his teaching and she walks on a leash beautifully! I have also been working on her jumping on people and she no longer jumps on me. Like I said she is highly intelligent and learns at lightning speed! Todd has also offered two free sessions to anyone who adopts her! Now let me tell you that this is a bargain that you can't pass up! It was like Cesar Milan was there himself and in the short time that he was working with her I learned so much that you can't put a price tag on! If you would like to talk to Todd about him working with your dogs, please contact him at Pack Life K-9 Behavior Solutions, www.ocpacklife.com, todd@ocpacklife.com, 407 913-2750.



According to www.dogbreedinfo.com, despite the misleading name, the Australian Shepherd is not Australian at all, but was developed entirely in the U.S. to work as a herding dog on ranches. It is possible that the name was derived from one of the dog's ancestors. The breed's principal forebears were most likely Spanish dogs that accompanied the Basque shepherds and herds of fine Merino sheep exported to both America and Australia in the early days of the colonies. At some point it probably crossed with Collie stock. It has only recently gained recognition as a distinct breed. Its many talents include, retrieving, herding, watchdogging, guarding, police work, narcotics detection, search & rescue, agility, competitive obedience and performing tricks. Australian Shepherds are easy going, perpetual puppies that love to play. Courageous, loyal and affectionate, they are excellent children's companions that are great with active children. A devoted friend and guardian, for they are naturally protective. Very lively, agile and attentive - they are eager to please, with a sixth sense about what the owner wants. Australian Shepherds are highly intelligent and easy to train. Though aggressive when at work with livestock, the Aussie is gentle with human friends. Australian Shepherds needs lots of exercise and a job to do, as the breed is very intelligent, active and easily bored. They can become nervous and destructive if left alone too much without exercise. They are naturally suspicious of strangers, so they should be well socialized as puppies. Working lines of Australian Shepherds may be too energetic to be suitable pets. Some like to nip people's heals in an attempt to herd them. They are quiet workers, unlike some breeds, which are bred to bark constantly at livestock. This breed is not usually dog aggressive.