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Dixie's puppies are purebred Miniature Australian Shepherds. Parents are ASDR registered and health tested. Nash, the sire, is pictured below in his profile where you can also read more about him. Both parents not only have amazing conformation, coat, and color, but they both have those amazing, human-like, sky-blue eyes! As far as predicted size, this litter will probably mature around the size of their parents - about 25-35 pounds. Not only is this litter beautiful and rich in color, but will also mature to be very intelligent, intuitive, confident, nurturing, fun, loving, highly trainable, and PRECIOUS. These guys already LOVE to cuddle and be held, and they’re already learning basic commands and their names. They come when called, and let us know when they need to go outside.
Dixie and Nash’s Available Precious Aussie Pups
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry is the first born of the litter. He’s a blue merle/tri-color and he does not wear an ID collar. He’s now the largest pup in the litter. He has 2 gorgeuous blue eyes and super thick and soft coat. Patrick Henry found his home.
Jefferson
Jefferson is a blue merle/tri-color and he wears a baby blue ID collar. Jefferson is an average size pup in this litter. He has one brown eye and one blue, and has found his home.
Betsy Ross
Betsy Ross is a red/chocolate merle tri-color and wears a pink ID collar. She is one of the smaller pups the litter. She has beautiful, but unusual eyes. One of her eyes is blue, the other is green. Betsy has found her home.
Molly Pitcher
Molly Pitcher is a black traditional tri-color and does not wear an ID collar. She is the biggest female in this litter. She has two blue eyes, but one has brown in it. Molly Pitcher has found her home.
Hancock
Hancock is the seventh and last born in this litter. He’s a blue merle tri-color and wears a dark blue ID collar. Hancock is one of the biggest pups in this litter. He has 2 gorgeous blue eyes, and has found his home.
Litter Sire - 3k Huckleberry Nash @Gemstone Ridge
Nash originally hails from 3k Aussies in Texas, but he lives in Spirit Lake at Gemstone Ridge. Special thanks to Jill for allowing us to use this fun, intelligent, confident, easy-going, charming, and handsome little guy to sire Dixie’s current litter of Mini Australian Shepherds. I’m really hoping to get to keep a PRECIOUS pup between these two. Nash is about 35 pounds and 16.5” high, at the shoulders. Like Dixie, he’s ASDR registered and his parents are Elite Champions. Also like Dixie, this guy loves his ball, especially the Chuck-It, and he can play fetch forever, but he’s amazingly mellow inside. He’s very even tempered, a real gentleman, and very affectionate. The first night he spent with us, he slept on top of us, but not anxious at all, just really loving, wanting to be as close to us as possible. He made himself right at home, like he owned the place. He has eyes like Dixie’s that seem to read your mind and tell you exactly what he’s thinking at the same time. We bonded so well I didn’t want to give him back to Jill.
North Sky’s Yankee Doodle Dandy “Dixie”
Dixie is a flashy blue merle-tri with tan phantom markings and a bit of white on her chest. She is about 25 pounds and 16" high at the shoulders. She is ASDR registered and health tested through Paw Print Genetics. She came to us from Illinois when she was 8 weeks old. She is the maternal nurturer of the house - a true Shepherd. She's always watching out for everyone in the home. She doesn't bump us with her nose or nip like some herding dogs, but she definitely is always aware where her "sheep" are and circles around the house to keep an eye on everyone when we're not all in the same room. She's great at using her nose to find who or what she's looking for. She loves to play hide-and-seek with the kids, and she enjoys turning whatever she can into an obstacle course. She loves to zoom- zoom on the trails, but she has an off switch, so even though I'm pretty mellow, she's not at all too hyper for me. She loves to learn and perform, and she's very confident and able. Dixie is as sweet as pie, and she always makes us smile. When we go places or meet new people, she convinces everyone she meets that she only has eyes for them. She's everybody's best friend, but if someone gets out of line and acts aggressive towards her sheep, she quickly nips it in the bud. She's a great referee, with great street smarts, and very intuitive, so we like to use her to teach all of our puppies proper play behavior and to introduce the puppies and our dogs to new people, animals, and situations. She is so good with babies and baby animals of all kinds - except maybe birds. She's a protective mama and shepherd. All of our dogs have temperaments, intuition, and compassion that make them perfect for therapy dog service, and have puppies that have gotten certification, but Dixie sure brings sunshine to any cloudy or stormy day.