Australian Shepherds

[holds10]

My aussie is able to express herself perfectly fine by shaking her booty uncontrollably. I wish people would not leave negative comments! You're companions are lovely!

[sefciksk]

The Aussie's bobbed tail is natural in most merles. As in, they are literally born without tails. The dogs who are solids (the tri-coloreds) are more likely to be born with tails. It's a recessive genetic trait in Aussies. The tails were originally docked by farmers who were worried about cows stepping on their tales as they herded. True, it's not necessary anymore for people to dock Aussies, but not all Aussies with bob tails have been docked and there's no way to tell just from looking.

[tobyboy1]

The Blue Merle with the docked tail has a strong resemblance to our beloved Toby who left us a couple of weeks ago after giving us 14 1/2 years of love and devotion. He was an avid frisbee dog, and I have to say - if given the choice, I would have preferred him with his tail intact. Balance, expression and also doing his business without soiling the fur on his backside would have been benefits if he had a tail - any tail.

[persnickety1022]

I've never seen an Aussie with a long tail. I had a female that came to us as a stray, whose tail was short. She had seven puppies, all with short tails. The one I have now, I bought at six weeks old, from a breeder. Her parents both had short tails, her tail is short, and her puppies tails were short. All the info that I reseach says they have short tails. But here are videos showing long tails. Weird...

[esmeevogels]

@persnickety1022 there are aussies with long tails but people like the one with the bob tail more so there are more of them. in 4 weeks i'm going to buy one with a long tail

[stuckNaLOVEhurricane]

oh, beautiful dogs by the way(:

[stuckNaLOVEhurricane]

so, I went through and read all the comments on here and find it amazing how people say they love the breed, but know nothing about it. I love aussies with ANY length of tail...they are very different in looks from a border collie to me. BC's are more slender. Aussies are more bulky(beautiful bulky!) I just got my 1st aussie about a month or two ago and I love her so much! Shes a blue merle with one blue eye and one brown and a docked tail, but i wouldnt love her any less if it was a full tail(:

[camden8228]

what a user name

[FeliDJrah]

Are any of these aussies up for adoption?

[Lordsangels03]

My pups were born without tails lols but they would be cute with them ;} adorableness urs are soo purty XD

[ALynnK90]

OOooooh look at those pretty tails. I wish the breeder hadn't docked the one off my Aussie. If only I'd known about the litter sooner. :( I do love his cute little bear booty, but still. You could have had such a fine tail.

[crackerdawg]

YOUR ACCENT. <3 And I want your aussies ;-;

[KoTheGoober]

I love my grandma' aussie. the poor thing has a badly docked tail, and we all agree he would have looked better without it.

I agree with the person that was talking about "breed standards" only applying to looks and selling the product, rather than insuring healthy animals. They are wonderful animals, and very loving, they are companions, not fashion accesories. :)

[Excaliboll]

Such beautiful dogs. Would love to have my own aussie shepherd some day ^^

[Ali705100]

i hav a australian sheperd to but he has more shoter hair and has no tail they say tht he is related to a dingo dog and he is

[daystarhvac]

Why are only a few tails docked? Do you not have to dock them all at birth?

[Ethan123091]

i have one myself and she is a red merle at 5 months age now. We are planning to get another one but we want a blue merle now. there amazing pets and friends!

[RachelxRenee]

omg the one with the very light gray coat with black spots is very pretty

[fieonyou]

I wonder if the docked ones feel weird-looking. Or vise-versa. Haha.

[Goldenretriever2009]

Yay! I LOVE AUSSIES!!! They are great dogs with a lot of energy. An Aussie at Agility Class named Izzie loves my Golden, Fathom. Really, she just always wants to see him and give him kisses and play. IT"S SO FUNNY!!! Thoses are very pretty dogs, have you seen Marmaduke yet? It has an Aussie in it named "Maisy" Thanks for posting!!!

[CeLBlueArrow]

totally want the black one!!! or one just like it!!!! awesome

[Bella24745]

My aussie is the color of the tan one. Its called chocolate but i think its more of a tan color. We got him yesterday! He is so cute! He is alot fluffier than the tan one in this vid though. i guess its because we gave him a bath! Aussie love!!!!

[ErinKeechak]

It's not called chocolate or Tan it's called Red, where the heck did you get him from if they didn't even know the correct term for the colors? I bet the parents didn't have any health tests eather? did they?

[Bella24745]

@ErinKeechak We got him from a breeder. Well actually we rescued him from a breeder. They abused him and left him in a pen with like 10 other dogs as soon as we got in the car with him we called the ASPCA. I dont trust the breeder and yes the parent did have health tests. They brought out all the papers and stuffl like that. I really dont trust the breeders so we took him to the vet and he is very healthy! I think its a miracle! :)

[gryffineire]

@Bella24745

its not called chocolate, its red.

[Bella24745]

@gryffineire i know now. i didnt b4 tho. he was the 1st aussie i ever got so i wasnt sure about the coloring names :)

[zestrelaa]

wwaaa! I want one so bad x)

[Lissyluv221]

OMG! there sooo cute! Australian Shepardz r my fav dogz!!!!!=) ur soo luky!

[ROKHOWND]

Awesome Aussies!

[trainofaaron]

thats funny because my aussie is named bella. lols i had her since 2003

[mschnur]

I really want an Aussie with a tail, but I can't find one anywhere. It seems all the breeders dock the tails, which I don't care for at all. I'd travel a good distance to get one with a tail.

[joontje86]

in most of europe the 'tail cutting' is illegal. im sure if you find a breeder and make a deal before they are born on what colors you want and that you will actually buy the puppy you can arrange with the breeder not to cut the tail. but in europe its mostly not done at all, exept in france afaik

[akatsukinaru]

but most are born without a tail now...my pup was born without one

[Otakuonfire]

They aren't docked, they're born like that. It's an odd trait, but they are born randomly with anything ranging from almost nothing to a full tail. You will see 1/4 1/3 1/2 2/3 3/4 and if there was any real way to measure it, anything inbetween.

[webcans424]

So some Aussie's have tails? Mine has a full, fanned tail. I got him from the shelter and have always thought he's a mix. He certainly acts like an Aussie - loves to herd and be in charge.

[ErinKeechak]

Otakuonfire~ In the USA most Aussies are docked.

But geneticaly speaking about 25% of aussies are born with a naturaly bobed tail. The gene for a natural bob is a Dominant lethal gene. Which means the dog needs one copy of the gene to have a natural bob and if the dog gets two copies of the gene it dies as a fetus.

[ErinKeechak]

mschnur A friend of mine who lives in Texas some times leaves the tails on her puppies. all her dogs are OFA health certified Hips and eyes CERF and MDR1 tested, and Titled. send me a message if you want to see her swebsite.

[PrayerOfTheRefugee73]

I just came back from a dog show, and my aussie won 1st place!!! Just to prove everyone thinks they're beautiful

[MowgliFem]

what the matter with these Aussies........?

they are so tired.......

sorry, but my own is like a ... .... (I d´nt an english word for this)

[EatSleepAnimals11]

i love australian shepeherds there my fave dog breed im going to get one soon i dont know where tho but im going to get one im excited but those 4 aussies were sooo ahdorable they were soo cute but i have never seen a aussie that has only that color brown and white and a black and white one but i think they were one of the cutest dogs i have EVER seen

[bbaussie]

omg

all aussies can have tails. there are NBT which means natural bob tails and when both parents´are NBTs all the puppies are too, if one is NBT , there's a mixed litter. in germany it is forbidden to breed two NBTs together and also it is forbidden to vut the tails off. in america the most breeder cut the tails of theit aussies or breed NBTs because in 99% they win at shows.

and sorry, but i think you have to know THAT if you have an aussie...

[zabombi]

No the tails are actually bred out of them...we live in Australia..and our friend breeds them, no puppies have tails...sometimes one will have a stump slightly longer though..Some places u can still get them with tails.

[Biaxident91]

they ARE supposed to have tails. It's just on some places in America they dont have any, cause some of the American breeders cuts the tail off when the dog is a puppy. In Norway its NOT aloud at all.

[walnutcreek93]

aussies aren;t suppposed to have tails at least mine don't

[mlatana1]

Love those Aussies! I have a blue merle--Igby's his name, probably the only Igby that's AWESOME. :) I've never seen a black and white one? Are they common? Or is it a mix of something else (Collie)?

[pinkdoggies2628]

I have an aussie pup, but i want a companion and i love the coloring of ur first aussie in the video. What is that type of coloring called? Is that a red tri? S/he is beautiful!!!!

[laxstarrr91]

pretty dogs

[RTiger18]

My Aussi ran after a deer once.

[BukeyBoy]

Sarah? Thats my name!!!!! Well, Sarah is very cute. and my favorite breed.

[KRnFckXXX]

HAHA I love when they just jet out. Amazing dogs.

[yen0652]

I have a mutt thats part Aussie, part Chow Chow and I think part German Shepherd... so cute... I love my mutt

[konaisthebest5736]

i have a blue merle with no tail. they are just the best dogs EVER!

[zachsutube14]

my australian shephard looks like your black one

[Melannen]

I love the tailed aussie! they're so pretty! We've asked our breeder to keep our puppy's tail on when she gets here. I'm so excited!

[lenerin1]

i have an aussie and her name is angel, oh and she has a bobtail, and she is so cute and playfull

[gritt66]

are'nt these an american breed?

[culbertsonkid717]

they have tails

[savanimal]

I love Aussies! I have one!

[burnie09]

i love your aussies i have two of my own a red merle named Katie and a Tri-Color named Bootsie! they are so smart and playful. i love them

[mindya12]

Your Aussies are beautiful!

[obliviousdreamer]

stunningly beautiful dogs. I have one of my own.

[vinnyzim22]

i have one of my own,hes only 6 months old but hes one hell of a smart dog.love em!

[MYAUSSIEDOGSRULE]

CUTE Aussies! Love the blue merle. I have four....check them out at MYAUSSIEDOGSRULE on Utube.

[horseluvor4]

the third one tht u called looks just like my new aussie

[luvtolaugh1234]

aussies dont have tails...thats a border collie

[kodiaksunet]

Aussies have tails if you don't dock them at birth. Many Aussies are born with full or partial tails that must be docked to meet the breed standard.  Those are very clearly Aussies not Border Collies.

[daviedave1111]

Exactly.

[mandje]

Actually some aussies are born with a "bobtail"

[DuhhDogsRule14]

@kodiaksunet Australian shepherds should have natural "bob tails" but some of them do not, and they then need to be cropped. They should not exceed 4 inches. That is what the breed standard is. But most of them are born with the "bob tails" when they are docked, they then get points taken away in the ring. I deal with the AKC standards and rules, i know them by heart lol.

[gryffineire]

@DuhhDogsRule14

you cannot get points "taken away" in the breed ring.

[indy1110]

@kodiaksunet "must be docked"? I can't agree with that. Sure they can be beautiful without tails but you're "just" cutting a way to express themselves, can also be used for balance. Breed standards are just a way of ensuring dogs will look a certain way and thus it would be easier to sell the product. I may be wrong but I don't care. I had a "pure" bred dog and that's what made me learn about genetic diseases. Dog's health should matter more than "breed standards".

[Ratmfoev]

the first dog you see looks so much like my dog red hes mixed AS and border collie with pointer hes an excellent herding dog/ hunting dog

[Joeyjoe911900]

mee too there the best dog ever

[Kendall5615]

hey i have a australian shephard!

[crayoncat232]

At 0:24(one on the right) Looks like my dog, Keelies mom..Shes an Aussie too..V. beautiful..haa. when we hug my brother(orignal owner) and say "Hes mine Keelie, Hes mine!" she jump up on you and kiss you.:P

[ytavokus]

the first one looks like my dog only she has no tail

[adrian2k8]

wowowowowoow, i love that type of dog and they learn really fast too, and they have Protective Ability:

[l337m0x]

:D! my puppy is a mix australian shepard mix with a great pyranese. shes soooooooo cuteee.

note: This breed of dogs, is one or IS the smartest dog out there.

[WoWaddict27omg]

Is.

[baseballin2007]

at 00:25 the one on the right looks just like my dog russel, but with longer hair because we live in florida and its just too hot for the dog

[pllef]

that is weird my name is russell and the one on the right at 00:25 looks just like mine roxy,with shoter hair because we live in mississippi

[SeanCurry79]

woof!

[IsaGalileo]

Wonderful !!

Greetings from Spain

IsaGalileo

[fibonaccihead]

The black-tri looks like my girl. Cute!

[ikey92]

omg that brown one and black one look just like mine but their name are kanga and roo

[l0v3waits]

I have two aussies and ive always wondered what they would look like with tails.

well now i know.

haha

[KC0TCH]

aussies with short tails have short tails because they were "docked" during eary puppyhood the one my family had when i was a kid had a "bobtail" and her puppies had bobtails as well

[ifeelworthless12]

no they only cut their tails if they have a tail

aussies usually are born with a bobtail

[fuzzywuzzy0842]

I just got an aussie and she is 3 months old and she doesn't have a tail, but urs is cute with the tail too, i like them both

[waikikamukauaussies]

There is a tail docking ban here in Australia which is why you see the tails on them, though I do like them both with & without tails :)

[sc4rzpur3]

@waikikamukauaussies i thought they were born with a bob tail?

[ilovemagichorse]

I LOVE that you kept the tail on some of your Aussies! Our Aussie, Twig, has a tail too!

[aisamazing]

Beautiful dogs, but why aren't some of their tails docked?

[IndigoShepherd]

Quite often Aussies tails are left natural- it depends on the breeder, particularly if the dog is from Europe.

[aisamazing]

ohh.

[blondie343]

i love australian sheperds, such beautiful dogs! i want one so badly!

[kaleensfather]

That is definitely not a purebred Aussie. (long Tail)

[HerbertDaFeesh]

Do you mean that Pure-Bred Aussies don't have long tails? Or that the Long-tailed Aussie isn't a pure-bred? Because that Aussie has a "Natural" tail. Aussies can either have a Natural tail, or a Docked Tail which most people are used to seeing on this breed. Some people will Dock their Aussie's tails to make them have Bob-tails, but I happen to like the Natural tail. ^^

[Copperbat]

He looks quite purebred to me, and has a lovely head. FYI, while some Australian Shepherds are born with natural bob tails, most are born with a natural long tail. Many breeders "dock" long tails, but some are left natural. So there are three types of Aussie tail. Natural long, docked, and natural bob.

[texxwilson1]

They are such beautiful dogs. My Aussie shepherd is 4 years old, his name is Scrappy and he is by far the best dog ive ever had. Cant have too many Aussies

[goldlion2]

thanks 4 sharing my aussie shepherd just died resently and 1 of those dogs reminds me of him

[Excessiveconsumption]

Yeh! Aussie Shepherds are awesome! Cute dogs!

[ifeelworthless12]

never seen a aussie with a full tail O_O kinda weird

[19GuitarGirl91]

much better with the full tail!!!

[xXPenguinwithagunXx]

I have an aussie and a basenji and they are awesome!

[Daena76]

beautiful dogs. i have two aussies as well and we go pretty fast on my rollerblades. check it out. =o)

[abbigiggles]

we have two aussie ones a shepherd and ones a cattle dog

[Postie1]

I have two Aussies too,(Sydney and Wedge) great dogs. Mine were both rescured, one had a tail but we had to have it removed because it looked like it was crushed or badly broken somehow, the other was no tail when we got him. Still, they're both awsome dogs. Frisbee dogs at that.

[martially]

they are sooo beautiful . i love them !

[CrazycatExtreme]

wow beautiful, are they all pure bred? first time I've seen a pure bred Aussie with a tail

[hitaway]

A pack of Beauties!!!! Lovely dogs. I had one with a tail for 17 years, now I have a Stubs, hard to say which I like more ;-)

[crazybubbles317]

I have two Australian Shepherds. I wish they had tails like yours!

[ThiaLam]

AWWWW!!! So adorable!!!

[stephconway]

your dogs are beautiful, only they look a little over weight...

[wworld00]

I love aussies. Now I have to get another one. Thanks for that :)

[sparkleunicorn]

ur dogs are absolutely adorable my friend has an aussie herself but his tail is docked and she just now saw one for the first time without its tail docked and she loves it

[einuckolls]

Ah I love these dogs! I love how they all run the same way. I could watch them run all day.

[kiwitwist]

Beautiful Dogs! Nice to see the tails! :-)