A6 Aussies
Australian Shepherds
A6 Australian Shepherds
A6 Australian Shepherds is proud to offer some of the finest Australian Shepherds in the world. We have spent countless hours researching and brought only the best Australian Shepherds into our home. We continue to strive to perfect our program with emphasis on temperament, conformation, loyalty, performance, and attitude. Our Aussies come from the top service, herding, show, and agility champion lines available today. Australian Shepherds are extremely intelligent, versatile, and willing to please. They make excellent family dogs, are willing servants, loyal, and life-healing.
We have always had working dogs and I bought my first Australian Shepherd in 2006 . He was a toy Aussie that had many health issues, but man did we love him dearly! He was the happiest dude! We lost him in 2012. From that point forward we knew we wanted to raise them but wanted to do it the right way! So we spent countless hours researching to make sure we knew what we needed to raise the best of the best! We followed the Facebook page, Lazy D Ranch, for almost 4 years! She has beautiful dogs! We finally reached out to her and purchased our first Standard Aussies in 2016. In 2018, we bought our first female from Lazy D as well. That lady is amazing and has continued to support me and help me build my program. She is not just a person that sold me a couple of dogs, she has truly become family. We are blessed to have her in our lives.
Today, our dogs live happy, healthy lives on our small ranch. They are free to chase whatever creature that crosses their path. They are never kenneled and live a balanced and free life on our ranch with all the farm creatures. During the hot summer days, our dogs enjoy an occasional dip in the nearby lakes, ponds, and water tanks. Our dogs also enjoy a climate controlled house of their own— they have free choice to come and go. Our dogs are beloved pets but all do their part in working stock and helping where needed around the ranch. They are working dogs. After all, that is what an Australian Shepherd was created to be.
New Arrivals
Our puppies are always whelped inside, in their own nursery. Tails are surgically removed at three days old and are given a full examination, checking their heart, lungs and cleared/noted of any abnormalities. The pups are kept inside their first few weeks to make sure all are healthy, active and growing appropriately. Around four weeks of age the pups are moved outside during the day, increasing in hours as they age, in their own quarantined area, to become familiarized with everyday sights, sounds and smells. It is important for them to interact with the outside world and not be strictly inside! All pups come back inside, at the latest, when the sun goes down to ensure their safety. Potty training basics are enforced during this time and off leash training begins. Crate training starts at six weeks of age and only takes one or two days to become part of the puppies routine.
Registries
Every puppy will be registerable with any or a combination of the following organizations:
AKC (American Kennel Club)
ASCA (Australian Shepherd Club of American)
ASDR (American Stock Dog Registry),
IMASC (International Miniature Australian Shepherds)
Guarantees
We offer a health guarantee on all of our puppies under contract. When puppies are available we will put their expected size at maturity in the description. We will always do our best to give accurate descriptions of what we think individual puppies will mature into according to parent's stats, lineage and past puppy statistics, although size, eye color, ear set, temperament and disposition are never a guarantee. The following is an overview of the entire process we follow in our program. With the help of our veterinarians. We work closely with several different specialists all over the country!
Please realize that Australian Shepherds are a working breed and do require an appropriate amount of exercise to stay healthy mentally and physically.
Aussies can be amazing pets and companions however they are NOT for everyone. We as breeders reserve the right to refuse any sale.
What next?
If you are interested in a puppy from A6 Australian Shepherds, please inquire initially by private message or email. We would be happy to talk with you more about a prospective puppy and share additional photos with you. We are a closed facility and do not allow visitors to our home for the security, safety, and well being of our family and animals. We want any potential buyer to be 100% satisfied with their new family member. Therefore, we are willing to meet any prospective buyer with puppies before making a commitment. Purchase price will always be posted next to the puppy's description. As with most breeders, we reserve the right to refuse any sale. We want only the best homes for our puppies. Our dogs are raised and sold as working dogs first and foremost. However, on occassion, we may select a puppy with exceptional qualities in a specific area and allow him/her to be purchased directed in a different avenue other than work (for example: service, breeding, hunting, etc). Every puppy purchased from A6 Australian Shepherds is sold under a contract. Please email us for a copy of our contract.
Payment:
When you are ready to pay, a non-refundable deposit of $500 is required to hold your puppy. Deposits will be accepted when a litter is born, at which time, upon receiving signed contract, puppy will be placed "on hold" until completely paid for. We are always patient with payments, which can be made at your convenience in whatever intervals you choose as long as all money is cleared before puppy leaves our home. We accept cash, Venmo, Zelle and Paypal. When payment is complete, puppy's status will be changed to "sold" and arrangements can be made for pick-up, drop-off, delivery, or shipping.
Shipping available!
We prefer to meet in person for any home we have chosen to receive our puppies. We offer delivery to our nearest airport for those individuals that want to fly in and fly back with their pup in cabin. However, we realize, especially with foreign sales, meeting your puppy in person is not always possible. Shipping is available, foreign or domestic, with a flight nanny! We arrange all of the shipping. We prefer to ship the puppies versus ground transportation due to the stress it places on the puppy. When we ship, all puppies are in the cabin, under the seat. We do not ship cargo. Shipping cost is calculated when puppies are closer to leaving. We utilize a flight nanny and the cost of their services is $300. That does not including the cost of the puppy ticket or the flight nanny ticket . We also have trusted drivers that are willing to deliver all over the country, from our door straight to yours. Cost will vary dependent on the driver. We generally can be very flexible with shipping arrangements. We try to ship at your convenience, within reason, of available flights and routes. Shipping is always dependent on weather conditions. For people outside the contiguous 48 states, please inquire privately so we can further research the requirements to ship to your location.
Upon arrival:
After receiving your puppy, we will check with you the next few days to make sure that your new family member is settling into your home to your expectations. Although most, if not all, research about the Australian Shepherd breed should have already been done, we realize that unexpected/unpredictable questions arise. We are always available to you afterwards to answer any of your questions about your puppy, from the simplest to the most complex. If we don't have the answer, we will find it! We also enjoy getting random pictures to let us know how the puppy is doing and maturing.
100% satisfaction is our goal because everyone and every aussie deserves to be equally happy, together. We want to make sure your puppy stays happy and healthy throughout his/her entire life. We are in an ongoing process of health testing all of our dogs to ensure they are free of prone genetic diseases. Our testing includes PRA/PRCD, MDR1, HC, DM, Glaucoma, BAER hearing test, hips/patellas, rated by OFA, and cleared of any cardiological abnormalities. When we receive the test results, that information will be released to you and displayed in each aussies description. The majority of our dogs are cleared through parentage testing.