owned by D. Hughes
TOY MINI AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES MINIATURE AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD MINI AUSSIES BLACK TRI BLUE EYES /
HUGHES Miniature - TOY Australian Shepherds Mjehughes@hughes.net 503-668-3693
ABOUT US - "Blog"
overview - our breeding program/methods
If you have time to read our little "blog", (you must be bored ?? :) but folks have asked "about us".. so we hope this "blog" will help with your decisions that we are a legit, experienced and caring breeder & will do what is possible to get you a quality, healthy puppy for your $$.. for further information read "references" page.. we are also an ebay "power seller" (artist making/selling dichroic glass jewelry) with a 2900/11,900 99.6% Positive rating, verified for Paypal as of april07. We have lived at our current farm/residence for 15+yrs, would take 2yrs to move out with all the stuff we have.. So not a here today, gone tomorrow operation.
FIRST - WE readily admit WE DO NOT BREED TO A "BREED/SHOW STANDARD", SET BY SOMEONE, SOMEWHERE - with "standards" that are more about COLOR - too much White up the leg, or on the body, or wrong color or "dilution" spots are "not acceptable" and where the "standards" can change at the whim of the "group" or the group leader to fit their current show dog..-
REFERENCES LIKE:
"Bella is 12.5 inches tall and 12 pounds after dinner tonight. YOU, Madam, are a breeding genius. She is healthier, smarter, and more loving and loveable than we imagined. Dare I say, “The PERFECT Dog”. Yup! Thanks again a million times!! "
"this puppy is everything promised:
mellow, well-socialized, and happy. We had a vet visit today and the vet
said she's healthy, happy, and very trusting - sure signs of a good breeder who
does more than just produce pups to sell.
She's still happy as can be and so are we. Thanks again for everything
and for such a well-adjusted pupp"
"I check your website often (I will most likely end up with another of your puppies at some point in time) and it looks like you are getting some flack from other “Breeders” .. I am here to tell them that you breed the most wonderful dogs and I would not even consider having any other breed. I would just hope that they are as talented (but I doubt it) as you are. Don’t pay any attention to them. You are doing a wonderful job and your puppies are absolutely fantastic!!! Thank you for the wonderful addition to our family."
SEE REFERENCES PAGE tell me on I am on the "right track" in breeding the perfect family PET & COMPANION>
TO all the Nasty emails from the Self appointed "aussie mafia" that my dogs don't look like THEIR STANDARD- maybe its because I DON"T LIKE HOW YOURS LOOK! .. It is well documented that the standard aussie is heavily BRED from COLLIES & Burnese Mt Dogs in their background. THE DOG THAT originated the Australian Shepherd "breed" was a LITTLE BLUE DOG , NOT BIG DOG.. If folks want a collie or a burnese mt dog in "Merle" they will buy a standard aussie. If they like the look & temperment of my dogs which have been selectively bred FROM registered Miniature australian shepherd dogs to be LESS energetic, SMALLER & MORE LOVING . if they want yours then they will buy from you. GOD BLESS AMERICA & FREE CHOICE!!!!
none of the MAFIA have sent me a copy of THE TABLET inscribed by GOD that made THEM OR THEIR LEADER the appointed keeper of the Australian Shepherd Breed
Minda has a degree in AGRICULTURE from OSU '74. and have taken numerous genetics, animal breeding/reproduction seminars & workshops- In animal breeding matters I have been accepted by the courts as a "learned expert", expert witness. have been told by our horse and small animal vet that I should have been a vet, and with animal breeding/reproduction/genetics know about as much as they do. we work closely with our vet - Dr Powers at gresham companion animal clinic regarding health, prevention and care.
Minda Also has an MBA and was a CMA (certified management accountant)- not the career I wanted but still pursued until I achieved Chief Financial Officer working 24/7 (i am extremely GOAL oriented) and realized I had no life outside of work. when I tried to balance work/& a life I was told I "lost my focus" and was "organizationally enhanced".
Minda has raised animals since high school- was in FFA (future farmers of america) raised rabbits, chickens etc, later raised cats - himalayans & ragdolls, and horses. I watched the breeds I fell in love with and wanted to be a part of, change due to the whims of "someone" who determines what the breed standard "should" be.. I found repeatedly that what the "someone/group" chose as "SHOW" and breed standard was not what I liked to have at HOME.. Himalayans went from a cross between a siamese & persian that had a fluffy but non-matting coat and lovely doll face with interactive personality to a "color" of Persian and "should" look like a persian include matting coat, mutated smashed face that creates nasty health problems, and "distant" aloof personality.. So I changed to breeding ragdolls, which originally were similar to a "doll faced himalayan" a cross between a white long haired cat & a "burmese". But again "someone" decided that perfect markings were more important than health, size and disposition, I stopped breeding them when after a year of working with my vet, not breeding & TRYING to get the adults "healthy", realized that the "show" quality cats had reduced/no natural immunity . Had been bred out by inbreeding for perfect markings? .. To maintain their health required extreme measures of antibiodics & sterile environment outlined/prescribed by the major breeders, until the kittens left, to maintain their "health".. . and then they would get sick as most pet buyers don't have sterile homes or give weekly antibiodics for life.
We have bred/raised different breeds of horses. Minda has studied "conformation", show quality, breeding quality, soundess for performance & temperment to be a show or "home" horse. We have shown and bred horses that have become champions in their breed, performance shows (I am GOAL oriented) or just "at home", the dream, love of their life to their owners. We currently breed/raise Friesian sporthorses, and have a Freisian & saddlebred stallion. The Friesian breed goes back to Medievil times and has very strict inspections and controls for breeding to maintain a quality & type again set by "someone" - We understand the "quality control" behind an animal that is RARE, preservation of a breed that almost went extinct in WWII, and is a serious "investment".. though We don't necessarily agree that the breed MUST only be black with no white markings and no other colors -WHY???? - We LIKE color, I like variety so I use the Friesian for its qualities & type to breed the Friesian sporthorses..
We apply similar breeding guidelines to my dogs. But We don't show them in the aussie "clique" shows for their "inspection/critique", as We are going our "own way" with what traits we want in our dogs.. with dogs, we breed for quality family pets with the smarts/looks and health of the aussie, minus a few traits we don't think the aussie needs as a family pet. By breed standard for the australian shepherd under 14" is a disqualification.. so ooops most of our dogs are already disqualifed.. We have shown different animals to the national level, - primarily horses, obtained championships etc.. But with showing of animals found that its 90% POLITICAL. The judge today is the show handler at the next show so places the handler that will be the judge at that show, so they will place him etc.. The judges know certain breeders/trainers/show handlers. It is a conflict of interest for the judge to be a breeder/trainer/handler - so its not always the best animal that wins . Or the breed "show" standard/qualities to win is a animal We don't want at home.. We don't know of "shows" for best "family pet".
Minda now has to work from home, She was physically assaulted by a "phycho" several years ago and am no longer able to work a 24/7 (or 8-10hrs @110% that employers demand) desk job due to permanent injuries to her neck & back. So she works 24/7 on her hours/schedule at home-with a combination of at home "jobs".. breeding toy-mini aussies as our main program/business. She now works 24/7 to ensure the health and socialization of our dogs/puppies. We work closely with our vet to ensure the health and quality of our dogs & resulting puppies. And we keep a lot of my own breeding for future breeding stock & family pets. Get feedback from buyers as to the temperment and qualities of puppies from different parents and incorporate that into future breeding pairs to improve the temperment, structure etc. Our toy aussie may or may not meet a "breed standard" set by "someone", but it meets our standards for a colorfull, SMALL, healthy, smart quality family pet. And our vets exam for health.
With dogs we wanted a quiet, smart, loyal, no health problems, no grooming requirements and a QUIET- on my terms dog.. we originally had the three original mini aussies 14" -=, Sky, holly & lilly and had 1 litter a year. they were family pets but mainly outside dogs for watch dogs.. Once we got a toy female from sky & holly that became our house/ bed dog- tootsie.. We realized the toy aussie is a fantastic family pet if they are less energetic & less herding.. small enough to have in the house all day, take with you in the car etc.. but quiet, healthy and no grooming requirements.. We started looking for a toy aussie male to breed to Tootsie and found that small, quality aussies was a "buy 4 get 1" that met my criteria. Most were larger than the breeders represented, some were fearful and produced "fearful", these were petted out.. We purchased dogs from other breeders for outside bloodlines- We found the perils of "line breeding" or "in breeding" with the ragdolls- Only about 1 out of 4 outside dogs ended up being the size, quality & temperment we wanted in my program.
We are not a "backyard breeder" or a "puppy mill" though the "group" may say we are because we breed more than 1 litter a year and don't show the dogs & follow the "cliques" direction, kiss their feet.. and we are honest that we breed them to make a living- we do report it.. (if the "group" were breeding only for the "good of the breed" then they should give away their non show quality puppies to approved homes?? ) . , we are also not a "petting zoo" for health (dogs) reasons - We DO NOT FOLLOW THE "BREED STANDARD" ..- We have just taken them a different direction- and a direction that gets mostly glowing references from the puppy buyers.. .. We breed for quality family pets , good family disposition, intelligence & health are more important to us in a dog than perfect "ear set".
RAISING PUPPIES TO BE FAMILY PETS
Most of the adult dogs get a "rotation" in the house, usually have 10 or so in at one time. They have to be quiet . We have 10 acres, 1acre is kennel fenced for the dogs to run, and for their safety and health.- ie coyotes. Males are individually kenneled, allowed to run when we don't have any girls in season.
Puppies are born in the house, with Minda in attendance most of the time.. many all nighter's with delivery.. Many of the girls come look for me and want me there to "rub their tummy", and some want to start the process in my lap.. the puppies are raised in the bathrooms or bedroom until we "lose containment"- they start crawling out of the whelping box. We have to redo the flooring & wallpaper several times a year.. but the puppies are socialized..
After they get old enough to climb out of the whelping box, they are put into puppy playpens (for safety- hard to walk or shave(Dave) with a litter of puppies trying to crawl up your legs, & for their health- playpens can be changed/disposed of regularly. They are in a temperature controlled room off the house, where paper training starts.. the playpens have individual sections for food & bed.. paper/potty. Most of the puppies learn fairly quickly to go on paper and adapt quickly (we are told) when they get into their new homes, to going outside.. They are handled several times a day. THe puppies are placed/held on their back from when they are born, they learn right away that humans are "pack leader". they follow humans, but love attention.. The playpens are 4x4 ft with fewer puppies per pen as they grow.. For health reasons puppies do not go outside, on the ground/in dirt. the ground cannot be sanitized. we plan to get a concrete pad outside that we can sanitize for puppies to play .. We start worming at 2wks , and rotate wormers every 2wks - (puppies are born with worms, natures odd sense of survival of the fittest) Shots are given at 6, 9, 12(if still here) advantage for fleas started at 6wks. Puppies are vet checked before they go home.. we guarantee they will pass a well puppy check at 8-9wks by our vet.
For future training, we highly recommend watching the "dog whisperer"-Ceasar Milan on the National Geographic channel.. to understand dog phychology as a basis for raising & training a puppy. We fully believe in "discipline, exercize & then affection",
PUPPIES ARE NOT BABIES, they should not be treated as your "baby", they are DOGS and will have the dog pack behavior.. so affection without rules, boundries and limitations can create an unstable confused puppy/dog that does not behave well.
|
|
FRIESIAN stallion - Sir Jeljer , Champion & "full papered" FHANA
stallion prospect. The Freisian horse goes back to Medievil times, was
the war horse of the Knights. JJ will go to inspection
07 for Ster & possible stallion approval - We understand the "show" &
inspection process/requirements and accept the breed requirements for a
major investment".. and rare and endangered breed.
owned by D. Hughes
|
 |