10 Things Only Australian Shepherd Owners Understand

I read a lot about how having an Aussie in an apartment is not a good idea. Now I’m having one and she is actually calm indoors. No issues at all with having her in an apartment. She likes to cuddle a lot and stay in bed with me. With my job some days I get so exhausted that I can’t take her for a walk the next day, and she is totally fine. She only asks to play with a ball at home, not even for long. And it compensates the walk. I lost 10 pounds of weight walking with her. So she helps me stay in a good shape. I feel like God sent me an Angel. Such a wonderful loving dog.

I've had dogs all my life...first time Aussie owner. Such a unique breed.

Their color schemes/patterns are the best of all dogs.

I had an Aussie for 16 and a half years. Miss him every day

Nothing prepared me for the bond I have with my Aussie, not even other dogs that I have had & loved. I consider them a high maintenance/high reward breed, definitely not a dog for lazy people. You will have a friend for life who will stick up for you, feel your pain before you do it yourself and support you, and keep you active. Also, don't underestimate the velcro trait. I don't remember what being a room alone feels like anymore.

We're on our second Aussie and your video nails their traits. A better dog breed doesn't exist, but some breeds are their equals. No matter how long you have one, it is never long enough. They leave a huge hole in your life when they leave you so love them as much as you can while you have them...

Aussies are my favorite breed. I want a blue merle with one blue eye to be my next four legged companion.

I have a mini Aussie and I love her like one of my kids, she’s a beautiful girl, so smart, giddy and lovey! Roxy definitely thinks she’s the boss and wants control of everyone and everything. Nothing gets by her, especially a good piece of bacon!

It does change life. I wasnt expecting that.

I’ve had four Aussies in my life…..absolutely the most wonderful amazing dogs!

I have autism and severe depression, Back in 2021 I was volunteering in a dog training group who also does adoptions, I found this female Aussie named Raven, who was only 2 at the time but went through 4 owners because they didn’t know how to handle her excess energy, she and I were attached to the hip on day one, so I decided to adopt here and the rest was history, now she’s spoiled, loves watching tv(on her terms) and is the most loving dog I ever owned. The key is to exercise her everyday, luckily I go on hikes and stuff and she loves it. She also comforts me when I get overstimulated or have an anxiety attack, I could not have asked for a better friend.

Dude, you hit EVERY key personality traits. I have only had my Aussie for 3 months. YOU NAILED! She does EVERYTHING in this video!!! Thank you for confirmation!❤

Even at two years old, you guys hit the nail on the head. She is all that and a bag of chips! She is a beautiful tri color and I'll never have another❤

My all time favorite dog (Chara) and her successor (Tiara, second favorite) were both Aussie mixes and were insanely intelligent dogs. Tiara was an accomplished escape artist and could not be held in any pen we built for her (we lived on a farm when she was younger). When she finally became an indoor dog, she seemed to have trained herself not to get on furniture. We don't care about dogs on furniture in our family, but Tiara didn't share that attitude. Chara, on the other hand, was on a whole different level still. When I was in middle school and she came in with her rag bone, wanting to play while I was playing Nintendo, I'd brush her away in an attempt to ignore her. She'd start sniffing around the NES box. Eventually, she learned to wait until I left the room to get something to eat or the like. I'd leave the game on pause, but multiple times when I came back, the console was reset. She actually figured out how to force me to pay attention to her by resetting my NES.

With tears you do not get the injoy of there wigglebutt. Which is a fun and wonderful to watch.

I have a 12 month old female Aussie who not only changed the way I live day to day but also has an amazing intellect and personality that can’t be underestimated. I also have a Tasmanian Smithfield and she’s faster than him, smarter than me and as cunning as my wife.

They are absolutely beautiful one of my favorite breeds.

We have a park with a small dog park behind our house. Daisy has made some friends. And actually knows the cars. When we walk in to the park if she sees the car (or likely smells the dog) she will start hoping around. In one case she and I were taking a nap and she woke me up when she knew her friend pulled in to the park. Crazy smart dogs.

I pick up my 8 week old blue murl on Saturday so excited

We found out our Aussie had separation anxiety when we went out of town and took them to a friends house to take care of him, he would start chewing his fur. Had to give him a Benadryl a day while we were gone. A friend was watching him, he started barking at 4 am. She told us and we figured out my husband on nite shift gave him a piece of cheese when he got home from work, had to stop that!! LOL The best dog either of us had ever had. RIP Blue!