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Rusty Rose Ranch
Sep 22, 20234 min read
Breed Standard: Guidelines or Laws?
I had an interesting debate with a good friend of mine this week. I've always made it clear I'm breeding for agility. In the opinion of...
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Rusty Rose Ranch
Sep 19, 20233 min read
"But tails are against the breed standard!!!"
It never ceases to amaze me the number of loud people on the internet who can't read a breed standard but can certainly *write* well...
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Rusty Rose Ranch
Sep 11, 20233 min read
The Ethics of Grooming, Altering Ear Sets, and more....
Just because something is common practice, doesn’t make it right/ethical and doesn’t change what the rule books say about said subject. I...
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Rusty Rose Ranch
Jul 27, 20232 min read
Type...how important is it really?
Scrolling through facebook today I came across this article: https://showsightmagazine.com/jennifer-able-jones-j-bar-papillons/?fbclid=Iw...
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Rusty Rose Ranch
May 19, 20238 min read
What An Aussie Should Look Like, Preserving Type vs Creating it, and Why We Won’t Show AKC
What an Aussie should look like: This is a picture of a dog bred by Jeanne Hartnagle, a founding Aussie breeder who helped write the 1977...
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Rusty Rose Ranch
Dec 17, 20214 min read
Mini Aussies vs Mini American Shepherd vs Australian Shepherd
Every time this subject gets brought up, a lot of very bad information gets spouted. First of all, anytime you ask someone about this...
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Rusty Rose Ranch
Dec 13, 20215 min read
Form-to-Function and the Show Line/Sport-and-working line split
Ok, I’m going to open a can of worms here. First let me say, I do compete in conformation with my dogs and I do see the value in having...
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Rusty Rose Ranch
Dec 13, 20212 min read
Are Judges Rewarding the Right Thing?
"First and foremost, the Australian Shepherd is a true working stockdog, and anything that detracts from his usefulness as such is...
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Rusty Rose Ranch
Dec 8, 20212 min read
Is the Miniature American Shepherd/Australian Shepherd right for me?
If you’re think about adding an aussie/MAS to your household, there are important things to consider. While the breed is highly versatile...
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Rusty Rose Ranch
Sep 17, 20211 min read
Dripping Springs, TX UKC 9/11/21-9/12/21
What a great weekend for us at the UKC show! We showed under 4 judges. Nago got 3 Reserve Best Male, a Best of Winners and his first Best...
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Rusty Rose Ranch
Aug 31, 20214 min read
How much exercise do they really need? Read this and find out!
I see so many posts on FB daily with people struggling with behavior and other issues so I just wanted to share my own bit of wisdom. The...
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