"Shadow" - Female - Wyoming's Going to Maine DNA-VP - born August 8, 2008
Shadow came to us from Wyoming Kennels, Anita Simon-Laycock, of Cheyenne, Wyoming. She is Rorrie's half sister with the same mother (Slate), previous litter. Also of the old Fletcher Woods line, but Shadow is more mellow. She has the Aussie energy, but she saves it for out in the open. She is a Black Bicolor with white front socks and a white chest. She is about 49 lbs. but her build is slightly taller, longer and leaner than Rorrie. She is a sleek beauty and is truly Michael's shadow. Shadow's elbows are OFA Normal and hips are OFA Excellent.
Shadow has produced 3 litters for us and is now retired, living the good life as our companion.
Shadow has produced 3 litters for us and is now retired, living the good life as our companion.
"Rorrie" - Female - Wyoming's Colorado Blue Jay - born November 3, 2009
Rorrie came to us from Colorado Australian Shepherds, Leslie and Dick Sorensen of Wellington, Colorado. She was a 10 month old. Rorrie is the from the old Fletcher Woods line and is full of energy and loves to play. She has a strong personality and has classic Aussie instincts. Rorrie loves people and other dogs, though she is pretty dominant. She is a Blue Merle with black and white, quite unique. Her whites are soft too. Rorrie is our loving and local companion and does not breed.
"Luna" - Female - Applecross's Moon River DNA-VP - born December 24, 2010
Luna came to us from Applecross Australian Shepherds, Vicki and Chris Lembcke of Fort Collins, Colorado. She was an 8 week old puppy. She is confident and independent, she can hold her own and is well adjusted and socialized. She was house trained almost instantly. We look forward to each new day with her as she grows up. It is fun to watch her go through all her awkward puppy phases. She is a Black Tricolor with a strong amount of black and just about full grown, though she is a petite girl. She is quite the explorer, always curious and sniffing through everything. Luna's elbows are OFA Normal and hips are OFA Good.
Luna has produced 3 litters, with Gibson, Odinn and Tuck. She is now retired here with us at Maine Aussies as our companion.
Luna has produced 3 litters, with Gibson, Odinn and Tuck. She is now retired here with us at Maine Aussies as our companion.
"Sally" - Female - Maine's Back in Colorado - born April 15, 2015
We bred Shadow to Gibson (Colorado's American Icon) to produce Sally. She is very similar to her mother in many ways, including aspects of her personality and confirmation. She is a tricolor, with Good Hips and Normal Elbows. She has a slightly longer body and her coat lays flat like her mom. She has strong Wood's influence - old soul. She is very loyal and certainly quirky. Sally has been bred to both Tuck, a Las Animas dog, and Colorado's Milestone to produce wonderful litters.
"Daphne" - Female - Maine's Rapid River - born November 16, 2015
We bred Luna to Gibson (Colorado's American Icon) to produce Daphne. Like Sally, Daphne emulates her mother. She is happy go lucky, always ready to go, loves to explore and is quite a jumper. She is fast, fluid and agile. Daphne has been bred two times, once to Tuck, a Las Animas Dog, and to VRS's Teton. If you have not seen Daphne with puppies check out our Instagram page for some videos - she adores them. Daphne is a smaller black tricolor and has Excellent Hips/Normal Elbows.
"Odinn" - Male - Maine's American Gunsmoke - born February 14, 2013
We bred Shadow to Gibson (Colorado's American Icon) to produce Odinn, who lives in Massachusetts with his adoring family. He is an even tempered blue merle male available for Stud to the right breeder and female. His hips are good and elbows are normal. He has produced one beautiful litter out of Luna in 2017. Odinn was one of 11 pups in Shadow's first litter raised in Northern Maine. He gets to play regularly with two of his daughters, one local and one in his owner's family! You can see pics of Odinn and his pups on our Instagram feed.
"Tahoe Sue" - Female - Maine's Tahoe Sue - born November 17, 2017
We bred Luna to Odinn to produce Tahoe Sue. She is a cute Black Bicolor who lives with her growing family in Castle Rock, Colorado including a distant Aunt, Roxie and 4 human sisters!!! We have high hopes for Tahoe Sue. She has Excellent Hips/Normal Elbows and great genetics. Her first breeding with VRS's Teton was in April 2020, so we expect pups in June 2020, going home in early August 2020 with reservation space available. See our Puppy Page for more details.
"Fern" - Female - Maine's Fiddlehead Fern - born November 6, 2018
We bred Shadow with Gibson to make Sally, then we bred Sally to Tuck to make our little Fern. She is just over a year old and moves wonderfully with great confirmation, temperament and attitude. She lives with her family here at Maine Aussies. Her first breeding is expected in late 2021 or early 2022.
Our Aussie History
We got our first Aussies while living out on the North side of Mary's Peak in Oregon in the 1990's. Gram and Bear came to us from our landlord Bob. We had been living on Bob's land for some time in a Tipi and a Cabin. We cut firewood for him and he pretty much let us have the run of the back forty in exchange. The Bob stories could fill the Grand Canyon, oh what a trip it was to experience him.
One day Bob borrowed $85 and he just never seemed to be paying it back. In years of living on his land, this was the only money we ever discussed. When his girl Pearl, an Aussie blue merle, and Jim, an Aussie red tri, mated; we decided to get one of the pups. We picked Gram, a red merle male, at day one and told Bob not to dock his tail. Gram passed away in 2011 after spending a couple months with our current crew. They all respected him in his old age.
We traded Gram for $50 out of the $85 Bob owed us. The other $35 was for Bear, a red merle female, Gram's sister. A couple of years later we got Jeb, a sleek black tri, from Leslie Frank at Propwash Farms in New Hampshire. Despite getting diabetes and cataracts at seven years old, the almost 14 year old Gram outlived both his sister and Jeb. As a result of the effort and expense involved in Gram's care, we are inspired to breed for health and longevity. Gram's monthly insulin cost exceeded his purchase price for seven years. A well bred and healthy dog is the least expensive dog you can own in the long run.
We have been privileged to have experienced both the breed and the dedicated breeders mentioned herein. They have guided us to where we are. We just love cute, healthy, smart dogs. Allow us to be part of your Australian Shepherd Story.
