Hi Tide Miniature Australian Shepherds, British Columbia

Rosie leaps... Rosie splashes!
Rosie, one of our former pups, going swimming!
photographs by Chris Hochstrasser

Breeders/Kennels:

Spinoff Enterprises - working Australian Shepherds

SpartonSide Farm - Toy/Mini Aussies, Icelandic Sheep and chickens

Downriver Kennel - Cattle Dogs, Border Collies and stock dog training facility

Training:

Sue Ailsby's Book of Training Levels - training advice extraordinaire! Clicker training, training basic behaviours, etc. Interesting and great examples.

Deb's K9.com - Excellent, easy to understand articles

Karen Pryor's Clicker Training

Karen Pryor's web site has numerous excellent articles as well as
books, videos and clickers, and other training tools available for sale.
Click (pun intended!) on the banner below to check them out!
It's neat simply to see what's new or read about positively training
dogs, horses, birds, cats...even people!

Ain't Misbehavin' Agility - Dog Training For the K-9 Athlete,
Obedience, Clicker Training and Agility in Nanaimo, B.C.

Australian Shepherd Rescue:

Aussie Rescue and Placement Helpline

Aussie Rescue in the Northwest

Mini Aussie Rescue Society

B.C.S.P.C.A.

Organizations:

North American Miniature Australian Shepherd Club of America (NAMASCUSA)

American Stock Dog Registry (ASDR)

National Stock Dog Registry (NSDR)

Agility Association of Canada (AAC)

Health & Genetics Registries/Databases:

OFA - Orthopedic Foundation for Animals

PennHIP - Pennsylvania Hip Improvement Program

CERF - Canine Eye Registration Foundation

ASHGI - Australian Shepherd Health & Genetics Institute

The Buster Alert - Drugs Potentially Toxic to Aussies

A Field Guide To Coloration of Australian Shepherds - Lisa McDonald's
thorough site on coat and eye colours

Dog Colours - a great resource of numerous dog breeds

Other Useful Sites:

Hi Tide Creations - custom-made kangaroo leather leashes, collars and bracelets,
in a wide range of colours and styles, handmade here at Hi Tide.

Buddies Natural Pet Food (formerly Island View Freezer) - Makes and retails fresh
dog and cat foods including raw foods at reasonable prices. Located in Saanichton
(Victoria) and Duncan on Vancouver Island. We highly recommend them!

World Wide Animal Travel - we are very happy with this Animal Transport
Company who has flown our dogs both out to their new homes in the U.S.
and from the U.S. to us in Canada.

SB Pro Canine - leather leashes and collars, handmade here in Victoria

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