Despite their name, Australian Shepherds have little to do with the Down Under. This dog breed has originated in the Basque region between France and Spain, where many shepherds came from an Australian descent, hence the Australian dog name. Later on, because of their incredible trainability and herding abilities, these dogs were favorited by American farmers and cowboys where the official breed registration began. Even though these shepherd dogs are still working in farms herding cattle, their big brains and warm hearts have won over regular people across the world, too. Bored Panda has compiled a list of examples why Australian Shepherds are the best dog breed to have around.
From clinging onto their humans and being the best dogs ever to solving just about any puzzle they encounter, you could argue that these K9s are the Good Will Huntings of the animal kingdom. Aussies do need quite a lot of exercise, and though they excel in dog training, when bored they may invent their own games, which to a very busy owner might appear as destructive hyperactivity. Also, some of these dogs still have a lot of working qualities in them, so they might even try to herd little kids.
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My Dog, Zion, An Australian Shepherd, Was Showing Off His Little Rain Dance In My Garden
I Came Home From Vacation Yesterday, And My Dog Hasn't Left Me Alone Since
Here's My Doggo Izzie Holding Her Teddy
Here's My Boy Ripley And His Flock
Before And After I Sign Good Boy To My Deaf Dog
Puppy Doesn't Want To Get Out Of Bed
I Work As A Dog Groomer. This Pup Is Amazing
This Is Toby. A Cat Got His Tongue
Three Months Later. The Face When Your Baby Brother Outgrows You
Brother From Another Mother
Haha I still can’t believe believe fletcher and araya are doing the rounds. These guys belong to Charlotte Reeves of http://www.charlottereeves.com.au/ Fletcher now has a sister, opal. If you like Aussie shepherds go and check out @fletcherandopal on instagram
The Only Kind Of Transformation I Care About
My Girlfriend Made Me Go With Her To The Flower Shop. Wasn't Thrilled Until This Dude Showed Up And Sat In Front Of Me
My Dog Is Horrified That It's Her Birthday
The Greatest Dog Ever Came Into My Work Today. Kodak The Australian Shepard
My Dog Out-Cools Me At Every Opportunity
This Is The Best Photo I've Ever Taken... It's All Downhill From Here Folk
A Majestic Beast
Meet Indy He's My 8 Week Mini Aussie Shepherd. He Finally Sat Still For A Second And I Got This Pic
Waiting To Surprise My SO With This Little Nugget When She Gets Home From Work
We Found Some Kitties Emerging From Under The Shed During A Tornado Warning. Our Five Month Old Aussie Seems To Have Adopted Them. I Give You Abby And The Catbabies
Was Trying To Sneak A Photo When This Pretty Girl Suddenly Turned Around And Flashed Me This Big Smile
I really hope you were trying to sneak a photo of the puppy. And not the girls butt.
After 26 Years Of Waiting... I Finally Got My First Dog! This Is Bolt!
Peek - A - Boo
I melt every time I see a doggie tilt his head in confusion or questioning. Just love it.
How My Dog Has Changed In Last 2+ Years
This Australian Cattle Dog Puppy Is Perfectly Camouflaged!
First Taste Of Peanut Butter... Aaaand He's Addicted
Do you have more of this???? I'll pay you anything. I'll give you unlimited kisses!
I Think I Have A New Favourite Picture Of My Dog: Bolt! It's Just So Majestic
Sleep In Heavenly Peace
Took My Aussie For A Walk Today! Got This Shot Of Her As I Was About To Throw Her Ball
First Day With My Pupper. Meet Skye, The Mini Aussie!
Ahhhh.... Nap Time!
The Many Faces Of Goose
Two Marbles
Proud To Be An Aunt For This Adorable Aussie Pupper. Meet Roo
Pink paws! Aww! And that fluff butt! It is so fluffy I am gonna die!!
Not Quite Sure What Is Happening Here
Ball? Stick? Belly Rubs?! What A Day
Yogi Practicing Together With Her Dog
So Cute, I Wanna Cuddle
How Fast Can An Aussie Become A Swamp Monster?
Even A Year Later, She's Got The Same Smile!
This Looks Like A Good Spot To Rest My Eyes
Blizzard Boys
After Beach And After Bath
Our Puppies First Snow Day
When Mom Says 'Hug Your Brother' But You Look Really Awkward While Doing It
Had The Best Passenger On The Ride Home Yesterday
I'll Never Get Tired Of Walking These
When You Try To Take Cute Pics Of Your Dog But He's Not Having It
It Was My Pups Second Birthday The Other Day. He Wasn't Thrilled With All The Pictures
Sometimes Walking Is Hard, But I'm Always Happy When Mom Carries Me The Rest Of The Way
Yeah, You Know You’re Cute
Aussie Shepard Is Excited To Come To His New Home
I Adopted! Ember, The Mini Aussie
Finally Got To Bring Home My New Aussie Pup
Ermahgerd Tehnish Behl!
Survived The First Night Together
16 Years Old And Still Knows How To Work The Cuteness, Especially When He Wants Something
I love old doggos. They are so sweet and gentle and loving and wise. I used to have a part Aussie. So sweet.
Thinking About Life And How I Have No Friends...
Gimme Dat
Before And After Finding Out He’s A Good Boy
Meet Pepper, The Cutest Toy Australian Shepard Ever
Nap Time
Who Stole The Cookies From The Cookie Jar?
How My Dog Waits For Me In The Bathroom
Puppy Time!! Meet My 7 Week Old Mini Australian Shepherd, Oakley
Just Trying To Cover Myself In Dirt Before My Bath
Where’s The Water?
Apparently They Have "Bring Your Dog To Work Day" At My Mom's Office
The Snow Is All Gone And It's Back To Looking Like Fall Again
No, I Have Not Seen Your Other Sock. Why?
Caught With Her Hand In The Cookie Jar
Australian Shepherd Welpen
Talented Baristas Here In Japan
Google-Eyed Phase
I Did A "Newborn" Photo Shoot With My Foster Puppy, Glenn
All The Babies Running In The Snow
I Raise You My Shameful Aussie
I love how guilty their cute little faces are when they know they are in trouble. Ha Ha
I Have The Most Beautiful Aussie Pup Ever. Introducing My New Baby Boy - Neptune, 9 Weeks Old
Effie Wants To Be Exactly Wherever Her Big Sister Is
He Apparently Loved His First Car Ride
Quicy’s First Trip To The Vet
My Parents New Puppy Arlo, The Australian Shepherd
Our Aussie Thanking My Husband For Her New Friend
Woohoo! Road Trip With Mom And Dad And He’s Letting Me Drive
As cute as it is, all pets should travel secured. Small ones (size and age) should be in a carrier buckled up with the belt and the bigger dogs should have special suspenders that can be buckled as well. FUn is fun, but accidents happen and you don't want to see your puppy flying through the front window or breaking something being tossed in the car. And third thing, especially with cats - they are sneaky little curious beasts and if they sneak under the drving pedals they can cause an accident or get injured. Drive safely and with reason when traveling with pets!!!
Parker! I Want Pictures Of Spider-Dog On My Desk By Noon!
Australian Shepherd Puppy
Chip's New Donut Disguise
Derp
What Do You Think Of My Australian Shepherd? (He Loves His Toy)
Blossom, The Mini Australian Shepherd
Blue Merle Australian Shepherd
No Mom. I Absolutely Have Not Been Digging
Meet My New Part Time Hiking Partner Cedar
My Dog Ellie As A Pup. This Was Her First Trip To The Beach
Good Morning
What Am I Thankful For? Food Mostly. Toys. Oh And Belly Rubs! They Don't Call Me Ellie Belly For Nuthin'
I Met This Local Wet-Nosed Pup At The Bar, His Name Is Smudge
My 4 Week Old Australian Shepherd Puppy Named Desmond
Why Is He So Cute
What? No. I Haven't Seen A Snowman
Gotta Stay Busy Somehow When It's Raining Outside
Three Months Old And Already Is A Poser
Eli Was Just A Handfull When He Was One Week Old
She Likes To Help Me Mow The Yard
The Ocean Gets Its Saltiness From The Tears Of Misunderstood Sharks That Just Want To Cuddle
My Aussie's First Trip To The Pet Store
Meet Our Friend Toad, A Mini Aussie That I'm Going To Try To Train To Be A Service Dog For My Daughter With Special Needs
I Love To Smile, It Makes My Family Happy And Hug Me When I Do
Meet Spud, The Most Well Behaved (And Photogenic) Rescue Aussie Pup Ever
Preview Of This Year's Christmas Card
Australian Shepherd Red Tri Puppy In Pool
Everybody Meet Tucker! He's Our 8 Week Old Australian Shepherd
It's Frosty Here In Germany
Atlas's Beached Whale Impression
Australian Shepherd Puppies At 5 Weeks Old
When I Scold My Aussie For Barking At People, This Is Her "I'm Sorry Please Love Me Again" Pose
My Happy Little Aussie
So I Got Two Australian Shepherds Yesterday
Hey Everyone, Meet Cooper! My 8 Week Old Australian Shepherd
Days When You Get To Wake Up Naturally With The Sun And Not An Alarm Clock Are Pretty Magical
I wake up natrually with the sun almost every morning without a digital alarm clock too. Instead I just have 3 goggies who remind me that I need to start my day....and dogs don’t have snooze buttons...at least they don’t when they want breakfast.
Toys For Days Yet I Still Just Want To Chew On Used Water Bottles. Anyone Else? No? Just Me?
When my terrier mix was young she used to LOVE chasing around 2L pop/soda bottles. They were too big for her mouth, but that just made it more of a challenge :)
Caught Red Spooned And Won't Even Make Eye Contact
My Four Month Old Aussie, Captain
My Fiance's Family Just Got A New Mini Aussie. Meet 14 Week Old Reese
Mica's Face Somehow Tells Me That She Has Taken Something Over There. Maybe Next Time She Will Take A Smaller Branch Again
Diggin The New Do, What Do Y'all Think?
Aussie Dog Logic: I'm Hungry. Snow Is Food. Om Nom Nom
Let Time Stop, You Grow Up Too Fast
Took Our Little Guy Kayaking The Other Day, The Excitement Of The Waves / Ducks Smells Was Too Much For The Little Guy It Seems! Fell Straight Asleep
Australian Shepherd Puppy
My Sleeping Aussie
He/she sleep with only half the body on the couch, must be really sleepy
Things Get Weird On A Monday
I Present My Sister's Australian Shepherd Puppy, Blu!
My Miniature Aussie Puppy
Pupper And His Pinecone
How Did You Trick People Or How Did You Get Tricked?
Meet Charlie, The Australian Shepherd
Luna Had Just A Tiny Bit Of Fun At The Beach
Shake It Baby, Shake It
"Hey , after we get the folks wet , want wait until they are in the pool and jump back in?"
"I Like To Bite My Mommy But Then I Give Her This Look"
I May Be A Thief But At Least I’m A Cute One
Meet Maya! My Blue Merle Aussie Shepard
Meet Our New Mini Australian Shepherd. Java!
When The Humans Put You In The Backseat But You Gotta Keep A Close Eye On Mom Cause She's Got Your Bacon Treats And She Could Eat Them If She Wanted To
You should always buy treats for your humans, to keep them away from your food.
We May Be Sleepy But We’re Ready To Take On The Day
My First Birthday - 1 Month Old
Meet My New Puppy, Liebe
My Little Aussie Girl Met A Big Boy Version Of Herself Today At The Dog Park!
Meet Varly, The Australian Shepherd !
Meet Eris, My 8 Week Old Australian Shepherd
Smile Because We're Halfway Through The Week
If you want to be this happy, get an Aussie and get trained with him or her and have a ball.
Give His Goggles A Quick Zoom
For My Next Trick, I’ll Swim In My Water Bowl
When You Got A Really Goofy Smile, But U Still Cute
If You Needed Another Reason To Love Me, Here You Go
Happy Tongue Out Tuesday
Sassy Topaz
My Aussie Puppy On Our First Of Many Hikes Together
Good Morning
We Had Quite The Adventure Today After Taking The Wrong Trail Twice
Puppy Cuddles
To Fetching A Frisbee Like Luna You First Have To Take Your Frisbee To A Safe Place With No Humans And Rip A Hole In The Middle Of It
Snow Report
What A Goofball
He Is Comfy In The Hardware Store, While "Mom And Dad" Are Locking For Some Nice Flowers He Can Dig Out
Full Crew
Our New Shop Dog
Caught In The Act
Love Australian Shepherd Puppies
New Aussie Puppy. We Already Had Xander, Please Meet Anya
Tiny, Sandy, Damp Pupper
I'm Just A Weirdo. Isn't It Clear Though I’m On My Own Planet And Damn It. Don't Care If You Don't Understand It
Crazy Eyes Waiting For The Ball To Be Thrown
I Fell Asleep With My Rope In My Mouth
Welcome, Friend
Picked This Little Toy Australian Shepherd Up Today. Meet, Javva The Mut!
You still have time to change his name to something much nicer like Stinker S. (what ever your last name is) S . stands for skunk but we won't tell anyone.
Aussie Puppy
See those eyes? Well that shows that this dog will understand more than 400 words and more than enough actions from your movements. He will make feel important and won't miss a bet. His eyes says "I'm learning your language and understanding that you are an idiot but I love you anyway." This is the dog that I would buy and I don't buy dogs, I adopt the unwanted .
Meet My Super Sweet 6 Week Old Australian Shepherd Puppy, Edie
I hope he wasn't taken away from his mom until at least 8 weeks :)
Pulling Into Mcdonald’s Like
Biscuits Eater. What You Would Not Do For A Biscuit
It’s Amazing How One Day Someone Walks Into Your Life And You Can’t Remember How You Ever Lived Without Them
I wanted an Aussie but an injured chihuahua came my way and it wasn't love at first sight until he looked into my eyes. My heart melted. Now I have a very loving ,selfish, playful, musical and needy Dude. He has a squeaky toy that he plays different sounds on it when I'm cooking.
Baby Cowboy Showing Some Mutt Butt Monday Love
Don't they have censors watching these sites ? What about the children !
Today Is Freaky-Friday Again
Back When I Was Young And Worry Free. No Bills, No Responsibilities, No Problems. Oh Wait. I'm A Dog! That Still Applies
Oberyn's First Bath
Reddit, Meet Aurora Our 11 Week Old Australian Shepherd
I Think She's The Cutest Aussie Puppy Of All With Her Little Panda-Colored Coat
Friend Got A New Dog Today. He's A Toy Australian Shepherd Named Hoss And He Likes Naps
They are too beautiful for their own good. They are really not the kind of dog you get if you think a garden and a long walk on the weekend is all a pooch needs. The want to WORK. And unlike Border Collies the large version comes with some protective instinct, so, yes, they are the kind of dog that could bite trespassers - which you need to know if you have kids and their friends running in and out, all day.
Hi Pandas! I have Aussies and would love to share their pics with you all. I've posted one of them here: https://www.boredpanda.com/my-intrepid-pack-of-australian-shepherds/. Can I add them to this post?
They are too beautiful for their own good. They are really not the kind of dog you get if you think a garden and a long walk on the weekend is all a pooch needs. The want to WORK. And unlike Border Collies the large version comes with some protective instinct, so, yes, they are the kind of dog that could bite trespassers - which you need to know if you have kids and their friends running in and out, all day.
Hi Pandas! I have Aussies and would love to share their pics with you all. I've posted one of them here: https://www.boredpanda.com/my-intrepid-pack-of-australian-shepherds/. Can I add them to this post?
