Guardian Home Program

 At All That Auss Mini Aussies we feel that in order to succeed as an exceptional breeder, and to properly develop the breed, it requires us to have a number of dogs in our breeding program. It is our goal to successfully further and develop our lines while having our breeding dogs live in a family environment and the best way to accomplish this is with a Guardian Home Program. This program allows our breeding dogs to live as family members with our locally selected families while participating in our breeding program. This is our way of ensuring that our breeding dogs live with their families in forever homes and still participate in the future development of the breed under our watchful eye. This program allows us to keep the best males and females from some of our litters, and then to have the ability and availability to select the best candidates to continue with the breed’s development. We can’t thank our families enough for the important role they play in the future of Mini Australian Shepherds.

 A nonrefundable security deposit of $300 will be required. Rather than paying full price for a pet/companion puppy at pick up, you will receive an All That Auss Mini Aussie puppy for 25% of the normal pet price. 

Guardian families are expected to care for their new puppy or dog physically and financially. We will cover all costs associated to breeding and care for all litters produced by Guardian Family dogs at our home. Guardian dogs are your forever family pet but will come to us every so often to sire or whelp their litters.

Guardian families must:

• Have a fenced yard, own a car, and own a home (no renters)
• Have previous experience with owning a dog or have adequate knowledge of caring for a dog
• Not have any other intact dogs in the home (male or female)
• Be able to provide a puppy or dog with proper health care, nutrition, and exercise
• Be able to properly train and socialize a puppy or dog
• Be able to take a dog to be groomed often
• Be able to drive the dog to and from our home for whelping or breeding
• Live within 120 miles of Massapequa, New York.

 Once the female has came into heat and has reached the breeding age, we will have the sole right to determine if she will be bred at this cycle or if we will skip that cycle, etc. If we decide to breed her, we will notify the owner of the days we will need her for the breeding process, she will go back home with you after breeding has occurred. At approximately 45 days post breeding, we will set up another appointment at the Vet to get an x-ray to determine the amount of puppies she will have.  At approximately 54 days post breeding, she will come back to us for 6-8 weeks while she whelps her litter. Guardian families are always welcome to visit during this time! To see their dog and her puppies! Guardians must be able to detect a heat cycle and keep females away from intact male dogs during this time. Females retire at around the age of 6. After retirement the female will be spayed and continue to live the remainder of her life with her Guardian Family. 

Other requirements:

• We ask that you allow us to make arrangements to have the puppy brought to our home throughout various stages in its puppy-hood to document and photograph her to display on our website/social media channels. We also ask to be sent quality photos every once in a while that we can post on social media.
• Guardian dogs are to be kept on a healthy diet at all times especially during the pregnancy.
• Guardian families are required to take their puppy/dog to the vet for its annual vaccines and whenever else needed (aside from breeding related visits). 

We require up to 3 litters from our Guardian Home Program dogs once they are in our breeding program, with the exception that the dog is not healthy enough for more litters (determined by a vet). Each dog will be individually assessed with each breeding and litter produced. We take the health and well-being of each and every one of our breeding dogs very seriously. It is our top priority to ensure they are in optimum condition for each litter they produce.

Any medical costs related to the breeding, and any stud fee costs required to produce the litter are the sole responsibility of All That Auss Mini Aussies. Our Guardian Program families are only responsible for routine maintenance and medical care, such as, but not limited to, feeding, vaccinations, flea, tick and heartworm preventative, just as they would if they purchased a companion/pet puppy. 

 If you are interested, we ask that you please fill out the following application so that we can reach out to you and see if the Guardian Home Program is the right fit for you and your family.