Even as full grown adults Toy Aussies and Miniature Australian Shepherds often behave like puppies. They are intelligent, energetic and happy. Toy Aussies and Mini Aussies are a very friendly dog and they love to stay busy!

Toy Australian Shepherds and Mini Aussies are eager to learn and intelligent. Devoted, loyal, and good-natured, these dogs bond closely with families. They love being part of family activities and love constant stimulation. They want to be your "partner." They make ideal house dogs if provided with appropriate exercise and social interaction with their owners.  Toy Aussie Puppies are very smart, and eager to be trained.

A Toy and Miniature Australian Shepherd can be an excellent companion for other pets and children.

They love constant stimulation and can be trained to do just about anything!  They will be bored with a sedentary lifestyle. This is not the kind of dog for someone who works out of the house all day and/or keeps their Aussie kenneled for long periods of time.

Australian Shepherds are sometimes shy around strangers. Socializing them as puppies can help lessen this behavior. In general, they bond very closely with other people. We strongly recommend Puppy School (all of our pups comes with a lifetime membership to online puppy school) and continuing their education to help keep them socialized and stimulated.