Flying T Ranch

Michele T.

Breeder of Australian Shepherds

  • Mount Ulla, NC

Meet the breeder

I'm Michele T., the breeder behind Flying T Ranch located in Mount Ulla, NC. We strive to raise quality dogs to become treasured parts of the family. We pride ourselves on focusing on healthy dogs with wonderful temperaments. We want to do everything we can to ensure you have the best experience with your new puppy.

Q. & A. with Michele

  • Why did you start breeding?

    We started breeding English Mastiffs in 1991 after falling in love with our first fur baby. We bred Mastiffs for 7 years before starting with Boxers in 1998 and recently retired our final boxer female. With all of our horses and rodeo endeavors, Australian Shepherds became a big part of our lives in 2012 and we've thoroughly enjoyed adding them to our breeding program and family.

  • What makes your program special?

    We are a small breeding program with dogs that are a part of our family, focusing on their health and well-being; and raising pups in our home with daily attention from our children. We enjoy interacting with our puppy buyers and staying in contact with them to help with any questions they may have as their puppy grows. We offer health guarantees on all puppies that we sell.

  • What are the different breed coat colors in your program?

    Our puppies include black, red merle, blue merle, and red. Colors will vary depending on the parent dogs.

  • Where do your breeding dogs live?

    They live in my home and a kennel on my property.

Matched dogs

These dogs are already reserved or have gone home.

Getting a puppy from Michele

Michele has been certified by Good Dog’s screening team for responsible and trusted breeding practices. When you’re ready to reach out, feel free to ask any questions about the breed, their program, or specific puppies.

Together, you’ll choose the puppy that’s right for you, stay in touch with regular updates, and plan how to bring your new puppy home.

Price

Puppy prices include a $150 refundable deposit and between $850 - $2,350 final payment, before taxes & fees.

“We ask for $400 deposit to purchase puppy with balance due when puppy leaves us. We have a reservation deposit of $150 to reserve a certain color/sex puppy from an upcoming litter. We ask for $150 deposit to place a reservation of a certain color and sex from an upcoming litter. This deposit is refundable if we don’t have the color/sex reserved in the litter. Once puppies are born if someone had a reservation deposit in, we ask for an additional $250 deposit making our total non-refundable deposit $400 to purchase a puppy, with balance due when puppy leaves us.”

Contract & health guarantee

Michele may provide a written contract or health guarantee when you purchase a puppy. This helps protect both you and your breeder, ensuring that you both have a clear understanding of the terms of your puppy purchase. If Michele offers a contract or guarantee, the details will be personalized by them. If you have any questions or want to know more, don’t hesitate to reach out to Michele directly.

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What’s included

    • From Good Dog
      • Lifetime support from Good Dog’s Care Team
      • 10% lifetime discount on Figo pet insurance
      • Puppy Training Program & private community
    • Enrichment & socialization
      • Various sounds
      • Car rides
      • Surface & tactile stimulation
      • Socialized with children
      • Socialized in new places
      • Scent introduction
      • Daily handling
      • Socialized with other dogs
      • Introduced to people of different ages and appearances
      • Socialized with other animals
    • Puppy health practices
      • Vet check
      • First round of shots and deworming
    • Extras
      • Puppy starter kit
      • Toys
      • Food & treats
      • Registration
      • Blanket with mom & littermates’ scent

Location & pick-up

You can drive or fly to pick up your puppy from Michele.

Breeder’s location

Meet in Mount Ulla, NC

294 miles away

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Other pick-up locations

Meet at Charlotte Douglas Airport

326 miles away

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Flexible meeting point

Michele can meet at a location that works for both of you

More about Michele

  • Michele has been a member of Good Dog for over 5 years

    Michele was screened for responsible practices and has been a member since 2020.

  • Michele’s links

Michele is a trusted Good Dog breeder

Flying T Ranch meets or exceeds our community standards in these areas:

  • Responsible breeding practices
  • Health of breeding dogs and puppies
  • Puppy environment and enrichment
  • Buyer education and policies

Parent dogs

Parent health testing

Breeder-Reported Testing

Good level

Flying T Ranch reports to performing the health tests below on their breeding dogs. Ask your breeder about the tests performed on the parents of your litter. Learn more about health testing for Australian Shepherds.

  • Animal Genetics Panel

    Genetic testing reduces the chance of passing down a wide variety of hereditary diseases of differing prevalence and severity such as Progressive Retinal Atrophy (an eye disease) and Von Willebrand's Disease (a blood disease).

Verified owner stories

Hear what other owners say about working with Michele to bring home their puppies.

  • Marla K.

    Verified owner · Aug. 2023

    Flying T made it very easy to make Bashia part of our family from the introduction to the pick up.

    Amanda D.

    Verified owner · Feb. 2023

      • +5

    I am so beyond impressed with Flying T Ranch! What initially had them stand out to me was their genetic testing, their responsible breeding practices, and the fact that they screen/make people apply for a puppy rather than just letting anyone purchase them. Australian Shepherds are fabulous dogs, but they can definitely be the wrong fit for some homes. I appreciated that Flying T really cared about their puppies by choosing the right homes with the right lifestyles, having a thorough and responsible breeding contract, and checking in on their puppies. Once I put a deposit down, they gave me weekly updates (with adorable pictures!) of my puppy until he was ready to come home. When we went to pick him up, he already had his first round of shots and came with a puppy basket, with food, toys, a blanket with his mom's scent on it, and registration information. My puppy, that we affectionately named "Maverick", has been the BEST puppy! He is so crazy smart, beautiful, brave, and sweet. He was everything we were looking for in our next Australian Shepherd. We will definitely be back to Flying T for our next one!

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    Jennie S.

    Verified owner · Aug. 2023

    Excellent quality of puppy. Smart, well socialized and healthy. Good communication with breeder. She is fitting in nicely with my whole herd. Very pleased.

    Michael C.

    Verified owner · Mar. 2022

    Michelle and her family are what make the Flying T Ranch. They made our adoption and selection such an easy and personnel one. It felt like we were dealing with people we have known for awhile and not a business. Emma has been such a huge part of our family and continues to brighten each and every day.

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Health testing is one key piece of responsible breeding and is performed on breeding dogs to prevent the presence of heritable conditions in their puppies.

Health testing is one key piece of responsible breeding and is performed on breeding dogs to prevent the presence of heritable conditions in their puppies.

Health testing is one key piece of responsible breeding and is performed on breeding dogs to prevent the presence of heritable conditions in their puppies.

Health testing is one key piece of responsible breeding and is performed on breeding dogs to prevent the presence of heritable conditions in their puppies.

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