HaVen Homestead Miniature Australian Shepherds

Q. & A. with Dara

• Why did you start breeding?

  I fell in love with dogs at a young age and at 15, I convinced my parents to let me have a mutt out of our family dog's litter. Oh, how I loved that little mutt, Sweetie Pie! Just before I turned 16, Sweetie Pie got hit by a truck and had to be put down. At that time I was working for a family friend, and they owned and bred dogs. They knew about what had happened to my dog and encouraged me to look into breeding. After about a year of research, I decided that an Australian Shepherd was the dog I wanted to have; however, with this being my first go at dog breeding, I wanted something small. Miniature Australian Shepherds immediately became the breed for me. I fell in love with Aussies and here I am!

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• What makes your program special?

  Each of our dogs is a blessing and we love and treat them as such! We love pairing happy, healthy puppies with loving families!

• What are the different breed sizes in your program?

  Our puppies are miniature size. Sizes will vary depending on the parent dogs.

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

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

• Where do your breeding dogs live?

  They live in a kennel on my property.