As previously stated by the Guru of the breed Jeanne Joy Hartnagle-Taylor in my opening, there has been a change to Aussies in the last 50 years, and they aren't necessarily for the betterment of the breed. Everything that serve a purpose had been altered to some degree. Shorter hocks creating slower gates and pivots, straighter spines taking more shock than the hocks and pasterns put together, the very slope of head shape to redirect livestock kicks now taking direct hits to name just a few, (and for such a young breed, Aussies aren't very old in the timeline of dog breeds) this isn't good news at all. Changes have to be made to preserve their original design, overall function and attitude. Here we aim to maintain healthy, mentally and structurally sound dogs that are eager and  ready to take on anything. To do this lovely breed justice in all of those fields. Our dogs have low COI's (under 20%) and good health testing results. I show the physical test reports to each and everyone of my new puppy's owners. Dog's are colour and health tested with clear panels (though the dogs in my program have tested to have low ALT's which is relatively normal in the breed and poses no risk). Hips and elbows have been graded through the orthopedic foundation of animals (OFA).

No traces of dysplasia were found in my dogs hips or elbows by the OFA.