Whoo!!  Man - it has been extremely busy around here. Puppies turned 8 weeks old this week and had temperament testing with my trainer, Lisa. I also took Willow to her BAER test. (I wish more breeders were proactive in doing this with merles that have more face white). I also look over structure again at this age as 8 weeks can be more predictive of structure as an adult. I recorded new weights, gave dewormer, and attempted to get height measurements again (not very easy without help, haha). We have also spent more time outside! Pups had some loose stool so placements were postponed this weekend and today stools look normal again. Yay! Sure seems like everything has to happen at once, haha. Bear with me! 😅

I have been in touch with families that have placed deposits to confirm placements of puppies and will update my website here if any changes are made. 

As of right now, I know that ASPEN is looking for a very special Partner Home that will love her as much as I do. I would love the opportunity to see how she grows. I may want to potentially show her and include her in my program. If you are around the Salt Lake City, Utah area and interested in this opportunity, check out my Partner Home page and fill out my Questionnaire. Feel free to reach out to me with questions and share with friends who may be interested.

Thanks fellow MAS lovers! Enjoy more pictures above and below!
​-Arieanna

If you are new to PreciousGem Miniature American Shepherds / Mini Australian Shepherds, welcome! Feel free to check out my website, educational topics, puppies, litter plans, and more.

This weekend I took the pups to visit our amazing Veterinary Ophthalmologist, Dr. Amy Knollinger. As this breed is prone to ocular diseases, it is responsible to have an eye examination done yearly for breeding adults. We ALSO have every litter examined before going to new homes, just in case something unexpected arises. I am happy to report that all pups did great and eyes are normal. 😁 Dr. Knollinger also helped open and flush their tear ducts which can often resolve frequent watery eyes/tear staining. The pups got in some good crate time in the car and in the clinic and are improving. Less crying and more sleeping. BUT I did make a point to let them play and tire themselves before our trip. 
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We've had several visitors over and with children of different ages to help socialize pups and watch how they interact. I'm pleased with how all the pups did and put together a little video. I've also had a couple dog visitors. Their half sister, Saturn, visited as well as their Auntie Bliss!

They have been introduced to new objects this week including uneven surfaces, the tunnel (my favorite), and more. I have introduced the stairs to them and they have all successfully gone up a flight of stairs. Going down is more intimidating, haha.  They have been introduced to collars. That's always a funny one because it looks like I have a flea infestation with all the scratching. 😆

We are also working on "Manding" which is part of Puppy Culture. It is essentially teaching the pups to have a voice through offering a behavior when they want something, such as sitting politely for a treat without you having to put in on a verbal queue. It's a good start for a puppy.

Miss Mimosa is available to a companion OR sport home.
Miss Magnolia is available to a companion home. 
Miss Aspen may or may not be available. I need to make up my mind! 😫

-Arieanna
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Miniature American Shepherd puppies / Miniature Australian Shepherd puppies 

The little furry beans came to my work for physical exams this week prior to going to their new homes. I can't believe how fast time is going by! They all did great and wanted to explore. My co-workers loved seeing them and the pups were happy to have the attention!  I tried bringing them inside in a wagon because it was helpful (and adorable). A couple pups did attempt to escape, haha! The car ride went pretty well. 🚙 Kong with peanut butter helped settle a couple pups... Willow, I'm looking at you ;) .... but the ride back was nice. Tired puppies are quiet puppies! 🙂 

- Arieanna
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Miniature American Shepherd puppies / Miniature Australian Shepherd puppies

6.5 week pictures are now up of these cute puppies! Man, these pictures were a LOT of work for both my sister and I! Haha. That tends to happen the older they get. They want to be with US or exploring elsewhere. But I love how they finally turned out! (Thanks Sis!)

Check out the Puppies to learn more about them.

​-Arieanna

I wanted to see how posting a video would look in the blog or if I will like adding from Youtube better! This is a funny video from yesterday. Birch and Mimosa were playing and very loudly at that. I was surprised how long they went on for! Hahaha. Silly kids! The other pups were like... "What's the fuss about? Should we join?" 

-Arieanna

Welcome to my new blog!

This blog has come about due to a recent concern with a "Social Media Crunch". More specifically, Facebook is going crazy deleting any posts related to puppies and dogs. I have already had several recent posts removed and I worry about sharing and keeping my friends and followers updated! I try to post a couple posts weekly when I have pups and love sharing about show accomplishments or other random fun things. This may have to be my new platform is FB keeps it up!

​Please follow along and I will try to add new blog posts here! :)

Here are some pictures from the past week! I opened up the pen upstairs so they had free rein of the kitchen and boy... did they love running around! I added new, novel objects for them to explore as I will be doing a lot the next couple weeks. :)

I am accepting 2 more deposits for this litter but must be open to gender and color. See my Puppies page for more information and fill out my questionnaire if interested. Thank you!

​-Arieanna