Australian Shepherd blue merle male, 2 yrs, adopted December 2018. I thought you might like to know how things are going with this adopted Aussie, Merlin. He is turning out to be a great dog and I am very glad to have him.

Initially, he required a lot of training and exercise. He seemed to know only "sit" and "lie down" and had a lot of nervous energy. Since I am recently retired and live on a lake with 50 acres, it is easy to exercise him: we go for 2 - 2.5 hours per day and work on commands for 15 to 20 minutes. He has settled down a lot and learned basic obedience. I grew up in a home with field trial dogs and so know how to train.  I have a senior female Aussie, they get along well. I don't think he was very used to the countryside and cats, but it did not take long for him to learn to not eat the cats or the cat food, and to stay away from porcupines and such.

I ponder a lot about his past and would sure like to know how he ended up in a Kansas "kill shelter". He has a wonderful personality and is so beautiful, show quality really.

I am looking into agility and will try him on that.

Thanks for the opportunity to own this fantastic dog. Here's a few photos.

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