My cousin has a mini Aussie....incorrect head and poor structure. HOWEVER...she does possess the blue merle/blue eyes of the Aussie. Cousin wanted the mind and looks of the Aussie in a smaller package. Her last Aussie was from Stock dogs and weighed 80 pounds. Lived to be 15. Last week she purchased a TOY Aussie...dog weighs 2 pounds at 8 weeks...from the photos it looks like an Aussie that someone shrunk. My cousin is getting older and wants dogs of a size that she can take into a condo. She LOVED her old Aussie; every inch a herding dog. BTW...some of the rescues are getting VERY small GSDs...dogs that look purebred but are only 40 pounds or so! Whats going on???? Dawn Dawn Restuccia, Pres. Last Hope, Safe Haven Donations may be made to: Paypal via windwych@xxxxxxxxx ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================