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Thanks for the info! Although I've had her for quite some time, I'm still learning more and more about this spectacular breed.
Maybe she's not really a mini after all! For some reason, this makes me happy! haha!
I do believe her parents worked. They did have cattle, sheep, goats, and horses on the farm. I'm pretty sure the farmer mentioned something along the lines of the female following him around the farm all day wanting nothing to do with anything other than working, but then again, I was only 10 at the time and there were so many PUPPIES to play with!
They kept the runt, a blue merle male with pieball eyes and said something about training him. I wanted him, he was the most interesting looking pup out of the litter aside from my Bonnie.
I had heard the build of a working Aussie was different from a show Aussie but never thought much into it. She is pretty short but very stocky. After I shaved her I was surprised at how thick her ribcage was. I had always thought she was just poofy and fat from too many treats.
When we got her, we always knew there was no way she would be show quality. She had the wrong build for it. I wish now we had taken her to a farm every now and then to herd some duck or sheep when she was pup, but I think she was satisfied with herding the neighbors' dogs from behind the fence and chasing squirrels up trees all day.
She's always been pretty thick, long coated. She is just now growing back into her coat after being shaved 3 months ago. Just in time too, its starting to get a little chilly down here.
Funny story: While visiting a pet store a month ago with Bonnie a young couple came up to me asking about her. I told them she was an Aussie and they perked up. They commented, first, on her size, of course, and second on if they shed. I had to laugh! I said absolutely! They then told me they had just gotten an aussie puppy and were worried about shed in the house. They then asked if that was the reason I shaved her, I quickly advised against it unless absolute need be. The lady walked away and brought back a brush to ask me about. It was about a 2" long pad with a 4" handle. I laughed again and pointed out a large wooden handled brush and told them their puppy is going to get big and really furry and they will need a sturdy, large brush. And to brush twice to three times a week at the least to avoid as much shedding as possible.
Oh, the joys of getting a breed and knowing nothing about it! Haha! Good thing I was there to save them extra trips to the store!
I quite like grooming Monty and Woody, it's relaxing and they enjoy it too 
, in his younger days he could knock me down with his boisterous ways 
. I guess they aren't just in Hollywood anymore.
I have NO idea how my gramma found the litter but she did, Cara does not come from fancy lines but rather two dogs who worked their hearts out everyday on a cattle farm. Her parents were both wonderful examples of aussies in temperament and structure, the old saying form follows function comes to mind. Her mom was a black bi and her dad was a red bi, none of the puppies in her litter were nbt and all of them were docked at two days old (encase anyone is concerned, the dock was done at a vets office by a professional not an at home with a rubberband job). My gramma took me to pick her up at 8 weeks old and after talking with her breeder about what I wanted, she is the puppy that was recommended (fine by me, I'm a sucker for red dogs). We brought her home and she's been an absolute joy since then.
) So normally it goes something like, throw a toy and get her distracted then run like heck and hide. She is an exceptionally good seeker. 
