Crizzle Gizzle asked:


I am looking for a good dog to live in an apartment (800sqft) and go running with every afternoon, and go on a walk with my girlfriend every morning. We went looking around, and have thus far fallen in love with the Miniature Australian Shepherd that we saw at a PetStore. But he was a purebred and was around $1500. I want to adopt one for cheaper, but can only find mixes with Border Collies.

The apartment limits us to a 25lb dog, where the miniature will fit in. My questions are these:

1) How much can we expect to pay for a miniature, since we only saw 1 store’s price.
2) How big will a mixed aussie and border collie get? Will he be the same or better if mixed this way?
3) Is there another mix I can get that will keep me below the weight limit, but still give us a good dog that exercises with us?

Any other information anyone can lend would be great. I do give “Best Answer” to the one I find answered everything the best. Ask for more detail if you need it, and I can add it.
Just to add, I can probably get away with the weight a mini aussie would put on (20-35).

Now how can I find breeders? Is there a good website/database to find breeders?

Shane