We are a small family breeder that got our first breeding dog Ruby in 2020 from another family member. We were able to garner knowledge from my sister's breeding program and put it to good use. We breed dogs for the sake of producing good quality healthy dogs with an excellent demeanor. There aren't enough genetically clear and healthy Australian Shepherds out there these days so we strive to be one of those rare breeders who puts an emphasis on breeding genetically clear dogs. It is very common in the shepherd and collie lineage of dogs to have genetic defects such as MDR1 which is so ubiquitous and its usually very hard to avoid. Up to 50% of all Australian shepherds carry this defect. We have carefully selected Ruby and Clover for the program and neither have been detected to have this very common defect. If a dog has MDR1 it can cause life threatening reactions to common canine drugs. Most Australian shepherds are still somewhat sensitive to medication even if they test genetically clear so its important that if you do take home an Australian Shepherd pup you should always let your vet know about these types of dogs being sensitive to medication.