* Miniature Australian Shepherds (Little Aussies :o)
NOW... AKC Miniature American Shepherds (as of May 2011)
Wiggle Rump Ranch
Ellensburg, WA
monica
"Purchasing a puppy from a reputable breeder is based on mutual trust and we definitely had that here. Thank you for helping us complete our family! " ~Winters Family
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Hi Monica,
Oh, he is so amazing! We all love him so much. We are keeping his call name as Starburst. Thomas, my eldest, really loved the name, and wouldn’t hear of anything else. And of course Starburst already knows it well. I think for his papers, we will call him “Wiggle Rump Shooting Star,” in honor of his papa.
He has had a really successful day today with his crate training. We are using it at night, and for a lot of short in and outs during the day to work on his pottying. Yesterday, he was pretty reluctant to use it, but I realized that he just wasn’t close enough to the household action. I found today that if he is smack in the middle of the kitchen, with the kids yelling right next to him, he naps great in the crate. J Right now, he’s next to me in it, dozing happily.
He went to Thomas’s first grade class today to meet the kids, and he was SO great—he was relaxed and gentle and so sweet and outgoing with all the kids. He’s also doing really well with his leash manners—he waits for us all to go through doors first, and he is learning to trot happily next to the stroller. I’m so impressed with his early training with you guys, and with his confidence and socialization. I think that having five kids is the ultimate socializer for your pups!
He was a little uneasy about the chickens at first, but now he likes to watch them through the hardware cloth of the run. Ducklings sound like fun. I bet there will be some herding going on! So you are keeping Snickers? I watched your new You Tube of Mike and Ike—he’s a cutie. I know that Thomas is secretly wishing we could get him too, but I would definitely be in over my head at that point, lol.
I’ll pass on your belly rubs to the little guy, and in a sec when I change computers, I’ll send over a couple more pictures. You are welcome to come and visit all of us anytime you are in Portland , just call us and come on over!
Hugs,
Sara
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"Teddy is a people dog, he wants to be right beside us, (especially my son) at all times. He is exceptionally well behaved.
We searched the Internet for several days looking particularly for a Mini Aussie for our 5 and 2 year old children. When we found Wiggle Rump Ranch we could tell that they had quality puppies, so much so that the first time I looked at the site we didn't call because I told my husband "we probably can't afford these puppies" but the next day we were looking at them again and decided to call because we just fell in love with Teddy's picture. We found that they were comparably priced to the others that we had called about and Monica was extremely easy to talk to and couldn't have been more helpful to us. We had never bought a pet via internet before and certainly had never thought of having one shipped on an airplane but she made the whole process very simple.
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We got our mini from Wiggle Rump Ranch during the time of social distancing (April 2020). Right after we inquired about him Monica called us and spent a long time educating us and making sure we were a good fit for him and he was a good fit for us. Monica'd depp knowledge of the breed made us feel so comfortable with our decision that it was no question that we would drive 4 hours to get him (we had researched other breeders closer to Portland but none made us feel as comfortable or had as good of a reputation).
Purchasing a puppy from a reputable breeder is based on mutual trust and we definitely had that here. Thank you for helping us complete our family!
~ Winters Family
Couple more pics. Your start on potty training and his comfort in a crate have made our lives in measurably easier. Thank you for the well done job. If we can add something to your website in someway to assure people of your diligence please let us know.
Private (we are calling him Max and will see if the name sticks) is settling in well. We thank you for being such a good dog mother. It is obvious how much you and your family worked with the puppies. Happy Mother's Day
~Lynn and Steve
Hi Monica,Stephanie is now known as Quest. I have a couple of ideas for herregistered name. It'll depend on how many letters I can use with AKC andCKC. (They really cramp your style with limiting the number of letters. ;-))I took her to our vet for a puppy wellness visit so that I could get 1month free pet insurance. My vet was impressed with her conformation andher temperament. Quest was so cool about the visit that she fell asleep.(We went during her nap time.)I've attached a picture of her with her Halloween monster that she dragsaround. It's as big as she is :-)She let me sleep for most of the night. Good puppy!
Toni
Dear Monica,
I just wanted to let you know and anyone who visits your web-site what a fantastic job you and your family do!!!! After months (four to be exact) of researching the breed and visiting so many websites I would strongly encourage anyone interested in buying a puppy to really do their research when it comes to finding an amazing breeder like yourself. We found a few dogs on the internet but very often the pictures that were posted were outdated and when I asked for updated photos the puppies sometimes looked like they had been crossed with a papillon or other breed. Web sites that said we have lots of puppies not pictured, just give let us know what you're looking for scared me away. We found your post and followed your pictures of Shooter and Holly's puppies. I love how you posted videos which gave us a chance to see how the puppies interacted with each other and how you kept posting updated pics. But the thing that cinched it for us was my conversations with you. Its very clear that you love what you do and that you truly have the puppies best interest at heart. As you know we picked Justin (we changed his name to Angus) and as crazy as this sounds I truly do believe that this was the puppy we were meant to have and that we waited for. Angus, after his long flight, came to us a very happy, healthy, well rounded puppy. We had prepared ourselves for lots of accidents and sleepless nights. Angus had one accident (he didn't make it outside but sought out a pee pad to do his business on) the first night he arrived. I don't know how you did it Monica but Angus came to us toilet trained. All my friends can't believe how he goes to the door and whines when he needs to go outside. Crate training at night has gone amazingly well too. After about the second night, Angus goes into the crate around 11:00 p.m. (we put the crate in our bedroom) and he wakes us up between 5:00 - 6:00 a.m. to go out. In such a short time Angus has become such an integral part of our family. We love and adore Angus so much!!! I can't thank you enough for all the love, belly rubs, time and attention you gave Angus before he came to us. Keep in touch,~Gillian
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Private(we are calling him Max and will see if the name sticks) is settling in well. We thank you for being such a good dog mother. It is obvious how much you and your family worked with the puppies. Happy Mother's Day
Lynn and Steve
Couple more pics. Your start on potty training and his comfort in a crate have made our lives in measurably easier. Thank you for the well done job. If we can add something to your website in someway to assure people of your diligence please let us know.
Steve
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Hello Fairy Dogmother! I'm doing well, mom has to brush my wiggle rump daily as I have started to shed. ~Tally
Monica, I can't thank God and you enough for giving me this precious gift. She has given me a new kind of happiness. May God bless you and your family. ~Jada
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Hi Monica!
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Monica,
I just wanted to write you a quick note to tell you how happy we are with our little Paco!!!!! My husband, son and I now have a new best friend. Paco is just the sweetest thing. The car ride home was so smooth once we got going and Austin sat in the back with Paco on his lap.
You and your family did a great job training him as he is nearly house broken already. Yesterday was finally a beautiful day to be outside so we took Paco to the park and took loads of pictures so we could show him off to all our friends back in Texas.
I will keep in touch and send photos as he continues to grow. Thank you again for our little angel. :)
~Alison
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Wiggle Rump Ranch
Ellensburg, WA
monica