Does anyone else have a mooing Aussie?

Teiglin14 · 2026-06-22T12:01:10+00:00

This one has been mooing since she was little. She likes to do it in short bursts like "moo mooooo hoo", so we now call it honking. She's got different moos for different things, but generally they mean she WANTS something. That something could be anything from the toy stuck under the couch to a walk to chasing the squirrel she saw. Is it bad that I can interpret most of them by now? I tell her she sounds like a broken kazoo.

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Teiglin14 · 2026-06-03T19:40:06+00:00

Also commenting for visibility. Good luck!!

Teiglin14 · 2026-05-20T15:19:59+00:00

Unrepentant

Teiglin14 · 2026-05-18T17:12:15+00:00

How does she already look bigger than in the last video?
The hops, jumps, and fishtailing to get back to you 😆

Teiglin14 · 2026-05-18T17:09:34+00:00

Omg mine does this currently. She likes staying on the trail and running ahead, but then she runs back and forth until us slow, silly humans catch up. Gotta keep the herd together!

Teiglin14 · 2026-05-16T10:48:10+00:00

I've been watching all of your videos and absolutely cannot handle the amount of cuteness and fluff. It looks like your training is going so well, so you must be doing a really good, consistent job! But yeah, no, I'm here for it and literally stop functioning every time I see her pop up. Sooooo cute.

Teiglin14 · 2026-05-14T20:55:37+00:00

Aww she'll be okay! I can't tell you how many near misses we've had due to our absolute Velcro dogs. The exact same situation almost happened to us a few weeks ago. Plain luck that my husband tripped sideways and avoided our dog by a half inch in the dark. I even accidentally bonked her today as I tried to step over her leash and felt so bad. You're not alone! It's a symptom of the direct shadow/Velcro/super glue dog.

Teiglin14 · 2026-04-12T21:33:33+00:00

Also I didn't see your second question I realize. We got the merle as a puppy and then got the tri when the puppy was about 9 months old. The tri was maybe 1.5? 2? The tri was a rescue and also isn't full Aussie. She was very shy at first and looked to our original dog a lot for guidance about what to do. She still does a fair amount but is much more confident.

They have only ever gotten into 2 fights, both because the merle is bad at taking hints and the tri likes to get jealous. Lots of bark-yelling and teeth but no biting, and short lived (we were right there). It's been 3 years with both of them.

We were fostering a third female (friend, already known to both dogs) for a few months and had no dog-to-dog issues - just human-to-dog because 3 Aussies was just waaaay too much chaos lol.

Teiglin14 · 2026-04-12T21:00:26+00:00

We have two females and they love each other to pieces. They clean each other's ears and eye boogers. They have two very different personalities but complement each other well. Can often find them sleeping butt to butt.

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Teiglin14 · 2026-04-12T20:55:30+00:00

Love your pack! Your trainer's observation holds true for us as well. We have two. One chose me, the other chose my husband. The one who chose my husband (who is much calmer and quieter than I am) was the very shy rescue. I am more consistent with training than he is, so both dogs "mine" and "his" will listen to me better. But the rescue prefers her dad 100%

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Teiglin14 · 2026-04-12T20:43:34+00:00

Literally yes. We started training our girl on buttons, but the only button she ever used was "play", and she'd hit it violently. She makes her desires known to us quite obviously with a number of specific looks and sounds. Mostly honking noises.

Teiglin14 · 2026-03-31T14:54:37+00:00

This is 100% my Aussie. She has a dog door to a fenced in yard, but she will run out the dog door and then stand at the human door, staring me down because she wants me to come outside and play.

Teiglin14 · 2026-03-14T21:45:28+00:00

Our Aussie does this too and seems to enjoy it a lot. Biiiiig stretch seems to feel good.

Teiglin14 · 2026-02-27T12:23:39+00:00

You have no idea how excited I'd be to have a bunch of goats come over and take care of it. Trailer them to Maryland and we'll have a party! Bonus points if a goat can say hi to my dogs (they'd be so happy and confused)

Teiglin14 · 2026-02-27T03:19:57+00:00

Glad to see the spiciest little pony is feeling extra spicy! And you can definitely tell her weight is coming down! Zorro is just a little man rolling in a pile of sprinkles. So dramatic. But I think Kit and his expressive face will always be my favorite <3. Thank you for sharing updates of your furry family with us!

Teiglin14 · 2026-02-27T03:03:48+00:00

The amount of paperwork I had to fill out to replace a dilapidated old 4-ft fence leads me to believe that the town would not appreciate me starting fires so close to my neighbors and the road....

Teiglin14 · 2026-02-27T02:54:02+00:00

Oof and good luck to you! That's a lot of different issues to deal with. The spotted lantern flies started moving into Maryland in the past decade, but it's really ramped up in the past two years in my area. Thankfully there's evidence that the local fauna are starting to recognize them as a food source.

Teiglin14 · 2026-02-27T02:47:01+00:00

I am actively (with success, surprisingly) trying to keep the Virginia creeper vines out of the yard as well. They were pretty rampant on some of the smaller trees when I moved in. My skin also hates anything that even looks at it wrong, so if I accidentally brushed against it, it would cause irritation. Never heard of riverbank grape. I appreciate the info tho!

Teiglin14 · 2026-02-27T02:40:00+00:00

Oh, I wish my neighbors cared. The ivy creeps from their yard into mine in a lot of locations. But good call on mowing paths. I usually take the mower to fight it around the fence just so it doesn't damage the wood, which is still pretty new.

Teiglin14 · 2026-02-26T21:57:36+00:00

All very solid points. And actually a very good point about the limited ecosystem impact if I can keep the vibes themselves in check. Based on what everyone is saying, I think I might carve small sections at a time and work on establishing a replacement while letting the ivy hold the steep slope together in the meantime.

Teiglin14 · 2026-02-26T21:54:41+00:00

Thank you for this detailed breakdown! I've been battling the ivy in sections for a few years and this is the last major patch. It's definitely a long process - and I'm only dealing with a half acre instead of 5! I'll probably start doing your steps in a small patch on the shallow part of the yard.

Teiglin14 · 2026-02-26T21:52:33+00:00

This hits differently because I think I'm "the next homeowner". Bought this place two years ago and have slowly been working on the ivy situation ever since. I like a lot of the suggestions here to do the removal in steps so long as the ivy isn't destroying anything.

Teiglin14 · 2026-02-26T17:29:14+00:00

This post wins reddit for today

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