Kai, Bess and Brandy are Miniature Australian Shepherds.  Kai is a blue merle which means that his coat is vari-colored in black, gray, brown and white.  The patterning is due to the merling gene.  Bess and Brandy are black tri-colors; they are black with brown leading to white feet. To learn more about mini aussies you can go to the North American Miniature Australian Shepherd Club of the USA (NAMASCUSA) site or the Miniature Australian Club of America (MASCA).  They are intelligent, loving and some times little stinkers, but they have worked their way into our hearts.  Kai was born on September 17th, 2002.  Bess was born on February 12th, 2004.  Bess is actually larger than Kai even though she is younger. Brandy is the oldest, born in April 2001, but I am not sure of her exact birthdate. She is between Kai and Bess in size.

Onto the pictures!  I now have ALL of the pictures of the dogs online. Enjoy!

Take me to the Doggies!