Copper Sky began in 2009, when it was just me and a love for these amazing dogs! A lot has changed since then, and Copper Sky has grown and changed right along with our family over the years.

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Copper Sky Farms is located in Montpelier, Virginia. We are originally from Utah, but an amazing job opportunity relocated us to Virginia in the spring of 2020. We have loved making Virginia home and getting the chance to meet so many wonderful puppy families here on the East Coast and all across the country.

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We're a family of seven with five kids ranging from elementary school through college. As you can imagine, life around here is usually pretty busy!

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I have been around many different breeds of dogs all my life and was first introduced to the Australian Shepherd while attending Veterinary Technician school. I knew immediately that these were the dogs for me! Right after school, I began working for a veterinarian who bred the Minis and fell even more in love with the breed. Eventually that love turned into Copper Sky, and here we are all these years later!

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Over the years, we have enjoyed doing a little bit of everything with our dogs. We have participated in Conformation, Agility, Herding and Obedience, and for many years our dogs could also be found traveling down the rodeo road with us. One of the things we have always loved most about these dogs is just how versatile they are. They are willing to get up and work when asked to do a job, go along on just about any adventure, and the next second be right at your side perfectly happy doing absolutely nothing. They aren't known as “velcro dogs” for nothing!

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Life looks a little different around here these days. The horses and rodeo days have been replaced with school, baseball, practices, games, kids' activities and what sometimes feels like a whole lot of running around! As our kids have grown, our life has changed right along with them, but the dogs are still right in the middle of everything, going and doing everything we do.

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We are a small hobby breeder and only have a few litters each year. None of our dogs are kennel dogs. They are house trained, get plenty of time outside to run and play, and are always welcome to come right back inside the house with us. Whether they're outside with the kids, riding along in the car, hanging out with us at home or curled up next to us at the end of a busy day, our dogs are family first.

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That's really what Copper Sky has always been about. Life has changed quite a bit since this all started in 2009, but our love for these dogs and the place they have in our family never has.

 

​--Shaela & Josh--