Amateur photographer and dog lover! Like many, I got a dog during covid. I was originally looking for border collie pups but no breeder in a three state area had any available! Then I switched my attention to australian shepherds, wanting in particular a male, blue merle. Things didn't work out quite like I planned and I ended up with a female red merle instead. "Penelope Corona Special Reserve", aka Penny. She goes to work with me every single day and she is the best companion ever. Her best friends are also aussies and I spend a lot of time with them too. They show up in a lot of my photos as well. Love this breed!