We officially started our kennels in February of 2004.

Our dogs are family raised on a full acre and 1/2 with room to work, play, swim and train.

We introduce our dogs to all venues of competition. Please see each dogs' personal page for more information.

Our dogs are raised with our children, horses, cats, goats, ducks and chickens.

We strongly hold true to the belief that our dogs are puppies first and competitors second. This has proven to enable all our dogs to be confident in themselves, have a well balanced temperament, a chance to build a relationship with us as handlers and enjoy all areas of competition while still maintaining a strong work ethic with a lot of drive and ambition. Our dogs are an important part of our family!

Our daughter Alicia, who is 16, is involved in 4-H, AQHA and Hunter/Jumpers with her horses, Peppy & Charlie.

She has always been involved with our animals and is proving to be my "right-hand man". 

Our son Caleb, age 9, is in charge of the ducks, chickens, and his prized show dairy goats.

 He has started in Jr. Conformation and agility with "his" choice of breed; Chihuahuas. You can access his own page of CH Chihuahuas in the near future. 

He is the official puppysitter.

Appian Way Australian Shepherds sells all show puppies with written and signed show and health contracts, guaranteeing the pups against hereditary defects. 

All puppies sold as pets must be spayed or neutered at sexual maturity, and will be registered with "Not for Breeding".

Thank you for your interest in our site. Enjoy looking around and feel free to contact us at any time.

Christine, Tim, Alicia & Caleb Sapa

Statement from Appian Way Australian Shepherds....

Recently there has been a rise in the movement to breed miniature and toy "versions" of the Australian Shepherd. 

The Miniature Australian Shepherd and the Toy Australian Shepherd are *not recognized OR considered varieties of the Australian Shepherd by the following Clubs and Organisations.

• the Australian Shepherd Club of America (ASCA)
• the American Kennel Club (AKC)
• the Canadian Kennel Club (CKC)
• the United Kennel Club (UKC)
• the United States Australian Shepherd Association (USASA)
• the Canadian National Australian Shepherd Association (CNASA)

The "Miniature" Australian Shepherd &/or "Toy" Australian Shepherd are not  ASCA / AKC / CKC &/or UKC registered, and they cannot be verified as purebred.  They are not considered Australian Shepherds by Appian Way Australian Shepherds.

We do NOT support the purposeful breeding of "Miniature" Australian Shepherds and "Toy" Australian Shepherds.