Tinkamas Australian Shepherds
Shire of Colac Otway, VIC
Planned litter
Planning litter for Nov 2026Tinkamas Australian Shepherds accepts payments on RightPaw. What's this?
Hi, I'm Ahlia J.
Breeding for both beauty and brains We are a small, boutique breeder located in Victorias Otway Shire. Breeding in our home very occasionally for calm, healthy, happy, easy going and trainable family members. All of our dogs and puppies live on beautiful acreage along side our young family and hobby farm animals.…
Newborn & Planned Litters
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- Breeding & Welfare
- Health Practices
- Home Environment
- Documentation
- Feeding
- Physical Condition
Our Breeding Practices
Behaviour and socialisation
We follow the puppy culture method, we also utilise Volhard testing to get the best understanding of each puppies temperament and suitability for their future homes. We expose all puppies to chickens, horses, cats and our young children. Our adult dogs help socialise and raise litters for the most well rounded…
Health
All of our adult dogs have their hips/elbows and yearly eye clearances. They are fully DNA tested for the genetic disease breed pannel even if they are dna clear by parentage. All of our puppies visit a specialist ACES certified ophthalmologist and along with having their microchips and vaccinations also complete…
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Home environment
Our puppies live with us in the beautiful Otway Ranges, on our property alongside horses and other farm animals. They are born and raised inside our home, being part of our family and watching daily life from the moment they can. Once old enough to venture outside they romp and play under our apple trees alongside…
Included with our puppies
Our puppy packs change to suit every litters theme. We send all Victorian based babies home with a bag of the food they have been raised on along with vouchers for their next bag. I include toys, shampoos and grooming items as well as some fun gifts for puppy to use. We offer lifetime support and offer our puppy…
Health Tests
Core Tests(2/2)
Tinkamas Australian Shepherds conducts 2 out of 2 core health tests which RightPaw believe are most important to conduct for the Australian Shepherd.
Eye Certificate
Physical Test
An eye certificate means the breeder has had their breeding dogs examined by a veterinary…
Hip Dysplasia
Physical Test
These breeders have had x-rays taken on their breeding dogs to assess their ‘hip score’. Dogs…
Additional Tests
Tinkamas Australian Shepherds conducts 9 additional tests available for the Australian Shepherd.
Reviews (1 verified buyer)
100% puppy buyers recommended
Kurt W recommends Tinkamas Australian Shepherds
VIC,13 Aug 2026Verified BuyerI really enjoyed and appreciated the whole journey with this breeder.
Transportation options
Tinkamas Australian Shepherds will send their puppies to the following states for their new families:
- All states (QLD, NSW, VIC, SA, WA, NT, ACT & TAS)
Our payment process
1. Complete application process and be approved for one of our babies. 2. Either join our waitlist or be offered a puppy already born. 3. Pay a 10% deposit 4. Receive weekly updates until puppy is ready to go home. 5. Pay remainder of the balance 2-3 days before puppy goes home.
Getting your puppy home
Tinkamas Australian Shepherds supports the following options for getting your new puppy home safely.
In person puppy pick up
Meet the breeder in person for puppy pick ups
Ground transport service
Supportive of on-the-road pet transport by car or van
Domestic air travel by plane
Supportive of domestic air transport by plane
Badges of Recognition
About the Breeder
Ahlia J
Tinkamas Australian Shepherds
Member since Jun 2025
A little about us
We are incredibly dedicated to our dogs, we believe in temperament and health first and foremost.
Why we got involved in breeding
A lifetime of showing horses and dogs. We aim to produce happy, stable, healthy puppies that become amazing family members.
Credentials
State registration
RB250028
Prefix
Tinkamas
Breeding since
2015
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