About Us
We are a ranching and farming family in far rural NE New Mexico where we enjoy raising quality well-bred working stock dogs and family pets. We have a deeply rooted belief in our responsibility to our animals that we don’t take lightly whether it be cattle, horses or dogs we believe all animals should be well cared
to the best of our ability.
Our dogs have plenty of space to run around the ranch and chase rabbits and birds. Some of the more driven dogs/pups with natural instinct get exposed to the cattle side of our operation. Each litter of puppies born have a mix of personalities; some are suited better for being pets to a loving family while others show great potential and natural drive to want to become working dogs.
Our puppies are not only played with daily but several times a day. With five kids running around who love animals there is always plenty of love and activity to go around. At an appropriate and safe age, the puppies get to roam the ranch with the big dogs. Whether you are looking for a family dog, a gritty working dog or a hunting dog with agility or to show or anything in between, we truly believe our Texas Heelers “Can Work Anywhere For You”. Let us know what you are looking for and we will try to match you with one of our puppies.
From our family to yours, we hope you enjoy our puppies as much as we do!
The Dunavans
Texas Heelers
Australian Shepherds
(Aussies)
Aussies are a herding dog of choice for many cowboys as they are hardworking and exhibit incredible intelligence, endurance and natural dive with their herding ability, they are very loyal and love to please they make great pets for the active family and are very trainable. They are medium-sized to small (if you are talking about a mini). Aussie coat colors vary from being red and tri to merle (a mottled pattern with contrasting shades of blue or red) with some of them having blue eyes.
Australian Cattle Dogs
(Heelers)
Heelers are loyal dogs who take their job of protecting their family very seriously and can make great family dogs, with a hardworking and a “no back down” attitude they make excellent partners when help is needed with the cattle, they enjoy having a job to do. They stand between 17-20in tall (unless a mini) with coat colors that can either be red or blue with spots and speckling variation, some have dark masks around their eyes, with most of them having darker color eyes.
Pricing and Purchasing Information
Starting
at
$800
Australian Shepherds
(Aussies)
Solid and Tri Colors
$1,000.00
Merle
$1,500.00
Mini:
TBA
Starting
at
$700
Texas Heelers
Solid and Tri Colors
$700.00
Merle
$850.00
Mini:
TBA
Starting
at
$600
Australian Cattle Dogs
(Heelers)
Blues or Reds
$600.00
Mini:
TBA
AKC Registered:
TBA
Deposits
Puppy deposits are: $200.00-$500.00
This is a non-refundable amount
Shipping and Delivery Information
Pickup
Top of Texas Store
200 N 2nd Street
Texline,Tx 79087
Delivery
We can meet up in Dallas, TX or Denver, CO for $175.00 this is subject to availability and dates.
Flying
We can ship our puppies anywhere in the US via American Airlines. The cost for that is $500.00 and subject to change. We fly them out of the Dallas, TX (DFW) airport.
Flying can only be done if the temperature is between 32 degrees and 86 degrees Fahrenheit, anywhere on the itinerary, also we can’t always get them to Dallas so flying is not always an option.
Ground Transport
This is our preferred method of transport. We use a ground transport company to transfer our puppies the base cost is $350.00 (up to 1,000mi) and around $500.00 coast to coast. I will not just use any transport company, but have had great success with the one I do use, as they take excellent care of the puppies.
