I won't comment on the age thing because we got Tatum when she was about 9, almost 10 weeks and she did just excellent. Lots of socializing after all vaccs are done is a great idea.
Did want to say though that we have an Australian Shepherd named Stormie. Her name came from her coloring though. She's a blue merle and her colors are like pretty storm clouds.
Congrats!
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