Australian Shepherd Miniature Aussie

The dog breed originated during the late 1960s in california when they were crossed with smaller unregistered dogs thought to be australian shepherds.

Australian shepherd miniature aussie. The hair around the ears and eyes should not be white. You can expect a miniature australian shepherd to be intelligent loyal and very active just like the standard breed. The miniature australian shepherd has highly set triangular ears a moderately defined stop point at which the muzzle meets the forehead a scissors bite and brown blue or amber eyes or a combination thereof. We are located on a small farm in waxhaw north carolina.

Toy australian shepherds are 14 and under and weigh 8 to 18 lbs. The miniature australian shepherd was bred from small specimens of the australian shepherd breed starting in 1968. The miniature american shepherd resembles a small australian shepherd. About the miniature american shepherd mini aussie the miniature american shepherd is the akc american kennel club name for the miniature australian shepherds registered with the akc.

The miniature australian shepherd north american miniature australian shepherd has a medium length coat. It comes in blue or red merle red or black tricolor all with white and or tan markings. The current miniature australian shepherd is a mirror image of the australian shepherd just in a smaller size. As of july 1 2015 the miniature american shepherd is fully recognized as an american kennel club akc herding breed separate from the australian shepherd.

The miniature australian shepherd has a shoulder height of 35 46 cm 13 18 in and weighs 20 40 lbs. Cane creek aussies cane creek aussies cane creek aussies. They grow up to 18 inches tall and weigh up to 40lbs as adults. The miniature australian shepherd abbreviated as mas and also referred to as a miniature american shepherd or mini aussie is considered a small herding dog breed.

True herders in spite of their compact size minis are bright self motivated workers and endearingly loyal and lively. Our adult dogs have had complete genetic.