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About the Miniature American Shepherd

Typical life span
12-13 years
Size
Medium — from its typical weight
Weight
9-18 kg
Height
Male
36-46 cm
Female
33-43 cm
FCI status
Provisional
Origin
United States
Also called
Pastor Miniatura Americano
Known hereditary risks
Not researched yet

About

What is a Miniature American Shepherd?

Small, athletic herding dog with a striking double coat and keen intelligence, essentially a compact version of the Australian Shepherd with intense work drive and devotion

Miniature American Shepherd history and origins

Developed in California during the late 1960s from small Australian Shepherds, bred for compact size while maintaining herding ability. Became popular with equestrians traveling to horse shows and was recognized by the AKC Herding Group in 2015.

Miniature American Shepherd appearance and size

Males typically stand 36-46 cm at the shoulder and females 33-43 cm.

Lo que dice el estándar de la raza

Criado para
Farm and ranch shepherd dog
Comportamiento y temperamento
“The Miniature American Shepherd is intelligent, primarily a working dog of strong herding and guardian instincts. An exceptional companion, he is versatile and easily trained, performing his assigned tasks with great style and enthusiasm. Although reserved with strangers, he does not exhibit shyness. He is a resilient and persistent worker, who adjusts his demeanor and arousal appropriately to the task at hand. With his family he is protective, good natured, devoted and loyal”

Quoted from FCI standard n°367. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.

Referencia de la raza de The Dog API.

Características

Tamaño
Medium
Necesidad de ejercicio
4 of 5
Facilidad de adiestramiento
—
Caída de pelo
—
Cuidados del pelo
5 of 5
Convivencia con niños
—
Coste de mantenimiento
—
Tolera quedarse solo
—
Inteligencia
—
Salud de la raza
Not researched yet

Pros & cons

Pros y contras de la raza Miniature American Shepherd

Lo que obtienes con la raza Miniature American Shepherd

  • Función declarada en el estándar: «Farm and ranch shepherd dog»
  • El estándar describe la raza así: «The Miniature American Shepherd is intelligent, primarily a working dog of strong herding and guardian instincts»

Lo que asumes

  • Exige muchos cuidados del pelo — la descripción del propio estándar es «Hair may be trimmed on the ears, feet, back of hocks, pasterns, and tail, otherwise he is…»

Extraído de fuentes y no escrito como opinión — investigación de salud citada, el estándar del propio registro, y estudios de longevidad revisados por pares. Estándar de la raza, FCI. Los animales de un criador pueden diferir de todo esto, y una columna vacía significa que no tenemos nada de ese lado, no que no haya nada que decir.

Characteristics

Estándar de la FCI · Miniature American Shepherd

Pelo y color

Tal como lo establece el estándar de la FCI. Cada línea de abajo está en las palabras del propio estándar, etiquetada con preferred.

Coat

Hair is short and smooth on the head and front of the legs.

The backs of forelegs and breeches are moderately feathered.

There is a moderate mane and frill, more pronounced in dogs than in bitches.

Hair may be trimmed on the ears, feet, back of hocks, pasterns, and tail, otherwise he is to be shown in a natural coat.

Untrimmed whiskers are preferred.

Notes

  • Severe Fault - Non-typical coats

Color

  • Preferred
  • Permissible
  • Undesirable
  • Disqualifying

«Preferred», «permissible», «undesirable» y «disqualifying» — preferido, admisible, indeseable y descalificante — son las palabras de la propia FCI sobre la raza, y quedan en inglés porque así constan en el estándar. Describen lo que el estándar pide — no son una valoración de ningún perro concreto, ni nuestra.

Body color

Color de base

The coloring offers variety and individuality

  • With no order of preference, the recognized colors are black, blue merle, red, liver and red or liver merle.
  • The merle will exhibit in any amount, marbling, flecks or blotches.
  • Undercoats may be somewhat lighter in color than the topcoat.
  • Asymmetrical markings are not to be faulted.
  • Tan Markings: Tan markings are not required but when present are acceptable in any or all of the following areas: around the eyes, on the feet, legs, chest, muzzle, underside of neck, face, underside of ear, underline of body, under the base of the tail and the breeches.
  • Tan markings vary in shades from creamy beige to dark rust, with no preference.
  • Blending with the base color or merle pattern may be present on the face, legs, feet, and breeches.
  • White Markings: White markings are not required but when present do not dominate.
  • Ticking may be present in white markings.
  • White on the head does not predominate, and the eyes are fully surrounded by color and pigment.
  • Red merles and reds have red (liver) pigmentation on the eye rims.
  • Blue merles and blacks have black pigmentation on the eye rims.
  • Preferred: Ears fully covered by color
  • White markings may be in any combination and are restricted to the muzzle, cheeks, crown, blaze on head, the neck in a partial or full collar, chest, belly, front legs, hind legs up the hock and may extend in a thin outline of the stifle.
  • A small amount of white extending from the underline may be visible from the side, not to exceed one inch above the elbow.
  • The hairline of a white collar does not exceed the withers at the skin.
  • If a natural undocked tail is present, the tip of the tail may have white

Resumido de FCI standard n°367 — cada etiqueta está en las palabras del propio estándar, con el veredicto pasado a la etiqueta de al lado. Lee la cláusula completa en la fuente.

Lo que dice el estándar de la raza

Tamaño
“Height at the withers: Males: 35.5 cm up to 46 cm at the top of the withers Females: 33 cm up to and including 43.5 cm at the top of the withers. Weight: Healthy weight will vary based on individual size, sex and substance”
La FCI da un límite solo por un lado, así que no hay intervalo que indicar.

Quoted from FCI standard n°367. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.

Lo que el estándar penaliza

Aquello por lo que un juez resta puntos a la raza Miniature American Shepherd, y lo que la deja fuera del ring, en las palabras del propio registro. Esto describe el estándar de la raza — no es una lista de comprobación para el animal que tienes delante, y un animal de compañía con un defecto descalificante es un perro que no puede ir a exposición, no un perro enfermo.

Defectos graves

Cuentan mucho en contra de un ejemplar en el ring.

  • Non -typical coats.
  • Prick ears and ears that hang with no lift.
  • Between 25 and 50% unpigmented nose leather
  • White markings covering over 25 % of an ear

FCI standard n°367

Información a nivel de raza, de The Dog API. Describe la raza Miniature American Shepherd en general; cualquier animal concreto puede ser distinto.

Health guide

What to ask for in a Miniature American Shepherd

No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Miniature American Shepherd on this platform yet. That is a gap in our records, not a clean bill of health — ask the breeder which hereditary conditions their lines are tested for, and ask to see the results for both parents, dated and from a named laboratory.

Gallery

Todavía sin fotografías

Aquí es donde irán las fotografías de los propios dueños de Miniature American Shepherd, desde los perfiles de sus animales que mantienen aquí. Nadie ha añadido ninguna a una página pública todavía.

Una fotografía en un perfil de animal queda privada de su dueño. No pondremos ninguna aquí a menos que nos lo pidan.

Puppies

No puppies listed right now

No Miniature American Shepherd breeder has a record on this platform yet, so there is nothing to list. That is a gap in our coverage, not a fact about the breed.

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