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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
Provisória
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.

O que diz o padrão da raça

Criado para
Farm and ranch shepherd dog
Comportamento e 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.

Referência da raça de The Dog API.

Características

Tamanho
Medium
Necessidade de exercício
4 of 5
Facilidade de treino
—
Queda de pelo
—
Cuidados com o pelo
5 of 5
Convivência com crianças
—
Custo de manutenção
—
Tolera ficar sozinho
—
Inteligência
—
Saúde da raça
Not researched yet

Pros & cons

Prós e contras da raça Miniature American Shepherd

O que ganha com a raça Miniature American Shepherd

  • Função declarada no padrão: «Farm and ranch shepherd dog»
  • O padrão descreve a raça assim: «The Miniature American Shepherd is intelligent, primarily a working dog of strong herding and guardian instincts»

O que tem de assumir

  • Exige muitos cuidados com o pelo — a descrição do próprio padrão é «Hair may be trimmed on the ears, feet, back of hocks, pasterns, and tail, otherwise he is…»

Retirado de fontes e não escrito como opinião — investigação de saúde citada, o padrão do próprio registo, e estudos de longevidade revistos por pares. Padrão da raça, FCI. Os animais de um criador podem diferir de tudo isto, e uma coluna vazia significa que não temos nada desse lado, não que não haja nada a dizer.

Characteristics

Padrão da FCI · Miniature American Shepherd

Pelo e cor

Tal como o padrão da FCI o estabelece. Cada linha abaixo está nas palavras do próprio padrão, etiquetada com 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

Cor

  • Preferred
  • Permissible
  • Undesirable
  • Disqualifying

«Preferred», «permissible», «undesirable» e «disqualifying» — preferida, admissível, indesejável e desqualificante — são as palavras da própria FCI sobre a raça, e ficam em inglês porque é assim que constam do padrão. Descrevem o que o padrão exige — não são uma avaliação de nenhum cão em concreto, nem nossa.

Body color

Cor 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 nas palavras do próprio padrão, com o veredito passado para a etiqueta ao lado. Leia a cláusula completa na fonte.

O que diz o padrão da raça

Tamanho
“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”
A FCI dá um limite só de um lado, por isso não há intervalo a indicar.

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

O que o padrão penaliza

Aquilo que faz um juiz descontar pontos à raça Miniature American Shepherd, e o que a põe fora do ring, nas palavras do próprio registo. Isto descreve o padrão da raça — não é uma lista de verificação para o animal que tem à frente, e um animal de companhia com um defeito desqualificante é um cão que não pode ir a exposição, não um cão doente.

Defeitos graves

Contam fortemente contra um exemplar no 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

Informação ao nível da raça, de The Dog API. Descreve a raça Miniature American Shepherd em geral; qualquer animal em concreto pode ser diferente.

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

Ainda sem fotografias

É aqui que vão aparecer as fotografias dos próprios donos de Miniature American Shepherd, a partir dos perfis dos animais que mantêm aqui. Ninguém acrescentou ainda nenhuma a uma página pública.

Uma fotografia num perfil de animal fica privada do seu dono. Não colocamos nenhuma aqui sem que nos peçam.

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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