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ARBA Champion Patchwork's Bluegrass at 10 weeks

The ideal North American Miniature Australian Shepherd is the mirror image of the Australian Shepherd, only in a smaller, calmer package. Size ranges from 13" to 18" tall, measured at the top of the withers. It is compact and well balanced; very athletic and alert. It is in the Herding Group and is seen in the Breed and Obedience show ring, as well as in the home as a supremely devoted companion pet.

The North American Miniature Australian Shepherd has all the attributes of the larger Aussie, but all the advantages of a smaller dog, weighing approximately 15 to 35 pounds at maturity. They come in coat colors of blue merle, red merle, black or red, all with or without copper/tan and white trim. Their eyes may be blue, brown, amber, or one blue, one brown, flecked or marbled. Tails are sometimes natural bobs, longer ones are docked.

ARBA Champion Patchwork's  Bluegrass at age 7 years

The North American Miniature Australian Shepherd temperament is also that of the larger Aussie -- sensitive, easily trained, excellent natural guardians of the home and possessing varying degrees of herding instincts. They are calm and confident, usually suspicious of strangers. They are entirely devoted to their masters and will go to great lengths to please. Their unique size makes them perfectly suited to our growing urbanization, as well as making them fine traveling companions. With their many attributes you will find this amazingly versatile dog in the show ring, obedience ring, and agility courses, as well as working small stock and being used as therapy dogs.

The North American Miniature Australian Shepherd is recognized as a breed by the American Rare Breed Association. They can be registered with NAMASCUSA, the North American Miniature Australian Shepherd Club of the U. S. A. The National Stock Dog Registry (a division of the International English Shepherd Registry Inc.) was the first and official registry for Australian Shepherds and their miniature counterpart before the name was changed to North American Shepherd in 1993, after the Standard Aussie was accepted by the AKC.

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