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Crazy Patch Mini Americans

Our dogs are not only our pride & joy, they are our babies & we would like to share the joy our dogs have given us with you! If you are wanting to bring one of our Miniature American Shepherds into your home as a new family member, please feel free to contact us!

Meet our handsome sires & our beautiful dams. We've had this lovely lineage of Mini Americans for over 15 years & counting!  

The Puppies!

 Crazy Patch puppies are raised as family members in our home, on our lap & close to our hearts. They are handled with love & care from the moment they are born & they are played with multiple times per day. Our puppies are very well socialized. We introduce them to other animals, kids, sounds, toys & various surfaces. We take them for many car rides & enjoy letting them explore the world around them. Allowing them to do this better prepares them for life after leaving our home.

AKC Miniature American Shepherds vs ASDR Miniature Australian Shepherds

Whats the difference? in sort, nothing, they are the same breed. AKC finally recognized the Mini Aussie & accepted them into their registry, when doing so, they gave the mini Aussie a new name (Mini American) & new breed standards. We choose to transfer our ASDR Mini Aussie line to AKC Mini Americans to ensure our line a better future with a more prestigious registry.

When a dog breed becomes a trend from Vox

We begin with the only slightly confusing matter of this dog breed’s name, because it’s an important factor in its ascent. Miniature Australian and American shepherds are the same thing, and many people refer to them interchangeably. The distinction between the two comes down to a piece of paper: Breeders who are fastidious about documenting the bloodline of their dogs participate in registries that guarantee parentage, but not all registries agree on a name for this particular dog. The American Stock Dog Registry, for instance, has stuck with the name “miniature Australian shepherd.” The American Kennel Club, a purebred registry that dates back to the late 19th century and sanctions events like the National Dog Show and the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, considers Australian shepherds to be a separate breed and calls the smaller version the “miniature American shepherd.” To gain entry to the AKC, a dog breed must be represented by a club responsible for its “preservation and protection,” says AKC rep Brandi Hunter. Once ownership around the country reaches a certain threshold, the breed will then pass through a series of membership phases. When a breed is at last fully recognized by the AKC, which typically takes five to seven years, it’s sorted into one of seven categories, which include the toy group, the sporting group, and, in the case of mini American shepherds, the herding group.

Founded in 1990, the Miniature American Shepherd Club of the USA (MASCUSA) began the first stage of AKC recognition in 2012 and was fully recognized in 2015. MASCUSA’s certification by the AKC indicates that momentum had been building around mini American shepherds for years, but its inclusion was nonetheless an important moment in the popularization of the breed. AKC recognition signals to breeders — including those who don’t care much about pedigree, much to the chagrin of those who do — that there’s a market for a particular kind of dog. “It makes a bunch of people jump on a financial bandwagon,” says Karen Keller-Ross, president of MASCUSA.

Miniature American Shepherd From Wikipedia

The Miniature American Shepherd was developed in California during the late 1960s with the breeding of small, unregistered dogs that were thought to be Australian Shepherds. These dogs were bred with a goal of maintaining their small size, active character, and intelligence.

The breed was first registered with the National Stock Dog Registry in 1983 and was originally called the Miniature Australian Shepherd. By the early 1990s, the breed had attained nationwide popularity. Several clubs promoted these small dogs, as they were registered and shown with various rare-breed organizations. The first parent breed club and registry, MASCUSA, was formed in 1990 and incorporated in 1993. The breed entered the AKC Foundation Stock Service as the Miniature American Shepherd in May 2011. The Miniature American Shepherd Club of the USA (MASCUSA) is the designated national parent club of the American Kennel Club. In the UK, the official daughter club of MASCUSA is known as UKMASC. UKMASC was founded in 2011 and although the breed is not yet recognised by the UK Kennel Club, UKMASC is dedicated to sound and responsible breeding practices and the promotion of the breed in the UK.

The breed has been used for herding smaller stock such as sheep and goats, although they have the heart to tackle larger stock as well. Their small size was looked upon with favor, as they could more easily double as a household pet. They became especially popular with equestrians traveling to horse shows, as their intelligence, loyalty, and size made them an excellent travel companion. In this way their popularity spread across the country. Today, the Miniature American Shepherd is established across the U.S. and internationally. It is a breed with a unique identity--an eye catching, versatile little herding dog, equally at home on a ranch or in the city.

The Miniature American Shepherd is a herding dog to be designated to the Herding Group in the American Kennel Club