Mockingbird Hill offers AKC registered Miniature American Shepherds, aka Miniature Australian Shepherds. We have partnered with AKC to offer a puppy protection package free of charge to our customers.  Puppies are available now. 38 years of Aussie ownership, working, breeding and playing. Our site is full of puppy pictures, educational pages and puppies for sale. Home of Superdog Mockingbirds on the Money Red CD BN RN NJP CA RATO CGC CAA CGCA (Owned, loved and trained by Elise Wolpert)  and AKC CH Mockingbirds Jumpin’ Jack Flash Intl. CH. Mockingbirds Son of Sam, Intl. CH/NAMASCUSA CH MOCKINGBIRDS BEAUS & ARROWS, Intl. CH/APRI CH. INTL CH, , INTL CH Mockingbirds Son of Sam, INTL/MASCA & NAMASCUSA CH. Mockingbirds Milly’s My Shadow & many more. See our brags page and FB page with wonderful people who have chosen a Mockingbird puppy. Club Affiliations and Registries: AKC, MASCUSA Karey Marrs Miniature American Shepherds Founded 1987Find a Miniature Australian Shepherd Breeder

Find a Toy Australian Shepherd Breeder Rescue a Miniature Australian Shepherd Rescue a Toy Australian ShepherdPomeranian Puppies For Sale Europe North American Miniature Australian ShepherdSell Used Furniture Honolulu The Miniature Australian Shepherd (North American Miniature Australian Shepherd) has a medium-length coat. Padded Toilet Seat Turned BlueIt comes in blue or red merle, red or black tricolor, all with white and/or tan markings. The hair around the ears and eyes should not be white. The coat may be straight or slightly wavy, and should have feathering on the back of the legs, and a mane and frill around the neck. Hair on the head, front of the forelegs and on the outside of the ears is shorter than the rest of the coat.

The hindquarters are the same length as the forequarters. The top of the skull is quite flat and clean cut. The feet are oval and compact. The lips do not hang over the lower jaw. Miniature Australian Shepherds are easygoing, perpetual puppies that love to play. Courageous, loyal and affectionate, they are excellent children's companions that are great with active children. A devoted friend and guardian. Very lively, agile and attentive, they are eager to please with a sixth sense about what the owner wants. Miniature Australian Shepherds are highly intelligent and easy to train. They can become nervous and destructive if left alone too much without enough mental and physical exercise. They need a job to do, as the breed is very intelligent, active and thus easily bored. Socialize your dog well when it is a puppy to avoid it becoming suspicious of strangers. Some like to nip people’s heels in an attempt to herd them. They need to be taught herding humans is not acceptable. A fine companion, it also enjoys working small stock.

They are quiet workers. This breed is not usually dog aggressive. Make sure you are this dog's firm, confident, consistent pack leader to avoid Small Dog Syndrome, human induced behavior problems. Toy Height: 10 - 14 inches (26 - 36 cm) Toy Weight: 7 - 20 pounds (3 - 9 kg) Miniature Height: 13 - 18 inches (33 - 46 cm) Miniature Weight: 15 - 35 pounds (6 - 16 kg) There is overlap in wieght as a stocky Toy might weigh more than a slender Mini. The gene for the beautiful merle coloration also carries a blind/deaf factor. This may be expressed only in merle/merle crosses. The vast majority of merle North American Miniature Australian Shepherds are heterozygous merles (one parent is merle, the other is solid) and these merles are not at risk for any special health problems due to their coloration. Be sure to check the hearing on merle puppies. Hip and eye problems can occur. Ensure sire and dam of puppies have been tested and are certified clear prior to purchasing a puppy.

Some herding dogs carry a MDR1 gene which makes them sensitive to certain drugs that are otherwise okay to give another dog, but if tested positive for this gene can kill them. The Miniature Australian Shepherd will do okay in an apartment if it is sufficiently exercised. They are moderately active indoors and will do okay with a small yard. This breed will do well in cold climates. The Mini Aussie needs to be taken on daily, long walks. This energetic little dog needs plenty of vigorous exercise to stay in shape, or better yet, some real work to do. About 2 to 6 puppies The coat of the Miniature Australian Shepherd is easy to groom and needs little attention. Brush occasionally with a firm bristle brush and bathe only when necessary. A breeding program to develop the Miniature Australian Shepherd (North American Miniature Australian Shepherd) was begun in 1968 using small Australian Shepherds. Breeders bred them down in size to produce a smaller dog and today continue to strive to produce a mirror image of the Australian Shepherd in a size that fits well into today's lifestyle, without sacrificing instinct, ability or character.

The major club in the US is the Miniature Australian Club of the United States of America. MASCUSA, as the parent club, has petitioned the American Kennel Club for inclusion in AKC. The process of acceptance into AKC starts with registration into the AKC Foundation Stock Service. The Australian Shepherd Club of America has accepted the Miniature Australian Shepherd ONLY if the Miniature changes its name and has no reference of any kind to the Australian Shepherd or its history. A lot of Miniature Australian Shepherd owners are registering with AKC FSS. The AKC's official name is Miniature American Shepherd. ASDR = American Stock Dog Registry MASCA= Miniature Australian Shepherd Club of American MASCUSA = Miniature Australian Club of the United States of America NSDR = National Stock Dog RegistryOur kennel is located on our farm in northwest Arkansas, close to Gravette or about 35 miles north of Fayetteville. We started raising Miniature and Toy Australian Shepherds about 6 years ago.

We had a rescue female cross between an Australian Shepherd and Border Collie. She was an amazing girl and was by our side all the time. She helped us work our stock, mend fences or anything else we were doing on the farm. Sadly to say she developed a brain tumor and could not save her. Because of her faithfulness and devotion, we decided to get a registered Australian Shepherd and ended up getting 2 miniature full sisters. We decided to raise a litter of pups out of each of our girls. We bought a male and that was the beginning of our kennel. We love our dogs because of the devotion, faithfulness and intelligence they possess. It has been a wonderful experience for both of us and we really look forward to meeting and talking to the people who are interested in our puppies. We have sold many puppies locally, delivered puppies to surrounding states and shipped to 36 different states. About 3 years ago we became interested in the Australian Terrier breed. Now we have 4 females and a male and have raised a few litters of the terriers.