Talk:Miniature Australian Shepherd
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This is not a real breed. It is merly the same breed scale down they should go in the same article. CHIMES
- It has been considered a standalone breed since the 1960s. Many breeds out there are simply smaller versions of larger dogs, for example the Schnauzer comes in 3 different sizes - all of which are considered Breeds. - Trysha (talk) 01:35, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
- I'll admit that it depends on who you talk to. Breeders who are specifically working towards a mini aussie and their many fans who own them (and often run them in agility) consider it to be different from a regular Aussie. Many regular Aussie breeders don't want regular aussies to be associated with the minis and so are quite happy to consider them distinct. Others don't believe that there is or should be a difference. However, there are so many Mini Aussies out there that we can't ignore it as a breed, even if it's not in regular kennel club registies. They might not want to be, as the regular Aussie & border collie, e.g., didn't want to be for a long time. Elf | Talk 03:08, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
- This is a seperate breed from the Australian Shepherd not a variety. Not one major registry, this includes the ARBA, UKC, AKC, ASCA, Canadian Kennel Club, and others, recognize a size variety of the Australian Shepherd. Please show me, besides MASCA and NAMASCA (or whatever their name is today) a registry that recognizes a size variety of the Australian Shepherd otherwise I will change this page every time I see the word variety December 26, 2005
[edit] Need links to prove AKC, UKC claims
Can someone provide links that show that AKC and/or UKC recognize the mini as a breed? I can't find it--ACK list of breeds, [UKC list of breeds. Thanks. Elf | Talk 18:44, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
UKC at one time would allow Miniature Australian Shepherds to be registered as Australian Shepherds. Recently (4-06) the UKC decided that they would no longer continue this policy. See UKC's list of accepted registries
[edit] Pictures
What needs to be done to have some additional pictures added for this page? While the red tri is a cute dog a variety of miniature sized aussies would be better.
