Miniature Australian Shepherd – Its History

There have been arguments involving the Miniature Australian Shepherd, claiming that it isn’t actually a real dog breed.  To put an end to these arguments, let me share with you a short history of how this dog breed was developed.

Back in the 1960’s, a woman from the state of California became interested with breeding small sized Australian Shepherds, which she did by selecting small sized Aussies and she was able to come up with Aussies that were below 17” in size.  This is how Doris Cordova started the so called miniature breed of the Australian Shepherd.  Aside from Doris, Billy and Sally Kennedy and Chas Lasater also got interested in breeding these miniatures and we can say they are the people who pioneered this dog breed.

The Mini Aussie is moderately active, so it is perfectly okay to have one in an apartment.  If you own one, just make sure that your dog gets sufficient exercise.  This dog is somewhat active, and it would be best to have a small backyard where it can play be able to exercise.  Enough exercise helps them stay in shape.  Its characteristics are fairly the same as that of an Australian Shepherd.

Now that I have shared with you a short history of the Miniature Australian Shepherd breed of dog, perhaps you may agree that it isn’t really another real dog breed as it is just what I can understand to be just a petite version of the real breed.