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Importance Notice!!

WE DO NOT SUPPORT THE BREEDING OF MINIATURES AND WILL NOT KNOWINGLY SELL TO KENNELS OR BREEDERS OF MINIATURES OR TOYS.

There are no varieties to the Australian Shepherd Breed. KUSA (Kennel Union of Southern Africa), AKC (American Kennel Club), ASCA (Australian Shepherd Club of America and registry for Australian Shepherd) do not recognize or register miniatures. Nor do ASCA or AKC register them as a breed. They are incorrectly promoted as a variety of the Australian Shepherd Breed.

The Australian Shepherd Club of America has made the following announcement:

The Miniature Australian Shepherd, North American Shepherd, North American Miniature Australian Shepherd, and/or Toy Australian Shepherd breeds are not recognized as a variety of Australian Shepherd by ASCA. The club considers such dogs to be a distinct and separate breed and will not accept them into its registry.

"Our bylaws state that ASCA's purpose is: 'To encourage members and breeders to accept one breed standard for the Australian Shepherd as approved by the Club as the only standard of excellence by which Australian Shepherds shall be judged.' It is the mission of this club ASCA and the mission of its members to preserve the breed rather than change it."

The United States Australian Shepherd Association has made the following statement concerning the Miniature Australian Shepherd, and the Toy Australian Shepherd.

Recently there has been a rise in the movement to breed miniature and toy versions of the Australian Shepherd.

The Miniature Australian Shepherd and the Toy Australian Shepherd are not recognized or considered varieties of the Australian Shepherd by this organization, the United States Australian Shepherd Association, Inc. (USASA), or by the American Kennel Club (AKC).   Since these dogs are not AKC registered, they cannot be verified by USASA as purebred, and therefore are not considered Australian Shepherds by this organization.

The USASA does not support the purposeful breeding of Miniature Australian Shepherds and Toy Australian Shepherds, and expects all members who have breeding programs to breed to the USASA/AKC recognized standard of excellence. The USASA further expects all members to be ever vigilant in the preservation and protection of the Australian Shepherd.