Marvelmas - Miniature American Shepherds

01/26/2025

Legacy hit the ring these last few days and had a lot of fun!

We’ve had a jam-packed January of showing, with more results to show soon.

01/05/2025

01/03/2025

Can anyone guess who is in these baby pictures?

12/31/2024

Looking Back on 2024: A Marvelous Year with MarvelMAS Miniature American Shepherds
As we wrap up 2024, it’s time to reflect on what has truly been an outstanding year for MarvelMAS. From new titles to new bloodlines, this year was filled with unforgettable milestones and moments that made us incredibly proud of our dogs, and the owners of the puppies we have produced over the years. Here’s a look back at some of the highlights:�
1. New Bloodlines and Litters:
We made a concerted effort to bring in new bloodlines this year. Despite the confirmed closure of the AKC stud books, we were fortunate to bring in three additional bloodlines to Mini Americans. We introduced new genetics by pairing outside stud dogs with Spider and Detour. Additionally, we continued to strengthen Forge’s lines through his son Grimm, pairing him with Monarch, Sovereign, and Vogue. These new bloodlines will help us continue to enhance the breed and ensure a bright future for not only MarvelMAS, but the breeders who have puppies from those litters.
While we plan to focus on AKC pairings going forward, we will continue on with limited ASDR pairings in the future too.

2.New Champions:�We focused on conformation this year and are proud to announce that Forge, Billy, Firefly, Dragonfly, Legacy, and Legend all earned their well-deserved Champion titles! Ruby, Wolfie, and Sassy additionally earned their puppy titles. We couldn’t be more proud of their accomplishments this year - their confidence and bubbly personalities come across in the ring.

3.Multiple Group Wins and IABCA Best in Show:�A special congratulations to Forge, his daughter Ruby, and Spider’s daughter Sassy for each achieving multiple Group wins and IABCA Best in Show titles this year!

4. Puppy Points Towards POA:�The future is bright for Ingot and Midas, who made strides towards their Puppy of Achievement (POA) points. These two rising stars have shown off their natural talent and potential in everything they do, with three Group 1, two Group 2, five best of breed, and 2 best opposite s*x wins between them, gained in just 3 weekends. We can’t wait to see what’s next for them!

5.FastCat Achievements:�We headed back to FastCat in December after taking the year away to focus on litters. Congratulations to Dragonfly for titling this year! Also to Sovereign who is still running 26.7 mph, or 7.65 s, despite having the year off to have a litter in 2024. Additionally, we’re really excited to see her daughter Ingot running, she’s hitting 9.5 s at 6 months of age for a full run in training! She’ll be ready to compete in June of 2025.

6.Star Puppy Awards:�Special shoutout to Ingot and Wolfie, who earned Star Puppy titles this year. Their bright personalities and eagerness to learn have made them really fun to work. We are excited to see them continue to grow and develop into the incredible adults we know they will be.

7. Turkey Trot Success:�Our MarvelMAS pups showed their holiday spirit in the Turkey Trot this year, with many participating in this fun, festive event. Definitely a highlight of the season!

8. Triumphs for our Puppies in Homes:�From agility training, to rally, dock diving, to hiking and travelling from state to star, assistance work to being a faithful family companion, 2024 was a year full of growth. It’s hard to single out specific achievements as whether they titled or not, each has been on their own personal journey of growth. We’re so proud of the progress each of our puppy families made, and we look forward to even more training successes in 2025. �
As we step into 2025, we’re excited for more successes, adventures, and heartwarming moments with our MarvelMAS pups. Thank you to everyone who has been a part of this incredible year. Here’s to another year of love, joy, and excellence with our Miniature American Shepherds!

12/29/2024

👾 Finally, Pixel - Blue bicolor female with a white blaze. She’s now 3 weeks old, and getting to know the world. She’s enjoying watching and learning right now, and thoughtful in her actions (either that or she’s judging every move her siblings make)!

12/29/2024

💻 Gigabyte - Blue merle female with a white blaze, and strong tan points. She’s now 3 weeks old, and as Carys guessed, smaller than her sister Pixel 😂. Giga is a star with toilet training already and confidently walks over to the toilet area when she needs to go.

12/29/2024

📟 Matrix - Blue merle bicolor male, very minimal white. He’s now 3 weeks old, and the most playful in the litter. Don’t let his sleepy, snuggly, looks fool you… if there’s a sibling to be played with he’s already there boofing them on their head 😅

12/29/2024

🦠 Trojan - Black tricolor male with minimal white, and strong tan points. He’s now 3 weeks old, and has the most infectious personality. Trojan knows how to work the camera!

12/29/2024

🕹️ Java - Red tricolor female with minimal white, and strong tan points. He’s now 3 weeks old, and the smallest in the litter. Little Java is a baby version of Grandad Yondu, and is currently most interested in cuddles and nap time!

12/29/2024

📱Cyber - black tricolor female with a white blaze, feet, and strong tan points. She’s now 3 weeks old, and very advanced. Little Cyber was the first to start walking and gives the best side eye!

12/26/2024

🎉 Wishing a very Happy 4th Birthday to the Firefly x Chase litter:
- Huxley
- Mokka
- Falkor
- Vision
- Dragonfly (bug)

… and 🎉 wishing a Happy 3rd Birthday to the Echo x Chase litter:
- Silvie
- Moomin
- Fizz
- Drift
- Menace
- Spider
- Detou

Have a fantastic day everyone! 🎁 3 of these pups (Dragonfly, Spider & Detour live with us)

12/24/2024

As the year draws to a close we look back on the year, achievements of our dogs, and litters produced. It’s been a busy one - with the stud books closing and us being able to bring in some much needed additional genetics, travel through the US and abroad taking our puppies to their new homes, plus lots of conformation and sporting events and of course new titles! We’ve got even bigger plans for 2025 though! 🥂

12/12/2024

👾 Pixel was the final (sixth) born. A blue merle bicolor (no tan) female with a small white blaze, feet, and collar.

12/12/2024

💻 Gigabyte was the fifth born. A blue merle female with a white blaze, feet, and collar, and strong tan points.

12/12/2024

📟 Matrix was the fourth born. A blue merle bicolor (no tan) male, with minimal white. He’s a replica of his dad, Forge!

12/12/2024

🦠 Trojan was the third born. A black tricolor male with very minimal white, and strong tan points. With just a tiny amount of residual white on a couple of toes and a little on his chest he’ll look like a black and tan bicolor as an adult. He’s going to look similar to mom, Voodoo!

12/12/2024

🕹️Java was the second born. A red tricolor male with very minimal white, and strong tan points. He’s going to look just like grandpa Yondu!