Five Pines Farm & Kennel

13/12/2024

True herders in spite of their compact size, Miniature American Shepherds are bright, self-motivated workers and endearingly loyal and lively companion dogs who have an affinity for horses.

Why do you love the breed?

30/11/2024

When a flop meets a sploot!

10/11/2024

Wishing for Peace, Lest We Forget 🙏🙏🙏

29/10/2024

This morning we said goodbye to this year’s c**t, Five Pines Carolina Chrome, as we loaded him up to head south of the border where he’ll be greeted by his new family in North Carolina. Our thanks go out to our friends at and Ecclestone Horse Transport!

27/10/2024

So proud of this gorgeous girl! She was a superstar at her first ever handling class with Nate Francesco today!!

Headline’s Poetic Justice at Five Pines
Age 13 weeks

21/10/2024

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16/10/2024

The Miniature American Shepherd is a small size herding dog that originated in the United States. This highly versatile, energetic dog makes an excellent athlete with superior intelligence and a willingness to please those to whom he is devoted.

Are you interested in this breed? The OFA, working with the Miniature American Shepherd Club of the USA, recommends the following basic health screening tests for all breeding stock:
- Hip Dysplasia (OFA, FCI or PennHip)
- ACVO Eye Exam
- Progressive retinal atrophy (prcd PRA)
- MDR1
- HSF4 (Hereditary Cataracts)
- NAD (Neuroaxonal Dystrophy)
Optional but recommended:
- Elbow Dysplasia
- Patellar Luxation
- Dentition
- CEA (Collie eye anomaly)
- DM (Degenerative myelopathy)
- CDDY/CDPA (Chondodystrophy with or without chondrodysplasia)
- CMR1 (Canine multifocal retinopathy)
- HU (Hyperuricosuria)

Dogs meeting these basic health screening requirements are issued Canine Health Information Center (CHIC) numbers. For potential puppy buyers, CHIC certification is a good indicator the breeder responsibly factors good health into their selection criteria.

For more information about the Miniature American Shepherd, please visit the parent club website: https://mascusa.org/
For more information about the CHIC program, check out the OFA: https://ofa.org/chic-programs/

11/10/2024

Things are heating up again!

11/10/2024

It’s hard to focus on getting chores done when Mother Nature is putting on such a lovely show.

04/09/2024

Phew! Almost missed Tongue Out Tuesday!

28/08/2024

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With all the dressage competitions that are around at the moment. I thought it helpful to post this in the hope that we see correctly produced extended movements.

16/08/2024

It’s Foal Friday! This weekend, make sure you stop and smell the flowers!

14/08/2024

We had the pleasure of presenting Five Pines Carolina Chrome, our 2024 Cosmeo X Black Dancer German Riding Pony c**t, at the Oldenburg Horse Breeders' Society and Weser-Ems Ponies inspection at Keystone Farms yesterday. Our thanks to Rabbit Hill Training & Sales for showing him off at his absolute best, Jasmine Heinlein Photography for capturing it all on camera and to the inspectors for awarding him Premium status. Our congratulations go out to his owner. Pictured here with his dam, Hilkens Schwarze Hexe.

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29/07/2024

We were delighted to be there to help Headline Miniature American Shepherds welcome these little ones into the world!