{"topic_id":"companion_breed_standard_miniature_american_shepherd_dog","category":"companion-breed-standard","context":"---\ntopic_id: companion_breed_standard_miniature_american_shepherd_dog\ncategory: companion-breed-standard\ntitle: \"Miniature American Shepherd — breed standard (AKC: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"AKC (American Kennel Club) official breed-standard factual data for Miniature American Shepherd, paraphrased derived fact summary (per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3) from source_file; Pulled 2026-08-02.\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/breed-standard/miniature_american_shepherd_combined.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-02\ntokens_estimated: 0\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 6\n  passed: 6\n  date: 2026-08-05\nrecovered: false\npath: companion-breed-standard/companion_breed_standard_miniature_american_shepherd_dog/01_companion_breed_standard_miniature_american_shepherd_dog.md\nsource_document: \"AKC (American Kennel Club)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"AKC (American Kennel Club)\"\n  title: \"Miniature American Shepherd — breed standard (AKC: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\n  url: \"https://www.akc.org\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-02\"\n  ref: \"Official breed standards (factual data points + section outline extracted verbatim)\"\n  doc_type: \"official kennel-club breed standards\"\n  needs_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Sources (AKC (American Kennel Club)) are not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3 every claim is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\"\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1:kennel-club-breed-standard\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-05\n---\n# Miniature American Shepherd — breed standard (AKC: size, coat, temperament, type)\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The Miniature American Shepherd is a small herding dog that originated in the United States.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The AKC height is 14 to 18 inches for dogs and 13 to 17 inches for bitches.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The coat is of medium texture, straight to wavy, with a moderate undercoat.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Accepted colours are black, blue merle, red (liver) and red merle.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The described temperament is intelligent and primarily that of a working dog.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Disqualifications include height under 14 or over 18 inches (dogs) and under 13 or over 17 inches (bitches), and undershot or overshot bite.\n","sources":["companion-breed-standard — Miniature American Shepherd — breed standard (AKC: size, coat, temperament, type) (retrieved 2026-08-02)"],"source":{"authority":"companion-breed-standard","title":"Miniature American Shepherd — breed standard (AKC: size, coat, temperament, type)","url":"https://www.akc.org","retrieved":"2026-08-02","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"AKC (American Kennel Club)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/miniature_american_shepherd_combined.txt"},"source_document":"AKC (American Kennel Club)","source_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/miniature_american_shepherd_combined.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"C"},"tokens_estimated":384,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}