Wiggle Rump Ranch

Thank You For Your Inquiry!

I am so glad you reached out to me! We love our breed and look forward to sharing them with families whose lifestyles fit their needs. here is a link to the full breed standard. This serves as the blueprint to which breeders use. If you could see yourself loving, raising, and training a dog that fits these criteria then you are in the right place!

http://mascusa.org/breed/standard

..."TemperamentThe Miniature American Shepherd is intelligent, primarily a working dog of strong herding and guardian instincts. An exceptional companion, he is versatile and easily trained, performing his assigned tasks with great style and enthusiasm. Although reserved with strangers, he does not exhibit shyness. He is a resilient and persistent worker, who adjusts his demeanor and arousal appropriately to the task at hand. With his family he is protective, good natured, devoted and loyal. "...

Once you have etablished this is the breed for you, it's time to pick your breeder! 

I will share a little about myself with you by including my bio from our breed club elections in 2020 when I became a board member.

..."Monica Rinehart is a woman of faith, a wife of 24 years, and mother of 5. She resides on her and her husband's farm in central WA where she has lived all her life. Monica is an AKC Breeder of Merit and owner of the  AKC registered kennel name 'Wiggle Rump' Ranch. She began her MAS adventure in 2006 with her daughter's search for a puppy.  This puppy lead her to volunteer service in WSU 4H program as a dog club leader and 4H council member for 7 years. She became a member of NAMASCUSA. Upon her children's completion of Dog 4H, they participated in AKC events when they opened to the MAS earning their first title in Agility with the girl and dog that started it all.  

Monica maintains the goal of excellence in her breeding program and continues to be a student of the breed; temperament, health, structure, genetics and movement.  She confers with mentors, behaviorist, and trainers, utilizes puppy rearing programs, OFA and DNA tests all her dogs, participates in research studies, attends canine seminars, and seeks AKC dog conformation/performance titles. She desires to help the club in its work to forward the AKC Miniature American Shepherd."

I am currently serving both Nationally & Regionally in our Miniature American Shepherd clubs MASCUSA & PNWMASC.

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Now that our children are leaving the nest, we have less human bodies to work with the dogs at our home and have lauched a program to keep our bloodlines growing while giving more dogs the opportunity to be priority family members, The Guardian Family Program.

Have you read about our Guardian Family Program? Is this something that may interest you?guardian_program

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All Companion Puppies are currently priced at $2000

If you have made it this far and are still on board with inquiring on a Wiggle Rump Pup, please shoot me an email to let me know you are ready to book a Q&A call.  These are done between 1-5pm PST Mon-Thurs.  If we need to schedule a call outside of those times please let me know in your email.

My address is monica@wigglerumpranch.com 

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I am pasting below a copy of our puppy prep email for you to read and get some ideas/tips on bringing home your puppy.  It's great to get a feel for life with puppy right from the start in your decision making.

Getting Prepared For Puppy

Here is a great article from dogstardaily to help you get ready for your puppy's homecoming:

Puppy Playroom & Doggy Den

Successful domestic doggy education involves teaching your puppy to train herself through confinement. This prevents mistakes and establishes good habits from the outset. When you are physically or mentally absent, confine your puppy to keep her out of mischief and to help her learn how to behave appropriately.

The more you confine your puppy to her Puppy Playroom and Doggy Den during her first few weeks at home, the more freedom she will enjoy as an adult dog for the rest of her life. The more closely you adhere to the following puppy-confinement program, the sooner your puppy will be housetrained and chewtoy-trained. And, as an added benefit, your puppy will learn to settle down quickly, quietly, calmly, and happily.

When You Are Not at Home

Keep your puppy confined to a fairly small puppy playroom, such as the kitchen, bathroom, or utility room. You can also use an exercise pen to cordon off a small section of a room. This is your puppy’s long-term confinement area, which should include:

1. A comfortable bed

2. A bowl of fresh water

3. Plenty of hollow chewtoys (stuffed with dog food)

4. A doggy toilet in the farthest corner from her bed

Obviously, your puppy will feel the need to bark, chew, and eliminate throughout the course of the day, and so she must be left somewhere she can satisfy her needs without causing any damage or annoyance. Your puppy will most probably eliminate as far as possible from her sleeping quarters — in her doggy toilet. By removing all chewable items from the puppy playpen — with the exception of hollow chewtoys stuffed with kibble — you will make chewing chewtoys your puppy's favorite habit. A good habit!

The Purpose of long-term confinement is:

· To confine the puppy to an area where chewing and toilet behavior are acceptable, so the puppy does not make any chewing or housesoiling mistakes around the house

· To maximize the likelihood that the puppy will learn to use the provided toilet

· To maximize the likelihood that the puppy will learn to chew only chewtoys (the only chewables available in the playroom)

· To maximize the likelihood that the puppy will learn to settle down calmly and quietly, i.e., without barking

When You Are at Home

Enjoy short play and training sessions hourly. If you cannot pay full attention to your puppy’s every single second, play with your pup in his Puppy Playpen, where a suitable toilet and toys are available. Or, for periods of no longer than an hour at a time, confine your puppy to his Doggy Den (short-term close confinement area), such as a portable dog crate. Every hour on the hour, release your puppy and quickly take him to his doggy toilet. Your puppy's short-term confinement area should include a comfortable bed, and plenty of hollow chewtoys (stuffed with dog food).

It is much easier to watch your pup if he is settled down in a single spot. Either you may move the crate so that your puppy is in the same room as you, or you may want to confine your pup to a different room to start preparing him for times when he will be left at home alone. If you do not like the idea of confining your puppy to a dog crate, you may tie the leash to your belt and have the pup settle down at your feet. Or you may fasten the leash to an eye-hook in the baseboard next to your puppy's bed, basket, or mat. To prevent the chewtoys from rolling out of reach, also tie them to the eye-hook.

The Purpose of Short-term Close Confinement is:

· To confine the puppy to an area where chewing behavior is acceptable so the puppy does not make chewing mistakes around the house

· To make the puppy a chewtoyaholic (since chewtoys are the only chewables available and they are stuffed with food)

· To teach the puppy to settle down calmly and happily for periodic quiet moments

· To prevent housesoiling mistakes around the house

· To predict when the puppy needs to eliminate

Dogs naturally avoid soiling their den, so closely confining a puppy to his bed temporarily inhibits urination and defecation. This means the pup will need to relieve himself when released from the crate each hour. You will then be there to show the puppy the right spot, reward him for eliminating in the right spot, and then enjoy a short play/training session with the delightfully empty puppy.

Train Your Puppy to Train Himself

Housetraining and chewtoy-training will be quick and easy if you adhere to the puppy confinement plan above, which prevents the puppy from making mistakes and prompts the puppy to teach herself household etiquette. If you vary from the program, you will likely experience problems. Unless you enjoy problems, you must reprimand yourself for any mistakes you allow your puppy to make.

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Online Puppy Class

With Open Arms and a Level Head: How to Bring a Puppy Into Your LifeCourse has been recorded and is available to view.

Instructor: Jane Messineo Lindquist

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Nutrition

We do ask that you join us in shopping for our recommended Food, Treats, Chews, & Supplements from the 'Nutrition' link above.

We trust the quality of the ingredients and the freshness that guarantees those ingredients are intact, no sitting on the warehouse shelves for up to 18 months like some other premium brands. 

This company has never had a recall.