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 Caliente Mackinaw Island Fudge - "Mackinaw"

Meet Mackinaw! I adore this little black bi puppy, he comes to us from Caliente Miniature American Shepherds in New Mexico and we are really looking forward to his potential as a versatility stud. He has a fantastic pedigree of some fantastic Aussie herding lines including H Cross, Slash V, and Starstuff as well as AKC Champions from Kickinauss; Mackinaw absolutely adores people and is a true wiggley-butt puppy, he loves to play and has a lot of focus and drive. When I am walking around the farm and the house, he is my shadow and keeps a close on me too when we are all out playing outside. After spending months looking for an in-size black MAS stud that is PRA and NBT clear - we decided it was time to find our own and were fortunate to find Mackinaw. 

MackMack is absolutely the sweetest dog, he does give hugs and just melts like butter for affection. Take him out onto the disc field and he is all business and he is with you 110%. Mackinaw does a phenomenal job tracking discs, and has nicely balanced jumps in air to catch his discs. We have shown him a few times in conformation - he has gorgeous side gait and stack, but its really not his cup of tea but he tries his best for us anyways.

Mackinaw measures right at 16" at 2 years old and has amazing muscle tone.

Our goals for Mackinaw are conformation, disc, FastCAT, herding, barn hunt, and definitely dock diving. We also learned this spring, that Mack is a big fan of the water and swimming in our pond.
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Disc

Mackinaw is a blast to play disc with, he has the intensity that you would expect from working lines and all the nimbleness and body-intelligence you expect from a Mini American Shepherd. He is doing well at catching both rollers and air throws. He has begun competing in UpDog disc events, he is a wonderful partner in disc and tracks wonderfully!
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FastCAT

Mackinaw entered into his first FastCAT trial at the Wilmington, OH FastCAT Invitational in October, 2024 and quickly got the idea of the game.

Health Testing

Embark Results:
Link to Embark Results
Full Panel Clear - submitted to OFA
NAD: Clear - tested at Purdue July 2024, submitted to OFA
NonHSF4: Clear - tested at Purdue July 2024, submitted to OFA

4% COI


Link to OFA Results Here:
Hips: Excellent
Elbows: Normal
Patella: Normal
Cardiac (Basic): Normal
Dentition: Normal

Standing at Stud $1500

Mackinaw is available as a stud to approved females that have completed their health testing and have a current negative Brucellosis. Mackinaw lives in Michigan, but he does also visit with friends around the country to compete in sports in Spring/Summer 2025 he will be in the Central US with Mercedes & Heather in the Oklahoma/Arkansas area competing in summer sports with the best dog sports friends!

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  • About Us
    • Announcements & Blog
    • FAQ
    • Horses
    • Contact Us
  • Sires
    • Kosmo
    • Mackinaw
    • Santo Co-Own
    • Quill Co-Own
    • Up & Coming Young Males
  • Dams
    • Entropy
    • Macha
    • Sorry
    • Bluey
    • Peach Co-Own
    • Up & Coming Young Females
  • Reference Dogs & Past Litters
    • Previous Litters
    • Males we have used as Sires >
      • Firenze
      • Ryder
    • Retired Dogs >
      • Dany (Retired)
      • Ambrosia (Retired)
      • Parker (Retired)
      • Nova (retired)
      • Lily (Retired)
      • Rockie (Retired)
      • Ostara (Retired)
      • Gamer (deceased)
      • Payson (Deceased)
  • Litter Plans & Availability