What it really means
Micro American Bully
Roughly 2,400 people a month search for this. I breed American Bullies and I’m telling you to be careful.
"Micro" isn’t a recognized class and it isn’t a breed. It describes a dog bred shorter than the pocket standard, and the shorter the dog gets the more the health problems stack up. I don’t breed them, and this page exists because almost everything else written about micros is written by someone selling one.
If you have read that and still want one, the micro puppies I have are here, priced the same as everything else.
What breeders mean by micro
A dog bred below the pocket standard, usually well below. The look is achieved by selecting for shorter legs and heavier bone generation after generation, and sometimes by outcrossing to other short-legged breeds. The result photographs extremely well.
Why I don’t breed them
Structure. Compressing a heavy, wide-chested dog onto shorter legs puts load on joints that weren’t designed for it, and it tends to bring shorter muzzles with it. The problems that follow are predictable rather than bad luck: hip and elbow trouble, breathing difficulty in heat, spinal issues and skin fold infection.
The dog still deserves a good home. But a buyer paying a premium for a micro should know they may also be buying a higher vet bill, and most listings won’t tell them.
What about micro American Bully price?
Micros are typically the most expensive dogs in the breed, several thousand dollars, precisely because they’re hard to produce. That’s scarcity pricing, not quality pricing. My puppies are $700 and they’re built to the standard.
If you want a small bully
Pocket is the recognized small class: under 17 inches for a male, properly proportioned, and a sound dog. It’s what most people searching for a micro actually want, and it’s what I’d put you in front of.
What goes wrong in this breed and why.
Not sure which class suits you? Every American Bully puppy I have for sale is here, and what each one costs at each age is set out on the puppy price page.
Health, and the vet you can ring
Every puppy is examined by Bell Rock Veterinary Clinic, 45 Bell Rock Plaza, Sedona, AZ 86351, before it goes home. Their number is (928) 284-2840 and you’re welcome to check.
First shots are DHPP, with a booster and canine influenza at ten weeks, and worming every two weeks from two weeks old. A written health record travels with the puppy. The full protocol.
I don’t screen or certify the parents, and I won’t claim to. What I do is a general veterinary check and daily observation from birth. A guarantee against every inherited condition isn’t a thing any kennel can honestly offer.
Ask about the right dog for you
Tell me what your household is like and which puppy caught your eye. You’ll get a straight answer, including if the answer is that this isn’t the right dog for you.