Australian Shepherd
- Character: Lively, stable and natural
- Type: Large dog
- Production Place: Australia
- Weight: 26-32 kg
- Life Span: 10-15 years
- Behoof: Working Dog Companion Dog
He is a working dog with strong husbandry and guarding abilities. He is a loyal companion and has the fortitude to work 24/7. Very harmonious, slightly longer than he is tall, medium sized, medium boned, versatile in color and character. He is focused and lively, supple and agile, muscular but not bulky. The coat is medium length, coarse and hard. Orchid brindle, black, red brindle or all red, with or without white markings (white markings perhaps with brown transitions), there is no differentiation or order of these colors. The white bib should not extend beyond the shoulder of the horse. White on the neck (partially or completely), chest, legs, under the muzzle, is acceptable, as is white ribbing on the head and white extending no more than 4 inches up from the elbow. White must not dominate the head and must be surrounded by color around the eyes and the eye rims must be well pigmented. Rutilated features will become more numerous with age. The Australian Shepherd is witty, lively, stable and natural in temperament, rarely fighting with his own kind. As you can tell from his name, he is not of noble birth, managing and driving cattle in open pastures, the Australian Shepherd is a very versatile dog breed that adapts easily to different environments. He serves humans in various ways, such as a ranch working dog, guide dog for the blind, guide dog for the deaf, drug check and search or watchdog. He is always alert, extremely intelligent, alert, brave and trustworthy. Definitely can be raised to be an ideal dog.
When the Australian Shepherd comes into the family as people's pet dog, his intelligence is already far higher than his counterparts on the ranch, and entering into the complex social interactions of humans stimulates his intelligence to develop even further, while making the family pet Australian Shepherd even smarter and his interactions with his owner more smooth and enjoyable. Therefore, as long as the owner is at home, they should treat them as partners in life, playing and talking with it. There will be unexpected rewards in such communication.
Every Australian Shepherd should be well cared for and loved from birth, and of course there is no better care for a young Australian Shepherd than to grow up in the warm embrace of its mother dog. The Australian Shepherd is a working dog on the ranch, so it has the advantages of being robust, well-bred, and not delicate. This kind of grooming for the dog is like a massage for it, for the dog's metabolism is very helpful. In life, if you have enough time, you can take him outside to do some activities, giving him enough space to move around is a very happy thing for the Australian Shepherd.
Because of its intelligence and perfect character, it is favored by a large number of pet lovers, and now more and more people are breeding Australian Shepherds. The Australian Shepherd should be trained and conditioned from a young age to develop good hygiene habits, such as not urinating or defecating anywhere, not going through garbage cans, not tearing bed sheets, sofas, clothing, etc. The Australian Shepherd should be trained and conditioned from a young age to develop good hygiene habits.