Australian Cattle Dog
- Height 46–51 cm 43–48 cm
- Weight 15–23 kg
- Life span 12–15 years
- Exercise 90 min/day
The Australian Cattle Dog is a medium-sized breed of dog that was originally bred in Australia for herding and guarding livestock. They are intelligent, energetic, and hardworking, and make excellent working dogs.
- Group
- Herding Group
- Origin
- Australia, New South Wales/Queensland (mid-to-late 19th century)
- Coat
- short double · blue, blue mottled, blue speckled, and red speckled
- Also known as
- Blue Heeler, Queensland Heeler, Australian Heeler, Hall's Heeler, and Cattle Dog
- Recognized by
- AKC, FCI, UKC, KC, ANKC, NZKC, CKC
- Hypoallergenic
- No
- Id
0543cf54-a255-402e-84e5-f440cc2a67cc
Traits
- Energy
- Trainability
- Barking
- Grooming
- Shedding
- Drooling
- Good with children
- Good with dogs
- Good with strangers
- Apartment friendly
Every rating runs from 1 to 5 against dogs in general, so a 3 is an average dog rather than an average Australian Cattle Dog. They are researched estimates, not measurements.
Researched from images.akc.org ukcdogs.com ukcdogs.com acdca.org en.wikipedia.org dogtime.com
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