Australian Shepherd
- Height 51–58 cm 46–53 cm
- Weight 20–30 kg 17–25 kg
- Life span 12–15 years
- Exercise 90 min/day
The Australian Shepherd is a medium-sized breed with a medium-length, double coat. They have a wedge-shaped head and a muscular body, with a straight, medium-length tail. The Australian Shepherd is an intelligent working dog that is eager to please and loves to be around its family. They are known for their loyalty and are often used in agility, obedience, and herding events.
- Group
- Herding Group
- Origin
- United States, Western United States (19th century)
- Coat
- medium double · black, blue merle, red, red merle, with or without white markings, and with or without copper/tan points
- Also known as
- Aussie
- Recognized by
- AKC, FCI, UKC, CKC, ANKC, NZKC
- Hypoallergenic
- No
- Id
03269b7d-c5d6-4a8f-83d1-7a6180d40127
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 Shepherd. They are researched estimates, not measurements.
Researched from en.wikipedia.org australianshepherds.org akc.org akc.org iheartdogs.com
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This page, as API data
Everything above came from https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/03269b7d-c5d6-4a8f-83d1-7a6180d40127. No key, no sign up.
See it in the reference.
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The picture itself also has an endpoint:
https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/03269b7d-c5d6-4a8f-83d1-7a6180d40127/image, which redirects
straight to the file. See it in the reference.