Working Kelpie
- Height 46–51 cm 43–48 cm
- Weight 16–20 kg 11–16 kg
- Life span 12–15 years
- Exercise 90 min/day
The Working Kelpie is a medium-sized breed of herding dog that originated in Australia. It is an active and energetic breed, with a short, wiry coat. Its head is large and round, with small, erect ears. Its legs are strong and muscular, and its tail is usually docked. The Working Kelpie is an intelligent and loyal breed, and it makes an excellent family pet. It is an active breed, and it needs plenty of exercise and mental stimulation. It is loyal and affectionate, and it enjoys spending time with its family.
- Group
- Foundation Stock Service
- Origin
- Australia, New South Wales (19th century)
- Coat
- short double · black, black and tan, red, red and tan, chocolate, chocolate and tan, blue, blue and tan, fawn, fawn and tan, and cream
- Also known as
- Kelpie, Australian Kelpie, and Barb
- Recognized by
- UKC, FCI, ANKC
- Hypoallergenic
- No
- Id
c6b12b96-9f53-445b-8f3e-bf867c761dca
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 Working Kelpie. They are researched estimates, not measurements.
Researched from ukcdogs.com dogsaustralia.org.au dogsnsw.org.au hillspet.com.au en.wikipedia.org
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This page, as API data
Everything above came from https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/c6b12b96-9f53-445b-8f3e-bf867c761dca. No key, no sign up.
See it in the reference.
curl -s "https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/c6b12b96-9f53-445b-8f3e-bf867c761dca"{
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The picture itself also has an endpoint:
https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/c6b12b96-9f53-445b-8f3e-bf867c761dca/image, which redirects
straight to the file. See it in the reference.