17. Australian Kelpie Highlights: Alert, Eager, Energetic Originating from down under, the Australian Kelpie is a tireless herding dog known for working long and exhausting hours. Even so, they love their jobs and have the instincts to make them a top-tier sheepherding dog breed. These shepher...
Australian KelpieChoroidal hypoplasiaCollie Eye AnomalyFundus photographs of the affected female to demonstrate the abnormal arrangement of choroidal vessels in the temporal tapetal fundus. Left eye, temporal area, the arrowsdemonstrating the large area of choroidal hypoplasia. Right eye, medial area, ...
Dark spots on the tongue are common among a wide variety of dog breeds. If you were hoping to narrow down your dogs genetic make up based on their tongue alone you’re not going to get very far. You can narrow down the field slightly, but you’re still looking at many combinations wh...
Fuzz was husky x malamute x Australian shep x wolf mix. He lived on an enormous ranch. Very early on…Fuzz showed himself different. He could actually drive and work cattle with the other ranch dogs….but as he matured, he grew bored of cattle. He kept apart from the other dogs..and...
1. Australian Cattle DogAlso known as the blue heeler, it's no surprise that the Australian Cattle dog lands on the list of best blue dog breeds. While a red coat is also possible - known as the red heeler, a blue coat on this dog may be solid, mottled, or speckled according to ...
They also have a similar two-phase gait: in the first, the body is elongated, parallel to the ground with both pairs of legs extended also parallel to the ground. The spine is stretched out, and the animal, in slow motion, looks like it's flying. Then there's the compression phase,...
500 sheep flock. It also needs mentioning that the shepherds have four Australian Kelpie sheep herding dogs per flock. The Kelpie breed is half dingo and very hardy. They love chasing bears. When a bear comes and the guardian dogs take off after it, the herding dogs get involved too, so...
Vector-borne diseases of dogs in Australian Aboriginal communities are relatively unexplored. These dogs represent a unique group with variable ecto- and endo-parasitic burdens, nutritional stresses and a general lack of veterinary intervention. We inves
Labrador 16, Golden retriever 13, Greenland dog 9, Dobermann 7, Boxer 5, Australian kelpie 4, Saluki 4, Riesenschnauzer 4, Cane corso 3, Irish setter 3, Collie (long haired) 2, Greyhound 2, Bernese mountain dog 1, Beauceron 1, Rhodesian ridgeback 1, Bracco italiano 1, White Swiss she...
Just as young men aged18 to 25 are more likely to die by misadventure, a working dog like a kelpie or sheepdog is more likely to die in an accident than a schnoodle whose only occupation is to look cute in its favourite chair.