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Breed Profile - Australian Kelpie

by Lana Vitsup

The Kelpie is a hard working and extremely intelligent herding dog that originated in Australia. They can work with very little or no human intervention.

In Australia, there are two varieties of Kelpies - show and working. The working Kelpie is bred for it's herding ability and allows much more variety in appearance than the show Kelpie.

Kelpies require a challenging job and are not likely to do well in apartments or with families that are not willing to provide this dog with an outlet to use it's intellect and a way to burn off all that energy.

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Comments (4)

Anonymous (Unverified)
Added 01-16-2013 11:44pm
Kelpies are usually mistaken for Shepherd mixes or Rottie mixes but are much smaller. We just adopted an amazing boy from CA that is so smart!! He has learned sit, stay, shake, roll over, and touch (from agility training) and he is truly a lover and wants to please all of us. But we challenge him in small 5 minute sessions so that he doesn't get bored or distracted. That is the key to use small amounts of time and to keep him mentally stimulated. We love our rescue and can't imagine life without him and it's only been 3 weeks!
jessica (Unverified)
Added 08-03-2012 05:01pm
i have a kelpie mix,(i think) i got him when he was about 6 months or so abandoened.although his tail is cropped i would say about mid-lentgh.the vet said he was born like that..are than any kelpies like that.i know there is austrailian cattle dogs(stumpy tailed).
Donna
Added 03-26-2012 06:34am
This is an absolutly beautiful dog!!
Anonymous
Added 07-11-2011 08:04pm
looking for male kelpi pup near lake charles la.
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