Australian Shepherd🐕 Hunde

Australian Shepherd

Canis lupus familiaris

Wissenswertes

Despite the name, Australian Shepherds were actually developed in the United States, not Australia!

Medium-sized herding dog with striking blue or amber eyes. Highly intelligent, energetic, and versatile working dog despite the misleading name.

🏷️ Rasse

Australian Shepherd

💭 Temperament

Intelligent, energetic, loyal, protective, agile

📏 Größe

Medium (18-29 kg)

Lebenserwartung

12-15 years

🎨 Farben

Blue merle, red merle, black, red — with or without white/tan

🌍 Herkunft

United States (developed from Basque shepherd dogs)

🏠 Lebensraum

Domestic — needs significant exercise and mental stimulation

🍽️ Ernährung

High-quality commercial dog food; lean proteins

FCI Gruppe

Group 1

FCI Sektion

Sheepdogs

FCI Nummer

342