Comparison: Australian Kelpie and Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog

Australian Kelpie and Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

	Australian Kelpie	Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog
FCI group	1. Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs)	1. Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs)
Country of origin	Australia	Australia
Category	Medium	Medium
Height at withers	43–51 cm	43–51 cm
Recognition features	Lithe, supple, muscular dog of medium frame with erect ears Short, hard, close-lying weather-resistant coat Almost inexhaustible energy and work drive	Square-built, rugged dog with a short (stumpy) tail Blue (mottled) or red-speckled short, hard coat Suspicious of strangers, devoted and hard-working
Coat	Double coat with a short dense undercoat; straight, hard, flat-lying outer coat, longer on neck and breeching; black, black and tan, red, red and tan, fawn, chocolate, smoke blue.	Moderately short, straight, dense topcoat of medium harshness, with a short, dense, soft undercoat; blue (mottled) and red speckle.
Purpose	An Australian sheepdog bred to work sheep on vast stations in heat and dust.	An Australian dog for controlling and herding cattle, naturally short-tailed.

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