Comparison: Australian Kelpie and Pyrenean Sheepdog - Smooth Faced

Australian Kelpie and Pyrenean Sheepdog - Smooth Faced are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

	Australian Kelpie	Pyrenean Sheepdog - Smooth Faced
FCI group	1. Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs)	1. Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs)
Country of origin	Australia	France
Category	Medium	Medium
Height at withers	43–51 cm	40–54 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	Small, square dog with a head covered in short, fine hair Muzzle longer than in the long-haired Pyrenean Sheepdog Semi-long to shorter body coat, light fringes on the forelegs and breeches on the hind legs
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.	Semi-long or shorter coat on the body (longest on neck and withers, 6–7 cm); head and muzzle covered with short, fine hair.
Purpose	An Australian sheepdog bred to work sheep on vast stations in heat and dust.	A small, exceptionally lively French sheepdog with a smooth face.

Breed page: Australian Kelpie · Breed page: Pyrenean Sheepdog - Smooth Faced

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