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Australian Terrier Dog Breed
The Australian Terrier is a small breed of dog in the terrier
family.
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Appearance
The Australian Terrier stands around 25 centimeters high at the withers and
weighs around 7 kilograms. It is a low-set dog; the length of its body is longer
than its height at the withers. The Aussie has a high-set tail that is
customarily docked.
The head of the Australian Terrier is elongated, with a slight stop and pricked
ears. The ANKC breed standard describes the dog's look as "hard bitten" and
"rugged". The eyes are small, dark, and oval and must have a keen terrier
expression. The leather of the nose runs up to the bridge of the muzzle, which
is described as "strong".
The dog's coat is rough or harsh to the touch, with a soft undercoat and a
distinctive ruff around the neck. The breed standard specifies that it should be
untrimmed, but some prefer to neaten the dog for the show ring. Acceptable
colours are shades of blue or grey with tan face markings, or red.
Temperament
The Aussie should have the personality of a working terrier; its even
disposition makes it suitable for a companion dog.
History
The Australian Terrier was the first native-bred Australian dog to be shown, and
the first to be recognized overseas. Its origins are uncertain, but its
immediate ancestor was without doubt developed in the United Kingdom in the
early 1800s from the precursors of today's British and Scottish terriers. Some
of these breeds are now extinct, but the Aussie likely has a mixed ancestry
comprising the same dog types that produced today's Dandie Dinmont, Manchester,
Irish, and Cairn terriers.
A new rough-coated terrier was evident in Australia by the late
middle-nineteenth century; the selectively-bred terrier was used for rodent and
snake control, as a watchdog, and occasionally for sheep herding.
The first Broken-coated Terriers were exhibited in Melbourne in 1868 and the
Australian Rough-Coated Terrier Club was founded in Melbourne in 1887. The breed
was exhibited as the Australian Terrier, Rough-Coated in 1899. Official breed
status was granted in the UK in 1933 and in the US in 1960.
~From
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