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COUNTRY:
Australia
WEIGHT:
35-45 pounds
HEIGHT:
17-20 inches
COAT:
Medium-short, harsh, straight, dense
COLOR:
Blue speckled with black markings on head;
red speckled with darker red markings on head
GROUP:
Herding
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Sharing much of the same history and appearance as the Australian Cattle
Dog, the Stumpy-Tail Cattle Dog is a cross of the Smithfield and Dingo,
accomplished by a drover named Tim-mons. The Smithfield was a longhaired,
black and white bobtail, similar to a small Old English Sheepdog. The first
samples of Stumpy-Tails were red in color, bob-tailed and were tabbed Timmons
Biters. A later influx of Blue-Merle Collies added the blue coloration.
The Stumpy-Tail was bred selectively for the three to four inch bobs.
Like the AuCaDo,
the Stumpy bites low—at the foot still touching the ground—and immediately
crouches to avoid the ensuing kick. A natural selection was easily accomplished
by the cattle themselves. A bite to the heel of the hoof in the air, or
a tendency to stay erect, served only to lay open the skull of the under-achiever.
The tail must
be a natural bob of less than four inches. The Stumpy'$ close relative,
the Australian Cattle Dog, is sometimes born tailless as well. The Stumpy-Cattle
Dog is unknown outside Australia and is becoming rare in its native land
as well.
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