Koolie
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- Dog breed.altname
- Australian KoolieGerman KoolieCoulieGerman Collie
- Dog breed.country
- Australia
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- A Blue Merle short coat Koolie.
- Dog breed.name
- Koolie
- Dog breed.notrecognized
- true
- Dog breed.note
- Australian Koolies have been recognized on the Australian Sporting Registrar, the American Herding Breed Association's Registrar and the New Zealands Obedience Registrar. Koolies registered with the Koolie Club of Australia are accepted to the Canine Control Sporting registers in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.
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- Description
- Appearance
- Coat
- Colouring
- Temperament
- Health
- Medical research
- Herding technique
- History
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- References
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- Further reading
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The Koolie (also known as the Australian Koolie or by the historic misnomer "German Coolie") is an Australian dog breed. The Koolie is a working or herding dog which has existed in Australia since the early 19th century when it was bred from imported British working dogs. Robert Kaleski, in an article on Cattle Dogs in the August 1903 issue of the Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales, describes the "Welsh heeler or merle, erroneously known as the German collie," as a "blue-gray dog about the size and build of a smooth-haired collie, generally with wall eyes." The British background predominated in the dogs that came to be associated with the "German collie" name.
There is substantial variation in the Koolie population, as Koolies were bred to exhibit different characteristics in different regions. The breed is based on its ability to work rather than on its conformation. However, most Koolie breeders refer to the Koolie as a breed rather than as a type, and assert that it "breeds true", with various types or strains.
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