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Originally Posted by feel wrath
That’s what I thought it would be because of the colouring but all cattle dogs here are short hair
Yeah the shepherd DNE the cattle dog. The Aussie (shepherds) was bred to herd sheep whereas the cattle dog was bred to herd cattle. Very similar traits and very high energy. Aussies are better with people but the cattle dogs are better guard dogs. Love the Aussies, next dog will be the same breed. Shetland sheep dogs are great but just being that small he can't get in and out of cars/trucks so it's a little extra PITA.
I will say long hair dogs require a roomba and a ton of brushing.