Australian Kelpie
General info
The Australian Kelpie was originally bred to have the energy, intelligence, and independence to herd livestock all day in the hot Australian climate without much need for supervision, and the breed retains those qualities to this day. A Kelpie can be a search and rescue dog, detection dog, hearing dog, assistance dog, or therapy dog. He’s great at dog sports. One task at which the Kelpie excels is that of watchdog. He has an alert nature and will bark to let you know of anything or anyone unusual. If your Australian Kelpie is a family pet, he needs to live indoors; that is, when he’s not out with you playing, jogging, working or showing up all the other dogs at the local agility or obedience trial. Otherwise, he'll be lonely, bored and destructive.