The Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog is a medium-sized herding dog breed with a distinctive stumpy tail and a smooth, dense coat that can be blue, red, or fawn in color. They are intelligent, energetic, and obedient, and were originally bred to help farmers drive their cattle over long distances.
At a glance
- Life expectancy
- 12–15 years
- Weight
- Male 15–20 kg · Female 15–17 kg
- Height at withers
- Male 46–51 cm · Female 43–48 cm
- Origin
- 19th century · Australia
- Coat
- double, short
- Colors
- blue speckle, blue mottled, red speckle, red mottled
- Hypoallergenic
- No
- Other names
- Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog, Stumpy, Stumpy Tail Heeler, Heeler
- Recognized by
- FCI, UKC, ANKC
Traits
Energy
Barking
Shedding
Grooming
Drooling
Trainability
With children
With other dogs
With strangers
Apartment friendly
Daily exercise90 min per day