Australian Kelpie — breed standard (FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Australian Kelpie — breed standard (FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Facts below are extracted verbatim field-values and section headings from the official FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale) breed standard. The standard text is copyrighted by the respective registry; only factual data points and outline headings are quoted, not descriptive narrative. Source: https://www.fci.be.

Facts (verbatim field values from the official standard)

• ORIGIN: Australia.
• FCI-CLASSIFICATION: Group 1 Sheepdogs and Cattledogs (except Swiss Cattledogs).
• WEIGHT: Height at the withers: Males: 46 to 51 cms.
• COAT Hair: The coat is a double coat with a short dense undercoat.
• Colour: Black, black and tan, red, red and tan, fawn, chocolate, and smoke blue.
• TEMPERAMENT: The Kelpie is extremely alert, eager and highly intelligent, with a mild, tractable disposition and an almost inexhaustible energy, with marked loyalty and devo

Standard outline (section headings)

• FEDERATION CYNOLOGIQUE INTERNATIONALE (AISBL)
• AUSTRALIAN KELPIE
• DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL VALID
• CRANIAL REGION:
• FACIAL REGION:
• BODY:
• LIMBS
• FOREQUARTERS:
• HINDQUARTERS:
• COAT
• SIZE AND WEIGHT:
• SEVERE FAULTS:
• DISQUALIFYING FAULTS: