Original Breed Standard for the Australian Cattle Dog
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Robert Kaleski in 1902 |
| Head: | Broad between ears, tapering to a point at muzzle, full under the eye, strong and muscular in the jaws. | 15 Pts. |
| Ears: | Short and pricked, running to a point at tip; thick and set wide apart on the skull with plenty of muscle at the butts. Should be as decidedly pricked as a cat's. | 10 Pts. |
| Eyes: | Brown, quick and sly looking. | 7 Pts. |
| Shoulders: | Strong, with good slope for free action. | 7 Pts. |
| Chest: | Deep, but not out of proportion to body. | 7 Pts. |
| Legs: | Clean, and fair amount of bone; great muscular development. | 7 Pts. |
| Feet: | Small and cat shaped. | 7 Pts. |
| Back: | Straight, with ribs well sprung, ribbed up, and good loins; should arch slightly at the loins. | 7 Pts. |
| Hindquarters: | Strong and muscular, with back thighs well let down for speed; no dew claws on feet; tail, fair length "Dingo" or "bottle" shaped. | 12 Pts. |
| Height: | About 20 inches; bitches a little smaller. | 7 Pts. |
| Coat: | Short, smooth and very dense. | 7 pts. |
| Colour: | Head, black or red; body, dark blue on back (some- times with black saddle and black spot on tail butt.) Lighter blue sometimes mottled with white hairs on underpart of body;legs, bluish with red spots mottled over them. Tail light blue, sometimes with white tip. | 7 Pts. |
| Total: 100 Pts. | ||
| General Appearance: That of a small, thickset blue Dingo. | ||
| Faults: Over/or under size, legginess, half pricked or lopping ears, overshot or undershot jaws; anything likely to diminish speed and endurance. | ||