Original Breed Standard
for
The Australian Cattle Dog

 
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.