Australian Kelpie

Pastoral

Coat

Solid:
Tan: may have tan in the traditional pattern.
Urajiro: Allowed on all of the above.
Masking: Tanpoints may be masked (small or standard mask). The mask is the colour of the main body.
White Markings: Is allowed as trim on the chest only.

Eyes

in dogz with black pigment, in others.

Nose

in black dogz, in livers, in blues and in isabellas. Cream/golden/red dogz may have

Faults

Incorrect eye colour. A small white marking anywhere other than on the chest is a heavy fault.

Disqualifications

Excessive white.

Varieties

None

Notes

Around 1870 in Australia, a black and tan herding dog named Kelpie gave birth to a historical litter. One of the pups, also called Kelpie, won the first herding trial ever held in Australia, and her puppies became known as kelpie-pups, forming the breed that entered the show ring in 1908 as 'Australian kelpie'.

The kelpie is brave, highly trainable and impossible to tire out, and an invaluable helper on australian farms. It should be lively and strong, robust and agile.
The head is somewhat rounded with a marked stop and a muzzle somewhat shorter than the skull and lively eyes. It should appear fox-like. The neck is of medium length and should have a well developed ruff. The body is deep with a strong topline and should be clearly rectangular. The tail is held in a curve and should be covered with a brush of hair. The coat is double, short and thick.

Breed Files

Filename: Kelpie
Offset: E706
Base: Dalmatian
SCP: Dalmatian
Accepted: October 23, 2008
Notes: Version 3 of the Supernova file. Addballz ears and tail (two variations). Two body heaviness variations.

Filename: LS Kelpie
Offset: 9998
Base: Dalmatian
SCP: Dalmatian
Accepted: August 3, 2008
Notes: Two tail variations (default PF Magic uptail or addball downtail). Only the fully erect ears are A-registerable.

Filename: Kelpie
Offset: E706
Base: Dalmatian
SCP: Dalmatian
Accepted: December 29, 2005
Notes:

Filename: Kelpie
Offset: E706
Base: Dalmatian
SCP: Dalmatian
Accepted: July 10, 2004
Notes: Specials: comes in uptail and addball droptail. Angled legs, bit off in sit, but normal movements. Noseshine on other nose colors then black, does not show in puppies, so register these dogz as adults.