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Australian Shepherd: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Pastor Dog • Australian Shepherd dog • Aussie • California Shepherd • Spanish Shepherd • New Mexican Shepherd • Bob-Tail • blue heeler

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Australian Shepherd
Close-up of an Australian shepherd dog with a brown, black, and white coat, looking directly at the camera against a blurred background.
Four Australian Shepherd puppies with different coat colors sit side by side on a log outdoors, highlighting variation in their fur patterns and markings.
An Australian shepherd dog herding a group of sheep outdoors, with the dog alert and focused behind a woolly sheep.
Australian shepherd.
(top right)An Australian shephard maneuvers a flock of sheep
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