Australian shepherd - Australian Shepherd

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It's a dog with a strong ovcackymi instincts not only for grazing, but also watching. Without it the 10th most popular breed last years, especially in the country of origin, in the U.S.. Name the Australian shepherd is a little misleading, and, unlike Australia honackeho dog whose origins are actually in Australia, is a bit complicated.

Origin and History

Entirely accurate start breeding is unknown - that is, more or less there are several theories about the emergence of the breed AUO. The beginnings of the emergence can be dated back as early as the 16th-17. century, when the U.S. started to receive European settlers with Hybrids ovcackych breeds who like Scottish koliim but also the type of dogs and border beardet coli coli. From Germany came the then German ovcaci from France Flandersti Bouvier. Already at that time was known in America farm collie, who worked with cattle. All predecessors appointed breeds could contribute to the emergence of Australian shepherd. Effect of course, had to be in different parts of America contributed to the emergence of other types of breeds of dogs and they were to different needs in the region.We mention kaliforsnsky as shepherd dogs, a Spanish shepherd, bob-tails, dogs pastor, blues and more. Other theories of the emergence of AUO to learn at the end of the 19th century, when Baskove began to migrate to Australia, which toured with merino sheep (due to high demand for wool) and take it with you sheep dogs, which have also crossed. Later he returned back to the USA. At that time, would you give to say that a new form of shepherd, who was named Australian shepherd. Because Baskove had no written language and spoken Canadian English very bad, everything we know about them, as well as the history of AUO, is preserved only orally, then through the legends. Legend says that the little blue dogs Basques were also popular with Indians. For the special, often blue eyes,Indians called these dogs dogs with eyes of ghosts and AUO led to a significant consideration.

The development of the current breed Australian shepherd is the most deserved the organization bearing the name of the Australian Shepherd Club of America (ASCA acronym), which was created thanks to a group of enthusiasts for the breed in 1957. In the U.S., the organization (similar as in our breeding club) one of the largest single breed. It deals with not only breed registrations, issuing ASCA pedigree, but also addresses the major program of health of dogs, agility, obedience, grazing, working with juniors and seniors. It has many other very important activities associated with this breed! In 1971 a group of experts created ASCA breed standard, which applies without major changes in this organization do now.In 1985 part of ASCA members decided to try to breed Australian shepherd was also recognized by AKC (American Kennel Club), which is the only legitimate and recognized partner for our organization FCI, which covers breeding dogs in Europe. Therefore, all farmers AUO, can be grateful that they succeeded in 1991 to a standard for the AKC breed Australian shepherd. He was later a similar text on 24 7. 1996 taken from the AKC and breed AUO has been recognized as an interim FCI breed standard number of the 342nd This is true up to 10 years and this year, yet at the last meeting of the FCI at the world exhibition in Mexico, was on 20 6.2007 Australian shepherd breed recognized by the FCI as legal.

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