The Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog

History The Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog has a unique place in Australia’s agricultural heritage. Bred during the 19th Century as a drover’s dog, traits of existing breeds such as the dingo and the Smithfield were selected and combined to produce a worker that could move untamed cattle across vast distances and rugged terrain. The evolution of the ASTCD began as early as the 1830s. It is thought that a drover named Timmins crossed the Dingo, with its high intelligence and hardy nature, with an English breed of dog called the Smithfield, one or both of which may have been...

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