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Aussie History

OldDog/NewTricks

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By V_Key and I
Aussie History

I have a family photo from the 1920 with an Aussie in it

My dad has always had Aussies even as a kid. In the 1950’s a Sheep Ranch in central Ca. got a ‘Strang Looking Blue Bitch’ with puppies (13) in with a load of Aussie Sheep and a Basque Herder. The Herder called her (Coolie or Koolie) Dad changed her mane to “Ding” (Dingo)

Ding was one of the best “Heeler” “in-Shute” dogs he ever had. He was running a Roping Arena in San Jose and everyone wanted her puppies. Bred to Dad Aussie Male she had 13 to 18 pups in every litter/ $50 each Dad thought he was gitt’n rich and breed her every time she came in.

Ding put her mark on ‘every puppy’ she had. Dad still see thoses Marks here and there

Dad later found out that she was German Koolie

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/koolie.htm

All breeds began from many; the Australian Koolie is no different. History books show that serious importations of working breeds began around the 1800s; many books on the Kelpie, Australian Cattle Dog and Stumpy refer to the influence of the Merle breed in their own breed’s foundations. One such book, by author Angela Sanderson called "Australian Dogs", out by the Currawong press refers to the Australian Koolie; then called the German Collie. What is of most importance in her book is her own reference to a much earlier German writer Von Stephanitz and his book "The German Shepherd In Word and Picture" released 1925 in which he writes "The Australian grazier were sufficiently impressed with German sheep dogs to import them”, he then names one of the breeds which were imported, as the German Tiger (pronounced with a long "e" not a short "i") and describes them as “long or short coated, prick eared type of Merle coloring similar to the type already found in Australia called the German Collie.” ( this proves that German Tigers were imported, but it proves more importantly that the Koolie was establish and recognized by its own name before actually recorded imported Tigers arrived). There is evidence that Elizabeth Macarthur, wife of John Macarthur who began the Marino industry in Australia transported a German by the name of Joseph Pabts to her property in Camden New South Wales in 1825 to care for her flocks; Joseph arrived with his family and a number of his German working dogs, believed to be Tigers. This report indicates that Tigers could have been in Australia 100 years earlier. The earlier Tigers would have merged with other working bloodlines, most commonly the smooth coated Collies which were found readily in the southern and central regions and possessed the shorter coat desire in this hotter climate. More on the Koolie

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/kooliearticle.htm

When I got "Ding" I took her tail off with a Last-orator Band at a Joint - No Pain
 

OldDog/NewTricks

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Silver said:
I always understood that the Australian Shepherd originated in Oregon.

Well the first National Clubs were in California
I personally started been breeding Aussies in the 40's 50's _ (Family photos from 1929) ASCA form in 70's - the first Club in the 60's failed due to "In Fighting" - Gwen Stevenson, who tried to start that Club was from Northern Calif. around Shasta County

Riverside Ca.
Winners%20Dog.jpg
 

Silver

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Good grief! That looks exactly like my dog! ...... except my dog has one ear that points up and one that flops :D
 
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