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Posted: 07 May 2018

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Millie and Doug

Millie and Doug
Doug is a German shorthair pointer and Millie is an old, tubby Australian shepherd. The Australian Shepherd, often known simply as the "Aussie", is a medium-sized breed of dog that was, despite its name, developed on ranches in the Western United States during the 19th century.[2][3][4] The dog was developed from a breed or breeds from the Basque country in Western Europe. It was brought by Basque people to the United States. These people had previously lived only briefly in Australia before moving to America. The breed otherwise has no connection to Australia. Genetic tests show it has some relationship to the Border Collie. (Wikipedia)

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Millie is on a diet. She belonged to the current owner's sister, who died a few months ago. I think "Doug" is a hilarious name for a dog!

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 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
Lovely dogs............lovely shot Diane.

I've never heard of an Australian Shepherd dog before..
6 years ago.
GrahamH club has replied to Keith Burton club
Ditto, and I'm Australian...
6 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to GrahamH club
Greetings, gentlemen! As the article says, it has almost no connection with Australia except for a few Basque herders who took a few of their dogs to Australia and then came back to the US. When you start reading a bit and try to follow how the dogs we know got the way they are, it's really confusing! I had always assumed that the Aus Shepherd was an Australian cattle dog crossed with something else...
6 years ago. Edited 3 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne
Good info and shot Diane.
6 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne
Hi, Rosa, thanks very much!
6 years ago.

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