AUSTRALIAN KELPIE

breed of medium-sized sheepherding dog originating in Australia c.1870. It stands from 17 to 20 in. (43.2–50.8 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 25 to 30 lb (11.3–13.6 kg). Its short, dense, straight coat is harshly textured and may be any of a variety of colors, e.g., black, black and tan, red, red and tan, fawn, chocolate, or smoke blue. It has generally been accepted that the border collie and probably the dingo were ancestors of the kelpie. Trained to respond both to hand signal and whistle, this rugged sheep dog is equally adept in pens or on the open plain and has proven indispensable to the Australian herder. The kelpie is exhibited in the miscellaneous class at dog shows sanctioned by the American Kennel Club. See dog.

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books on: Australian Kelpie  - 6 results

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The Pattern of Australian Culture
Book by A. L. McLeod; Cornell University Press, 1963
Subjects: Australia--Civilization
...1957 , Australorp chickens, kelpie dog, the football code called Australian Rules, cuddleseat, a form...of wide contacts between Australians and United States servicemen...America. For example, among Australian originals in the Dictionary...almost certainly picked up by Australian servicemen in France from...
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Vanishing Australians
Book by George Farwell, Douglas Maxted; Rigby, 1961
Subjects: Frontier And Pioneer Life--Australia
...fear of dogs. Anyway, we cant use dogs out here. Theres too many dingoes. Get the sheep accustomed to being worked by a kelpie, and then, before you know whats on, theyre allowing themselves to be mustered by a wild dog just as easily." I had no...
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A History of Australia
Book by Marjorie Barnard; Frederick A. Praeger, 1963
Subjects: Australia--History
...appeared in the interior, called a kelpie after a bitch who was the reputed ancestress of the whole tribe. The kelpie is a genuine folk dog, whichever way...cross, but Robert Kaleski, in his Australian Barkers and Biters , tells a different story: that kelpies are of Scottish origin, having been...
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Shakespeare around the Globe: A Guide to Notable Postwar Revivals
Book by Samuel L. Leiter, Langdon Brown, Felicia Hardison Londré, Tice L. Miller, Michael Mullin, Daniel J. Watermeier; Greenwood Press, 1986
Subjects: Drama, Shakespeare, William--1564-1616--Stage History--1950-, Theater--History--20th Century
...stockmen with whips cracking and two kelpie sheepdogs bursting in from the rear...first met; the turning up of the so-Australian Grumios toes, and the skys blushing...illustrates best how the spirited reflection of Australian manners and myth provided aspects of...
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The Life and Death of Harold Holt
Book by Tom Frame; Allen & Unwin, 2005
Subjects: Australia--Politics And Government--1965-1972, Holt, Harold Edward--1908-1967, Prime Ministers--Australia--Biography
...from the Barton to the Booma and the Kelpie to the Kangaroo. Holt told the press...million ounces of silver.91 The Royal Australian Mint began producing the new range of...prepared a range of wonderful drawings of Australian native wildlife for the new coins. Arnold...
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journal articles on: Australian Kelpie  - 4 results

 
 
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Melancholy and Amnesia: Tocqueville's Influence on Australian Democratic Theory
Journal article by Haig Patapan; The Australian Journal of Politics and History, Vol. 49, 2003
Subjects: Bryce, James (historian), Democracy--Analysis, Hancock, Keith (scholar), Tocqueville, Alexis de--Influence
...Hancock regards the Australian experiments in politics...before yesterday". Australians, who to date have...his parable of the Australian kelpie, that builds on the...indirect role in shaping Australian political and historical thought--the way Australians think about democracy...
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Some Practicalities of a Language-Based Theory of Learning
Journal article by Len Unsworth; Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, Vol. 20, 1997
Subjects: Composition (Language arts)--Study and teaching, Grammar, Comparative and general--Study and teaching, Language arts--Research
...category or to classify -- they are not `kelpie or seal pups, for example -- so in...applies the very substantial work of Australian educators and systemic functional linguists...Literacy for a Changing World. Hawthorn: Australian Council for Educational Research. Christie...
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Queensland Shows the World: Regionalism and Modernity at Brisbane's World Expo '88
Journal article by Rachel Sanderson; Journal of Australian Studies, 2003
Subjects: Brisbane, Australia, Exhibitions--1988 AD, Exhibitions--Analysis
...consideration, the slowness of other Australian states in deciding whether...telling stories, while a kelpie waited patiently at their...aspect of the task was that Australians in general, and Queenslanders...Carroll, The origins of Expo, Australian Journal of Public Administration...Murphy, Queenslands image and Australian nationalism, Australian...
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Editorial Note
Journal article by Geoffrey Milne; Australasian Drama Studies, 2010
...Ngapartji Ngapartji project, seen in major Australian Arts Festivals and elsewhere since 2005...again, we are indebted to her for her kelpie-like dedication in rounding up this...Vagg closes with his reminder of the Australian playwright, sometime director and film...


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newspaper articles on: Australian Kelpie  - 34 results

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Are Kelpies as Good as Collies? Aussie Dogs Winning Fans
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), May 7, 2009
Subjects: Dogs
Are Kelpies as Good as Collies...together to promote the Australian Kelpie as a herding dog. The North Wales Kelpie Group has eight enthusiasts...Dyke, who has owned Kelpies for several years...replacement for his ageing Kelpie bitch. A chance...
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Doggedly Loyal Breed Lucky Strike: Kelpie a Perfect Addition to the Page Family
Newspaper article; Sunshine Coast Sunday (Maroochydore, Australia), October 31, 2010
...Breed Lucky Strike: Kelpie a Perfect Addition to the Page Family. KELPIES are as Australian as meat pies, kangaroos...Britain. It is the kelpies intelligence, loyalty...bought his first kelpie pup, Brandy, five...this is Rays first kelpie, he has worked...aI was exposed to kelpies out west for a long...
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Koko the Kelpie Is the Best of the West
Newspaper article; The Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Australia), August 4, 2011
Subjects: Lucas, Josh, Motion pictures--Production and direction, Movie production
Koko the Kelpie Is the Best of the West...adopted Koko, the charismatic kelpie which stars in his latest...stellar ensemble cast includes Australian film stalwarts John Batchelor...but dark and violent, Australian films of the past few years...
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This Nugget Is Solid Gold; Stokers Siding Kelpie Named Australia's Best Working Cattle Dog
Newspaper article; Tweed Daily News (Tweed Heads, Australia), November 10, 2009
Subjects: Beef cattle
...Solid Gold; Stokers Siding Kelpie Named Australias Best Working...just been awarded the title of Australian Open Working Cattle Dog of the...they were presented with the Australian award by Australian Working Cattle Dog Society president...
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True Story Brought to Life; Man's Best Friend Steals the Show in a Remarkable New Australian Film
Newspaper article; The Queensland Times (Ipswich, Australia), September 10, 2011
Subjects: Cruelty to animals
...remember the last time I saw an Australian movie at the box office. But...local community while roaming the Australian outback in search of his long...the film Red Dog (played by Australian kelpie Koko) strive in vain to find...
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encyclopedia articles on: Australian Kelpie  - 3 results

 
 
1.
Australian Kelpie
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
AUSTRALIAN KELPIE breed of medium-sized sheepherding...probably the dingo were ancestors of the kelpie. Trained to respond both to hand signal...plain and has proven indispensable to the Australian herder. The kelpie is exhibited in the...
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Australian Cattle Dog
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...to be the product of crosses among the Australian kelpie, the dingo, and the smooth collie, the Australian cattle dog ranks among the worlds best herding dogs. It is sometimes called the Australian heeler, a name derived from the dogs...
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Dog
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...club are placed in this class until they become established. Included are the Akita of Japan, the Australian cattle dog , the Australian kelpie , the Bichon Frise (a French descendant of the water spaniel), the border collie (an English shepherd...


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