Australian Shepherd

English

Etymology

Selectively bred shepherding dogs mainly of European stock, misnamed from some interbreeding of Australian dogs imported to California during the Gold Rush.

Noun

Australian Shepherd (plural Australian Shepherds)

1. A type of herding dog originating in areas around and in California.

Translations

dog breed

• Finnish: australianpaimenkoira
• French: berger australien (fr)
• German: Australischer Schäferhund
• Spanish: pastor australiano
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