Original Breed Standard
for
The Australian Cattle Dog
Written By Robert Kaleski in 1902

Head: Broad between ears, tapering to a point at muzzle, full under the eye, strong and muscular in the jaws.  15 Pts.

Ears: Short and pricked, running to a point at tip; thick and set wide apart on the skull with plenty of muscle at the butts. Should be as decidedly pricked as a cat's.  10 Pts.

Eyes: Brown, quick and sly looking.   7 Pts.

Shoulders: Strong, with good slope for free action.  7 Pts.

Chest: Deep, but not out of proportion to body.  7 Pts.

Legs: Clean, and fair amount of bone; great muscular development.  7 Pts.

Feet: Small and cat shaped.  7 Pts.

Back: Straight, with ribs well sprung, ribbed up, and good loins; should arch slightly at the loins.  7 Pts.

Hindquarters: Strong and muscular, with back thighs well let down for speed; no dew claws on feet; tail, fair length. "Dingo" or "bottle" shaped.  12 Pts.

Height: About 20 inches; bitches a little smaller.  7 Pts.

Coat: Short, smooth and very dense.   7 pts.

Colour: Head, black or red; body, dark blue on back (sometimes with black saddle and black spot on tail butt.) Lighter blue sometimes mottled with white hairs on underpart of body; legs, bluish with red spots mottled over them. Tail light blue, sometimes with white tip.  7 Pts.

Total: 100 Pts.

General Appearance: That of a small, thickset blue Dingo.

Faults: Over/or under size, legginess, half pricked or lopping ears, overshot or undershot jaws; anything likely to diminish speed and endurance.