Definitions
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- noun A type of
herding dog originating in areas around and inCalifornia .
Etymologies
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Selectively bred shepherding dogs mainly of European stock, misnamed from some interbreeding of Australian dogs imported to California during the Gold Rush.
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Lily, the Australian Shepherd, came bounding into our family at five months of age.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Dog Jack Canfield 2009
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Lily, the Australian Shepherd, came bounding into our family at five months of age.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Dog Jack Canfield 2009
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(Bear, who is half Australian Shepherd and half English Shepherd, did manage to catch a squirrel once several years ago while we were walking up on, but as soon as he had the poor dead thing clenched between his jaws, he didn't have the faintest idea what to do with it.)
Farmgirl Fare 2010
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