HISTORY
It is believed the progenitors of these dogs arrived in Australia with sheep brought out with the early settlers. It is safe to presume they carry similar lines to the Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog and the Border Collie. After the 1840 Australian Gold rushes, many gold diggers took off for the Californian gold fields and with them went sheep and their sheepdogs. Thus it was in America that a distinctive type evolved and a resultant breed standard approved
GENERAL APPEARANCE
Shoulder height: 46-58cm (18”-23”). Colour: Black, red, blue or red merle with or without white markings and/or tan points. 
Coat: Outercoat straight or wavy. Short on face, ears and front of legs. 
Gait: Agile, straight and free. Single tracks with speed.
These shepherds must be lithe, muscular but not cloddy and with moderate bone. They are slightly longer than tall. The tapering muzzle is equal in length or slightly shorter than the square skull. The ears are semi-pricked or rose shaped. The animated eyes may be brown, blue, amber with or without ticks or flecking. The nose and lips may be brown or in merles may have up to 25% pink spots. Balanced fore and hind quarter angulation, fore pasterns have a slight slope and finish with oval feet. The back is strong and level and the croup slightly slopes to a straight tail docked or naturally short (l0cm or 4” long) which is similar to the Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog.
CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE 
Like the Australian Cattle Dog and the Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog, these shepherds are intelligent with developed guarding and herding instincts.They too have tremendous stamina and are faithful to their duties and family. They are happy and rarely quarrelsome, however they may be reserved on first meeting. The coat is of medium length and will need periodic brushing with a pin brush to reach through the undercoat.

GENERAL APPEARANCE
Shoulder height: 23cm (9”) approximately.
Colour: Rich blue or grey-blue. Tan on the muzzle, ears, and legs. Topknot is silver blue or fawn. Under 18 months the coat is usually darker.
Coat: Adult length is 13-15cm (5”-6”). Shorter hair on the muzzle and legs.
Gait: Legs moving straight forward with feet straight.
This toy terrier is a lowset lightly built dog but strong enough to be an able ratter. The pointed erect ears and dark eyes must be alert and expressive.
The back is strong, straight and slightly longer than the height at the shoulder and the forelegs must be straight. The customarily docked tail should be carried erect.
CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE
Although capable of displaying terrier characteristics of liveliness and hardiness, Australian Silky Terriers are amenable little toy dogs. Being highly
Intelligent, they learn quickly and thrive on praise. They make excellent pets for both children and the elderly. Being a small dog, grooming does not take too much time, however it should be done regularly. If being exhibited at dog shows, it is normal to trim the ears, muzzle and tail fringe. Silkies are relatively odourless and have the advantage of not shedding coat seasonally.
HISTORY
Originally known as the Sydney Silky, in 1955 the name was changed to the Australian Silky Terrier. It is believed the breed evolved from a combination of the Australian Terrier and the Yorkshire Terrier. At the 1907 Sydney Royal Easter Show there were 31 Silky Terriers entered and from that time on, the popularity of this breed has remained fairly constant.

GENERAL APPEARANCE
Shoulder height: 43-5lcm (17”-20”).
Colour: Blue with or without mottling or tan. Red Speckle - red patches acceptable on head.
Coat: Harsh outercoat on body - soft dense undercoat.
Gait: Supple, tireless - strong hindquarter thrust.
While similar to the Australian Cattle Dog, the Stumpy calls for seven variations - they are shorter in body, the skull is flatter, the pasterns are not sloping, the hindquarters are only moderately angled, black markings are permissible on the body as well as the head and the distinctive tail can be no longer than 10cm (4”). The same powerful muzzle, erect ears and eyes depicting a slightly wary expression are similar. Powerful fore and hindquarters end with strong well arched feet. The characteristic tail is left undocked and set on high - it should not be carried much above the level of the back.
CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE
This breed has a natural aptitude when working with or in the control of cattle. They are courageous, obedient and loyal to their owners. While sometimes suspicious of strangers, in the show ring they must always be amenable to handling. Being easily trained, socialisation with family and friends should be encouraged from an early age. Occasional grooming to remove dead hair and keep the dog happy and healthy is all that is required.
HISTORY
In the early days of Australian settlement, controlling herds of cattle and sheep was of fundamental importance. It was found that the early longer coated bobtails were unable to withstand excessive heat, and had a habit of barking which resulted in undomesticated cattle stampeding. During the 1830s, selective breeding took place which resulted in the Blue Heelers, who barked less and later crosses were made to smooth collies for herding abilities and to the silent Dingo to curb excessive barking. Thus through selective breeding the ideal dog was created. These dogs were now amenable to instruction combined with the dingo characteristics of creeping up and nipping the heels of cattle. Later by adding some Dalmatian blood, their affinity to horses was firmly established. However, the genes from the Bob Tail were obviously in greater numbers for the characteristic tail to have become established in this breed. While the Dingo and the blue merle Collie blood is evident, some believe it is unlikely that the evolvement of this breed carried any Bull Terrier or Black and Tan Sheepdog in its makeup.

GENERAL APPEARANCE
Shoulder height: 25cm (10”).
Colour: Blue with tan markings - or - whole red or sandy.
Coat: ‘l‘he coat is untrimmed. The outercoat is harsh, dense and straight and approx. 6cm (2½”). 
Gait: Free, springy and forceful. There must be no weakness in the pasterns, elbows or hocks.
These lowset sturdy little terriers with their hard bitten appearance, are muscular and extremely wiry. The alert eyes are set midway between the nose and back of the skull, the latter which is surmounted with a topknot of
soft hair. The ears are erect and pointed. The body is longer than high and the fore and hindquarters are well angulated and muscled. The tail is high set, erect and as straight as possible - if undocked it may curve slightly.
CHARACTERISTICS AND CARE 
Although excellent watchdogs, Australian Terriers are not aggressive. They are extremely alert and spirited, and with their family are affectionate and eager to please. Although easily‘trained, it is preferable that Aussies are not kept kennelled in small areas to avoid their natural spirit being destroyed.
On farms, they are second to none in getting rid of unwanted rodents. Being high enough off the ground not to collect excessive dirt means that only periodic brushing is necessary. Their size makes them ideal for both city or country life.
HISTORY
The evolution of this breed took place in Tasmania in the early 1800s where small broken coated blue and tan terriers were being bred. Later infusions of Dandie Dinmont Terrier, Manchester and Irish Terrier lines were
crossed with these blue and tan dogs and this resulted in solid red and sandy coloureds joining the blue/tans. The breed flourished and by 1870, the first Australian Terrier Club was established. The breed standard was altered in 1947, and from then the drop eared variety was no longer recognized leaving only the erect eared variety

HISTORY
Sight hunting.  The nomads considered the dog equally as a show piece and as a companion.
It is an African sighthound of afro-asian type which appeared in Europe towards 1970 and comes from the Nigerian middle basin, among others from the valley of the Azawakh.  For hundreds of years he has been the companion of the nomads of the South-Sahara.
GENERAL APPEARANCE
Particularly high in the leg and elegant, the Azawakh sighthound gives a general impression of great fineness.  His bone structure and musculature are transparent beneath fine and lean tissues (skin).  This sighthound presents itself as a racy dog whose body fits into a rectangle with its longer sides in vertical position.
CHARACTERISTICS 
Temperament: Quick, attentive, distant, reserved with strangers and may even be unapproachable, but he can be gentle and affectionate with those he is willing to accept.
Skin: Fine, tight over the whole of the body
Hair: Short, fine, down to none on the belly.
Colour:  Fawn with flecking limited to the extremities.  All shades are admitted from light sable to dark fawn.  The head may or may not have a black mask and the blaze is very inconstant.  The coat has a white bib and a white brush at the tip of the tail. Each of the four limbs must have compulsorily a white stocking, at least in shape of a trace on the feet.  The black brindling is admitted.
Sizes: Height at the withers: Dogs : between 64 and 74 cm. Bitches : between 60 and 70 cm.
Weight: Dogs : about 20 - 25 kg.  Bitches : about 15 - 20 kg.