The Australian Shepherd is a popular star dog breed in recent years, it is said that the Australian Shepherd originated in the Basque Country between France and Spain in the Pyrenees Mountains of Europe, in the early 1800s, the Basques who immigrated to Australia took these shepherds deep into the Australian continent and bred with border collies brought by the British, and later some Basques took this
Some of the newly produced dogs came to California and eventually stereotyped them as a brilliant new breed of shepherds, which to Americans seemed to come from Australia, so they were called Australian Shepherds, but it is generally believed that the real birthplace of Australian Shepherd is California. In 1993, the AKC (American Kennel Club) officially recognized the breed.
For many people, compared to the long-familiar border pastor, AoMu seems to be a bit strange, although the two seem to be very similar. So what are their similarities and differences? What kind of dog is Ao Mu? Is it an upgraded version or a low-end version of Bianmu? Let's compare this episode.
BianMu (left) and Aomu (right)
First, IQ
Ao Mu IQ ranked 42, as we all know, bian mu IQ dog industry first, according to foreign research, bian mu to learn the new instructions basically only need less than five times of repeated learning will learn, Ao mu need 25 to 40 times repeated learning. When I first heard the instruction after learning the instruction, the successful execution rate of the border pastor was
95%, while Australian Pastoral is 50%. Put it this way, Raising a Border Herd, you will often wonder whether it is a human or a dog, but raising an Ao Mu, you can be sure that it is a dog.
Second, the face shape Of the side pastoral mouth is more pointed and thinner, the head is not so thick, it appears taller, the Australian pastoral skull is thicker and heavier, the nose tip is rounded, and the mouth looks thicker, like a trapezoid.
Third, the body size of the border pastor and the Australian shepherd are medium-sized dogs, but the size of the Australian pasture is larger, the bone mass of the Australian pasture is thicker than the border pasture, and the body of the border pastor is much lighter. Male dogs are 20-23 inches tall, female dogs are 18-21 inches tall Male dogs weigh 50-65 lbs, and female dogs weigh 40-55 lbs. Males tend to be much heavier than females. The side dogs are 19-22 inches tall, the females are 18-21 inches tall, and the males and females weigh 30-55 pounds.
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In addition, the side herd is usually a continuous tail, some Australian shepherds are born with short tails, in order to avoid injuries at work, long-tailed puppies have been required to break their tails, but in recent years, in many countries, broken tails have not been the standard requirements of Australian shepherds.
Fourth, the most common coat color of the border pasture is black and white, brown and white, and meteorite color. The coat color of the Australian mu is very diverse, and some of the coat colors are basically the same as the border mu.
5. Hair
They are all long-haired dogs, and the hair loss is severe, but the coat of the Australian shepherd is smoother and easier to take care of. The hairs of both need to be groomed frequently to avoid parasite breeding. In addition, they need to take a bath once a month.
Sixth, personality
Personalities are relative and have individual differences, but on the whole, Ao Mu's temperament is "stable and natural", loyal and independent, and Ao Mu is essential
Australian Shepherd
It is a kind of dog that likes to live with humans, and it will quickly integrate into the life of its owner, but has reservations about strangers. Because in the vast and lonely pastures of Australia and California, meeting strangers is a rare thing in itself. Of course, after social training, Ao Mu can also be very enthusiastic about strangers.
Bian Mu has a lively, mischievous personality, because he is smart, active, accepts things and environmental changes relatively quickly, and has strong adaptability. But also because of intelligence and autonomy, proper obedience training is required. BianMu is friendly and enthusiastic to the strangers it likes, and will avoid those it does not like.
Bianmu is timid, don't expect it to look after the family, Aomu is bolder and can act as a guard dog to a certain extent.
Attitudes toward training and instruction
Ao Mu is very easy to train and better obedient. In fact, they like to train. Bianmu's attitude towards training is to be lazy and steal, and it will constantly test your bottom line.
Eight, attitude towards the host
The Ao Mu is more obedient, the Bian Mu has a temper, and if you scold it, it may come back to it. The spoiled Bian Mu may even turn around and leave, and you can't shout. Bian Mu cares about the master, but not necessarily the master, what does this mean? It seems that Bian Mu always stares at you and cares about your behavior, but this may just be that it can't stand loneliness or observe the color, don't believe that you send it out to live in someone else's house for a few days, it may not have any discomfort from the beginning of getting on someone else's car, and it will be at ease in other people's homes, never treating itself badly, and having fun. Ao Mu, like most dogs, is quite resistant to going to other people's homes to live. Perhaps because of the high IQ, Bianmu will sometimes make the owner feel that it is forcing you to do things, such as it wants to go out to play, and will keep holding the frisbee and constantly hinting at you. Like Ao Mu, Bian Mu has a sensitive personality, but Compared with Bian Mu, Bian Mu is more dependent on the owner and is more likely to suffer from separation anxiety.
Nine, the attitude towards children
The socialized training of Ao Mu is friendly to children, which is different from bian mu's attitude of almost ignoring children. But it should be noted that because of the nature of sheepdogs, Ao Mu and Bian Mu will have the instinct to graze and watch over children as sheep.
10. Get along with cats and dogs
After social training, Australian pastors are relatively friendly to the same kind, which is different from bian mu, bian mu generally does not like to play with other dogs, only likes to play with bian mu or people. But Australian shepherds, like border pastors, have the same urge to graze other dogs. As for the attitude towards cats, Ao Mu and Bian Mu are equally elusive, good and bad, and families with cats in the family should pay attention to this.
11. Exercise intensity
AoMu likes sports, long walks, jogging, frisbee, and even swimming. As long as you play with it, it will be happy. It is generally believed that the amount of exercise required by the border herder is only a lot more than that of the Australian pastor, and if there is not enough exercise, it may either be depressed and sick, or sabotage at home. But Ao Mu is more obedient, the owner does not take it out to play, it generally does not come at home. Australian and bian mu need more than an hour of exercise every day. Relatively speaking, Bianmu has higher requirements for the quality of sports, such as playing frisbee, Aomu will directly pick up the frisbee you throw in the past, but Bianmu may hope that you can do fake actions, and even grab the frisbee with it first and then throw it, perfunctory its gameplay It will not ignore you.
12. Popularity
As the first dog in the dog industry IQ, Bian Mu has always been a big name, but there are not many people, although in recent years everyone is more and more interested in it, AKC's most popular pet dog list, Bian Mu rose from 44 in 2013 to 33 in 2019, but Ao Mu has gone from 20 in 2013 to 13 in 2019, with great potential to squeeze into the top ten.
13. Suitable for the environment
Both the Australian Shepherd and the Border Shepherd are great shepherds, of course, the border herding is genetically more skilled at herding, and the australian shepherd is farther away from the livestock when grazing, and the Australian shepherd is closer. However, the Australian shepherd is bolder than the border herder, so it is more suitable for cattle herding. None of them are suitable for breeding in an apartment. Ao Mu can not only be used as shepherds and companion dogs, but also appear in police dogs, search and rescue dogs, guide dogs and other working dogs. Border pastoral and Australian pastoralism are best suited for families living in rural (or suburban) areas. In addition, the life expectancy of both the border and Australian pastoralists is 12 to 15 years.
How, do you think that AoMu is an upgraded version of Bianmu or a low-end version of Bianmu? Or do you think the two have their own characteristics? We look forward to your comments.