Koolie

The Koolie, also called the Australian Koolie or German Coolie in some areas, is an Australian herding dog shaped by station work rather than show-ring uniformity. It commonly has a lean, agile body, prick or semi-prick ears, and a short to medium coat that may be solid, bi-color, tri-color, or merle. Koolies are valued for gathering, driving, and working sheep, cattle, and goats, with lines differing in eye, bite, and distance according to the country and stock they were bred to handle.

This is a high-energy working dog that fits best where training, livestock work, or demanding sport is part of daily life. A bored Koolie may invent its own jobs, including chasing vehicles, children, or other animals, so impulse control and clear outlets matter from puppyhood. Coat care is usually simple, but active dogs need regular checks for grass seeds, foot injuries, and sun exposure in pale-coated individuals. Registration and breed standards vary by organization; when merle dogs are involved, careful breeding practices and hearing and eye awareness are important buyer questions.

Colors: Albino, Apricot, Bicolor, Black, Black and Tan, Black and White, Black Mask, Blue, Blue and Tan, Blue Merle, Blue Roan, Blue Tick, Brindle, Brown, Brown and Tan, Brown and White, Chocolate, Cream, Dapple, Domino, Fawn, Fawn and White, Gold, Gray, Grey, Harlequin, Irish Marked, Leucistic, Liver, Liver Mask, Mantle, Mask, Melanistic, Merle, Mottled, Parti-Color, Piebald, Red, Red and White, Red Merle, Red Roan, Red Tick, Reverse Brindle, Roan, Sable, Saddle, Silver, Speckled, Spotted, Tan, Ticked, Tricolor, Tuxedo, White, Yellow