Australian Shepherd

**Semantic type:** Mammal

**Definition:** A medium-sized dog with a weather resistant coat of medium texture and moderate length. An identifying characteristic is a natural or docked bobtail. The coat can be blue merle, red (liver) merle, solid black, or solid red (liver), with or without white markings and/or tan (copper) points. The average height range is 18-23 inches and the average weight range is 40-65 pounds.