Family-friendly: | 3/5 |
Exercise needs: | 4/5 |
Easy to train: | 3/5 |
Tolerates being alone: | 2/5 |
Likes other pets: | 2/5 |
Energy level: | 5/5 |
Grooming needs: | 3/5 |
Shedding: | 1/5 |
- Dog suitable for owners with some experience
- Basic training required
- Generally healthy breed
- Enjoys active walks
- Enjoys one to two hours of walking a day
- Small dog
- Some drool
- Requires grooming every other day
- Chatty and vocal dog
- Barks and alerts to visitors/anything unusual
- Could have issues with unknown dogs but gets along with known dogs
- Gets along with other pets with training
- May need additional supervision to live with children
- Needs a small garden
- Can happily live in the city
- Can be left occasionally with training
The Australian Terrier dog breed can sometimes develop:
- Legg-Perthes disease
- Patellar luxation
- Diabetes mellitus which is a condition where dogs develop very high sugar levels because they do not produce a normal amount of insulin.
Priority Kennel Club health schemes and testing:
None but there are several recommended schemes that the Kennel Club recommends which can be found here.
Personality
Friendly and outgoing, the Aussie is keen to please and revels in human contact and praise, and so is generally easy to train – unlike some terriers! They are bonded to their owners and do not like to be left alone. While not an aggressive breed, like many terriers, they will stand their ground if challenged by another dog. This is not a yappy dog but neither is it a quiet one and they will bark if they consider circumstances warrant it - whether or not it is needed!
Did you know?
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The Australian Terrier is a fearless little dog who would frequently attack and kill poisonous snakes. They developed a strategy of engaging the snake, before then performing a leap, twist and pounce technique to be able to kill the snake from behind and stay out of the way of those highly venomous fangs.
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This terrier is known as Australian’s national dog breed!
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They were originally known as Toy, Blue and the Rough-coated Terrier.
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