Appearance-

The breed is described as a well proportioned, square 1-1 with a hard bitten, rugged appearance

Color- Blue-bluespeckled or blue mottled
           Red Speckled - undercoat must not be white or cream,
                                    and must be red
           Both colors may have head patches and/or body      
           patches conforming to coat color: black patches on
           blue dogs or red patches on red dogs

No "Tan" markings allowed as in the ACDs

Natural bobtail , not to exceed more than 4 inches long

ASTCDs has a more racier appearance than the ACDs and not as heavy in build  

Eye color is of dark brown and almond (oval) in shape, in both colors (blue and red) dogs.

Nose is black on both red dogs and blue dogs, nails black

Breed Standards can be found:

Canadian Kennel Club (CKC)  www.ckc.ca
Aust. National Kennel Council (ANKC) www.ankc.au

Referrences:
 
A Dog called Blue
Aust. First Working Dog
Dogs of Australia
Dogs of NSW
The Drover's Dog

Silverpark Burnin Blu   "Burnum"
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