It's a small dog with short legs.
Development of the Australian Terrier dog began in Tasmania about 1820.
Australian Terrier dogs tend to be affectionate to their families and can be friendly with new people and animals, too.
Weight: 14 lbs (6.5 kg)
Height: 10-11 inches (25-28 cm).
Color: Blue and tan, solid sandy and solid red.
The Australian Terrier is descended from dogs brought from Great Britain to Australia in the early nineteenth century.
The breed shares ancestors with the Cairn Terrier, Shorthaired Skye Terrier, and the Dandie Dinmont Terrier; Yorkshire Terriers and Irish Terriers were also crossed into the dog during the breed's development.
The AKC recognised the Australian Terrier in 1960.
The breed was first called Rough Coated Terrier.
Major causes of death in the breed were cancer (67 percent), old age (17 percent), undetermined (16 percent), and diabetes (13 percent).
