Q 01/05

Despite its name, the Australian Shepherd was developed in which US state?

A) Texas

B) Montana

C) California

D) Colorado

Answer · why

C) California

It served 19th-century Californian shepherds before spreading through the whole western United States.

Q 02/05

The Australian Shepherd reportedly took its name from what?

A) Collies imported alongside sheep from Australia and New Zealand

B) An Australian breeder in California

C) A gold-rush ship called the Australia

D) Australian ranchers who settled Texas

Answer · why

A) Collies imported alongside sheep from Australia and New Zealand

The FCI standard ties the name to sheepherders who came to America via Australia in the 1800s.

Q 03/05

The Australian Shepherd is named for its link to which sheepherders, who reached the US from Australia in the 1800s?

A) Welsh

B) Scottish

C) Basque

D) Navajo

Answer · why

C) Basque

The FCI is clear that the breed as we know it developed exclusively in the United States.

Q 04/05

The Aussie partly descends from dogs brought to North America as early as the 1500s to herd whose sheep?

A) Spanish

B) English

C) French

D) Dutch

Answer · why

A) Spanish

A mountain sheepdog of León may be among them, sharing the merle coat and eye colours.

Q 05/05

Which merle-coated Iberian mountain sheepdog is speculated to be an Aussie ancestor?

A) The Spanish Mastiff

B) The Podenco

C) The Carea Leonés

D) The Ratonero

Answer · why

C) The Carea Leonés

It comes from the historical region of León and was only added to Spain's national breed register in 2016.