Kelpies

The Kelpie is the most widely used herding dog in the world. The breed originated in Australia about 1860 and was named after the shape-shifting horse of Scottish myth, a beautiful and tame animal always found grazing on riverbanks; but when mounted it snorted, reared and galloped to the deepest part of the river where it jumped in to drown the rider.

 Born in Australia, read about her coming to America as a pup in The Poem Chronicles.