| Colouring is black and tan, or red and tan | Traditionally black and white, but some are tri-colour |
| They live around 10 to 13 years | They can live up to 15 years |
| Have short coats | Have short or long hair |
| Considered more instinctual working dogs and are more suspicious of strangers | Considered more intelligent, trainable and social |
"I find mine are really affectionate and have to be touched 24 hours a day … it's just a very, very affectionate breed,"Donna said.
"Working dogs will often look for ways to satisfy their innate drive to do what they've been bred to do."