Thanks desiree for your opinion. I also prefer the leaner looking more natural looking CAO for appearance. I only know of three breeders in Australia and they all seem to have the heavy CAO type.

I was told by the breeder with CAO and Anatolian shepherd dogs that she has never had bloat as a problem with the ASD.

When I had Bullarabs they could individually kill small feral dogs dingo size where I used to live in north Queensland. One I had would kill more than one out of the pack at a time. Trouble is they are a hunting dog that need to go hunting and mine could be dangerous on livestock if I didn't take them out enough. This is why I would rather go with a LGD.

Any ideas about a LGD breed that has better health and less problems?