The Australian Shepherd or Australischer Schaferhund is a medium-sized, well balanced dog with ears set high on either side of its triangular-shaped head with a rounded tip. Also called the Aussie in Australia, the breed sports a medium textured coat which can either be wavy or straight of moderate length with an undercoat and weather resistant. The Aussie also has a short and smooth hair on its head and on the outside of its ears. The same hair complexion can also be attributed to the dog's front forelegs and below its hocks, while the back of its forelegs are slightly feathered. The mane and frills of male dogs are mostly prominent than that of females with a docked and straight bobtail.