A “special” Australian kelpie has sold for a record-breaking 35,200 Australian dollars ($27,090) at a working dog auction in the country’s Victoria state.

The Australian kelpie's origins have long been shrouded in mystery, but new genetics research has found some vital answers to the iconic working dog's ancestry.

The Australian kelpie is acclaimed as the best all-round stock dog in the world, but the breed's origins have long been shrouded in mystery — now a new book claims to have found some answers to ...