My son in law got a kelpie about 18 month ago..totally wrong dog for him but he wouldn't listen..it can't be left on its own in the house for 10 mins without it destroying the place..suspicious of everybody as others have said and its guarding is through the roof...they had to prize it off his mates arm one night as the dickhead jumped out from behind a hedge...For the last 6 months the dog has been losing weight,constant upset stomach no matter what food its on,after spending a couple of grand on scans,bloods,shit samples etc etc it turns out the dog is allergic to protein..never heard of thi