Any Askvillers have an Australian Cattle Dog, Blue Heeler, or Red heeler? What are some of their traits?

Please answer only if you own one. Asked by Squirt 44 months ago Similar questions: Askvillers Australian Cattle Dog Blue Heeler Red heeler traits Pets > Dogs.

Similar questions: Askvillers Australian Cattle Dog Blue Heeler Red heeler traits.

I have an ACD his name is Rocky. He is 3 yrs old, I think, maybe 4. (i have trouble remembering how old I am, much less the ages of my many pets) I got him as a puppy, when I had to put my lab Sadie to sleep.

We are "Lab people" and I felt I needed a different dog to fill the void that was left when Sadie had to leave us. I’m talking about my dog, i’m not sure if all his quirks and characteristics speak for every heeler. 1) he’s pretty much a one-person dog.

He is absolutely completely attached to me. He loves the kids and the other dogs I have, but if they go for a walk or out without me going, he won’t go. He follows me room to room alot.(not constantly, though) He is extremely affectionate.

He likes kissing, sitting on your lap (altho he weighs about 65 lbs) He does this to his people and my kids friends. He sleeps on my bed every nite. He is not to the point where he freaks out if I leave, so if you get one, make sure you don’t encourage any seperation anxiety.

He goes nuts with barking when my husband comes home. My husband owns his own business and is gone all day and comes home usually after 8pm, and Rocky barks and barks for what seems like forever, altho I know that he knows it's my husband (when the truck pulls up). I think there is jealousy there, because Rocky is not the alpha.2) He absolutely HATES it when you stare him in the eye.It comes from what he was bred to do; herd cattle, so looking him in the eye is a challenge to him.

He goes beserk when people come to my house with barking, and will bark for a long time, but eventually calm down. And if the person does not look him in the eye (hold his head in their hands and look him in the face) he will be ok with them petting him. Actually once they start petting him their kinda not allowed to stop.

He is definitly into affection. If you have kids, they will protect them. I have heard this from other owners.

Rocky bites at this guy who teases my daughters. Not directly either. He'll wait til the guy walks away and is unaware.. He's kind of a "stealth Heeler" Occasionally when my 3 daughters are rough-housing and wrestling with each other, he will join in and usually bite one of them at least, but not hard.

They are definitly "mouthy" dogs. He has a tendency to grab people by the hand, also.3) I have chickens that run around loose and he likes to bite them on the back of their heels to "herd" them. He also does it to my cows, but if you don’t have cows, he might do it to people (kids) or other dogs.

Just a warning. Rocky is pretty hard-headed and doesn’t really stop biting at the cows when I tell him to. Just last nite, Cumin my 5 month old steer was loose in my yard and he (rock) kept biting at him, altho I didn’t want him to, because I had a hold on his neck-chain.

I wasn’t able to find any helpful hints in training a heeler if you want them to work.(so I consider this my fault, not his. ) if you get one, I would suggest finding something that you can do with him/her to take care of this trait of theirs. They are definitly a working dog and not meant to be left in the house for 9 hours while you go away to work.

I just got a better look at your avatar. It looks like you have 3. Wow,you have your hands full.Oh.

Just thought of another thing. He buries food.In the house, in the barn, in the yard. I find sticks of butter (cause he can get up on the table and the counter) and chcken pieces and dog biscuits hidden in closets and laundry piles.

He is extremely good with smaller animals. We had some kittens that we were bottle feeding and he helped clean them. He didn’t like them crawling on him, (just as he doesn’t like it when you lean on him, but it’s okay if HE leans on YOU) but he was very gentle to the point where he would pick them up and carry them.(I took them away because I wasn’t sure if he was going to bury them or what) He also jumps really high for a dog.

I hope this helps you somewhat. Feel free to message me..

I have an Australian Cattle Dog / Blue Heeler... I have a female Blue Heeler. She is the first one I have ever had. I have had many dogs (other breeds) throughout my life and I can say that I am very impressed with the breed.

I didn’t pick her breed on my own. My mother-in-law’s blue heeler had puppies about a year after my Rottweiler died. I have a golden retriever, who was lonely w/out her buddy, my Rottweiler.So, my mother-in-law brought one of the pups along when we ready to bring another puppy into our lives.

My blue heeler is about a year old now. I said all of that to say that I would not have picked the breed on my own, just because it's not one I would have thought of. However, I will say that through my experience with this wonderful dog, I will say that blue heelers are extremely intelligent, very loving, very protective, and very curious little creatures.

I am so glad that she came to be part of my life. My blue heeler really filled a void when she came along. She's such a smart dog.

She always wants to know what you are doing and she thinks she is helping you, whether she really is or isn't, well that's another story. This breed makes me thing, "I see how humankind and "canine-kind" became best friends". She always wants to be right by me, right near my feet.

She wants to love you all the time. She loves to play, also. One thing that I had to teach her in the beginning is not to try to herd me (it's instinct, since she's a cattle dog).

She still occassionally nips at my feet, but she just wants to play (it doesn't hurt and if I will a little more harsh with her about it, I'm sure she'd stop). She learns very quickly and is very protective of her yard. One funny thing is that my husband will get on our elliptical trainer and she'll just lay there, watching his feet, until she falls asleep.

I do the Leslie Sansone walking videos and she'll lay and watch my feet until she falls asleep. It's quite funny. She has gotten popped in the face a couple of times doing that...but, she just goes and lays down further away and keeps on watching.

So, to sum it up, if I had to make a list, I'd say that Australian Cattle Dogs / Blue Heelers are: extremely intelligent loyal funny playful loving shed very little "velcro dogs" good little helpers very energetic good friends I hope this info answers your question! Sources: personal experience living with a blue heeler .

1 also, I have never had a dog that liked to dig as much as him. My yard is like a mine field, I break my back getting to the clothesline.

Also, I have never had a dog that liked to dig as much as him. My yard is like a mine field, I break my back getting to the clothesline.

2 Oh, after reading truffles147's answer, I wanted to mention that my female blue heeler is 35 pounds and she also jumps higher than any dog I've ever seen. She once jumped high enough to knock the bird feeder out of the tree in my back yard. The birds were driving her nuts.

Now, since she succeeded once, she thinks that she can jump all the way into the tree, she she wears herself out trying to jump in the tree. One thing I did is buy her a hula-hoop (I saw this on Animal Planet) and now I hold it up for her and let her jump through it. Every time she successfully jumps, I give her a treat and raise it a little higher.It gets some of the excess energy out.

She also loves to go for walks. She loves my husband and I equally. She will occassionally try to dominate my golden retriever (since my golden is such a tolerant dog, it is okay, but I wouldn't mix a blue heeler with another strong breed, like a Rottweiler).

Oh, after reading truffles147's answer, I wanted to mention that my female blue heeler is 35 pounds and she also jumps higher than any dog I've ever seen. She once jumped high enough to knock the bird feeder out of the tree in my back yard. The birds were driving her nuts.

Now, since she succeeded once, she thinks that she can jump all the way into the tree, she she wears herself out trying to jump in the tree. One thing I did is buy her a hula-hoop (I saw this on Animal Planet) and now I hold it up for her and let her jump through it. Every time she successfully jumps, I give her a treat and raise it a little higher.It gets some of the excess energy out.

She also loves to go for walks. She loves my husband and I equally. She will occassionally try to dominate my golden retriever (since my golden is such a tolerant dog, it is okay, but I wouldn't mix a blue heeler with another strong breed, like a Rottweiler).

My blue heeler is always scratching herself. Any thoughts on what could be the cause? Dry skin?

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My blue heeler is always scratching herself. Any thoughts on what could be the cause? Dry skin?

How can I help her?

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