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Australian Blue and Red Heelers
Kiwi:
Heelers are created by the mix of Dingo, Kelpie and Dalmatian.
The are hardy working dogs, but in the later years have become compainion dogs to the elderly. They will proform to the peak in a one on one relationship.
If kept as a pet must be within the home at all times. These dogs are not to be left unattended.
Modern roles as trade mens dogs have suited this rough and tumble breed.
The number one trait of a Heeler is loyalty.
They are working dogs and must be worked.
newman:
My grandparents' blue heeler Dusty was the perfect dog. She could work on the farm all day but was never manic or hyper-active. She was safe as houses around small kids but would bale up any intruder. Not a single bad habit.
She saved my life when I was about 7 or 8. She always walked at my heel but one day she rushed ahead of me into a clump of grass I always walked through on my way to the piggery. She pulled out 4 feet of red-belly blacksnake and killed it. She knew it was there from 50 feet away. I would surely have stepped on it and been bitten and at that age, that far from the house would have died.
nessuno:
--- Quote from: Skippy on December 25, 2007, 08:59:14 PM ---Heelers are created by the mix of Dingo, Kelpie and Dalmatian.
The are hardy working dogs, but in the later years have become compainion dogs to the elderly. They will proform to the peak in a one on one relationship.
If kept as a pet must be within the home at all times. These dogs are not to be left unattended.
Modern roles as trade mens dogs have suited this rough and tumble breed.
The number one trait of a Heeler is loyalty.
They are working dogs and must be worked.
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Why must they not be left unattended?
When we moved - our new home had a large but unfenced in yard. Our Border Collie could not be as active as before. I think the inactivity was part of the reason that he became ill and we had to put him to sleep. It was heartbreaking.
nessuno:
--- Quote from: newman on December 25, 2007, 09:09:28 PM ---My grandparents' blue heeler Dusty was the perfect dog. She could work on the farm all day but was never manic or hyper-active. She was safe as houses around small kids but would bale up any intruder. Not a single bad habit.
She saved my life when I was about 7 or 8. She always walked at my heel but one day she rushed ahead of me into a clump of grass I always walked through on my way to the piggery. She pulled out 4 feet of red-belly blacksnake and killed it. She knew it was there from 50 feet away. I would surely have stepped on it and been bitten and at that age, that far from the house would have died.
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That's a great story.
newman:
--- Quote from: bullcat3 on December 25, 2007, 09:13:01 PM ---
--- Quote from: newman on December 25, 2007, 09:09:28 PM ---My grandparents' blue heeler Dusty was the perfect dog. She could work on the farm all day but was never manic or hyper-active. She was safe as houses around small kids but would bale up any intruder. Not a single bad habit.
She saved my life when I was about 7 or 8. She always walked at my heel but one day she rushed ahead of me into a clump of grass I always walked through on my way to the piggery. She pulled out 4 feet of red-belly blacksnake and killed it. She knew it was there from 50 feet away. I would surely have stepped on it and been bitten and at that age, that far from the house would have died.
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That's a great story.
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I wish I had a pic to post. She had none of the brown tinges. Just the black & white mottling and the black 'eye patch'.
Should you get 2 or 3 acres or a hobby farm I can think of no better dog.
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