Australian Cattle Dog (or Blue Heeler)

[Alfredo]

Hello,


since a week, a puppy of ACD is part of my family, his name is Charlie

This will be Charlie’s look when he will be adult

Any other fellows owners of an ACD here on BUK? I would like to know your experiences with this breed.


Many thanks from me and Charlie!


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[Dave]

Straight out of mad max! Nice dogs.

 

[Chiseller]

i looked at heeler crosses a couple of decades back...some lads crossed them wi greyhounds as opposed to bull crosses. them never caught on even though i understand they are great dogs.

your pup looks full of natural character. ..

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[Dreadhead]

I lived with a dane for a while who used to breed them, even had his best stud shipped over from Oz. His name was ink (the dog) and he was such a gentle soul everybody who came in contact with him fell in love, absolutely brilliant temperment.

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[mrcharly]

Blue Heelers!


Very tough, very smart dogs. Need a firm hand - always be the boss with them. Intelligent and extremely loyal.

 

[tombear]

Robust looking animals, well they would have to be.

in Ron Edwards seminal Bushcraft series of books there's drawings and instructions for making the chest armour harnesses the working dogs were fitted with as protection. If anyone wants copies PM me.

atb

tom

 

[Mesquite]

Looks like a fine dog

 

[forrestdweller]

i like blue heelers better then red heelers colourwise- and blue heelers and jindo dog are my two favourite breeds of dog.... . some of my friends in gods own country have heelers (both blue and red);, i remember one of them a fist-sized puppy ten years ago, now he is full-grown... (i even forgave his mom for resting her head on my foot christmas six years ago, she was a gentle old soul and this was her way of showing affection to me (i sprained my ankle so it was a pit painful))

 

[Alfredo]

Thank you guys for all the comments and suggestions


Here below Charlie yesterday

 

[Dave]

Theyre adorable at that age, make the most of it, it dont last long!

 

[DogRose]

What a handsome chap, he looks like a clever dog too. Enjoy

 

[Dreadhead]

Here's a few pictures of our friends dog Ink, there was just something special about him!

18 by Hamish Odinson, on Flickr

20 by Hamish Odinson, on Flickr

19 by Hamish Odinson, on Flickr

 

[MongooseDownUnder]

Blue Heelers are great except with small children they can be a bit snappy.

 

[Alfredo]

Thank guys for the comments. Charlie is now 73 days old, and he came with me daily on my (short, no more than two hours, and slowly) hikes. He have a lot of fun, but at the end he's a bit tired and he like to rest next to my backpack. So for the moment he don't damage too much things at the house He also eat a lot: four meals per day!

 

[Alfredo]

Charlie is growing up. Three days more and is will be 3 months old. Stunning dog and companion I love him

 

[Dreadhead]

what a wee cutie!

 

[mrcharly]

They are good companions. Utterly faithful and intelligent.
Like a lot of working dog breeds it is essential that you always remain the boss.
I've seen the results of blue heelers not raised properly and it isn't pretty.

 

[Arya]

Lovely puppy!

Is it true that this breed contains Dingo blood? I was told, by someone who owns a dog of this breed, that at one point in the development of the breed they crossed them with Dingo´s to produce higher tolerance for changes in temperature.

 

[mrcharly]

I think that is actually kelpies.

Kelpie

Dingo

 

[DogRose]

Looks like he's growing into a fine dog, it's nice to see him developing. Posing for the camera too lol