Heelers are the best!!! I used to take mine to work. They can be very polite dogs. Mine would ask permission to get on the furniture if we were visiting someone new. He spent time around a special needs child, and was aware that part of the child's condition was an overgrowth of capillaries near the skin. He could tell, by smell, where it was OK to place his paw without causing harm to the child's skin. It was amazing, and made me so grateful for such an aware dog. He was extremely intelligent, learning hand signs and/or spoken commands. Learned to spell several words when I attempted to fool him. Saved me from a charging bull while hiking, saved a puppy from the coyotes that we found while hiking, the usual Hero type dog stuff... I could go on...
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog; You are his life, his love, his leader; He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion. ~Warrior Dog Foundation USA
I absolutely love this breed. My service dog is an Australian Cattle Dog and he is the most loyal, adaptable, intelligent, hardworking dog I know. Blu is my hero. If you are looking for a dog who will stay by your side no matter what and who has an endless amount of energy, this might be the dog for you.
Mine is my service dog as well. She alerts me to pending seizures and then holdse in a safe place until I'm fully recovered. She also helps me navigate through areas I'm unfamiliar with following seizures. She also cues me to take my meds on time. I love this dog.
I have a black female Heeler/Black Lab mix pup. I went from being a couch potato to walking twice a day and then working on obedience as well. I found her hog tied in a ditch in the middle of nowhere about 4 weeks ago. Got her scanned. No chip. All caught up on vaccines! And going to be spayed next month. Aaaaand now, she sleeps in my bed and never leaves my side. A friend said because I saved her shes imprinted on me. At first she cried if I went out of her sight. So I taught her that I would come back through short trips outside and back in. Shes okay with that now. And I cant imagine life without her now!!! Shes incredibly smart! This lady isn't lying! Shes so intense sometimes too. But the only problem area I'm having is other dogs. And because I found her, I know nothing of her past and previous experiences and training it makes it really hard to know if its fear or aggression. But, I've found a relative dog course for next month. I'm willing to work with such a loyal sweet happy little dog.
My Australian cattle dog was the best dog ever had him for 16 years from when he was a puppy and when I was a young kid up until my 20s when we had to put him down. Miss my Joe (Joey) he was a red heeler. He was so fast! But when he got older he was such a chill dog I love him and miss him so much. He was the best dog ever. Rip Joe.
Best dogs ever. Recently lost ours, very sudden an unexpected. He was young. He was great with our kids, animals too. Cats, chickens, dogs and people. Loved them all. Never once did he try to herd our kids or put his mouth on anyone’s skin. He just knew better. He moved the chickens around the yard. Was easy to train. Loved fetch, hiking, swimming, everything. He was a magnet. On leash or off in a crowd of people and he’d stick right to you. Currently we can’t bare to get another one because it would remind us of him. Wife wants an Aussie shepherd or border collie. I’m still stuck on that dog and heelers in general. Lots of people have shepherds and collies, but none give the same amount of praise or outpouring of those who’ve had heelers. Some say border collies are superior but I’ll be damned if one can win me over like a heeler can.
Female Texas Heeler 1 yr old now. The Queen Liliuokalani "Lily"! We got Her at 8 weeks old for the best $100 we have ever spent. Amazing, smart, beautiful and very busy. A tired Heeler is a happy Heeler.
My grandmother saw a stray blue heeler pup roaming around an area of town for a few days and finally got my dad to catch her. She named her Grayson, after the county they found her in. She was the most loyal, sweet animal. Always right by my grandmothers side. She passed a few years ago, could never replace such a unique pup. Great video
I have a blue and he's the best. Him and my German Shepard get along fantastically. He's very personable and for him, ball is life. He could be dead asleep, if he hears that ball bounce he's right there ready.
My cattle dog is what I call too friendly 😂 she loves everyone and everything and is so happy! She will growl if she sees someone that is sketchy so I know she can tell the difference
They don't NEED a job. I had mine for 16 years and he was super chill. He loved to play but loved relaxing just as much. He lived on open property, an apartment, a trailer, never mattered. He didn't have pent up energy, he was just super chill
Was he a mix? I'm looking to get a blue heeler (my jack russell pup passed away after 15 years) but I see that sometimes people just luck out with a calmer individual, which is kind of what I'm after. I have a heart condition despite being fairly active (hikes weekly ect) but there's days I won't be able to do 2 hours of exercise.
The thick, muscled version of the cattle dog sheds once a year. I know, I had one. The skinny longer with sharper nosed cattle dog, shed all the time. I know, I had one. She is not lying.
I love these dogs and you described mine perfectly. He’s been hit by an 18 wheeler traveling at 50+ MPH, kicked in the face by a horse and last week fell off my truck at 50+ MPH. These are very gritty and tuff dogs.
Best dog ever. I have. 4 year old Aussie Heeler, her mom was a red Merle Australian Shepherd, her dad a Blue Heeler. We are about to began agility training and CANT WAIT
That’s true especially with other dogs and people.. if I walk my dog up to another dog or human he’s fine but if they approach me he does not act very impressed lol
My half ACD (50% ACD and the rest is border collie + german shepherd) has most of the traits mentioned. Except mine is a couch potato, and she's only loud when someone is at the door. However, she is naturally calm, loyal, very friendly to humans, loves cuddles, food-driven, obedient, and very intelligent.
Loved this. Thank you! Just wanted to point out that not all heelers with short tails have been docked, in Australia there is a ''variation'' of the breed called ''Stumpy tail cattle dogs'' and they usually are born without a tail :)
mine doesn't have a tail, when she's happy she wags her whole butt lol , Mine will run any agility course but you don't need to run along with her just send her. Grasshopper is totally a one man dog, If another dog chases her when she's running a course that fine and she seams to even enjoy it but if they run in front of her and get in her way or mess her up she is gonna stop give them an ass whooping then finish the course lol
ACDs are a second-to-non breed for me. Heard about the breed, but never paid attention, unless I rescued one - or rather, she rescued me. Everything said about ACDs is true, and it started with bringing my girl to obedience training. It was easy as pie for all that followed in class and competition. After Irish Setters, Shelties, Corgis, Terries and even a Chihuahua, this girl really embedded herself into my heart. Unfortunately, she came down with Addision's at 3, but did well on her meds until she ended up with CHF at 10. She lived another 1 year and 3 weeks. Not a day goes by that I don't think about this loyal, devoted and loving girl. It's been 2 years, and I am following 4-5 ACD Rescue sites... Missing my Lilybean
They're great with children! They love their family. They will protect those kids no matter what! I have a 23 year old and 29 year Son and daughter and let me tell you they were protected as infants as I introduced them to my dogs!
Finally, someone commenting on their tails! Bums me out to see them without tails (and dew claws) because they use both so much. The tails are used like rudders, propellers, and like a cat, for balance...along with all the normal uses for a dog tail, like telegraphing their current emotional state(s). Regarding having them as "house pets" and around small children, I got my first ACD in 1991, and she was 8 and going blind from glaucoma (they have this as a hereditary defect, so watch out for it) when our daughter was born. The dog was absolutely fine with our daughter. Our 2nd ACD was an Xmas present to our daughter when she was 5, and that dog has been perfect, as has the rescue, that we took in, 4 years later. They've never herded her, or us, or anyone else. All of our ACD's have always been house dogs, staying in the house uncrated when we are gone at work all day. They don't damage anything, and they don't go to the bathroom in the house, ever. Personally, I think they blow their coats 2 times, in the fall, and in the spring, but their shedding is year round. With wood floors, we could literally use a leaf blower once a week to blow all the dog hair out the front door! I'm in full agreement with socialization, if you want a super friendly ACD, (I still call them Queenies, or Queensland Heelers). Tons of interaction with strangers and other dogs, from the earliest possible age. They'll still be good "guard" dogs, but they won't be violent, or holy terrors......which they are well known for, out on the ranches here in California. In fact, most people have a well deserved fear of the breed here, because the ACD is a popular choice for ranchers. They're known for being deaf, or going deaf, and for having eye issues, like glaucoma, so if you're buying from a breeder, ask a lot of questions and get to see the parents. The last thing you want is a dog in the prime of it's life, and with years of great training under its belt, that you have to put down, because not only is it going blind, but it must have it's eyes removed and the lids sewn shut if you choose not to euthanize. Wonderful, fully human engaging dogs, that you can speak in sentences too, and teach all kinds of stuff. I've even taught all 3 of mine to walk quietly and tip-toe, in order to sneak around at night, or to sneak past the fence where there's a dog that always runs to the fence and goes nuts. Ours walk off-leash everywhere, except where it's unlawful AND we'd risk a citation. Calm, smart, strong willed owners, who maintain consistency, make the best ACD owners. If that sounds like you, you'll enjoy a match like you've never experienced. If that is not you, be honest, and look at other breeds, because you will create a terrible ACD, and it will wind up hurting you, your family, other people's pets, and eventually getting put down. That goes for the other working dogs, like Australian Shepards and Border Collies. You have to be strong enough to go face-to-face with these dogs, show them you mean business, and then back that up. Anything less will generate a fear driven devil dog that you will be scared of, and hate.
I also rescued a Stumpy. This lady seems so knowledgeable yet talks about ranchers docking tails. Not now they don't because there's your ACD's and Stumpy Heelers. They are one of the few types of dogs that are born with the short tail. Trust that my dog has ZERO problem with balance and agility. It just happens to be the result of some of the cross breeding that happened as she was saying in the video. There were Stumpys in the video. Although, she has said several things in this video that don't ring true with my dog (he sheds TWICE a year and also loves all people and dogs alike..very social all on his own).
It did look like the last dog she had on there (he was a mix) had a lopped off tail. I suppose some people do crap to some dogs but my point is that there are Stumpies (born that way) and the ACD with tails.
This lady knows her stuff. I have had the breed for 18 years now. I own three and ATM (17,4 11 mos) True story, I would put my heeler outside or elsewhere when my friend came over with her kids. They were normal ridiculous wild kids x 3. My friend was at wits ends at keeping them from acting stupid. So, I said that I would help her. I simply let my ACD Beeler out and within 5 minutes those little brats were sitting on the couch with their hands and feet tucked under them watching tv. Nobody was bitten but Beeler was a Great baby sitter.
I have an ACD and pitbull mix and she''s the most challenging dog I've ever had and also the smartest. An amazing breed with the perfect coat. I've never had to pick foxtails or burs out of her coat like with all my other dogs. The video description is inaccurate in that they actually have longer lifespans. A cattle dog can live up to 17 years. My ACD mix is 15 and has finally started slowing down and is mostly deaf. Thank goodness she's smart. We have sign language for all her commands and she picked them up in one session of training.
I love my heelers. They are such good dogs. Definately not for everyone. Mine are great with small children. Haven't had one problem in that department.
These dogs are super intelligent and super active. They need to 'work' and be stimulated mentally. If they are not worked they will become bored and can not only become destructive but aggressive if left to their own devises like all dogs. This breed can go all day.
Best dogs ever! Great with children and very loveable, although they did hone my reflexes as a kid when playing chasing and sports, otherwise those ankles got a nip. ;) Had a stranger on the property once that said our dogs had just bit him on both ankles. My dad replied "Dogs? I've only got one."
My Heelers have taken care of my Grandchildren very well, my first jeter noticed my granddaughter making a noise in her crib in another room alerting us by whimpering at her door,our second physically blocked, my grandson from running into the street, my third ( while he does nip their heels) plays with the kids in the apartment complex
Yesterday we saw The Incredible Doberman Pincher and today this, fantastic work Zeke! The quility of prodution, informaion, breeders, dogs keeps getting better and better. Lets not forget Brenda Negri and her Spanish Mastiff's, what a great show!
the one with the doberman wasn't really good, the couple had a very limited knowledge of what they were saying and we're talking about stuff they didn't know, i didn't even watch till the end (stopped at the last quarter). the channel does produce the best dog videos on youtube but there have been some videos where the choice of the interwied was badly done.
I think it mostly has to do with the climate you live in.. I live in South Africa and my boy doesn't shed a lot.. even when brushing him weekly I don't get much hair off him.. but one thing that i love about his coat is that dirt slides right off of it and he is rarely ever dirty.. My father is also allergic to dog but isnt allergic to him.
tHIS CROSS IS ACTUALLY Kelpie to Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog so the build of 10/10 long legged frame and no tail common working cross in Australia
We have a Aussie Sheppard as you can see in my profile pic. She is just an everything dog. Keeps me in shape since she demands exercise time in running in the park or just endless frisbee play. Love so much!!
The Halls Heeler was bred to move stock up and down the east coast of Australia thru mountains to the Hunter Valley crossing the mountain range to the New England district and then to the inland of Queensland this was thru tribal lands so a silent dog was desirable This gave rise to them being called Queensland Heelers Lawrie
If you want a guard/watch dog no matter what anybody says about other breeds these dogs are the ones I will not go into a yard if they are in protection mode.
I've had three. For whatever reason the blue heelers are more temperamental. My red heeler was absolutely loving, loyal, laid back, etc. They love to play and run. They're very smart and easy to train. But again, be careful. I don't know why but the blue heelers are temperamental, and they can get territorial and can turn on you.
@@zanescogin4469 AS the Halls Healer with the longer legs pre date the A C D which was bred from the Heeler post 1865 particullarly Bagust brothers and others in Sydney lawreie winney
Thank you.I learned a lot and already knew some of it.Because of my puppy no.She is a complicated mix but her dominant side is the australian cattle dog and so i'm very happy with her.
The red dog in the video is an Australian Stumpy Tailed Cattle Dog a cousin of the Australian Cattle Dog, a dog that is a different breed and temperament
Aye. I have one myself, they’re much more independent and mischievous IMO. I personally think they have a touch more of the Dingo side in them, although they love you just the same.
Best dog I ever owned ... only limited by our imaginations ... get them around people when they are young as much as possible or they can be stranger leery. Definitely not for couch potatoes you will need to run and work your dog at least an hour a day or you could be in trouble. Very loyal and rewarding dog to own for the right owner.
Yes one of my Stumpy's has the same gait ,a pace rather than a trot -but not with the roached lumbar area .I wondered with some Stumpys about the change in the spine having something to do with the motion difference? I have three purebred Stumpys and the two with stump tails have an almost hare like bound my only Longtail (which are often born in purebred litters) has a different gait altogether . The red dog is gorgeous though and nice to see her doing what comes naturally pretty cool
I always learn so much more from these videos than I do from my own research. Is there anyway you can do the Norwegian Elkhound? I really am looking to own one in the near future.
I'm not even in Australia and clearly Australians disagree and have different experience in their own continent. LOL! Sort of like every person in every big land. The Aussies I spoke to during my one month visit, frequently disliked ACDs because the dispositions went south and the bodies got too cobby. They blamed the show world.
Oh my. I got my acd blue and boy was I surprised. I had a 50/50 border collie lab and thought she was wild. Nope. This one is wild. I have never dealt with a more high energy dog. It's been challenging, honestly. And made me frustrated. I loooove her, but wow... the work. I live in the city but have a quarter acre for her to enjoy. I have used a kennel for her for the first time in my life. I am training her for indoors but it's hard. I am training her to entertain herself outside for hours so I can do human things. It is process, and I will be making some concessions, as these require human input a lot, but it is working. Currently, she just got spayed at 1 yo and she is on a lot of tranquilizers and will be for a week. Hate it but necessary.
Acd or blue hhelers as we call them here in Australia are not like the ones of say 30 to 50 years ago. Most are shorter in the leg and don't have that tenacity they are known for. You can still find some hard dogs in the state of Queensland. As cattle have been bred to be more docile the need for the true heeler has decreased.
My Australian Cattle Dog is a couch potato. LOL He doesn't like the heat, doesn't like to go on long walks, is more interested in chewing on me and playing tug-o-war. He will chase a frizbee a couple of times, but lays down after 5 or 6 short throws. LOL
I had a blue cattle dog as a kid. He would jump over a 4 foot fence in one leap and escape. So we put him in another yard with a bigger fence...so now he decides to climb up it and over....and escapes again. So we put him in the pool yard with a 6 foot fence so now he decides to dig under it to escape. If he wanted to escape he did.
I agree with what she says, but my heeler is very good with my 2yo daughter, but he is also 2 and they are always together, they're best friends except when it's time get in the truck.
I have had several heelers and heeler/kelpie crosses. Never had an issues with them around my kids. I did obedience training with some of mine, they NEVER nipped me or my kids but are super protective. We stopped getting bothered by people going door to door when they saw a dog foaming at the mouth, leaping as high as the top of the door trying the get through the window to get at them. All I had to do was snap my fingers and point down and she would be sitting at my feet, tail wagging happy she had scared away the bad people. Once you were introduced to her and told you were a friend, she was loving to you.
I'm the black sheep in my family so I feel we'll make a compatible fit. I've had a Border Collie so I'll see how they differ. Thank you for all the info.
you are wrong we got two types of cattle dogs here in Australia we also got the stampy tail cattle dog with the very small tail, it's also red or blue... your dog is the common cattle dog called blue heeler... nice dogs by the way...
if you have half wild bush cattle the sheep dogs struggle to get them to move a good cattle dog has a serious bite , mind you the oz kelpie is not far behind
The only thing about that is that there's the fear they will be AKC recognized. There is already a show line of Australian kelpies, but the AKC listed the "working kelpie" in the FSS. Why do that to the WORKING dogs when there are already show dogs in existence? If there is a video of them made, PLEASE do it with someone who speaks out openly on your video about the rejection of AKC registration.
Wow, I didn't know the Dalmation was in there! Makes sense, but also fascinating. Please do all about working labrador retrievers, from seeing eye to duck retrieving!
"they're very eager to please.... most of the time." Said every ACD owner EVER.
I think it's the terrier in them. Can be stubborn and independent,
Heelers are the best!!! I used to take mine to work. They can be very polite dogs. Mine would ask permission to get on the furniture if we were visiting someone new. He spent time around a special needs child, and was aware that part of the child's condition was an overgrowth of capillaries near the skin. He could tell, by smell, where it was OK to place his paw without causing harm to the child's skin. It was amazing, and made me so grateful for such an aware dog. He was extremely intelligent, learning hand signs and/or spoken commands. Learned to spell several words when I attempted to fool him. Saved me from a charging bull while hiking, saved a puppy from the coyotes that we found while hiking, the usual Hero type dog stuff...
I could go on...
I wish you would I could listen forever I love this breed very protective my hank and his daughter dingo were and strong as heck
Thank you for sharing
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog;
You are his life, his love, his leader;
He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart.
You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
~Warrior Dog Foundation USA
I don't pay the internet for you to make me cry....
Damn right!
appreciate the tears thank you
no human is ever worthy of the ABSOLUTE devotion of a dog, we can only hope to learn from them.
I absolutely love this breed. My service dog is an Australian Cattle Dog and he is the most loyal, adaptable, intelligent, hardworking dog I know. Blu is my hero. If you are looking for a dog who will stay by your side no matter what and who has an endless amount of energy, this might be the dog for you.
Mine is my service dog as well. She alerts me to pending seizures and then holdse in a safe place until I'm fully recovered. She also helps me navigate through areas I'm unfamiliar with following seizures. She also cues me to take my meds on time. I love this dog.
My family have had ACD's since WWII. Mine just died of a brain tumour @ 16 years old. I still miss my guy.
I have a black female Heeler/Black Lab mix pup. I went from being a couch potato to walking twice a day and then working on obedience as well. I found her hog tied in a ditch in the middle of nowhere about 4 weeks ago. Got her scanned. No chip. All caught up on vaccines! And going to be spayed next month. Aaaaand now, she sleeps in my bed and never leaves my side. A friend said because I saved her shes imprinted on me. At first she cried if I went out of her sight. So I taught her that I would come back through short trips outside and back in. Shes okay with that now. And I cant imagine life without her now!!! Shes incredibly smart! This lady isn't lying! Shes so intense sometimes too. But the only problem area I'm having is other dogs. And because I found her, I know nothing of her past and previous experiences and training it makes it really hard to know if its fear or aggression. But, I've found a relative dog course for next month. I'm willing to work with such a loyal sweet happy little dog.
My Australian cattle dog was the best dog ever had him for 16 years from when he was a puppy and when I was a young kid up until my 20s when we had to put him down.
Miss my Joe (Joey) he was a red heeler. He was so fast! But when he got older he was such a chill dog I love him and miss him so much. He was the best dog ever.
Rip Joe.
I just got a red heeler named him forest got him from the middle of nowhere colorado. He is amazing. Im happy to see they can live such a long life.
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I hear you. I had the same experience. I miss her every day.
26 just got one. my first dog in my life.
Best dogs ever. Recently lost ours, very sudden an unexpected. He was young. He was great with our kids, animals too. Cats, chickens, dogs and people. Loved them all. Never once did he try to herd our kids or put his mouth on anyone’s skin. He just knew better. He moved the chickens around the yard. Was easy to train. Loved fetch, hiking, swimming, everything. He was a magnet. On leash or off in a crowd of people and he’d stick right to you. Currently we can’t bare to get another one because it would remind us of him. Wife wants an Aussie shepherd or border collie. I’m still stuck on that dog and heelers in general. Lots of people have shepherds and collies, but none give the same amount of praise or outpouring of those who’ve had heelers. Some say border collies are superior but I’ll be damned if one can win me over like a heeler can.
There's no better dog, period. Heeler master race
Female Texas Heeler 1 yr old now. The Queen Liliuokalani "Lily"! We got Her at 8 weeks old for the best $100 we have ever spent. Amazing, smart, beautiful and very busy. A tired Heeler is a happy Heeler.
My grandmother saw a stray blue heeler pup roaming around an area of town for a few days and finally got my dad to catch her. She named her Grayson, after the county they found her in. She was the most loyal, sweet animal. Always right by my grandmothers side. She passed a few years ago, could never replace such a unique pup. Great video
I have a blue and he's the best. Him and my German Shepard get along fantastically. He's very personable and for him, ball is life. He could be dead asleep, if he hears that ball bounce he's right there ready.
my half heeler loves going after a ball
Owned my first blue heeler at 10... now 23 and I breed . I will NEVER own another breed . Best dogs in the world . No argument .
You won't hear me argue best dog in existence
My cattle dog is what I call too friendly 😂 she loves everyone and everything and is so happy! She will growl if she sees someone that is sketchy so I know she can tell the difference
They don't NEED a job. I had mine for 16 years and he was super chill. He loved to play but loved relaxing just as much. He lived on open property, an apartment, a trailer, never mattered. He didn't have pent up energy, he was just super chill
Are you sure it was a Heeler then?
Was he a mix? I'm looking to get a blue heeler (my jack russell pup passed away after 15 years) but I see that sometimes people just luck out with a calmer individual, which is kind of what I'm after. I have a heart condition despite being fairly active (hikes weekly ect) but there's days I won't be able to do 2 hours of exercise.
The thick, muscled version of the cattle dog sheds once a year. I know, I had one. The skinny longer with sharper nosed cattle dog, shed all the time. I know, I had one. She is not lying.
I love these dogs and you described mine perfectly. He’s been hit by an 18 wheeler traveling at 50+ MPH, kicked in the face by a horse and last week fell off my truck at 50+ MPH. These are very gritty and tuff dogs.
Best dog ever. I have. 4 year old Aussie Heeler, her mom was a red Merle Australian Shepherd, her dad a Blue Heeler. We are about to began agility training and CANT WAIT
That’s true especially with other dogs and people.. if I walk my dog up to another dog or human he’s fine but if they approach me he does not act very impressed lol
My dog is the same, he doesn't let other dogs jump up on me
My half ACD (50% ACD and the rest is border collie + german shepherd) has most of the traits mentioned. Except mine is a couch potato, and she's only loud when someone is at the door. However, she is naturally calm, loyal, very friendly to humans, loves cuddles, food-driven, obedient, and very intelligent.
Ah yes. Mine thinks the mail carrier is a terrorist. And that is about the only time he barks
Loved this. Thank you! Just wanted to point out that not all heelers with short tails have been docked, in Australia there is a ''variation'' of the breed called ''Stumpy tail cattle dogs'' and they usually are born without a tail :)
It's not a 'variation' of the breed... the Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog is a breed in its own right.
@@tammymcleod4504 Exactly. There is also another breed known as the Australian Kelpie.
mine doesn't have a tail, when she's happy she wags her whole butt lol , Mine will run any agility course but you don't need to run along with her just send her. Grasshopper is totally a one man dog, If another dog chases her when she's running a course that fine and she seams to even enjoy it but if they run in front of her and get in her way or mess her up she is gonna stop give them an ass whooping then finish the course lol
@@regularguy8592 Interesting. Do you have a Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog? Because that is a distinct breed from the Australian Cattle Dog.
LOL... "Eager to please.... MOST of the time!" That's my little heathen! :D
ACDs are a second-to-non breed for me. Heard about the breed, but never paid attention, unless I rescued one - or rather, she rescued me. Everything said about ACDs is true, and it started with bringing my girl to obedience training. It was easy as pie for all that followed in class and competition. After Irish Setters, Shelties, Corgis, Terries and even a Chihuahua, this girl really embedded herself into my heart. Unfortunately, she came down with Addision's at 3, but did well on her meds until she ended up with CHF at 10. She lived another 1 year and 3 weeks. Not a day goes by that I don't think about this loyal, devoted and loving girl. It's been 2 years, and I am following 4-5 ACD Rescue sites... Missing my Lilybean
They're great with children! They love their family. They will protect those kids no matter what! I have a 23 year old and 29 year Son and daughter and let me tell you they were protected as infants as I introduced them to my dogs!
I have tri color healers also border collie Queensland mix Omg the best dog ever! RIP Nikki girl.
Finally, someone commenting on their tails! Bums me out to see them without tails (and dew claws) because they use both so much. The tails are used like rudders, propellers, and like a cat, for balance...along with all the normal uses for a dog tail, like telegraphing their current emotional state(s).
Regarding having them as "house pets" and around small children, I got my first ACD in 1991, and she was 8 and going blind from glaucoma (they have this as a hereditary defect, so watch out for it) when our daughter was born. The dog was absolutely fine with our daughter. Our 2nd ACD was an Xmas present to our daughter when she was 5, and that dog has been perfect, as has the rescue, that we took in, 4 years later. They've never herded her, or us, or anyone else. All of our ACD's have always been house dogs, staying in the house uncrated when we are gone at work all day. They don't damage anything, and they don't go to the bathroom in the house, ever.
Personally, I think they blow their coats 2 times, in the fall, and in the spring, but their shedding is year round. With wood floors, we could literally use a leaf blower once a week to blow all the dog hair out the front door!
I'm in full agreement with socialization, if you want a super friendly ACD, (I still call them Queenies, or Queensland Heelers). Tons of interaction with strangers and other dogs, from the earliest possible age. They'll still be good "guard" dogs, but they won't be violent, or holy terrors......which they are well known for, out on the ranches here in California. In fact, most people have a well deserved fear of the breed here, because the ACD is a popular choice for ranchers.
They're known for being deaf, or going deaf, and for having eye issues, like glaucoma, so if you're buying from a breeder, ask a lot of questions and get to see the parents. The last thing you want is a dog in the prime of it's life, and with years of great training under its belt, that you have to put down, because not only is it going blind, but it must have it's eyes removed and the lids sewn shut if you choose not to euthanize.
Wonderful, fully human engaging dogs, that you can speak in sentences too, and teach all kinds of stuff. I've even taught all 3 of mine to walk quietly and tip-toe, in order to sneak around at night, or to sneak past the fence where there's a dog that always runs to the fence and goes nuts. Ours walk off-leash everywhere, except where it's unlawful AND we'd risk a citation.
Calm, smart, strong willed owners, who maintain consistency, make the best ACD owners. If that sounds like you, you'll enjoy a match like you've never experienced. If that is not you, be honest, and look at other breeds, because you will create a terrible ACD, and it will wind up hurting you, your family, other people's pets, and eventually getting put down. That goes for the other working dogs, like Australian Shepards and Border Collies. You have to be strong enough to go face-to-face with these dogs, show them you mean business, and then back that up. Anything less will generate a fear driven devil dog that you will be scared of, and hate.
Tails don't effect their balance. Their tells are docked so their tails don't get stomped on by cattle or caught in wired fences
The percentage of tail injuries is so minuscule that it’s just wrong to dock their tails. Besides that, my dogs have gorgeous, colorful tails!
They are also born without tails i have three stumpies they where the first style acd
I also rescued a Stumpy. This lady seems so knowledgeable yet talks about ranchers docking tails. Not now they don't because there's your ACD's and Stumpy Heelers. They are one of the few types of dogs that are born with the short tail. Trust that my dog has ZERO problem with balance and agility. It just happens to be the result of some of the cross breeding that happened as she was saying in the video. There were Stumpys in the video. Although, she has said several things in this video that don't ring true with my dog (he sheds TWICE a year and also loves all people and dogs alike..very social all on his own).
It did look like the last dog she had on there (he was a mix) had a lopped off tail. I suppose some people do crap to some dogs but my point is that there are Stumpies (born that way) and the ACD with tails.
It's actually the human who is "owned" by it's Cattle Dog.....bwahahaaa.....
+1
True that!
One does not simply own a Cattle Dog...
Same goes with Doberman pinschers. But I think in all honesty it's any breed.
This lady knows her stuff. I have had the breed for 18 years now. I own three and ATM (17,4 11 mos) True story, I would put my heeler outside or elsewhere when my friend came over with her kids. They were normal ridiculous wild kids x 3. My friend was at wits ends at keeping them from acting stupid. So, I said that I would help her. I simply let my ACD Beeler out and within 5 minutes those little brats were sitting on the couch with their hands and feet tucked under them watching tv. Nobody was bitten but Beeler was a Great baby sitter.
I have an ACD and pitbull mix and she''s the most challenging dog I've ever had and also the smartest. An amazing breed with the perfect coat. I've never had to pick foxtails or burs out of her coat like with all my other dogs. The video description is inaccurate in that they actually have longer lifespans. A cattle dog can live up to 17 years. My ACD mix is 15 and has finally started slowing down and is mostly deaf. Thank goodness she's smart. We have sign language for all her commands and she picked them up in one session of training.
I love my heelers. They are such good dogs. Definately not for everyone. Mine are great with small children. Haven't had one problem in that department.
These dogs are super intelligent and super active. They need to 'work' and be stimulated mentally. If they are not worked they will become bored and can not only become destructive but aggressive if left to their own devises like all dogs. This breed can go all day.
That's the entire point of it. Heelers were always meant to be working dogs.
Best dogs ever! Great with children and very loveable, although they did hone my reflexes as a kid when playing chasing and sports, otherwise those ankles got a nip. ;) Had a stranger on the property once that said our dogs had just bit him on both ankles. My dad replied "Dogs? I've only got one."
FINALLY BEST BREED EVER. BEAUTIFUL LOYAL COMPANIONS. BEAUTIFUL AGILE GRACE FOUL DOGS. ONCE A ACD OWNER, ALWAYS AN ACD OWNER.
ecmxcorp Absolutely!!
@carol m could not handle it huh?
@carol m Who says bloody in the US? You like a whippet over a heeler. nuff said.
My Heelers have taken care of my Grandchildren very well, my first jeter noticed my granddaughter making a noise in her crib in another room alerting us by whimpering at her door,our second physically blocked, my grandson from running into the street, my third ( while he does nip their heels) plays with the kids in the apartment complex
Yesterday we saw The Incredible Doberman Pincher and today this, fantastic work Zeke! The quility of prodution, informaion, breeders, dogs keeps getting better and better. Lets not forget Brenda Negri and her Spanish Mastiff's, what a great show!
the one with the doberman wasn't really good, the couple had a very limited knowledge of what they were saying and we're talking about stuff they didn't know, i didn't even watch till the end (stopped at the last quarter). the channel does produce the best dog videos on youtube but there have been some videos where the choice of the interwied was badly done.
Thank you for that. Very informative.
😂 Best team work...
Australian cattle dog + Border collie
My blue heeler is so protective of my one year old nephew who she met for only two days.
Did I miss the part where she said they do not STINK like so many breeds? Love my pack.
TRUE. I’ve never noticed a dog smell on my ACD or any I worked with. They even shed off the wet dog smell so much more easily.
Yup. They don’t have a dog smell save for the corn chip/popcorn feet. And if they do somehow have a dog smell it doesn’t last for very long.
Lies......they shed their coat constantly. I'm thinking of investing in an industrial vacuum cleaner 😂😂😂
Or a leaf blower!!! I agree though, it's year round, with a big shed in the fall and spring....IMO
love my Gunther so much a great great friend
If there was anything that I disagreed with it was the hair thing. Non freaking stop.
Wash them every 2 weeks... brush them afterwards.. the end
I think it mostly has to do with the climate you live in.. I live in South Africa and my boy doesn't shed a lot.. even when brushing him weekly I don't get much hair off him.. but one thing that i love about his coat is that dirt slides right off of it and he is rarely ever dirty.. My father is also allergic to dog but isnt allergic to him.
Thank YOU for your insight and experience!
12:59 that yawn is contagious!
Oh man, the Kelpie has the face of my Kelpie mix! she's a kelpie/staffordshire mix - but definitely has the kelpie face!
tHIS CROSS IS ACTUALLY Kelpie to Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog so the build of 10/10 long legged frame and no tail common working cross in Australia
We have a Aussie Sheppard as you can see in my profile pic. She is just an everything dog. Keeps me in shape since she demands exercise time in running in the park or just endless frisbee play. Love so much!!
Thanks for the comprehensive video
LOL... "Eager to please.... MOST of the time!" That's about right.
The Halls Heeler was bred to move stock up and down the east coast of Australia thru mountains to the Hunter Valley crossing the mountain range to the New England district and then to the inland of Queensland this was thru tribal lands so a silent dog was desirable This gave rise to them being called Queensland Heelers Lawrie
What an awesome documentary! Thankful for Cara's insight and honesty :)
Thank you. This was very helpful. I'm looking to adopt a rescue and feel better informed now.
Thank you for your shared knowledge!
THANK YOU SO MUCH for this one 🙏🙏🙏
I love my cattle dogs they are the best
thanks for your time and good info. thanks...
If you want a guard/watch dog no matter what anybody says about other breeds these dogs are the ones I will not go into a yard if they are in protection mode.
Thank you. So informative.
I've had three. For whatever reason the blue heelers are more temperamental. My red heeler was absolutely loving, loyal, laid back, etc. They love to play and run. They're very smart and easy to train. But again, be careful. I don't know why but the blue heelers are temperamental, and they can get territorial and can turn on you.
From an Aussie, thanks for the commentary!
That was awesome, thanks
and when they get tired out they make the BEST cuddlers
In Australia we call them Blue and Red Healers
Hades 616 in texas too blue heelers seem to be more common over here
Yep...heelers because they drive cattle by nipping at the heels.
I have a red heeler but I say Australian cattle dog to people who I think won’t know just to generalize
@@zanescogin4469 AS the Halls Healer with the longer legs pre date the A C D which was bred from the Heeler post 1865 particullarly Bagust brothers and others in Sydney lawreie winney
Many of the photoes show another split of the breed called Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog Lawrie Winney
just found your channel! great videos - keep up the good work! Thanks
I have seen jerkers born without tails. My healer that I got as a pup has a short tail by birth. I love healers so much!!
These are Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dogs geneticly predate A C D s by about twenty years
Thank you.I learned a lot and already knew some of it.Because of my puppy no.She is a complicated mix but her dominant side is the australian cattle dog and so i'm very happy with her.
love this woman, love this video, love ACDs, awesome
The red dog in the video is an Australian Stumpy Tailed Cattle Dog a cousin of the Australian Cattle Dog, a dog that is a different breed and temperament
Aye. I have one myself, they’re much more independent and mischievous IMO. I personally think they have a touch more of the Dingo side in them, although they love you just the same.
I have a mutt but he has the coat and ears of a red heeler, and the body of a basset hound. He is so loyal and loves cuddling. Great dogs.
This is my new favorite channel
YESSS FINALLY A VIDEO ABOUT ME THANKS dogumentary
Thanks! Great video! That's my next dog!
Thank you 💕
Best dog I ever owned ... only limited by our imaginations ... get them around people when they are young as much as possible or they can be stranger leery. Definitely not for couch potatoes you will need to run and work your dog at least an hour a day or you could be in trouble. Very loyal and rewarding dog to own for the right owner.
Great content!!!!
My acd is very smarty and loyal I couldn’t ask for a better dog just very hyper and sheds a lot but still amazing
Great video.
My mate used to have Kelpies, two of the smartest dogs ever :)
Yes one of my Stumpy's has the same gait ,a pace rather than a trot -but not with the roached lumbar area .I wondered with some Stumpys about the change in the spine having something to do with the motion difference? I have three purebred Stumpys and the two with stump tails have an almost hare like bound my only Longtail (which are often born in purebred litters) has a different gait altogether . The red dog is gorgeous though and nice to see her doing what comes naturally pretty cool
I always learn so much more from these videos than I do from my own research. Is there anyway you can do the Norwegian Elkhound? I really am looking to own one in the near future.
Meanwhile in Australia every second family has a cattle dog 😂 they do not nip if they are socialised and trained properly.
Riley Smith I'm Australian and this comment is bullshit lol. More like every second family has a Labrador 😂
scarlettrubyrose not bullshit, where are you from? Im from far north Queensland and I dont know a single family with a Labrador.
I'm not even in Australia and clearly Australians disagree and have different experience in their own continent. LOL! Sort of like every person in every big land.
The Aussies I spoke to during my one month visit, frequently disliked ACDs because the dispositions went south and the bodies got too cobby. They blamed the show world.
@@nuriac2480 or frenchie 😂
Riley Smith Yep. We sure do 💕💕💕
Love cattle dogs!!!!
Oh my. I got my acd blue and boy was I surprised. I had a 50/50 border collie lab and thought she was wild. Nope. This one is wild. I have never dealt with a more high energy dog. It's been challenging, honestly. And made me frustrated. I loooove her, but wow... the work. I live in the city but have a quarter acre for her to enjoy. I have used a kennel for her for the first time in my life. I am training her for indoors but it's hard. I am training her to entertain herself outside for hours so I can do human things. It is process, and I will be making some concessions, as these require human input a lot, but it is working. Currently, she just got spayed at 1 yo and she is on a lot of tranquilizers and will be for a week. Hate it but necessary.
Acd or blue hhelers as we call them here in Australia are not like the ones of say 30 to 50 years ago. Most are shorter in the leg and don't have that tenacity they are known for. You can still find some hard dogs in the state of Queensland. As cattle have been bred to be more docile the need for the true heeler has decreased.
I want to hear more of her and this breed!
My Australian Cattle Dog is a couch potato. LOL He doesn't like the heat, doesn't like to go on long walks, is more interested in chewing on me and playing tug-o-war. He will chase a frizbee a couple of times, but lays down after 5 or 6 short throws. LOL
Big beautiful dog. Molto bello
I love dogs!
Great video spot on, our Sammy does talk a lot tho
I’d love to see video on the Australian Shepherd :)
I had a blue cattle dog as a kid. He would jump over a 4 foot fence in one leap and escape. So we put him in another yard with a bigger fence...so now he decides to climb up it and over....and escapes again. So we put him in the pool yard with a 6 foot fence so now he decides to dig under it to escape. If he wanted to escape he did.
I agree with what she says, but my heeler is very good with my 2yo daughter, but he is also 2 and they are always together, they're best friends except when it's time get in the truck.
My Heeler LOVED my newborn son! He was very gentle and protective.
depends whether he or she lays under the tree m8.but qa true workin dog is chained up out back....nofamily crap lol
I have had several heelers and heeler/kelpie crosses. Never had an issues with them around my kids. I did obedience training with some of mine, they NEVER nipped me or my kids but are super protective. We stopped getting bothered by people going door to door when they saw a dog foaming at the mouth, leaping as high as the top of the door trying the get through the window to get at them.
All I had to do was snap my fingers and point down and she would be sitting at my feet, tail wagging happy she had scared away the bad people. Once you were introduced to her and told you were a friend, she was loving to you.
they shed their coat once a year Jan-Dec
I'm the black sheep in my family so I feel we'll make a compatible fit. I've had a Border Collie so I'll see how they differ. Thank you for all the info.
Documentary, could you please do a specific Australian Cattle Dog video? Also a living with the breed?
In Australia Cattle Dogs can be born with a stumpy tail. I have had 3 cattle dogs and only one was a nipper
that's my favorite dog 🐄🐕#1
you are wrong we got two types of cattle dogs here in Australia we also got the stampy tail cattle dog with the very small tail, it's also red or blue... your dog is the common cattle dog called blue heeler... nice dogs by the way...
if you have half wild bush cattle the sheep dogs struggle to get them to move a good cattle dog has a serious bite , mind you the oz kelpie is not far behind
I have a 2 year old male red heeler. He's a great dog.
Cattle dog woot woot !
Id love to see a video on Aussie Kelpies!
Seconded
Yes, Kelpies next please!
Aussie kelpies
I have a cattle dog/kelpie mix and I love my Jax! He looks just like the one at the end. 2 years old and so many adventures ahead!
The only thing about that is that there's the fear they will be AKC recognized. There is already a show line of Australian kelpies, but the AKC listed the "working kelpie" in the FSS. Why do that to the WORKING dogs when there are already show dogs in existence?
If there is a video of them made, PLEASE do it with someone who speaks out openly on your video about the rejection of AKC registration.
Ha, where I’m from, we ether call them blue healers or red healer, depending on the colour. No matter what you call them, they are AMZING dogs!
Always thought about getting a Blue Heeler. After I got my first male German Shepherd, I haven't looked at another breed.
As someone whose had both.... heeler for the win. Much smarter and loyal in my experience and way more protective
Wow, I didn't know the Dalmation was in there! Makes sense, but also fascinating. Please do all about working labrador retrievers, from seeing eye to duck retrieving!