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Dog breed Australian Cattle Dog A blue Australian Cattle Dog Other names ACD, Cattle Dog, Blue/Red Heeler, Queensland Heeler Origin Australia Traits Height Males 46–51 cm (18–20 in) Females 43–48 cm (17–19 in) Weight 15–22 kg (33–49 lb) Coat short double coat Color blue, blue mottled, blue speckled, red mottled, red speckled Kennel club standards ANKC standard Fédération ...
The Halls Heeler is the presumed ancestor of two present-day dog breeds, the Australian cattle dog and the Australian stumpy tail cattle dog.. Thomas Simpson Hall, pastoralist and son of pioneer Hawkesbury region colonist George Hall, developed an Australian working dog for cattle farming during the mid 1800s.
The Stumpy was first recognised as a breed in its own right in 1963, when the Australian National Kennel Council issued a breed standard for the Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog. [citation needed] The name was changed to Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog in 2001 [9] and in 2003 the breed was accepted by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale.
An exciting update about the Australian Cattle Dog who found a trio of kittens shows the pup thriving as their surrogate mother. ... And the clip even demonstrates just how protective the Heeler ...
FarmVille introduced a new dog -- the Heeler puppy for 65 Farm Cash. Once this dog grows up, it will be able to help harvest cows, which makes sense because Heelers are also known in real life as ...
Just like an Australian Cattle Dog who turned back into a puppy after a little boo boo on the ranch. The dog sure is tough — but even tough pups need a little love every now and again.
Hall also experimented in dog breeding to produce a prototype cattle dog from the breeding of dingos with a type of Scottish collie. This breed was called the Halls Heeler, which were later refined by others through further breeding to create the Australian cattle dog. Hall is regarded as the main originator of this iconic type of dog. [1]
The hardy Australian Kelpie or one of its crosses is the most popular breed of dog for mustering sheep and cattle in Australia. [1] The Australian Cattle Dog or "blue heeler" is a popular ranch dog in the US, as is the Border Collie , Australian Shepherd , and related crossbreds.