Dogs - Australian Cattle Dog

The Australian cattle dog is sometimes called a blue heeler. Blue is a common colour - with speckles & patches. They can also be red - a red heeler! They are also called Queensland heelers. Queensland is a state in Australia.

Cattle dogs were used to herd cattle on the vast ranches of Australia, so they developed a breed that was lean, energetic and muscular. The dogs drove cattle by nipping their heels or tails. Hence the word, "heeler."

The coat is short, dense and oily, with a wooly undercoat. Longer hair grows on the tail, which droops down. There is a white tip at the end of the long tail.

Australian cattle dogs are never merle or roan. The coloring is called ticking.

The ears are erect, giving the dog an alert appearance.

Size: medium - female Australian Cattle Dog  about 17 to 19 inches (43 to 48 cm) at the shoulder. A male Australian Cattle Dog should measure about 18 to 20 inches (46 to 51 cm) 

Weight: 35 to 50 pounds (16 to 23 kg).

This Australian cattle dog puppy belonged to Laura Walker of Luling, Texas. The dog is fully grown now.

Australian cattle dog puppy. Dexy belongs to Jocelyn Ford.  She was nearly 6 months when pic taken.

Nipping bulls in the heel is a dangerous occupation! An angry bull can kick back. Some snakes employ the same tactics - lying camouflaged  by the path & striking passers-by in the heel. It's a picture of the way Satan attacks the unwary. The Bible compares Satan to a snake. "He (Christ) will crush the snake's head, and you will strike his heel." Genesis 3, 15. There's an ongoing fight between good & evil.

Lookup a word or passage in the Bible Include this form on your page