Australian Cattle Dog

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Thursday 22 October 2015

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  Height :

 17 - 20 inches (43 – 51 cm) 

  Weight :

  30 - 62 pounds (13 – 28 kg)

  Life Span :

  13 – 15 years

The Australian Cattle Dog, also known as the Australian Heeler, is a courageous,  robust, smart, hardy, independent, stubborn compact working dog. The dog is agile, well-muscled, powerful and determined while working.It needs much more exercise than that and something to occupy its mind daily or it will become bored, leading to serious behavior problems. It needs action in its life and will do best with a job. This alert dog is excellent in the obedience ring and will excel in agility and herding trials. Can be obedience trained to a very high level.

Firm training starting when the dog is a puppy and a lot of daily leadership, along with daily mental and physical exercise will produce a wonderful and  happy pet. Protective, it makes an excellent guard dog. It is absolutely loyal and obedient to its master.  It is sometimes suspicious of people and  dogs it doesn’t know. It can be very dog aggressive if allowed to be pack leader, for its dominance level is high.

He is loyal and protective of his family, though wary of outsiders. Besides herding work, the Australian Cattle dog does well at canine sports, including agility, obedience, rally, flyball, and flying disc competitions. He thrives on having a job to do and on being part of all family activities.
The Australian Cattle Dog is a high-energy working dog.

He wants to be active and busy most of the time. His energy must be directed, or he'll become bored and will resort to entertaining himself, usually by doing something you consider naughty, like digging in the trash or digging up your flower garden. He usually attaches himself closely to one person and bonds less closely with others. He's often called a "Velcro" dog because he attaches so firmly; he likes to be in  close physical contact with his chosen person all the time.  He has a strong tendency to bite, even in play. This tendency must be properly directed with  socialization and training when he's a puppy, or it can turn into dangerous behavior.