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Dog Breeds

Australian Cattle Dog

The Australian cattle dog (ACD) 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.

Australian cattle dog puppies for sale

Australian Cattle Dog puppies available. (Also called Blue Heeler or Queensland Red.) To secure our breed and your peace of mind, all pups are:

• BAER tested (hearing)

• PRA tested (sight)

• Micro chip implanted

• Registered with KUSA Full Breed and Appendix Register

• Vaccinated and Dewormed

Parents are HD and Ed tested with excellent scoring. Also tested for various other things eg PPL, NCL 5, DM, MDR, PRA-prcd.  Outstanding working dogs, guard dogs, and loyal family friends. Puppies are R9500 each. Johannesburg South, Gauteng. Flights can be arranged to other areas at the buyer's expense. Contact Chardine Kirchner, email chardinealshama@gmail.com   WhatsApp or Call 0823189562, More photos on our website:  www.australiancattledogbreeder.co.za     Posted 17.09.24

Cattle watch out! Here comes Duxcha Coleby!

Above photos supplied by Duxcha Cattle Dogs

About cattle dogs

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. 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 blue heeler is possibly the best known colour.

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

The tail hangs down except when excited.

Class: herding

Size: medium - female Australian Cattle Dog about 43 to 48 cm at the shoulder. A male Australian Cattle Dog should measure about 46 to 51 cm

Weight: 16 to 23 kg.

In South Africa the dogs are sometimes called, "beeshondtjies."

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.