blue heelers

deer dogger · Post by **deer dogger** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 12:17 am

there is not a section for them so i thought this would be close i was wondering if anyone knows if theyll tree squirels/coons or if theyre good at it

easttenngator · Post by **easttenngator** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 12:35 am

blue heelers look great in a truck ...and that is it...Curs will out hunt out work and out catch them anyday of the week hell even a Aussie Sheperd is better

WFGinNM · Post by **WFGinNM** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:55 am

I would be willing to guess that there is a reason they are not called "Blue Treers". Probably should be called "Blue bullet catchers".

--Bill

bad moon · Post by **bad moon** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 1:47 pm

a true austrailian bred heeler is smart enough to learn about anything. i have always had them and they go out hunting with us alot with success however as far as treeing goes 90% of the time my heelers ( aka austrilan cattle dog) run them down on the ground and kill them. i have not had one go out on a lion chase with the hounds they are to close range of a dog for that, however i have taught some to trail the path of the hounds and keep me pointed in the right direction.

Pops · Post by **Pops** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 2:04 pm

the problem w/ most heelers in the US, is they are being bred to be pretty. their temperaments & working drives are getting all screwed up. a good working heeler will move cattle on big ranges like nobodys business.
compared to a good leopard dog or BMC, a good heeler is just as good, but works different.

horshur · Post by **horshur** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 2:51 pm

The healers I remembered as a kid.....you didn't touch the truck. :lol:

Melanie Hampton · Post by **Melanie Hampton** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 8:03 pm

I have a red heeler that is a hell of a squirrel dog.. All I had to do is knock a couple out to him and that was that.. He used to coon hunt with us all the time too.. Just had him and a bluetick.. Great kill dog.. He is getting a little too old for the coon hunting now..

He is the smartest dog I have ever met.. He is fine in the back of the truck until you stick your hand in my window.. Ask the gas attendants.. Never had a problem with people unless he felt I was being threatened.. He bites my boyfriend on command too :lol:

Don't know about the cow aspect of him though.. He was raised with the hounds and probably thinks he is one. Never had him around cows.....

Would I get for the purpose of hunting.. Probably not.. Would I own another one.. Yep.. People aren't brave enough to come into my kennels with a heeler on patrol

And I would probably squirrel hunt with it if it wanted to...

deer dogger · Post by **deer dogger** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 12:05 am

i recieved a fiest the other day and i am not getting a healer

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