<\/span><\/h2>\nGhost an Australian Cattle dog (blue heeler)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>Are there different types of Blue Heeler?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
There are two different types of Australian Cattle dogs and therefore there are two different types of Heelers the Original Cattle Dog, from New South Wales, and The Queensland Heelers, who are a variant of the breed from the 1940s. Both are now known as Heelers.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>How do you tell if a dog is a Blue Heeler?<\/span><\/h2>\nBlue Heeler Quick Facts: Slightly longer than tall with curved, hanging tails, they have muscular legs and strong necks and broad, somewhat rounded heads with pointy ears. Their dense, weather-resistant coats come blue, blue mottled, blue speckled or red speckled both with possible dark or tan markings.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>What color are heelers born?<\/span><\/h2>\nHeeler pups are born white<\/b> You might be surprised to learn that the heelers have an all-white coat at birth. This trait also most likely comes from their Dalmatian heritage. Puppies start getting colorful quickly and you can see their pattern strongly by six weeks.<\/p>\n<\/span>What is the color of a Blue Heeler called?<\/span><\/h2>\nThere are two accepted coat colours, red and blue. Chocolate and cream are considered to be faults. Blue dogs can be blue, blue mottled, or blue speckled with tan on the legs and chest and white markings and a black patch or mask on one or both sides of the head<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>What breeds created the heeler?<\/span><\/h2>\nHistory of the Blue Heeler Dogs brought to Australia from England were bred with the native Australian dingo to create the ancestors of the blue heeler, or Australian cattle dog, that you know today. In May 1980 the Australian cattle dog was accepted for registration by the American Kennel Club.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>How did Blue Heelers originate?<\/span><\/h2>\nAustralian Cattle Dogs are descended from dingoes Later, the heelers were cross-bred with Dalmatians, Collies, and Kelpies, to lock in desired traits. So how did that happen? In 1840, Thomas Simpson Hall, an early colonist and cattle farmer, crossed dogs that had been bred with multiple collie strains and a dingo.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>What breeds make up an Australian Cattle Dog?<\/span><\/h2>\nThe Texas Heeler is a mixed breed doga cross between the Australian Cattle Dog and Australian Shepherd dog breeds. Intelligent, hard-working, and energetic, these herding pups inherited some of the best qualities from both of their parents.<\/b><\/p>\n