australian cattle dogs

Now my little ball of satan fluff is 2.5 years. Destruction is still there but about 68% my fault when I don't give her the tools she requires like ample outside time, stimulus, etc. She CAN play outside 1/2 the week without my supervision and be just peachy. There is room to run, chickens in...

Hello everyone! So my family and I have just got a female Australian Cattle Dog, she is 6 months old. We got her from my moms coworker. She basically lived at the shop before we got her. She is very energetic and would jump on the customers so they put a shock collar on her. And recently she...

I keep hearing that high-energy dogs like ACDs enjoy jobs or tasks, but haven’t found much relevant to the indoors. I work from home and want to keep my 1.5 y.o. pup entertained, but she seems to get bored of bones/antlers pretty quick, and usually defaults to pulling all the stuffing out of her...

Hey everyone, Our 9 month old ACD has typically slept in till 6 to 6:30 for the past several months. This week however he has decided to start waking up at 5 and in turn waking everyone else up. We have tried taking him on uneventful potty breaks and putting him back in his crate, but to no...

For context: my ACD x German Shepherd mix is 8 months (almost 9) and has been with us since he was 5 months old. He was born on a farm then came to live in the suburbs 😂 Is there anything that can get him to stop getting into things? Or do they just grow out of the habit?

I have a half ACD(other half has other herding dog in her and some random hodge podge but she definitely looks and behaves like an ACD). She just turned one. Now, I’ll preface this by saying we love her and have no regrets. She’s beautiful and likes to play and has quite the personality. That...

Hey y'all! I rescued my first ACD back in November, she's a blue heeler and she'll be 3 in October. I've loved having her so much that I decided it was time to look into rescuing another heeler. I'm in the process of inquiring about a 5/6 y/o male red heeler who has a pretty much identical...

Currently we have our 3yo boy Coda on Hills Science Perfect Digestion. Fed twice daily, once in the morning around 7:45, then again around 5:30. 1 & 1/2 scoops each He’s developed a habit of ground nibbling - he’ll eat ANYTHING leafy or worse yet sticks. Constantly foraging for something...

My initial instinct is no. his ears are too round and his face reminds me of a Shiba Inu/Akita. https://s3.amazonaws.com/filestore.rescuegroups.org/956/pictures/animals/12654/12654679/54614509_468x476.jpg...

We recently got a female ACD, we were told she was 7 months at the time, which would make her about 8 months now. Assuming this is the correct age I'd like some estimates on how big she will get. She's now a trim 13.5kgs (29.8lbs), when we got her she was 13kg (28.6lbs). While there's 0.5kg...

Hi ACD Reddit Community! We adopted Charlee in March. The vet thinks she's 3 - 5 years old. She was being bred in her past life and I suspect she didn't get much in the way of exercise in her backyard breeding home. Although she's got short legs, this girl can fly. She loves fetch and can jump...

And not a Cattle Dog in sight! They ended up using some sort of French Mastiff looking dogs in the movie and, I mean, c'mon guys, it's the Mad Max franchise. Dog is a legend and this is probably a repost but here's a little history lesson on the guy:

hello all! i just got a blue heeler 3 days ago. she’s 8 months old. she’s attacked her sister multiple times and i was asked to take her in. she can be around other dogs if they fully ignore her. barking dogs don’t bother her. she FREAKS when approached though. she also is terrified of...

Hi! My wife and I picked up an 8wk old heeler in August, so he's now 5 months old. I have become 'his person', and my wife is more like the litter mate. He half respects her, but is MY personal stalker and listens to me much better. The other day, we had a 'territorial episode' where he was...

I’m considering getting an ACD & I’ve found a really handsome boy with a calm disposition at the local shelter but I’m concerned about the breed’s activity needs. Do y’all really have a spare 2-3hrs a day for dedicated playtime? I work full time, leave around 6am get home around 5pm, I usually...

What’s up Y’all! Just curious if any of your Beats try to latch onto your ankles when they’re trying to play/get your attention, lol. My 7 month girl will literally get behind as you’re walking and legitimately hug/warp her paws around your ankles, HahHa! Once, she almost made my Gf trip. It...

No doubt, Mila is the best running pal ever!!

So I’ve had my rescue ACD for about 5 weeks now. He’s a total sweetie and it’s hard to see why anyone would return him. He was returned by 3 different people before I adopted him which was heartbreaking. So well behaved, doesn’t wreck anything, massive snuggler (he’s a 45 pound lap dog), and...

My acd is absolutely out of his mind bonkers let me tell u. He genuinely kills an animal a day, AT LEAST. It’s spring where we are now, moving into summer weather, and since it started warming up and all the animals are back out, I’ve had gifts daily. He’s older too which blows my mind and...

So I recently got a blue heeler. He's almost 10 months old and has been with me for 3 weeks. So far, his off-leash walk has been incredible. He has grown bolder and will go ahead or fall behind exploring for like 8 meters away from me, but will always respond to a come or wait command. This is...