A red heeler is a medium sized dog with orange/red markings/spots all over its body. they can be aggressive and are very good watch dogs. if you see one in public DO NOT PAT IT the chances of it biting you are about 7 out of 10 so DONT PAT IT!
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Australian Cattle Dog, Queensland heeler, red Heeler, Blue heeler,
A red Heeler is just a red Heeler it isn't mixed with anything. Australian Cattle Dogs aka Heelers come in two different colors red and blue.
All dogs appreciate affection. If you own a red heeler, you should pat it - but not when it's eating.
Red Heeler puppies can be bought from local breeders. The Kennel club will be able to provide a list of reputable ones. Alternatively. you could ask a local shelter, who may have an older Red Heeler available for rehoming.
when there in season because they have to be in season
They are in fact the same breed--just different names. You may also hear them called a blue heeler or red heeler depending on their color.
German Shepherd's are a lot stronger than a red heeler.
Australian Cattle Dogs can also be called Queensland Heeler, Blue Heeler (dogs showing the 'bluish'gray and black coloring), and Red Heeler (reddish colored dogs.) Stumpy tailed versions are sometimes referred to as Smithfield Cattle dogs, but in fact the Smithfield heeler is another breed again, with a different shaped body.
Australian Cattle Dogs and Blue Heelers are the same thing. 'Australian Cattle Dog' is it's official name, but we (In Australia) often call them blue or red heelers for the colour of their coat and their ability to 'heel' cattle. There are however 2 breeds of Bluey (we shorten everything in Aus, it's got a nickname for the nickname). One is the Australian Cattle Dog and the other is the Australian Stumpy-Tailed Cattle Dog. They look pretty much the same, except for the obvious; one has a short tail.
Gestation is the pregnancy of an animal. In heelers it is usually 56-72 days.
Elvis. He is southern, sang about blue suede shoes (to which blue heeler sounds like a reference) and about a hound dog.
clover mites look like small red circles and up close thay look like red Spiders.