Awesome Dogs of PNW

Matt B said:
I figured it was something like that, or referred to one of your Retrievers after a vigorous game of fetch in the swamp.
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I have a new male puppy that is very light, almost cream. and after the walk on the N. Bank the other day, dirty dog doesn't even cover it.
I'll post some pics later
 
Couldn't forsake these from an earlier forum life . . . Maggie, my #1 Lab; if anything was flying, Mags had it pegged.
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Couldn't leave Sadie behind; 150# of love, devotion and endless entertainment in a 9# body.
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Hank was a lanky pup when Sadie passed suddenly; he missed her for a long time. Photo taken immediately after I placed a plaster cast of Sadie's footprint inside of her collar in that shadow box.
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Here's my unicorn hunting buddy after a tough day running around along the river yesterday.
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We're guessing she's 3.5 yoa and got her at about 6 months. She's come soooo far. She was feral and fearful...afraid of just about everything and would dang near rip your arm out of the socket trying to get away from whatever scared her.

It's still a coin toss as to whether or not she'll let ya touch her but she does the best she can and loves to roam along the river
 
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I grew up in a house full of cats (not a cat house:)). My wife was a dog person and got one from the pound the week we bought the house in '97. We haven't been without since and my son has 4 labs and retrievers. Guess I became a dog person, I really enjoy seeing everyone's companions.
 
Triploidjunkie said:
We have a six year old blue heeler, and a two year old wolf/German shepherd mix. Both love fishing!View attachment 2037
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How you like the Blue Heeler..? Beautiful dogs but I hear their temperment can be questionable..? I had a buddy living in West Richland that got one as a pup. As it got older, it grew very protective of the property and would make entering doubtful. Not sure if it was due to how it raised or if it was natural instinct. Eventually he had to give it away due to the fact that it bit a neighborhood girl but that could happen with any dog depending how it was brought up..
 
@Cdnred, We had a Blue Heeler, Tilley - number 1 best dog - they need to run, they need to work. Luckily, we were on the farm for her first 10 years, she had cattle next door to work with. We never trained her, herding-wise, but with her instincts she was a joy to watch with the cattle. She was also a great fishing buddy:

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And much more of a water dog than I anticipated:

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Please excuse my overindulgence, still miss her and Cody terribly:


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Cheers
 
I have had 6 heelers now. Nub was one of 2 that fished with me.
I would float the Deschutes, I would hear Amy Hazel holler " hey Nub"
from under the trees. she didn't yell to me.
Moose is my fishing dog now. I will try to put up some pics.
 
Cdnred said:
How you like the Blue Heeler..? Beautiful dogs but I hear their temperment can be questionable..? I had a buddy living in West Richland that got one as a pup. As it got older, it grew very protective of the property and would make entering doubtful. Not sure if it was due to how it raised or if it was natural instinct. Eventually he had to give it away due to the fact that it bit a neighborhood girl but that could happen with any dog depending how it was brought up..
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It has a lot to do with raising them. He definitely had to potential to be mean. I know people that had siblings of his that had to get rid of them because they were too vicious.
 
A) Don't Heelers go deaf as they age?? Or am I confusing them with another breed ??

B) Thanks guys for all the likes given to my two furrbutts... I'm sort of overwhelmed by it
 
wanderingrichard said:
A) Don't Heelers go deaf as they age?? Or am I confusing them with another breed ??

B) Thanks guys for all the likes given to my two furrbutts... I'm sort of overwhelmed by it
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Deafness, or congenital hereditary sensorineural deafness (CHSD) is a common trait among numerous breeds, including Heelers/Australian cattle dogs. In Heelers it is carried with certain pigmentation traits:

"more common in dogs with mask-free faces, and in those without pigmented body patches. In unilaterally deaf dogs with unilateral masks, the lack of observed association between side of deafness and side of mask suggests that if CHSD is due to defects in molecular pigment pathways, the molecular control of embryonic melanoblast migration from ectoderm to skin differs from control of migration from ectoderm to cochlea. In Australian Cattle Dogs, CHSD may be more common in females."

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The other thing people should understand about Heelers is that nipping is an inherent trait, it's how they herd, by nipping at the hocks of cattle; however, Heelers are incredibly smart and obedient and if trained properly, they can be "broken" of the habit, but if not properly trained, the nipping can become more aggressive. Heelers take work and effort, and they need to be put to work, but the reward is immeasurable.

Cheers
 
They have a possibility to be deaf. Some breeds are congenitally prone to deafness. They can do a BAER test to check.
The breed is very hard headed. You have to work with them. They can be very protective and aggressive.
They do need something to do. The ones that have been kenneled seem to get mean.
We picked up a 6 week old pup at the end of the year. He is the most aggressive one we have had I hope I can get him through it.
I have had good results with having them around 24/7.

The above must have been posted while I was typing
 
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