"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
Man O man that's a dandy one for sure!!! Keep us posted please. Getting to old to get a new pup, would worry about him going to new owners (relations) that wouldn't take him into the bush like I would. Looks like she's not backing down from that longhorn? She'll have some gritt. There ya go, Gritt, short for??? Bill 👣🐾👣🐾🇨🇦
Nice pup, already at your side and checking out livestock.
Two heelers?
Gonna be a lot of dog politics between em as to who’s your REAL dog, and who’s just a spare.
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
Don, if my day wasn't going well before opening this thread, it sure is now.
But, it was going pretty good so now it's gotten wonderful.
Whatever her name turns out to be, thanks for letting us meet her on the Campfire!
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
"Not in an open forum, where truth has less value than opinions, where all opinions are equally welcome regardless of their origins, rationale, inanity, or truth, where opinions are neither of equal value nor decisive." Ken Howell
Congrats to you and the lucky pup! Get her some earmuffs or she'll be as deaf as Finn!
"Camping places fix themselves in your mind as if you had spent long periods of your life in them. You will remember a curve of your wagon track in the grass of the plain like the features of a friend." Isak Dinesen
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
Beautiful puppy Don. Some guy down the road from me has 8-10 head of Longhorns on his place. I love driving by and seeing them. Not a very common sight in the Buckeye State.
Ron
People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. Orwell
Well, it's gotten to where a guy can't even pinch a loaf in private anymore....
My heeler is exactly where your older dog is when I’m in the john( except the door is shut at my house, wife wouldn’t appreciate it). Pup looks like a Lucy, short for Lucille.
Tell me the odds of putting grease on the same pancake? I Know they are there, well ice and house slippers. -Kawi
well, I decided on a name for the little buttface....
The snugglebug shall henceforwardly be known as Miss Lorena, or affectionately called Loree Darlin', depending if I'm in a Gus or Newt mood....
She sends ya'll hugs. And wet, sloppy kisses....
I think that's perfect...I should be permanently moving to my land in about two years and I have always said that when I do, I will get two males, one blue and one red and they will be called Captn' and Gus respectfully. Talked to a breeder once about having two and she said to never have two bitches. The other combos will work.
Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other the person to die ......
"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me."
Very cool. Looks like she's already family. You got a good one.
NRA LIFE MEMBER GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS ESPECIALLY THE SNIPERS! "Suppose you were an idiot And suppose you were a member of Congress... But I repeat myself." -Mark Twain
The older Finn gets,the more he looks like my old Dusty.He's been gone for 2 years now and I still miss him.Haven't had the heart for a new pup,but seeing her makes me want another.
" It ain't dead.As long as there's one cowboy taking care of one cow,it ain't dead ! " Monte Walsh
Ours is not happy. Raining like hell and she hasn't crapped in two days though with zero food yesterday. She is dealing with it but you just see it. To the vet tomorrow for a dew claw inspection. Hopefully she clears.
This pic could be the basis of it's very own thread, 'Caption this'..........
Luv it.
Listen up Long Horns ! I’m the new kid around here and there’s gonna be some changes.
First change on the agenda is directed to the mulatto looking punk who’s eyeballing me. There better not be any BLM bullshît coming outta your pie hole, or I will eat a hole through you big enough to drive a Ford F-350.
🦫
Curiosity Killed the Cat & The Prairie Dog “Molon Labe”
Love those red heelers, but I know some people are partial to blues. Either way, they are an amazing breed.
Best dog I've been around was a red. I saw plenty of working heelers that took a beating on the job, without a complaint. Stoic is an understatement. Busted ribs getting kicked by livestock, or sent flying in the air. You'd never know it, looking at the dogs. Tough, loyal, fearless, and obedient. A heeler isn't like any other breed, not even close.
I rescued a red that had parvo. Owners didn't want to treat her. She was a hoot. When she was older, she would playfully smack bigger dogs on the muzzle with her paw. Funny to see big Rotts, German Shepherds, etc. back pedal with a heeler messing with them. And when they ran, she chased them down nipping at their heels. Loved that dog.
I always heard that the rudder helped them running on the backs of livestock in a corral. Better for balance. They seem to put that tail to good use for sure, but all my dogs have been house pets.
And every heeler person that I have know thought reds were more intense. And blues more mellow, as you mentioned.
My old blue female was the most possessive, protective dog I've ever owned. She was a big baby who let both boys as babies use her as a pillow daily, but would hammer anyone who came in her yard, or worse house. .At a rodeo one day she busted out the escape window in the living quarters on the bed, jumped out the window and bit my buddy who "snuck" behind my trailer to take a wizz. After the first 2 or 3 bites, she must have realized who he was and walked over and lay down under the chair I was sitting in under said buddy's awning. We were both 10-12 beers in at that point and just laughed. He tried like hell to kick her away before he got bit, but no luck. From that day on, he could walk in my house or trailer and she wouldn't even look at him.
Need to start looking for a new one, too many folks breeding "soft" ones here in Pennsylvania, would like to get a good working stock bred one.
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, used up, worn out, bottle of Jim Beam in one hand and a .45 in the other, loudly proclaiming WOW-- What a Ride!"
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
What a great picture. Frame-worthy. What a good lookin' dog you have there, huntsman. Enjoyed how fast he came running to your whistle. Who's a good boy?
Our female at six months seems to be hanging at 35#, very lean with the classic big shoulders and thick thighs. Well out of proportion. My wife wants another next year, a red, which is what she was after to start but just could not land one. Maybe Ruby will hit 40? Sitting with her in a hotel room in Roswell heading north.
Here's my newest buddy. I flew to Omaha and drove up to Sioux Falls just before Thanksgiving to meet the breeder there. Can't get a better dog than a heeler.
Someday someone may kill you with your own gun, but they should have to beat you to death with it because it is empty.
Thanks much, his name is Cooper. He is a fine dog and does a great job herding already. He'll do just fine in herding competition, at nine months he's probably 50 pounds and blocky and stocky. That pup of yours is a beautiful ACD and I suspect will serve you well. Nice looking pup! I have a blue female but have always preferred the red dogs. JMHO
Someday someone may kill you with your own gun, but they should have to beat you to death with it because it is empty.
It has been five years since my Bandit left us. Still miss him greatly. Ya got a good one there. Quite the companions. Be Well, RZ.
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy. Its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. Winston Churchill.
I’ve always liked Heelers. I had a buddy with one that would play fetch as long as you let it. Anytime someone came over it was standing at the door with a ball or a frisbee.
Been a while since I updated this thread... Well, Miss Lorena is now a momma. 7 healthy pups outta Finn, delivered yesterday. I had to help on the first and last pups, but she done a great job on the others. She couldn't figure out how to get the sack off the firstborn and he finally quit moving. As soon as I opened it, she figured out how to get it off and get him revived and cleaned up. The last pup came just a few minutes after number 6. She was still working on 6 and kinda forgot about ol' number 7. He quit moving also, so I took number 6 away and she focused on getting 7 taken care of. All went right to the tiddy with no help. For a little, stunted 28 pound girl with all them babies in her, she turned into a regular pot-bellied pig last couple weeks....
Today, she's back to her slender, sexy self after shedding out a bucket o' babies....
4 male pups. I think a couple may be blues, as they have gray/black ears/spots/highlights. I reckon the others to be reds, as they're brown masks/spots. I'll see if I'm right as they color up....
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
If there's anything better than puppies I don't know what it is. Congrats!
"Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined.”
I think 99s wants to have his hands full of a different set of puppies!
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
NO doubt, but unless he's been handcuffed behind his back I bet his hands are in play too.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
6 weeks old today. They are coloring up good and getting their personalities ironed out. I decided to keep the little female red that is most like mom. She is the one to the right in the group pic, 3rd from left in the step pic, and a sleeping pic of her. I call her Dolly. I've had other females named Kelly, Roxy, Sally, Lacy, Shale and the mom (Miss Lorena/Loree Darlin'). The blue female (Crazy Cora) is really people oriented, and such a sweetie, that the decision was tough...... Damn, I'm going to have a hard time when I have to get rid of the rest in a couple weeks. I've had more fun with these guys since they was born, than I've had for a long time.
Well, I planned to originally. But I don't know if it would be very smart of me to subject everybody there, and have them put up with all my unmannered mutts, as I'd have to bring them..... So I'll probably beg out....
Jimbo.....Out here in Ca they are super popular dog..... I've had 4 and been around 100's of others and I've only seen maybe 10 WITH the tail .... must be a regional thing🤔 Austrailin Shepards also get docked tails.... usually only the collies, kelpies, Mc nab's , etc keep their tails. Who knows.
I see a lot of cow dogs with docked tails...always wondered why.
Around here, we dock the tails so they so they don't hit the hot wire on the fence as the dog scoots under. Have you ever seen a heeler run with his tail low?
They will duck low and crawl under a fence, never touching their shoulders or hips. But they inevitably hook the bottom wire with their tail if it is long.
People who choose to brew up their own storms bitch loudest about the rain.
I have heelers and we don't doc the tails up here. Of course, we don't have many wired fences around here. That tail is like a rudder for them, helps them get around a lot quicker and on target. JMHO
Someday someone may kill you with your own gun, but they should have to beat you to death with it because it is empty.
6 weeks old today. They are coloring up good and getting their personalities ironed out. I decided to keep the little female red that is most like mom. She is the one to the right in the group pic, 3rd from left in the step pic, and a sleeping pic of her. I call her Dolly. I've had other females named Kelly, Roxy, Sally, Lacy, Shale and the mom (Miss Lorena/Loree Darlin'). The blue female (Crazy Cora) is really people oriented, and such a sweetie, that the decision was tough...... Damn, I'm going to have a hard time when I have to get rid of the rest in a couple weeks. I've had more fun with these guys since they was born, than I've had for a long time.
Dam them some cute pups.......and the thread has been great from the beginning.......
Gonna need to transition to a smaller breed once my lab moves on, and this has been entertaining to follow.
The genetic makeup of the Aussie breed is such that the last third of the tail is brittle and delicate, making it prone to breaking or splitting, which would cause a lot more pain and trauma for the dog than the process of tail docking.
The genetic makeup of the Aussie breed is such that the last third of the tail is brittle and delicate, making it prone to breaking or splitting, which would cause a lot more pain and trauma for the dog than the process of tail docking.
That makes sense. I was looking at two of my dogs the other day with a thermal monocular and the hound/cur mix has a thick tail that was the same temperature color as the rest of his body (except his nose). The thinner tail of the Pit mix was cold as her nose through the thermal. No meat/circulation in there.
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_7656.JPG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_7700.JPG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_7711.JPG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_7692.JPG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_7724.JPG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_7723.JPG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_7735_-_Copy.JPG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_7734_-_Copy.JPG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_7757.JPG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_7753.JPG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_7743.JPG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_E7760.JPG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_7780.JPG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_7841.JPG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_7858.JPG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_7851.JPG)
![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/WYousmd.jpg)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_7876.JPG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/albums/e78/montanasam/A%202018/.highres/2bc32f06-6960-46ee-8fa5-85d96ff5589b.jpg)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_7897.JPG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_7892.JPG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_7886.JPG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_7885.JPG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_7883.JPG)
![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/KZubw3m.jpg)
![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/Qn8Vkcg.jpg)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_8090.JPG)
![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/cPfgV7p.jpg)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/albums/e78/montanasam/.highres/Winter2012-13017-2.jpg)
![[Linked Image from i.vgy.me]](https://i.vgy.me/bp3lOF.jpg)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_8107.JPG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_8105.JPG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_8087.JPG)
![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/I4JAlGd.jpg)
![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/TJDtCen.jpg)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_8351.JPG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_8332.JPG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_8343.JPG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_8494.JPG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_8528.JPG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_8525.JPG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_2806.JPG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/(edited)_IMG_2916.png)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_2919.JPG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_2912.JPG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_2903.JPG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_E2902.JPG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_2906.JPG)
![[Linked Image from i.ytimg.com]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VaWuOGgi8Yc/maxresdefault.jpg)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_3473.JPEG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_3500.JPEG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_3455.JPEG)
![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/ry1fzfcm/Screenshot-20230320091944.png)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_3727.JPEG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_3746.JPEG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_3752.JPEG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_3847.JPEG)
![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c124/huntsman22/IMG_3821.JPEG)