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Texas Heeler
Puppies for Sale
Texas Heeler
Australian Cattle Dog /
Australian Shepherd Dog
Hybrid
The
Texas
Heeler is not a
purebred dog. It is a cross between the Australian Cattle Dog and the
Australian Shepherd Dog. The best way to determine the
temperament of a mixed breed is to look up all breeds in the cross and know you
can get any combination of any of the characteristics found in either breed.
Not all of these designer hybrid dogs being bred are 50%
purebred to 50% purebred. It is very common for breeders to breed
multi-generation crosses.
Blue, the Texas Heeler (Australian Cattle Dog / Australian
Shepherd Dog hybrid). Blue is a working Texas Heeler and an excellent herder!
"This is Gracie, 5 years of age when we took this photo. We knew she was an Australian Shepherd/Australian Cattle Dog mix but we didn’t know there was a name for those! She and her littermates were thrown from a truck in a sack on a busy street before they even had any teeth; we don’t know why. A friend of mine witnessed this action and saved Gracie for me to look at because she was blue merle like a favorite dog from my past. She must have been a fighter because she was on the bottom of the pile in the sack and suffered a broken toe. We were hoping she was going to be an Aussie Shepherd, but after the dog trainer got a look at her, we were warned that this was a Cattle Dog or dominant Cattle Dog mix and she would need firm handling from an early age. Advice taken! Gracie was very dominant and fought me for the Pack Leader designation from the very beginning. I don’t know if she’d even be alive now if not for Cesar Millan and the principles we’ve learned from watching him. My husband and I were nowhere nearly ready to handle a dog this aggressive on our own; thank goodness our trainer specialized in herding dogs and knew what she was doing."
"Gracie is eerily intelligent and knows at least 200 different words, including every different toy in her toy box and the names of each of our three cats. Because of her intelligence, she excelled in obedience classes, but she flat-out refuses to do tricks no matter what kind of reward she’s offered; it’s as if she knows they serve no purpose. She prefers being an only dog; she stays outside during the day and comes inside at night to spend time with us and go to bed in her crate. She’s not a cuddler or very touchy-feely but enjoys a good belly rub and frequent back scratches. She is an amazing herder, but she only has cats to herd. Every night, we will go out into the backyard and turn the floodlights on, and she herds our shadows like crazy! It’s hard to give her as much exercise as she needs, frankly. She loves walks around the neighborhood and hiking out with us."
"Now that she is older, I would have to say she is a pretty balanced gal and a little more relaxed as long as she has something to do. Her favorite treats are large Dingo bones – I’ve never seen a chewer like her! She obeys commands instantly, but she will test me every single day on the off chance I “forget” something. In public, I keep a close eye on her because of her size and strength (50 pounds) but she is always very well-behaved."
"Helping to save Gracie and having her as a member of our family is probably one of the most challenging things I’ve ever done, but also one of the most rewarding. We certainly won’t ever forget her."
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"Sydney is a Texas Heeler, or a cross between an
Australian Cattle Dog and an
Australian Shepherd. She was rescued from
the local
animal shelter after having been abandoned as a puppy. She has just turned
one year old at the time of this picture, and is a treasured member of our
family."
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Sydney, the Texas Heeler
(Australian Shepherd / Australian Blue Heeler mix) at 2½ years old. "She is about 30-35lb and stands just under 20inches at the shoulders. I
took this picture of her with her "baby". It's her favorite toy that
she takes with her everywhere. Sydney is a very intelligent, loyal, and
affectionate dog."
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Matilda, the Texas Heeler at 2
years old (mother is an Australian Shepherd, father is an Australian
Cattle Dog).
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Mitzvah, the Texas Heeler (mix
between Australian Cattle Dog and Australian Shepherd). "She was the
best dog I ever had. Typical hard-headed and strong-willed Australian
cattle dog behavior and habits, willing to please, loves to play rough,
a bit dominant (in front of my other dog, who is a male Basenji), but
extremely sweet and loving."
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Davy, the Texas Heeler hybrid puppy at 2
½ months old
"This is Davy Crockett McFerren
(with a name like that he has alot to live up to). Davy is a
Blue Heeler (Australian Cattle Dog)/Australian
Shepherd mix. I got him from a foster care home near where I live here
in Texas. He is such a sweetie, but his Australian Cattle Dog nature comes
out occasionally and he tends to be suspicious of strangers, and sometimes a
little jumpy. But once he settles down and gets to know them he's a
wonderful playmate--or cuddler. He is extremely smart (too smart,
sometimes!) and learns quickly. He has occasional naughty moments. Then we
call him "Davy Jones." His puppy crate we have nick-named "Davy Jones'
Locker." When it's time to go take a nap in it, we say, "To Davy Jones'
Locker with ye!" Davy loves to play games and run like a maniac around the
backyard. He likes to play by himself with his toys too...tossing them up in
the air and then running after them, pouncing on them, and shaking them as
hard as he can. What a great imagination. A few of his other nicknames are
"Blue", "Laddie", "Slim", or "Slim Blue". He loves the outdoors and prefers
to be outside most of the time (even in the rain.)"
Davy, the Texas Heeler hybrid puppy at 5 months
old
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Texas Heeler Info
Hybrid Dog Information
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