Topic: New Cow Dog

[Rocking-M]

Well, Miss Cotton the Wolf/husky didn't work out to good on the farm.
It's hard to keep a predator at home and I didn't want to keep her on
the chain so I found her a good home with folks that can keep her in a fenced yard
and even have taken to letting her stay in the house. (I suspect she'll get to hot

Anyway, I picked up a new cow dog. Heeler/Queensland (Dad's Aussie Registered)
The wife said she figured I'd name him Desmo so the name stuck. 

He's already working cattle.

[333]

Which end does the name refer to, the intake or the output?

[ekim98]

Well, Miss Cotton the Wolf/husky didn't work out to good on the farm.
It's hard to keep a predator at home and I didn't want to keep her on
the chain so I found her a good home with folks that can keep her in a fenced yard
and even have taken to letting her stay in the house. (I suspect she'll get to hot

Anyway, I picked up a new cow dog. Heeler/Queensland (Dad's Aussie Registered)
The wife said she figured I'd name him Desmo so the name stuck. 

He's already working cattle.

 +1 on the heeler. I got mine 9 years ago. Best dog I've ever had. Very smart, great with kids and very seldom barks. Loves to ride in "HER" pickup truck!!!

[PxTx]

When I hear the term cow dog I immediately think of this song from my days watching PBS in the mid 1970's.  Anyone recongnize the song?

Only two of the Goldens are mine here, and I might get a Border Collie one day.  I don't know much about Heelers.  Can anyone share their experiences with them?

Looks like a cute pup.  Best of luck!

[Grumpol]

Heelers are great dogs, intelligent, loyal and hard workers. Problem is they are also full of energy, that  combined with their intelligence means they need to be workedand played with heaps or they get into trouble by chewing things to pieces. They are not good dogs for small yards or folks that wont walk them for miles but on a farm or cattle station they have a chance to use their energy, they are really good with sheep and can heard a flock as well as any kelpy

[Rocking-M]

Heelers are great dogs, intelligent, loyal and hard workers. Problem is they are also full of energy, that  combined with their intelligence means they need to be workedand played with heaps or they get into trouble by chewing things to pieces. They are not good dogs for small yards or folks that wont walk them for miles but on a farm or cattle station they have a chance to use their energy, they are really good with sheep and can heard a flock as well as any kelpy

yea what Grumpol says. Our first was a Heeler/Australian Shepperd cross. Toughest dog I've ever seen. I've seen him kicked like a football by one of our
horses and get up and go back to moving the horse. Problem is, their quite hard headed so it's real important to get the basics down with them, particularly
whoa! 

[tramp]

wolf huskies are roamers
and get out of fenced in area's easy

[BobbyR]

All dogs are genetically Wolves. Over the thousands of years man has kept the domesticated Wolf, they have bred out the parts that make them unmanageable as pets or working dogs.
Canines don't bark after maturity. Experiments show that through selective breeding you can keep canines in perpetual adolescene and they will bark in adulthood.
Years ago I wanted to have a pet Wolf. After research I found they were best left wild. They do not conform to out rules of behavior.
So far I have had good luck with Pitbulls. If treated well and properly trained, they are smart, obedient, strong, and live a long time. They also make a good show at the front door among certain groups with our society.   

[mattcb350f]

Cool dog RM!!! and glad to hear you found a good home for your old dog. I hear they can be hard to keep confined sometimes.

All dogs are genetically Wolves. Over the thousands of years man has kept the domesticated Wolf, they have bred out the parts that make them unmanageable as pets or working dogs.
Canines don't bark after maturity. Experiments show that through selective breeding you can keep canines in perpetual adolescene and they will bark in adulthood.
Years ago I wanted to have a pet Wolf. After research I found they were best left wild. They do not conform to out rules of behavior.
So far I have had good luck with Pitbulls. If treated well and properly trained, they are smart, obedient, strong, and live a long time. They also make a good show at the front door among certain groups with our society.   

I must have got lucky with my husky/wolf. I got him when he was approx. 4 weeks old. He was very easy to house train since he quicky developed the habit of doing his business in the same spot. Just had to get him to go out side a few times and he was set.

As far as behavior, mine is very 'packish'. He loves to be around people, and when he was young he sleept with me on the bed. However, when nobody is home, he spends his time just laying around and is really only active when people are about. Since he lives with my parents now, I've noticed that he's more attached to them and gets almost sad when they leave for the day and I look after him. I've never had the problem of keeping him inside which like RM says, can be a real problem with the breed.

 Matt.

[firecracker]

I give the "tough" card to the heelers, but I think border collies and Aussie's take the "brains" card.

Can you tell I'm an Aussie guy?

 

('course, any working dog/breed is gonna have more brains than most...)

[Rocking-M]

Hey Firecracker, I'd agree with you on the brains for the Aussies and the border collies. But a fellow
once asked my why I didn't use mules to log with and I used the response that I couldn't work anything
smarter than I was. 

[BobbyR]

Hey Firecracker, I'd agree with you on the brains for the Aussies and the border collies. But a fellow
once asked my why I didn't use mules to log with and I used the response that I couldn't work anything
smarter than I was. 

 

[firecracker]

Which is why my wife can't get me to work!

 



 

[upperlake04]

 Do you have cows RM?

[fuzzybutt]

we had an aussie shepherd years ago but the dumb bastard wouldnt quit herding the horses, the appy i had at the time would take exception and kick the dog. last time he kicked rogue, he REALLY connected and rogue was no more, opie hit him so hard both eyeballs popped out.

[Rocking-M]

Do you have cows RM?

Hey Dave, yea we run cattle off and on. Right now we're off but with the horse herd back to a manageable size we'll be getting
a few head of steers this spring.

Fuzz, I think heelers are the best for working horses cause their tough enough to hang in even when they occasionally
get flattened. Mostly they stay below the kick. Our old Jackson, Heeler/Aussie cross, was pretty adept at swinging on a tail too!