[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":1100},["ShallowReactive",2],{"item:\u002Fbehavior-training\u002Faustralian-cattle-dog-adult-dog-edition":3,"platform:site":530},{"id":4,"title":5,"authors":6,"body":11,"canonical":460,"category":461,"categorySlugs":469,"cid":470,"cover":471,"description":475,"extension":476,"featured":477,"language":478,"meta":479,"navigation":480,"noindex":477,"ogImage":481,"path":482,"publishedAt":483,"recipe":460,"related":484,"revisedAt":460,"seo":510,"seoDescription":475,"seoTitle":5,"sortKey":460,"sources":511,"stem":515,"tagSlugs":516,"tags":520,"translations":526,"type":527,"url":528,"__hash__":529},"platformItems\u002Fplatform\u002Fitems\u002F1967.md","Raising a Heeler: Answers to Frequent Training Questions",[7],{"name":8,"slug":9,"role":10},"Sage Bennett","sage-bennett","author",{"type":12,"value":13,"toc":429},"minimark",[14,19,28,31,36,73,82,87,91,94,98,105,108,112,115,118,122,127,130,133,139,144,147,151,156,160,165,168,172,175,178,182,185,191,196,199,203,208,211,214,218,223,226,230,233,240,245,249,254,271,274,278,281,284,288,293,296,300,303,306,309,315,320,322,326,331,334,337,359,362,365,369,375,378,381,384,390,395,399,404,407,410,414,419,424],[15,16,18],"h2",{"id":17},"about-my-australian-cattle-dog","About My Australian Cattle Dog",[20,21,22,23,27],"p",{},"In 2014, I shared an article about my Australian Cattle Dog titled ",[24,25,26],"em",{},"Australian Cattle Dogs: These Little Biters Will Drive You Crazy",". Now, a decade later, Yusuke has grown into an adult dog and ranks among the finest I've had the pleasure of knowing. After that initial piece, I was flooded with questions about how I trained him, prompting me to write this follow-up to address the most frequent inquiries.",[20,29,30],{},"Yusuke, now a cheerful ten-year-old, celebrates his birthday each April 26th with my husband and me. He has resided in three states and six different homes, and in 2016, he gained a mini-Golden Doodle sister named Ginger (seen in the photo at the top). He's a well-balanced dog with generally good manners, and I attribute much of that to consistent training and the excellent structured daycare he attended in Missouri, known as \"The Howliday Inn.\"",[32,33,35],"h3",{"id":34},"common-training-questions-covered","Common Training Questions Covered",[37,38,39,43,46,49,52,55,58,61,64,67,70],"ul",{},[40,41,42],"li",{},"My Heeler loses interest in toys quickly. How did you handle that?",[40,44,45],{},"My cattle dog won't eat treats. How did you train without them?",[40,47,48],{},"What was your approach to potty training? Did you respond to nighttime whining?",[40,50,51],{},"Is it okay to let my dog out of the crate when he whines? How did you manage crate whining?",[40,53,54],{},"How can I separate my dog from me without using the crate? I don't want him to see it as punishment.",[40,56,57],{},"How did you stop him from heeling you? My ankles are raw, and I'm desperate!",[40,59,60],{},"Which training had the greatest effect on your dog?",[40,62,63],{},"Do you still face any issues with your Heeler after all this time?",[40,65,66],{},"My Heeler barks uncontrollably when he sees something. Does that happen with yours?",[40,68,69],{},"After reading your article, should I get a Heeler puppy if I live in a certain place and have a certain amount of time?",[40,71,72],{},"Do you regret choosing a Heeler?",[20,74,75],{},[76,77],"img",{"alt":78,"height":79,"src":80,"width":81},"",2844,"\u002Fpics\u002F573912a7e6d48e7c3d76.webp",1600,[20,83,84],{},[24,85,86],{},"Our beautiful Australian Cattle Dog, Yusuke, back in 2020.",[15,88,90],{"id":89},"common-training-questions","Common Training Questions",[20,92,93],{},"These are questions I frequently receive via email about the challenges and training of Australian Cattle Dogs\u002FQueensland Heelers. To be clear, these are all real questions I've gotten over the years.",[15,95,97],{"id":96},"q-my-heeler-gets-bored-with-his-toys-really-easily-what-have-you-done-to-combat-this","Q: My Heeler gets bored with his toys really easily. What have you done to combat this?",[20,99,100,104],{},[101,102,103],"strong",{},"A:"," Yusuke also lost interest in toys. Our solution was to rotate them constantly—every day, all day. We also introduced new toys every few weeks to keep things exciting, and because he was adept at destroying them.",[20,106,107],{},"This might sound like a hassle, but I actually enjoyed seeing Yusuke's joy each time he got a new toy. It was like a child on Christmas morning, even when we brought out one he hadn't seen in a while. We also had to teach him to fetch, which he didn't grasp for quite some time.",[32,109,111],{"id":110},"mental-and-physical-activities","Mental and Physical Activities",[20,113,114],{},"Heelers need mental stimulation, so even if you can't provide as much physical exercise, they'll enjoy engaging their minds with tricks and games. Many such options are available on Amazon and other dog-related websites.",[20,116,117],{},"Yusuke loves it when I hide treats in another room and then tell him to find them. This required some training. I taught him to stay first. Then he would stay while I hid the treat and would only break his \"Stay\" command when I said, \"Find!\"",[15,119,121],{"id":120},"q-my-cattle-dog-hates-treats-how-did-you-train-him-without-the-ability-to-use-treats","Q: My cattle dog hates treats. How did you train him without the ability to use treats?",[20,123,124,126],{},[101,125,103],{}," As a puppy, Yusuke also disliked all treats. I'd try to teach him tricks and offer a treat, but he'd spit it out and walk away. I found that using his regular dog food worked better. I'd give him one small piece at a time instead of a treat. This was also beneficial because he wasn't getting extra calories from treats—just a bit more dog food.",[20,128,129],{},"One piece was hardly a \"treat,\" but to him it was, and that's what mattered. If I didn't use dog food, I would praise him excessively, almost overdoing it. Lots of \"good boy\" and \"best doggy\" and \"yayyyyy\" in a happy sing-song voice. He loved it! Even more than the dog food treats.",[20,131,132],{},"P.S. Yusuke still hates all hard or crunchy treats. He's a \"snob\" who only likes soft treats!",[20,134,135],{},[76,136],{"alt":78,"height":137,"src":138,"width":81},1162,"\u002Fpics\u002F9df86874d83ebd0b9d2f.webp",[20,140,141],{},[24,142,143],{},"As a general rule, the number of hours a puppy can hold its bladder equals its age in months +1. Plan accordingly.",[20,145,146],{},"Canva.com\u002FPhotoScape",[15,148,150],{"id":149},"q-what-about-potty-training-did-you-let-him-out-at-night-when-he-whined-to-be-let-out","Q: What about potty training? Did you let him out at night when he whined to be let out?",[20,152,153,155],{},[101,154,103],{}," When potty training, I set alarms throughout the night so I could wake up before him and let him out BEFORE he started whining. I read some advice that said, \"Most dogs can hold their bladder for the number of months old they are + 1,\" and that was very accurate for Yusuke.",[15,157,159],{"id":158},"q-can-i-let-my-dog-out-of-his-crate-when-he-is-whining-how-did-you-deal-with-him-whining-while-crate-training","Q: Can I let my dog out of his crate when he is whining? How did you deal with him whining while crate training?",[20,161,162,164],{},[101,163,103],{}," I never took him out of his crate WHILE he whined. If you do, he will start to learn that whining = getting out of the crate. There were days he would whine for 20 minutes straight and it was hard to get through, but the second he stopped, I would let him out before he started up again.",[20,166,167],{},"Sometimes, I gave him a quick \"No!\" reprimand while he whined and then went back to ignoring him. Remember, ANY attention he gets while whining (positive or negative) is still attention. My patience paid off. He learned that whining never got him out of his crate, and he hasn't done it since he was less than a few months old.",[32,169,171],{"id":170},"gradual-exposure","Gradual Exposure",[20,173,174],{},"I started small—first, simply having the crate in the room for him to get used to and letting him sniff\u002Fwalk around it on his own. Then came the real work. I would crate him while I was home (not when I was leaving) and leave him in for 30 seconds, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, etc., and it kept building up over a big span of time.",[20,176,177],{},"Then I did the same thing with me leaving the house and having him in his crate for very short, then eventually longer intervals. Also, I never made getting out of the crate a big deal—I would just casually release him, sometimes even passing his crate by first and then walking back. This helped with keeping excitement down when releasing them. I didn't want him to think getting let out was the good part of his crate training.",[32,179,181],{"id":180},"crate-is-now-his-safe-space","Crate Is Now His Safe Space",[20,183,184],{},"Yusuke actually LOVES his crate as an adult dog. It's his safe place where he goes anytime he is wanting rest or is scared (he, unfortunately, hates storms and fireworks).",[20,186,187],{},[76,188],{"alt":78,"height":189,"src":190,"width":81},1136,"\u002Fpics\u002F1ad64a98556ef4099b2b.webp",[20,192,193],{},[24,194,195],{},"It’s important for your dog to see the crate as a safe space, not as a place where they go to be punished. So, if you need to create a “time out” area, do so away from the crate.",[20,197,198],{},"Photo by Taro the Shiba Inu on Flickr\u002FPhotoScape",[15,200,202],{"id":201},"q-how-did-you-separate-your-dog-from-you-without-putting-him-in-his-crate-i-do-not-want-him-to-associate-his-crate-with-punishment","Q: How did you separate your dog from you without putting him in his crate? I do not want him to associate his crate with \"punishment.\"",[20,204,205,207],{},[101,206,103],{}," Excellent question. I also did not want my dog to think his crate was a bad place. I would not suggest separating him from you in his crate because you want that to be a place where he feels safe. And Heelers don't like to be separated from you—unless it's their choice.",[20,209,210],{},"I actually had a baby gate in a part of my house and would put him behind it to separate him from my husband and me as a small punishment after him biting\u002Fheeling us. I never separated him for long at all—just long enough for him to realize his action warranted that separation (a minute or two tops, usually).",[20,212,213],{},"If you keep him separated too long, he will likely begin whining, and then you run into the issue of giving him attention when he's whining again.",[15,215,217],{"id":216},"q-how-in-the-absolute-world-did-you-get-him-to-stop-heeling-you-my-ankles-are-bleeding-and-im-at-my-wits-end","Q: How in the absolute world did you get him to stop heeling you? My ankles are bleeding, and I'm at my wit's end!",[20,219,220,222],{},[101,221,103],{}," My cattle dog stopped biting my husband and me in the ankles when he was about six months old—and not a DAY before! He may have nipped my husband or me once or twice after that, but really, the only thing that broke his \"heeling\" of us was consistent correction—the same correction every time—and sometimes briefly separating him from us.",[20,224,225],{},"We gave him no reaction when he bit us, which was very hard to do, and then we snapped our fingers near his ear and sternly said \"No!\" every single time he bit us. And I mean EVERY SINGLE TIME within .5 seconds of it happening. You need to correct him when he is in the act, or else he will not know what you're correcting him for and may accidentally associate punishment with you rather than the action.",[32,227,229],{"id":228},"be-patient-keep-correcting","Be Patient & Keep Correcting!",[20,231,232],{},"Heelers are \"Velcro dogs,\" so being separated from you is a harsh punishment for them. I hate to say it, but keeping at those corrections is going to be the best thing for you and your pup. If the biting continues, I suggest finding a dog trainer who has experience with Heelers. They are definitely not like other dog breeds, so finding someone who's dealt with them before is mandatory.",[20,234,235],{},[76,236],{"alt":78,"height":237,"src":238,"width":239},411,"\u002Fpics\u002F9bde2c2114297c2056fd.webp",711,[20,241,242],{},[24,243,244],{},"For humor purposes only; not based on actual scientific research.",[15,246,248],{"id":247},"q-what-training-has-made-the-biggest-impact-on-your-dog","Q: What training has made the biggest impact on your dog?",[20,250,251,253],{},[101,252,103],{}," One: Diligent potty training. Two: Crate training. Three: One of the best things I did with Yusuke was actually an accident. I didn't realize that before asking something or doing something, I would always say, \"Alright,\" before I started my sentence. It had no meaning\u002Fintention—just a weird habit I have.",[255,256,257],"blockquote",{},[20,258,259,262,265,268],{},[24,260,261],{},"\"Alright, what's for dinner?\"",[24,263,264],{},"\"Alright, let's go outside.\"",[24,266,267],{},"\"Alright, that's enough.\"",[24,269,270],{},"\"Alright, are you ready for bed?\"",[20,272,273],{},"I had no idea I was doing it—but then one day, I noticed I would just say, \"Alright\" to my husband or a friend in answer to something, and Yusuke would stop in his tracks and give me full attention.",[32,275,277],{"id":276},"a-settle-or-attention-word","A \"Settle\" or \"Attention\" Word",[20,279,280],{},"This actually became his \"settle\u002Fattention\" word. So now, when he is acting a fool or being rambunctious, all I have to do is say, \"Alright!\" And he will stop what he is doing and listen to me. Again, it was a great accident.",[20,282,283],{},"Long story short, teaching them a \"settle down\" word while training is huge. Although this word works pretty well, there are still times I wish I would have actually trained him more specifically in this way.",[15,285,287],{"id":286},"q-are-there-any-problems-you-still-have-with-your-heeler-after-all-these-years","Q: Are there any problems you still have with your Heeler after all these years?",[20,289,290,292],{},[101,291,103],{}," 100% yes. Don't get me wrong, I trained and trained, but I'm nowhere near perfect, and Yusuke isn't either, which I mean in the best way. I do not claim to know the answer to some great mystery behind training a cattle dog.",[20,294,295],{},"For example, I have no idea why, but he still hates going potty on a leash. He will be a good boy until AFTER he's gone to the bathroom. Then he will suddenly freak out and start pulling hard on the leash and whipping it around as if he's trying to break free of it. And if I walk away, he wraps his front legs around my legs and keeps pulling. I cannot break him of it.",[32,297,299],{"id":298},"freak-on-a-leash","Freak on a Leash",[20,301,302],{},"He is fine on a walk or being attached to a tie-off that's staked in the ground. It's just something about being on that leash when he's doing his business. When it happens, I have found that the best solution is remaining calm. Telling him \"No\" firmly, but not angrily, and refusing to move until he has stopped. It's annoying and I do not like having to do it, but he eventually stops every time.",[20,304,305],{},"Another thing that Yusuke struggles with is when he mouths, he can be a little rough. And he doesn't know that yelping means \"Ouch!\" I attribute some of this to the fact that we got him before eight weeks, so he never got to play with his littermates and learn from his mama that biting elicits a yelp, and that means to stop.",[20,307,308],{},"What helps in these situations is the \"alright\" word I mentioned above. If I say it, he always stops mouthing my hands immediately. And then usually licks me because licking intensely is his favorite pastime—I think this is a by-product of our training when I stopping him from heeling. He would lick us instead sometimes and we'd praise it lavishly because anything was better than feeling those razor-sharp teeth.",[20,310,311],{},[76,312],{"alt":78,"height":313,"src":314,"width":81},1225,"\u002Fpics\u002F8cb8f655ab4cb4ea6cd7.webp",[20,316,317],{},[24,318,319],{},"The best way to prevent your dog from freaking out on other dogs, people walking by your house, etc., is to learn to read their ears.",[20,321,146],{},[15,323,325],{"id":324},"q-when-my-heeler-spots-something-he-barks-like-crazy-and-nothing-i-do-stops-him-does-this-happen-to-you","Q: When my Heeler spots something he barks like crazy, and nothing I do stops him. Does this happen to you?",[20,327,328,330],{},[101,329,103],{}," Heelers have an extremely strong natural prey drive. This is the \"dingo\" in them, and it makes them super alert to all noises\u002Fmovements\u002Fsounds and likely to chase those things.",[20,332,333],{},"A trainer we consulted told us that most dogs can be redirected when this drive is \"activated,\" but once a Heeler is activated to a certain point, you're basically past the point of no return. Your only choice is to remove them from the situation completely.",[20,335,336],{},"The most helpful tip we were given in these situations—they do happen from time to time—is to catch your dog before they begin barking by watching the action of their ears. It sounds funny, but once you notice it, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about:",[255,338,339],{},[37,340,341,347,353],{},[40,342,343,346],{},[101,344,345],{},"Ears tilted back:"," docile, relaxed",[40,348,349,352],{},[101,350,351],{},"Ears straight up:"," alert, possibly about to react to a stimulus",[40,354,355,358],{},[101,356,357],{},"Ears straight up and tilted forward:"," point of no return",[20,360,361],{},"The key was to redirect his attention before the third ear description. If we did not catch it, we were told that the best course of action is to physically separate his line of vision from whatever activated his shift in attitude\u002Ffocus.",[20,363,364],{},"I literally stand between Yusuke and whatever he's barking at, and he stops and looks up at me instead. If he tries to look around me, I just keep moving to obscure his field of vision and he eventually stops. Or, we take him elsewhere so he can calm down.",[15,366,368],{"id":367},"q-i-read-your-article-should-i-get-a-heeler-puppy-if-i-live-in-x-and-have-y-amount-of-time-to-play-with-him-etc","Q. I read your article. Should I get a Heeler puppy if I live in \"X\" and have \"Y\" amount of time to play with him, etc?",[20,370,371,374],{},[101,372,373],{},"A."," I get this question all the time from people asking me if they should get a Heeler puppy. They give me their house's square footage and tell me how close they are to a dog park. I always tell them the same thing—research the breed. Decide if the lifestyle they will need fits your own.",[20,376,377],{},"Unfortunately, someone saying they have the time and energy for this type of dog may not actually have that time. Saying you will do something and actually doing it are two very different things. It's best to just evaluate your own needs and wants and decide if this particular dog breed fits into that or not. Someone in an apartment that has plenty of time to play, walk, hike, fetch, etc., with their Heeler may do just fine.",[20,379,380],{},"Having a house with a fenced-in backyard or a farm in the country with acreage are factors that could make taking care of a Heeler easier. But if the person on those properties is a couch potato whose only activity is pausing Netflix to grab more popcorn, then that type of lifestyle doesn't work with a Heeler either.",[20,382,383],{},"So the real question is, are you willing to put in the work? If yes, then who am I to say differently? You know yourself better than some random person on the internet.",[20,385,386],{},[76,387],{"alt":78,"height":388,"src":389,"width":81},2250,"\u002Fpics\u002F3e586819b2347a0cbdec.webp",[20,391,392],{},[24,393,394],{},"Taking a break on a long hike—a tired Heeler is a happy Heeler.",[15,396,398],{"id":397},"q-do-you-regret-getting-a-heeler","Q: Do you regret getting a Heeler?",[20,400,401,403],{},[101,402,103],{}," The short answer: not in a million years. When my Heeler was at the three- to four-month mark, I had a moment or two where I feared my husband and I were in over our heads because he was so crazy, bit us SO hard and so much, and…well, he was insane, for lack of a better word.",[20,405,406],{},"But, over time he mellowed out (a little, haha), and he seriously is one of the best dogs I've ever known. Yes, they are more work than other dogs, but they are so incredibly smart, energetic, full of life\u002Flove, have such goofy personalities, and are insanely loyal.",[20,408,409],{},"Exercise is definitely key, as well as making them feel they are a part of your life. It sounds funny, but my Heeler literally just loves to be doing whatever I am doing. He wants to be a part of it the same way a younger sibling or child would. Even if I'm outside just doing yard work, he just wants to be out there with me while I do it. Or better yet, I have never seen him happier than when we go hiking as a family.",[15,411,413],{"id":412},"original-article-about-acds","Original Article About ACDs",[37,415,416],{},[40,417,418],{},"Honesty From an Australian Cattle Dog Owner: These Little Biters Can Drive You Crazy\nACDs are a lot of work and commitment. I knew this when I got my ACD, but none of the books prepared me as well as I'd hoped. Our dog's bite-fueled personality is a mainstay.",[20,420,421],{},[24,422,423],{},"This article is accurate and true to the best of the author's knowledge. It is not meant to substitute for diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, prescription, or formal and individualized advice from a veterinary medical professional. Animals exhibiting signs and symptoms of distress should be seen by a veterinarian immediately.",[20,425,426],{},[101,427,428],{},"© 2020 Katherine 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