EAST TEXAS HOG DOGGERS FORUM

Has anyone ever tried using blue heelers as help dogs to hit those running hogs from behind. Like they do when they hit cattle from behind.They seem to be natural at working animals from the rear. Just curious.

they will just push the hog becuase they are driving dogs and not baydogs or catch dog bred seen a few people try them and never had any luck with them .

I haven't seen a heeler that would actually work heels in a long time. I'm sure there are some out there but would wager they are few and far between. Last one I worked with would of made a catch dog all he wanted to do was hang from a ear.

In my opinion they are the smartest and best  breed of dog that one can own, and I have heard of folks doing real well with them.  They are a popular breed in Australia as find dogs and I have no doubt that they will stop and bay a hog.  The only problem with them is that they do not hold up for as long as a cur dog.  I put my old heeler in a bay pen and he scored better than the seasoned catahoulas and it was his first time to ever see a hog.  I used to raise them for cattle and companions, but they are not my choice as a woods dog.

Joey Young

Cross them with a Doberman and a dogo and you'll really have something :laugh:

All the heelers I have been around were not friendly with other dogs. In fact, they were flat nasty. I dislike heelers in a great way.  >:D

dont forget the poddle

And a plott. All true hog dogs have plott in them somewhere. It's the part that makes them roll in cowpiles.  >:D

    Ha ha that's it right there

In my opinion, the heeler bites ankles and will push the targeted animal. A good stock dog will get a head and control the targeted stock. My dad loved heelers, they're smart dogs but we used the Catahoulas for real work. I have never owned one, except when I was a kid.

A guy I know has a heeler that dog sho does know how to work a pig. Will stop it if breaks hunts out good and bays great. Also that dog is smart that dog will play football will sat and watch you if he is told to will ride on back of a horse. Awesome dog

They are Smart and they have Heart. What more do you need in a dog?

Joey

English Bull Terrier cross Cattle used to be very popular here and was probably the first purpose bred pig dog.  Personally I think you'll wear a 22 out getting a good purebred one.

 

I had one wen I was little they really smart could find anything and it did not matter wat it was he would hunt it

 


Standard sized poodles are dead game for sure if given a chance, i rather have a poodle pack than idiot blue heelers who specialize in chewing off trailer wires and emergency brake cables on new dodge truckslol  I saw where a guy bought a blue heeler to try to hunt hogs with and all of his blackmouth curss died as soon as he put them in the pen with them, all of the east texas curs commited dogashamedaside because they did not want to drink water where sheep dog drank!!!lol

Hahaha

I've heard of some guys usin them they really liked heelers I thought about it but got mcnabs instead for the job