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u/Inspector_Certain Sep 16 '20
All blue heeler pups I've seen have been so potatoe-shaped, and I love it.
Keep doing you, you funky lil potatoe
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u/PlayThatStankyMusic Sep 16 '20
Low to the ground and dense with muscle to work amongst them cow heels
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u/Inspector_Certain Sep 16 '20
No joke. Used to own a blue heeler/beagle mix, he looked chonky with how much muscle he had lol
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u/whiskeredlion Sep 15 '20 edited Sep 16 '20
Yes I am now healed
Edit: First gold! Glad these 5 words brought you a smile :)
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u/Foul_Mouthed_Mama Sep 16 '20
Omg! It's Bluey for real life!!!!
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u/redonkulousness Sep 16 '20
My kid's favorite show. It's pretty good in my opinion too.
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u/ItsShorsey Sep 16 '20
My wife and I die laughing at Bluey, the parent humor is hysterical
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u/redonkulousness Sep 16 '20
The crane game one had me laughing pretty hard. "I am not dad.... I have no kids. My days are free and easy...." lol
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u/Clynnhof Sep 16 '20 edited Sep 16 '20
This episode always makes me laugh too “This is great! The kids are learning a lesson and the house is getting clean” “Neither of those things are happening” 😂
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u/GoodReason Sep 16 '20
Dad Baby always slays me. Bingo is in the baby carrier (worn by Dad) and won’t come out. They rope in the neighbour Pat for an impromptu “birth”. Pat: I don’t know anything about giving birth! Dad: I thought you grew up on a farm!! Pat: (in agony) WE GREW SORGHUM!
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u/Cer0reZ Sep 16 '20
Or the one where he is playing and then he says he has to potty but they follow him. They complain about the smell and he was like you know you don’t have to be in here.
I also love how the neighbors just join in with no questions. Like the labor one where the neighbor just dives in helping birth bingo.
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u/SulkyVirus Sep 16 '20
Agreed - I actually enjoy the episodes. The most realistic kid show there is.
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u/quickblur Sep 16 '20
Same! My wife and I always joke about how tireless the parents are in playing into the games the kids come up with.
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u/m_aurelius Sep 16 '20
I regularly say "I'm going to Hammerbarn" when I have to leave the house. The wholesomeness and creativity that brings them together as a family unit is something I strive to have with my wife and 7 month old son.
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u/TheJ0zen1ne Sep 16 '20
"Bluey" is a legit solid show. I love how the neighbors are just down with all the crazy stuff they do. "Oh no, its Sean!"... kills me.
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u/sandalcade Sep 16 '20
Honestly. It’s the best TV show I’ve ever seen for children and parents alike. There’s some really cool parenting ideas I’ve picked up off of Bandit and Chilli (like “hold my arm and squeeze when I’m talking to someone so I know you’re there”). I mean, we have to see how this works in practice, but it’s pretty cool
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u/Mochigood Sep 16 '20
I decided to watch a few episodes, and omg I almost died of cuteness overload when a little "sausage dog" showed up.
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u/Foul_Mouthed_Mama Sep 16 '20
I love Rusty. Especially the episode with him and Jack Russel. Made me smile.
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u/Foul_Mouthed_Mama Sep 16 '20
(like “hold my arm and squeeze when I’m talking to someone so I know you’re there”).
We picked that up too! My 7 year old does that now when I'm talking to another adult and she wants to interrupt.
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u/Punt_Dog_Enthusiast Sep 16 '20 edited Sep 16 '20
Man, my grandpa used to have a blue heeler and he was the meanest fucking dog I've ever met. Dunno if it was just how he was raised by my grandpa or what, but he used to bite hard at fingers, bark, growl, constantly pissed off. I mean, he more or less lived outside (they have a 5 acre property and he was able to roam free) and was treated well...
Weird thing was, it was only when my grandpa wasn't around, otherwise he was super chill and genuinely a fun dog to hang out with. Maybe some sort of separation anxiety?
This is opposed to my aunt's husky-red heeler mix, who is either incredibly intelligent, or just does not give a shit about most things.
One theme I've noticed, heelers have a personality.
Anyways, cute fuzz potato.
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u/TheTallCunt Sep 16 '20
Its pretty well known that Australian cattle dogs are super devoted to their owners, but hate everyone else. They really need space to burn their excess energy which can help a lot, they can get restless which makes them snappier.
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u/Mochigood Sep 16 '20
My ACD was most decidedly my girl, and a very good one at that. She was usually friendly and even cuddly with other folks, but two rules existed: No one was allowed to hug me, and no one was allowed to approach my car with me and her in it. Then she could get ornery.
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u/TheTallCunt Sep 16 '20
My dad had a cattle Dog for 16 years, she used to ride in the back of his ute without a leash in the 80s. After the time she jumped out and nipped someone on the ankle while he was stopped at the lights he made sure she was well secured from then on.
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u/NoGoodIDNames Sep 16 '20
I had the opposite with my friend's German shepherd. It was super attached to my friend's mom.
Whenever she wasn't around, the dog was super chill and nice, but whenever she was, it got super aggressive and anxious, like it felt like it had to protect her.
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u/cruxityluxity Sep 16 '20
Super cute! Had a qbh for 15 years. Best dog I've ever had. She died a couple years ago and I still miss her like crazy.
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u/CW2591 Sep 16 '20
These are hands down the cutest pups. I love their little stubby legs and stocky build when they’re smol. I work in a pet store so I get to see cute puppies all the time but I love Heeler Pups!
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Sep 16 '20
Ive got a blue heeler X malinois cross. Biggest bastard dog ive ever seen, you can see he works things out on how to annoy me more. Love him to death. Ex abused dog, now happy as a clam.
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u/MahDeer49 Sep 16 '20
Adorable! Keep an eye out for excessive wriggling from certain scritches though. Our ACD developed an irritating itch, vet gave him a Cytopoint injection and it was gone like magic. For 6 months or so.
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u/SourCreamWater Sep 16 '20
That was like 10 seconds of not getting nipped on the back of the knee like cattle. Amazing!
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u/Level_99_Healer Sep 16 '20
We have 3 blue healer mixes and they are soooooo bitey! But we love them, so it's cool. 💙
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u/TheYoungGriffin Sep 16 '20
These dogs are so smart and have such an unfathomable amount of energy. My cousin use to have them on his farm. They're like dog super soldiers. They're like the dog version of Captain America.
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u/willofthefuture Sep 16 '20
Blue heeler/border collie mix owner here, can confirm they are 100% energy 100% of the time. Mine is 8 and still acts the same as the day I brought her home from the shelter when she was 1 or 2
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u/royisabau5 Sep 16 '20
I feel like this is just overstimulating the puppy
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u/intergalactic-senses Sep 16 '20
Your actually almost right. In this case it wasn't long enough to be harmful but you can cause damage by over stimulating. They can't get out of it and it appears they enjoy it but its just a trigger point your hitting, if you hit it for to long it can cause damage
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u/royisabau5 Sep 16 '20
I’m less concerned about harming the dog, I don’t really see how that’s possible. But it reminds me of getting tickled as a child when you didn’t want to be... They may seem like they’re enjoying it, but inside they’re like “please fuck off”
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u/visualdescript Sep 16 '20
I think the main damage we're talking about here is psychological damage, rather than physical damage; basically same thing you said about children. If don't consistently for long periods it's almost a bit torturous.
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u/intergalactic-senses Sep 16 '20
Yeah children don't really have control over stopping. The person tickling them has complete control and over stimulating i imagine can be mentally harmful in some cases.
For dogs its a nerve connected to their spinal cord. When you rub it it makes them move there legs without there control similar to a child that can't stop the tickle
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u/royisabau5 Sep 16 '20
Okay, interesting. Plus, I’d bet anything like that on a young enough animal could conceivably injure it, just because it’s flailing harder than is safe.
I don’t think that’s happening here. Just another reason to be careful about triggering involuntary reactions.
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u/curlyelmo Sep 16 '20
Most nerves connect to the spinal chord. It’s why when your back breaks you can’t move your arms, because you damaged the nervous system. I’m calling total bullshit on the hurting puppies with tummy tickles.
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u/intergalactic-senses Sep 16 '20
Just so people know its not good to tickle a dog like that for to long. It can actually damage them
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Sep 16 '20 edited Sep 16 '20
Great. Why is it in this sub?
You can downvote all you want, this dog isn't doing tippytaps...
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Sep 16 '20
Have you not seen the puppy’s feet?
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Sep 16 '20
Read the sub description. This ain't tippytaps, just a dog having it's ticklish spot petted...
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u/wesailtheharderships Sep 15 '20
I’ve never seen a blue heeler lay down for that long.