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<blockquote data-quote="Keren" data-source="post: 392803" data-attributes="member: 3195"><p>Are you looking for a family pet or a working dog? </p><p></p><p>I can't comment on the Australian Shepherd, not having the faintest what it is. But the Australian Cattle Dog - and I'm assuming that's the same as a Blue Heeler - is <strong><u>not</u></strong> a family pet. Especially not for kids as young as yours. These dogs were bred to work cattle - rough cattle - and they truly are rough as guts. Don't get me wrong, they are great working dogs. I have worked with many Blues and they are terrific workers, and if you are after a working dog then by all means get one. But they are tough little buggers. Its just not in their nature to sit in a backyard, and its definitely not in their nature to tolerate children. As many good blues I have worked with, I know of too many people whose kids, or even themselves, have got a nasty bite or worse from a bored blue. </p><p></p><p>I don't mean to put you off the breed. And I'm sure if you have your heart set on a blue as a pet then you can probably find one that is suitable. But as whole, they are not. So please, please, exercise caution.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Keren, post: 392803, member: 3195"] Are you looking for a family pet or a working dog? I can't comment on the Australian Shepherd, not having the faintest what it is. But the Australian Cattle Dog - and I'm assuming that's the same as a Blue Heeler - is [b][u]not[/u][/b] a family pet. Especially not for kids as young as yours. These dogs were bred to work cattle - rough cattle - and they truly are rough as guts. Don't get me wrong, they are great working dogs. I have worked with many Blues and they are terrific workers, and if you are after a working dog then by all means get one. But they are tough little buggers. Its just not in their nature to sit in a backyard, and its definitely not in their nature to tolerate children. As many good blues I have worked with, I know of too many people whose kids, or even themselves, have got a nasty bite or worse from a bored blue. I don't mean to put you off the breed. And I'm sure if you have your heart set on a blue as a pet then you can probably find one that is suitable. But as whole, they are not. So please, please, exercise caution. [/QUOTE]
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