Blue Heelers Are Beautiful Protective and Clever Dogs

 

Titan, our Blue Heeler dog has always lived in the city.  He has plenty of toys to play with at home and we give him lots of little jobs to do. We taught him little tricks as they are working dogs so we thought we would give him something to keep him stimulated.

Tricks He Does

He races out when the postie comes and waits for him to hold out the mail.  He grabs it and runs back inside but will not give it up until he sees the treat in your hand.

In the winter he helps carry in small pieces of wood sticks for us to light the fire.

Titan helps carry in the shopping

One particular afternoon at 3pm we had a big dust storm. It was just like the middle of the night. We could not see a thing. My husband yelled out can you get the torch to me.  I could not see a thing. Yet the next thing Titan nudged me and yes, he had the torch.  We still do not know how he knew what we wanted. We did not teach him that. 

One of Our Caravan Trips

He loves to go for a drive and knows exactly when we are close to the ocean, jumping to the windows of the car as the smell of the sea breeze tickles his nostrils, looking forward to swimming at the local beaches.

In the blink of an eye his life changes as we take him in our caravan and 4 wheel drive vehicle as we start travelling around Australia.

Now out of his normal comfort zone, a new world of temptations, adventures and smells to his exploring and inquisitive nature opens up. He has to check out every tree, shrub and post available to him as far as the length of his lead allows.

One day we noticed him doing a merry old dance and wondered what was wrong. Then we saw ants crawling on him and found ourselves jumping around too as they crawled over our feet. We soon learnt to avoid walking over bull ant nests after that.

We have also learned to watch out for those little Minnie minor birds. I knew that magpies can be a nuisance to kids as they chase hair for their nests. Although it was a new experience for us when these small birds attacked Titan, I believe for the same reason.

Another problem Titan found is what we call over home Double Gees or Three corner jacks by others. They are painful to both dogs and humans. 

Things to be aware of when Travelling

When traveling you also need to protect your dog from Poisons like 1080.  The only real way to do that is by wearing a muzzle that he cannot pick up anything.

Do Dogs have Their Own GPS

Whenever we go on trips away or even visit friends, he knows when we have arrived.  As an example, when we were away in the caravan for 14 months.  We drove down the street about one kilometer away from home. The next minute Titan jumped up looking out the window, whimpering excited.  How did he know we were nearly home?

Dogs are so clever. We do not give them enough credit.

Tell me in the comments what things your dog does.  They are so clever.