Dogs are great. My girl is great. She protects the little one like people against her are the taliban. Yesterday a Great Dane BROKE the rope he was on and ran at us. Turned out he was a softy but she didn’t know that, she attacked him without hesitation and he ran off yelping.

Ever since I was about 6 and saw Mad Max Roadwarrior, I had to have a heeler. Jelly is my third. The first was Blue heeler, she was okay but I didn’t know how to train them at such a young age. My second was a red heeler, she was the most well trained dog I’ve ever seen. Just a pleasure. But also lacked confidence. Jelly is kind of in between, she comes from excellent stock, her mom was a 60# working dog and she has all the stubbornness and aggression of a desirable heeler. But she also trains well, learns fast, and picks up on body language instantly. She’s the best dog I’ve ever had. I will separate from the Navy if it means being away from her. And that’s not a joke. I’ve been solo on a tractor trying to come into the cow pasture with a bale of hay. That’s tough working the gate and the tractor, put her one em and she went to work. Wish I coulda recorded it. She has quite a bit of natural instinct, just lacks control at her young age.

I have no doubt she’d defend me to her death. AND, she always comes to the bathroom while I’m pooping , just an extra bit of closeness nobody shares with me!

ORC, I know you love her too! She turned 3 on the 22nd. Tonight I made cabbage and ham necks. While trimming the meat off the necks she definitely got quite a bit of “treats”.

Beautiful doggo



I have two awesome dogs that I love but the love a of a good woman is mucho better

I loved my cattle Jack - smartest dog I ever had, I’m pretty sure.. my husband used to say he could see her watching the wheels turn in his mind. I couldn’t keep up with her in agility. She was catching signals off me that I didn’t even know I was throwing.
I used her to train all of my rescues for rehoming. She knew exactly what to do and how to show them the ropes without being scary or bossy. I quit doing rescue after she passed.

What a beautiful dog! Dogs are quite special. And a good dog is a great thing!

Here's Pete photobombing your thread. Lost him a few weeks back. Best dog I ever had. 13 years old. He was a very good boy.

Haha, yea that Jelly is a real "Gem"
My Chi chi reminds me of her.
Had three males and am on my second female. All great dogs. None all heeler but definitely heeler in them all. I still miss those gone, even years later. Such great pups. Better than a good woman, nah. As good, probably

Yea, I love Jelly!

A good dog is not to be taken lightly. They bond with their humans and should be considered family. I never had a heeler, mine have both been Labs, and were both great girls. I lost my second girl 13 months ago, and just like losing a family member. Enjoy and love them, as they never live long enough.

For dyslexics like myself, there is little difference between Dog and God...

I think God intended it that way.

Lock your wife and your dog in the trunk of your car for a couple of hours and guess which one will be happy to see you when you open it!

While there's no question that I'd pick my wife over my dog, a good dog is definitely one of life's greatest joys.

Aussie Cattle Dogs are fantastic dogs! We had Mattie, a Blue Heeler and she was one of the best dogs ever. We adopted her through Arizona Cattle Dog Rescue at 8 months old. It took a lot of work socializing her but it was all worth it.

When I bought my house here in Alaska, I really wanted to get another Cattle Dog. It just wasn't in the cards. On the day I closed I brought Bandit home. He's a rescue, the vet that volunteers with the rescue group I adopted him from ran a doggie DNA test on him and it came back 50% Karelian Bear Dog and 50% German Shepherd. In a lot of ways he's similar to a cattle dog; smart, stubborn, playful, loyal and protective.

I may owe my life to that furry dufus for chasing off a moose that surprised us one night.

beautiful pup -71

If you believe that then you need to find a better woman. I like animals but they will never replace a human. My wife has been faithful to me for over 34 years. So far no animal has made it that long.

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Originally posted by armedprof:

For dyslexics like myself, there is little difference between Dog and God...

I think God intended it that way.

No, it was Dog that intended it that way.

Many humans aren't capable of the loyalty that comes naturally to a dog. Humans' brains are too large to be entirely predictable animals.

Not touching that one with a stick. Have had, and still do, some great dogs over the years. Still wouldn’t trade the lovely bride for any of them.

Then again, in the years BMS (before Mrs. slosig) there were one or two who I would have happily traded for the worst dog I’ve ever had. . I guess it all comes down to which dog and which woman…

Not a new joke but> Lock your wife (or girlfriend) and your dog in the trunk of your car, let them out in an hour and see which one is happy to see you?

I had Dobbies for years and years. Each was different, like humans. They were the best dogs I ever had, and protected the kids constantly. It just came naturally. They could be a bit onery at times also.

My son had a half heeler, and that was an excellent doggo.

Dogs are great and all but vagina is undefeated throughout history.

If you’d chose your dog over your SO, ditch the SO. Prior to my wife, there were a few who would have come second to my dogs.

But, I get the OP’s point. No dog has ever driven me as crazy as my wife has, at times.

I train working dogs, or did, now just my own. Got tired of the Schutzhund club and their bs. I have a Maligator now, GSD before, but once upon a time when I was young, around 20, I had a Heeler. She was smart, and energy for days. Put her in an open field and she’d start doing circles like she was herding except she had never been around livestock, or any animals for that matter. I didn’t know what I was doing when I got her but she taught me an awful lot on training. High energy dog with brains to match = the trainer better be up to par to match it or it’s not the breed for you. I wish people would understand this and get a dog that goes with their lifestyle, not some dog that they think is cool or like what it looks like. Most people would go bat shit crazy dealing with my Mal, my working line GSD from Germany, or most any heeler. My heeler was a damn handful.

My Mal does the exact same thing. If I’m in the shitter, she comes and lays down at the door. Has to be around me, at all times. If she is sleeping in one room and I leave, quietly, maybe 60 seconds at best before she wakes up, relocates where I’m at, and rinse/repeat. And God help you if you tried to break into my home or my vehicles. She’s well trained, a few thousand hours worth, and knows the property line. It’ll be your ass for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. She will draw blood, and will put you in the hospital.

Most loyal friends I’ve ever known.