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Welcome to our Queensland Heeler Page of our Website
This page was last updated on: March 10th,2010
Senseney, one week from delivery date and her pal, Aniston, coming into heat soon.
We have NO puppies available right now but have a litter due March 15th from Senseney (by McConaughey) and Aniston is coming into heat soon for a late April/early May litter (depending upon when she finally decides to do that)-we are keeping close tabs on her so she can be kenneled with McConaughey during her standing heat.
Email if you would like to be notified when we have heeler pups born and we will put you on our ever growing list of people to notify of pups arrivals ...or if you would like to reserve for:
Aniston's litter, bred to McConaughey, (should all be blue around late April/early May)
 
...or reserve for another future mating or "the next available" which moves you up on the list if you don't get a pup from this very next litter.
Taylor (the small ACD rescue female will be bred to McConaughey next) for all blue pups in July or so. Should be lots of black/spots/patches in this litter.
We plan to breed Senseney to Swayze next time around for a litter of all red pups. You may reserve for this litter too. Plan on her coming back into heat the end of July for late September, 2010 pups that should be all red to choose from and should have patches/spots here and there.
We also have a friend who owns Pfeiffer's mom (Jessie) that should be in heat around this same time as Taylor and always breeds to McConaughey for some nice blue pups (as you can see by Pfeiffer,) although I picked the runt female in that litter on purpose to get Pfeiffer.
I will get pick of the litter again and will sell it this time. You may reserve and specify that "pick of the litter" pup (must be picked in the 3 day time frame for docking tails though). No waiting list or hoping or crossing your fingers...she will be bred to him and I will get pick of the litter so reserve now for that pup if you want pick of that litter...specify gender and as long as she has that gender of pup (she had 9 pups last time)...you get it. Or you can pick the gender when the pups are born according to markings if gender isn't that important to you. Expect pups in July or so from her. The rest of the pups she sells on her own-I am limited to just pick of the litter unless she asks for my help to sell them for her...then my list will get notified of available pups and offered the opportunity to buy from that litter if she has some available that are not promised or sold ahead of time.
Sarandon will be next and is so unusually colored that we are hoping for pups just like her crossed with McConauhey, but maybe with some patches. We will catch her on her second heat at about a year or so old. Her dad was Red and her mom was a Blue with no brown/tan anywhere on her. Plan on November 2010 or so.
Pfeiffer and Swift are just babies right now (born December 11th and 21st respectively)
 
and will not be bred until next Winter (January probably), but plan to breed Swayze to Pfeiffer since McConaughey is her daddy and McConaughey to Swift since they are not related. Swift's dad is my dad's really nice red heeler, Rusty, he keeps in Badger, California to help him with his cattle.
2010/2011 will be full of pups to choose from if we are patient.
More Pictures of our Heelers:
McConaughey, our blue male, below, last summer, with his girls, Senseney and Aniston.
McConaughey (3 yrs old now and chubby) with Red (our 12 yr old "fixed" female), and Senseney in the background
McConaughey...taking time from his busy breeding schedule to smell the roses (or plastic horse heads).
and here with Senseney-what a tank he is.
Senseney throws a combination of red and blue pups when bred to McConaughey-due March 15th.
This is Swayze, our red male pup-he is 5 months old in this picture (born August, 2009).
Aniston (our blue female), should come back into heat here real soon-and will be bred to McConaughey
Aniston will throw all blues when bred to McConaughey (some with spots like her/mask like him)
Meet the newest additions to our Queensland Heeler family:
This is Taylor (She is a rescued heeler we adopted with her 9 pups).
In the above photo she had great fear of me hurting her pups-she is great now.
In this photo, as you can see (just a couple of weeks later), she has taken to us.
This is Sarandon (about 6 weeks old in this photo).
and 8 weeks old in the photo below
Born November 16th, 2009.
This is Pfeiffer, our new blue female pup. She was born December 11th, McConaughey is her dad so she will eventually be bred to Swayze.
and Swift, our new red female pup born December 21st, 2009.
McConaughey is breeding our females until Swayze comes of age and then we may mix it up a bit. I will breed Senseney to him first for a litter of all red pups this fall (September/October). You may reserve now for that litter for a red pup.
Queensland Heeler Puppies:
I have created this web page to answer any questions you might have about my Queensland heelers and their pups.
If you are interested in a Queensland Heeler puppy...please take a moment to click on and read THE WAY IT WORKS as I have tried to put answers to frequently asked questions there, with additional information and pictures, for those who have time to browse, on this page.
Please don't hesitate to email me if you have any other questions and/or if you want to be added to the emal list to notify when pups are born.
About the breed
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Senseney
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Email at heelerpups@aol.com to be put on the list to notify when the next litter arrives.
Our Females and their past litters:
Senseney: Red female
This is Senseney, she is such a good mom. Senseney is very athletic and energetic. Loves to fetch, and play catch with the kids with little pebbles, when no ball is available. Loves to catch squirrels and gophers and mice. She is very lean and stays very active.
Senseney's first 2007 litter
  
Senseney's October 2007 litter-Lots of spots in this litter. Cash was the father, not McConaughey, and he had spots.
The same pup... at 6 mos old. Happy at home...Her name is Dally...her ears are starting to stand up good.
This is a male from a Senseney litter in 2006 (Bandit, McConaughey's dad, was the father)
 
I almost kept this one, as she did this all the time...what a cutie!
Soaking up the sun
Check out some pictures of past litters
Pups are beginning to get their color in these pictures
The above picture shows a pup that we left the tail on...as requested.
Senseney below with her litter
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Aniston
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Aniston
Below is her at 4-5 weeks of age.
Aniston driving us home...
Aniston...settling in at home.
 
at 3 1/2 months old at Darcy's birthday campout at the Kings River...she is, evidently, a swimmer!
camping in July 2009 and cleaning up after a bear in camp.
Below is her mom and dad and her litter mates:
 
The last litter: Anniston x McConaughey (born Oct. 25, 2009)
12/2/2009
taken 11/24
(Bludger) one of her pups at about 3 months old.
taken 11/22 & 11/23
 
taken on November 15th, 2009
The relaxed guy below-left, and the howler above right with the lil girl in the center
October 25th, 2009 Litter from Anniston (by McConaughey)
Pictures of Aniston's first litter:
Pictures taken just over 3 weeks old
An adoreable pup in the doorway of the doghouse
Here is a link to a video of the pups: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAZq6iAnyfE
Pictures taken at just over 2 weeks old. Eyes beginning to open on most of them.
Pictures taken at 8 days old.
We left a couple of tails for some folks...either way is ok with me-just specify by 3 days old.
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McConaughey
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McConaughey, Our blue male heeler
McConaughey loves to play with the pups, pictured above at about 3 weeks old and turning blue.
A picture of him below just before his 3rd birthday in November of 2009. Just a tad chubby.
Here is McConaughey as a puppy himself...
At 3 weeks old...Bandit's Son...McConaughey
At 6 weeks when we brought him home.
What a smarty pants. He plays dead if you point your finger at him like a gun and say "bang"!
This is McConaughey at about 6 months old above...
McConaughey at 9 mos old
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Swayze
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He will eventually share the spotlight (and the girls) with McConaughey.
Swayze and his companion
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Bandit
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McConaughey's Dad:
GRANDPA BANDIT
Proud Grandpa!
Bandit was sleeping and was accidentally run over in our driveway and had to be put down due to his injuries on Monday, October 16th, 2006.
I should thank Rick Tucker, DVM for going above and beyond to help me that day.
Bandit is greatly missed.
The Good News is...We were fortunate enough, to get McConaughey from a litter that Bandit fathered about 2 weeks before he died out of a really nice red female heeler.
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How could you?
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Below is a beautiful story about a puppy that was loved and a dog that was forgotten and where he ended up...If you have a moment it is pretty enlightening.
Dog ownership is a big responsibility.
HOW COULD YOU? - By Jim Willis, 2001
When I was a puppy, I entertained you with my antics and made you laugh. You called me your child, and despite a number of chewed shoes and a couple of murdered throw pillows, I became your best friend. Whenever I was "bad," you'd shake your finger at me and ask "How could you?" -- but then you'd relent and roll me over for a belly rub.
My housebreaking took a little longer than expected, because you were terribly busy, but we worked on that together. I remember those nights of nuzzling you in bed and listening to your confidences and secret dreams, and I believed that life could not be any more perfect. We went for long walks and runs in the park, car rides, stops for ice cream (I only got the cone because "ice cream is bad for dogs" you said), and I took long naps in the sun waiting for you to come home at the end of the day.
Gradually, you began spending more time at work and on your career, and more time searching for a human mate. I waited for you patiently, comforted you through heartbreaks and disappointments, never chided you about bad decisions, and romped with glee at your homecomings, and when you fell in love. She, now your wife, is not a "dog person" - - still I welcomed her into our home, tried to show her affection, and obeyed her. I was happy because you were happy.
Then the human babies came along and I shared your excitement. I was fascinated by their pinkness, how they smelled, and I wanted to mother them, too. Only she and you worried that I might hurt them, and I spent most of my time banished to another room, or to a dog crate. Oh, how I wanted to love them, but I became a "prisoner of love." As they began to grow, I became their friend. They clung to my fur and pulled themselves up on wobbly legs, poked fingers in my eyes, investigated my ears, and gave me kisses on my nose. I loved everything about them and their touch -- because your touch was now so infrequent -- and I would've defended them with my life if need be. I would sneak into their beds and listen to their worries and secret dreams, and together we waited for the sound of your car in the driveway.
There had been a time, when others asked you if you had a dog, that you produced a photo of me from your wallet and told them stories about me. These past few years, you just answered "yes" and changed the subject. I had gone from being "your dog" to "just a dog ," and you resented every expenditure on my behalf.
Now, you have a new career opportunity in another city, and you and they will be moving to an apartment that does not allow pets. You've made the right decision for your "family," but there was a time when I was your only family.
I was excited about the car ride until we arrived at the animal shelter. It smelled of dogs and cats, of fear, of hopelessness. You filled out the paperwork and said "I know you will find a good home for her." They shrugged and gave you a pained look. They understand the realities facing a middle-aged dog, even one with "papers." You had to pry your son's fingers loose from my collar as he screamed "No, Daddy! Please don't let them take my dog!" And I worried for him, and what lessons you had just taught him about friendship and loyalty, about love and responsibility, and about respect for all life. You gave me a good-bye pat on the head, avoided my eyes, and politely refused to take my collar and leash with you. You had a deadline to meet and now I have one, too. After you left, the two nice ladies said you probably knew about your upcoming move months ago and made no attempt to find me another good home. They shook their heads and asked, "How could you?"
They are as attentive to us here in the shelter as their busy schedules allow. They feed us, of course, but I lost my appetite days ago. At first, whenever anyone passed my pen, I rushed to the front, hoping it was you that you had changed your mind -- that this was all a bad dream... or I hoped it would at least be someone who cared, anyone who might save me.
When I realized I could not compete with the frolicking for attention of happy puppies, oblivious to their own fate, I retreated to a far corner and waited. I heard her footsteps as she came for me at the end of the day, and I padded along the aisle after her to a separate room. A blissfully quiet room. She placed me on the table and rubbed my ears, and told me not to worry. My heart pounded in anticipation of what was to come, but there was also a sense of relief. The prisoner of love had run out of days.
As is my nature, I was more concerned about her. The burden which she bears weighs heavily on her, and I know that, the same way I knew your every mood. She gently placed a tourniquet around my foreleg as a tear ran down her cheek. I licked her hand in the same way I used to comfort you so many years ago. She expertly slid the hypodermic needle into my vein. As I felt the sting and the cool liquid coursing through my body, I lay down sleepily, looked into her kind eyes and murmured, "How could you?"
Perhaps because she understood my dog speak, she said, "I'm so sorry." She hugged me, and hurriedly explained it was her job to make sure I went to a better place, where I wouldn't be ignored or abused or abandoned, or have to fend for myself -- a place of love and light so very different from this earthly place. And with my last bit of energy, I tried to convey to her with a thump of my tail that my "How could you?" was not directed at her. It was directed at you, My Beloved Master, I was thinking of you. I will think of you and wait for you forever. May everyone in your life continue to show you so much loyalty.
A Note from the Author: If "How Could You?" brought tears to your eyes as you read it, as it did to mine as I wrote it, it is because it is the composite story of the millions of formerly "owned" pets who die each year in American & Canadian animal shelters. Please use this to help educate, on your websites, in newsletters, on animal shelter and vet office bulletin boards. Tell the public that the decision to add a pet to the family is an important one for life, that animals deserve our love and sensible care, that finding another appropriate home for your animal is your responsibility and any local humane society or animal welfare league can offer you good advice, and that all life is precious. Please do your part to stop the killing, and prevent unwanted animals.
Remember...They love UNCONDITIONALLY.
If you would like to be notified when the next litter is here, just email me and I will put you on the "notify" list. heelerpups@aol.com
Pups are $250. We dock their tails (unless otherwise specified) at 3 days old. They can go to their new homes as soon as they are eating solid food well (usually at about 6 weeks of age).
Email with your info if you want to be notified when a litter arrives at heelerpups@aol.com
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