I’ll also explain why they bark, and what to do when barking becomes a problem.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n [wpsm_toplist]<\/p>\n\n\n\n No, you’ll rarely hear your Australian Cattle Dog let out his voice. They usually don’t bark just for the sake of barking.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Historically, Australian Cattle dogs were bred to be cattle herders. This included learning to be as silent as possible while performing their job. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In those times, a big part of their duty involved taking care of half-wild livestock. Most of the cattle way back then were not yet fully domesticated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In that environment, not only barking wouldn’t do any good, but loud voicing could easily scare off the animals that heelers were supposed to be herding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Scared livestock would scatter all over the area and a lot of them wouldn’t be found again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This made barking an undesirable trait and owners back then did their best to teach ACDs to restrain from being vociferous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If Australian Cattle dogs bark, it’s mostly to alert their owner of perceived danger.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n And they take their watchdog duties very seriously. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Australian Cattle Dog is fiercely loyal and extremely protective of its owner and family. Because of this, they can often overreact and see the danger where realistically none exists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Plus they’re always active, scanning the territory looking for something that could jeopardize its herd, or, in this case, family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If not properly trained and socialized, they can start barking on any person or other animal that they do not consider a part of the family. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You should start working on socializing and teaching them that unnecessary barking isn’t allowed while they’re still puppies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If they learn to accept people outside the family, the barking should decrease by a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As I already explained, the main cause for Blue Heelers’ barking is to warn the owner of a potential threat. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n However, each dog has its own personality. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Dependent on the upbringing and character, your Australian Cattle Dog may be triggered to bark for a variety of different reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Although they have an independent streak to them, ACDs don’t like to be left alone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n They’re very social and love to spend time with their humans. Some dogs can get severely stressed when their owners are not around for an extended period of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A lot of them express their anxiety through excessive and loud barking. If you’re getting an Australian Cattle Dog, plan to spend as much time with it as possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Also, try to get them used to be separated<\/a> by teaching them to cope with being alone from a very young age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Working dogs by origin, Australian Cattle Dogs are very intelligent, active, and love to get busy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Because of this, they enjoy being given a task, exercising, or playing more than anything. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When they’re idle and have nothing to do, ACDs get bored very quickly. And when they’re bored, they feel frustrated and may express that frustration by barking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Make sure to keep your dog occupied and exercise it a lot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If, for whatever reason, you’re not able to spend time with them, make sure they have plenty of toys to keep them busy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sometimes when you’re at home, but not currently engaged with your pooch, they will start barking in an attempt to grab your attention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n They’re trying to let you know that they are in the room and should be the center of attention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you react to this every time, they’ll get easily spoiled and you’ll have a problem on your hands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The best thing to do is keep ignoring them, not make eye contact, and continue going on about your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The key thing in stopping the dog from barking is identifying what’s causing it.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n It may be one of the above-mentioned reasons or even something completely different that got the dog upset. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When you properly identify the issue, you can take the appropriate course of action. Depending on what got the dog barking, you may remove that reason. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Try eliminating the cause of their distress. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If your Blue Heeler is barking because he’s bored, try to entertain them or engage in exercise activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n With some other causes, it’s best just to ignore them, so the dog can learn that nothing can be accomplished by barking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Or you can apply the diverting tactics and redirect the dog’s attention elsewhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For example, if the dog barks every time someone is at the door, divert their attention with a toy or get them to perform a trick while the doorbell is ringing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you end up with an Australian Cattle Dog that is a typical representative of its breed, you likely won’t have to deal with too much barking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n However, make sure that you teach them proper behaviors while they’re still puppies. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If a dog learns that barking is wrong while at a very young age, it may save you a lot of trouble down the road. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Australian Cattle Dogs react much better to positive reinforcement than to negative training methods including yelling and screaming. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you yell at your dog for barking, it may easily make the matters worse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The best thing you can do is create a safe, loving, and active environment for your Blue Heeler where it has to deal with a minimum amount of stress and anxiety. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n It will not only make the dog happier and calmer but also provide some peace and quiet for you and your family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you’re considering getting an Australian Cattle Dog, aka Blue Heeler, as your pet, you’ve probably done some research and asked around to see what kind of dogs they are. … Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":4193,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[656],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australian-cattle-dog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/puplore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/puplore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/puplore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puplore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puplore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/puplore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10373\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puplore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/puplore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puplore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puplore.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Do Australian Cattle Dogs (Blue Heelers) Bark a Lot?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Why Do Australian Cattle Dogs (Blue Heelers) Bark?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Being Bored<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Seeking Attention<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
How to Stop Blue Heelers From Barking?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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