Would a Blue Heeler get along with my Rat Terrier?
By M.W.
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I think there is a lot that goes into that. Blue Healers are cattle dogs, hearders by nature. A friend of mine had one several years ago and ended up not being able to keep him because as sweet as he was, he did what was natural to him and "hearded" the neighborhood kids by nipping at their ankles - that's what cattle dogs do when hearding cattle. You really can't untrain what is a natural instinct in a dog.
My sister-in-law takes in strays. She has a very small rat terrier, a medium sized Blue Heeler, and a very large Pit Bull. They all get together greatly well!
The Blue was her first of that group, then the Rat, then the Pit was found in the road (country) as a pup, and they all get together famously---the Rat and Pit are best of friends.
But my sis-in-law is at home almost everyday, working her yard and farm, and is great with dogs. She never just 'throws' a new one along with the others, but stays and watches, and corrects as needed.
She even has 2 farm cats, and they all get along great.
My blue heeler/wolf loves little dogs. He gets down on his elbows to be their size! Played well with a Pomeranian and a Mini-Pin. I think the little guys think they're as big as him! :)
I have both a Blue Heeler and a Rat Terrier and they are great friends. We had the Blue Heeler first and adopted the Rat Terrier. It took about two weeks for them to get used to each other.
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