Vega wants basket ball - better exercise than a tennis ball - for Vega, (my Miniature Blue Heeler)

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  • Опубликовано: 28 дек 2022
  • Vega really gets a workout with an old basketball. Fetching a tennis ball hardly gets her out of breath.
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  • @dawnmitchell11
    @dawnmitchell11 Год назад +15

    I love how Heelers are not just so smart, but are instinctual/intuitive! You can talk to them like another person and so often they understand you the first time without any real training.

    • @ripjohnson2121
      @ripjohnson2121 Год назад

      So true I found out the hard way at 64 I got my first heeler and was told by a good friend that gave him to me what I was getting into only to find out I was just as I was when I was a. boy had no idea what I was getting into and wouldn't change any of it for the world . GET A HEELER THEY'LL KEEP YOU YOUNG. Or kill ya. PS KEEP THE TAIL IF NOT A WORKING DOG TRUST ME.

    • @dawnmitchell11
      @dawnmitchell11 Год назад

      @@ripjohnson2121 mine is a mix with G Shep/Chow and some other stuff, but her personality and her herding style are very much heeler! She's also got a healthy dose of Chow aloof independence and GSD couch potato!
      Wow! Sounds like you have your hands full for sure! I wish you many days of bonded happiness with yours! They are fierce with the velcro attachment! Lol

    • @ripjohnson2121
      @ripjohnson2121 Год назад

      @@dawnmitchell11 well it sounds like you know exactly where I'm coming from, but with the mix you have there's one thing for sure NO ONE will bother you all animals are loyal and you have them all in one , most people aren't to knowledgeable about chows, but they are very protective also as the rest of your little friend is. It seem the older I get the more I understand them im just waiting for Cooper and I to have that conversation one day because as I talk he listens and turns his head back and forth as he's thinking COME ON DAD ARE YOU SURE.

    • @Bizzon666
      @Bizzon666 Год назад

      True. I pet-sit a Heeler/BC mix sometimes, we don't have the mutual understanding developed by lifetime together, but still he always tries to understand me and frequently understands very well! Of course it motivates me to understand him in turn.. I just love pet-sitting him, it's always fun for both of us

    • @willpowerprds
      @willpowerprds  8 месяцев назад

      Yes, Vega will be 2 next week. We are still learning each other's language but have come a long way already.

  • @dennispine2603
    @dennispine2603 Месяц назад +2

    Your heeler is, just like the one I used to have; Cooper. I miss him; very much.

    • @willpowerprds
      @willpowerprds  Месяц назад

      I'm so sorry. I miss my Gator also. Vega is a good distraction, but I don't think I will ever stop mourning the loss of my Gator. So, I feel your pain.

  • @less5406
    @less5406 Год назад +3

    My Heeler/pit went thru a few basketballs in her life. I miss her.

  • @dustytrayl
    @dustytrayl Год назад +4

    Nothing but a 6” herding ball for my girl, Bindi. Same exact herding style though. Love these heeler dogs! So athletic!

  • @EvelynNdenial
    @EvelynNdenial Год назад +3

    the exact same for the blue heeler i used to have. she'd push one around in circles for HOURS.

  • @armurano5093
    @armurano5093 Год назад +5

    I like the effect you used at end. Very heart-piercing. Enjoy your dog every moment you got.

    • @willpowerprds
      @willpowerprds  Год назад +4

      Yes, I make it a priority now, to spend some time with her every day no matter how busy I am. On really busy days, I even set an alarm/reminder on my watch. 😁

  • @haerfgvbag7050
    @haerfgvbag7050 9 месяцев назад +1

    So happy!

  • @meldeweese6875
    @meldeweese6875 Год назад +2

    GREAT ! Have had 4 super " Aussie Blue Heelers " here in W . Colorado. 3 had their tails cut of by Ca- Boy Ranchers. Why? ( After 24 yrs USN , finally was able move, find a good Blue pup and live. ) . Even went to Australia to visit Pal and we checked out all of the breed. My #4 , the Vet said she was a," Stubby " ---- born without a tail , no scars from cutting off (?) I researched on Net and there was info ! So, maybe ?

    • @willpowerprds
      @willpowerprds  Год назад

      Yes, the AKC recognizes the breed as Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dogs. My Vega wasn't born one. Her tail was docked when she was born, by the breeder. She's also smaller than regular Heelers, but not lacking in all the traits you read about Heelers. She keeps me busy and wants nothing more than to work!🤠

  • @Lucy-yg5th
    @Lucy-yg5th 9 месяцев назад +1

    Great idea !

  • @wander4evr814
    @wander4evr814 Год назад +2

    I cannot believe how my my dog acts more her cattle dog dna than her lab dna. She also loves basketball more, whines just like your pup too. She is smaller and has a half tail. Her head looks like a lab. She also came home nipping everyone and our great dane at the ankles. Ever since I got the embark back her personality makes sense now

  • @davoc5140
    @davoc5140 Год назад +2

    so cool!!

  • @markcoombes4693
    @markcoombes4693 Год назад +4

    Awesome dog mate, very similar to my heeler! Good to see a good dog in good hands

  • @Lucy-yg5th
    @Lucy-yg5th 9 месяцев назад +1

    No human could dribble a
    basketball with their nose.

    • @willpowerprds
      @willpowerprds  9 месяцев назад

      True! If you look at the video I uploaded this week, you can see how she's now learning to bounce it back into the air with her nose also. 😁

  • @meldeweese6875
    @meldeweese6875 Год назад +1

    Cont -
    I now have Molly Blue, 5 yrs old with a full tail. 30 lbs of " Love Molly. " Vet. says she is " Mini " . Another super Aussie Blue Dog , smart as a whip. Loves riding in URAL motorcycle side car.
    Mtn Mel. Ret. 59- 82 USN PR / SERE / JEST Inst./ VN. Now z still learning, sharing survival skills at 80, tipi camp.

  • @4drgasr
    @4drgasr Год назад +1

    Nothing but mini blues from now on for me. They are something.

  • @Superkuh2
    @Superkuh2 Год назад +3

    There's no rule against dogs playing basketball.

    • @willpowerprds
      @willpowerprds  Год назад

      Yes, but I think we're going to switch over to Soccer. She has become so much better at controlling the direction of the ball and, as stated in a previous comment... rolling the basket ball is wearing down her whiskers so I think the softer, smaller, soccer ball will be a great improvement.

  • @pj4433
    @pj4433 Год назад +3

    My boy has an odd shaped hard plastic ball. He loves it more than anything will play for hours if we let him

    • @willpowerprds
      @willpowerprds  3 месяца назад

      Yeap, with Vega, after trying all different types, she always goes back to the old basket ball to roll around and guide it with her shoulders.

  • @PuppyMonsters
    @PuppyMonsters Год назад +3

    This is like watching my first Cattle dog, Jack, play. He absolutely loved his basketball, but it ended up wearing his whiskers down to nubs.

    • @SkarneZ
      @SkarneZ Год назад

      Do you think a basketball is bad for this reason? I've thought about using one for my heeler pup

    • @PuppyMonsters
      @PuppyMonsters Год назад +1

      @@SkarneZ I ended up getting him a soccer ball and he loved it just as much and his whiskers grew back.

    • @willpowerprds
      @willpowerprds  Год назад +2

      Well, we are not really homeless, but fall just below being, "poor," so I've had to be creative with the toys she gets. There just happened to be 2 old basket balls in the woods near us. I will be looking at getting a soccer ball for her soon. Vega continues to get better and better at this. If I'm not paying attention when she rolls the ball back to me, she now keeps rolling it in circles around me until I notice.

    • @hilarythompson931
      @hilarythompson931 Год назад +1

      Why do basketballs wear down whiskers, but not soccer balls? Is it just because they are smoother? I definitely want to try this with mine.

    • @PuppyMonsters
      @PuppyMonsters Год назад

      @@hilarythompson931 I can only guess that it was all of the little bumps on the basketball that caused it.

  • @michellejohnston8577
    @michellejohnston8577 Год назад +2

    We have a heeler too! Gonna get him a b 🏀

    • @willpowerprds
      @willpowerprds  Год назад +2

      Whenever we play with it, she gets so excited at first, that she can't control where it's going. After she gets a little tired, she can slow down and figure out how to roll it right to me.

  • @jaclynisveracious
    @jaclynisveracious Год назад +2

    My Heeler always ends up popping inflatables like that. I got him a big plastic ball he enjoys and can’t destroy.

    • @willpowerprds
      @willpowerprds  Год назад +1

      Luckily, Vega's little mouth can't grab the basketball, (doesn't stop her from trying though). Since she already knew the concept of retrieving a tennis ball, it was easy to train her to practice rolling the bigger ball back to me. Just took lots of praise which gets her excited. She's getting better every day.😁

  • @jprexy
    @jprexy Год назад +2

    Another good way I found for expending a blue heelers energy is using a laser pointer ( I know its lazy but it works really well) however try to use every once and a while because my dog got addicted to it

    • @willpowerprds
      @willpowerprds  Год назад +1

      Yep! We do that also, occasionally.

    • @jprexy
      @jprexy Год назад +1

      @@willpowerprds it works really well

    • @willpowerprds
      @willpowerprds  Год назад +2

      @@jprexy The challenge for me is... at night I try to keep the laser pointed just ahead of her, to chase, but she is so fast and running in the dark, it's hard to see especially when she is some distance away.

    • @jprexy
      @jprexy Год назад +1

      @@willpowerprds same it gets really hard to keep up lol

  • @aarongreen39
    @aarongreen39 Год назад +1

    Lol told him to bring it here. I bet he was telling you in blue heeler language you can get it. Go get it yourself if you want it so bad😅😅😅 they're attitudes. Crack me up

    • @willpowerprds
      @willpowerprds  Год назад

      Yes, that was in the beginning of using the basket ball. Now, she's learned I won't give in. I say things like, "You can do it, I have faith in you." She gives me a quick, "go to hell," look and gets more determined. She has become an expert in returning the ball quickly, maneuvering it by side to side rolling it right to my feet in record time. It also makes her think and use problem solving skills when ever it gets stuck on some obstacle or in the bushes. She will yelp with frustration when it's stuck and look at me. I just keep encouraging her to keep trying and she figures out a way every time. I've created a monster, able to apply these skills in other areas. LOL😄

  • @mariavillela5920
    @mariavillela5920 Год назад +2

    He’s cute and big boy

  • @claudiawilliams5335
    @claudiawilliams5335 Год назад +2

    I have a healer lab mix so she is very smart

  • @debradoucet8847
    @debradoucet8847 Год назад +1

    ❤❤

  • @a.houston9040
    @a.houston9040 Год назад +2

    My blue heeler has popped every ball I buy him, even a basketball. Any recommendations on one that he can't destroy?

    • @willpowerprds
      @willpowerprds  Год назад +2

      Not yet. We don't have that problem because her mouth is so small she can't get her teeth into it. You might try a couple balloons? Vega gets scared by the pop of the balloon so now she picks up things very gently with her teeth.

    • @a.houston9040
      @a.houston9040 Год назад

      @@willpowerprds unfortunately Milo will also pop the balloons. The sound doesn't bother him. He loves his toys. Gently dogs the squeakers out and pops every ball. He loves tennis balls, he will play fetch all day.

    • @willpowerprds
      @willpowerprds  Год назад +1

      😉 I'll let you know if I happen across something that might work for you.

  • @michaelsantoro170
    @michaelsantoro170 23 дня назад

    What is your heeler mixed with to get a mini heeler? Or was it just smaller heelers breeding with other smaller heelers for generations?

    • @willpowerprds
      @willpowerprds  22 дня назад +1

      100% Blue Heeler - Exact same characteristics of any true Heeler or ACD. She is a result of generational breeding of the smallest and smartest, as you suggested. Her mother is up in Alabama, and the father is from Louisiana. Her tail was docked at birth by the breeder. They are not born with them that short. I didn't do it, but get a lot of hate mail from those that think they are experts and have never met Vega or seen how happy and full of life she is. I don't what others say... in her case, I believe the shorter tail helps, not hinder, her speed and agility. She can average a pace close to 35 MPH for a half mile distance without panting or getting out of breath. It just gets her charged up. She's a mess when she's feeling really good, if I don't pay any attention to her, she'll run around me, bark and then nip at my heels. Hard for her to suppress that instinct. If I let her know I'm not in the mood, she certainly won't push it. At 2 years old now, she's really starting to grasp, "how to learn." My last dog was a Heeler/Jack Russell mix, and there was nothing I couldn't teach her once we got to the point where she could understand me and I learned how to understand her. I always catch Vega watching me closely, where ever she is. Studying me. I wish I had more time to spend teaching her. She's with me all day/night every day, yet she still guilts me by leaving me alone when necessary, pouting, taking a nap, or looking bored.

    • @michaelsantoro170
      @michaelsantoro170 22 дня назад

      @willpowerprds thanks for the info! She's a beautiful dog, my last pup was a jack russell that I had for 15 years, so I'm very familiar with that breed and relatively high energy breeds, but obviously a blue heeler is a totally different level in most cases. I've been looking at maybe getting and ACD for the last few months, but im trying to educate myself as much as possible with the breed and speaking to as many owners as I can to get a good understanding in regards to the breed being a good fit for me and vice versa. Your dog seems like the perfect size, do you still have the breeders info? In your opinion, is it better to get a ACD hybrid or is a pure acd the way to go? I normally go out on hikes/extended walks 4x a week and would be able to take the dog to a dog park on the weekend to really run and spend some time with a herding ball. Would that be sufficient in your experience?

    • @willpowerprds
      @willpowerprds  19 дней назад

      Great that you do the research. I did the same. Actually, I still get too emotional thinking about, "Gator," my buddy, my pal...and at the time, I just could not function. I had to do something, so I made the decision to give another dog the best life possible with my last dog being so intelligent, I thought I could be an even better parent with a Heeler and teach her so much more. It's hard for me to say, now. Almost everything you read about heelers is true. When I first got Vega, I thought, oh no... what have I done? What have I got myself into? She is so much different and I forgot about all the things I took for granted, that Gator had known all those years i had her. I am fortunate to be able to live where I don't have to worry much about Vega. I just feel guilty that I don't get her out enough to play with another dog. I always recommend teaching them physical boundaries. I have always talked to them like I would another person, (more like baby talk). When I don't see her, I call her and say, "you know you're supposed to stay where I can see you." It's not the short command the experts tell you to use, but she has already figured out what that means. This may sound strange... but I also scold them with lectures when they do something bad. They act so ashamed of themselves and have a look like, "I'd rather you just hit me and get it over with, rather than this lecture." It's probably more the tone, but they remember and don't like the lectures. Just be prepared for those first 2 years of never ending energy. They will still have a ton of energy, but with the routine you mentioned, I think you will be just fine. One more thing I think works well is schooling. For a while, a couple times a week, I would spend about 20 minutes showing Vega her toy and train her to bring it to me. Then add a new one when she recognized the name and command. Aside from the various balls, she has 13 toys now that she knows by name. I haven't added any or reviewed them in several months now, but it really helps with teaching them how to learn. I don't spend as much time teaching as I would like, but I do catch Vega watching me when I'm working all the time, so she is constantly studying me. I do have the contact info for the breeder where I got Vega and she sent me a message once when the next litter arrived. She said she keeps up with Vega from my RUclips videos. I don't know the best way to get you her info without publicly posting it here? She lives in Slocomb Alabama. @@michaelsantoro170

    • @michaelsantoro170
      @michaelsantoro170 19 дней назад

      @willpowerprds thank you so much for the info, it really helps. In regards to the lecturing, that seems like good advice and I haven't heard many people use that form of correction, but I've heard healers respond better to positive reinforcement then they do punishment, if I pick up a heeler I'd go your route with training. And yeah, it's unfortunate that youtube did away with private messaging as it would be useful in situations like this. Let me see if I can find her online in Alabama, and if not I'll come back here and let you know. It seems that, like with any other breed, each individual really can be different than the next- some people have really chill cattle dogs that don't nip and are cuddly- while some have very nippy/reactive heelers that don't lole affection. It seems like a lottery. For me, I was looking for a dog that was as smart, loyal as my jack russell, a little bit larger, didn't need to constantly go to the groomers, and doesn't have genetic health issues that a lot of designer breeds have- the ACD seems like a good candidate in those regards. Obviously, I was drawn to their appearance as well, they're a very striking breed, but I am open to getting a mix if that might bring a little more docile nature to the table. Only time will tell. And I'm sorry to hear about Gator- I lost my Jack a few months back after 15 years together and I still can't process it, for a while I couldn't go through my house without seeing him somewhere and I could've sworn I heard him bark a few times. Me grieving over him is another reason why I haven't just picked up another pup sooner. It's a shame dogs don't live as long as humans.

    • @willpowerprds
      @willpowerprds  18 дней назад

      Yes, yes, yes, the positive reinforcement always. I don't even realize how often I say, "good girl," but it's a lot. I believe the growth in temperament and personality can be shaped with lots of love and reinforcement. Once noticeable difference I see in Vega, is that she is overly affectionate. I have read many times that Heelers can be overly protective, but I'm still working on having Vega not run to, jump on, and lick every delivery person or any strangers. She also always has to lean on me or be touching me somehow. Almost too happy, she loves to hunt critters and has brought me a squirrel, a rat, and too many opossums to count. I think that's her protective instinct, and why she prefers to be outside. Especially when its cold out. Do you use Facebook? That is where I found the breeder. You could also look me up and send me a message and I could send you what contact info I have, (have to look for it). By the way... did you see the new little trick I taught Vega a few days ago? I just posted a short video of her, "crawling," on command. She's a very quick learner now. @@michaelsantoro170

  • @jeffbryan3224
    @jeffbryan3224 3 месяца назад

    ok but can he sink a free throw?!

    • @willpowerprds
      @willpowerprds  3 месяца назад

      Absolutely. Just give me a week to teach her. 😁

  • @runningwithscissors1835
    @runningwithscissors1835 Год назад +2

    Did they think you were an Aussie??? What happened to your tail??ugh

    • @willpowerprds
      @willpowerprds  Год назад

      I don't think so. Who would think I was an Aussie? I've also never had a tail. LOL Vega's tail was docked at birth by the breeder.