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An Australian Cattle Dog blue heeler in a jump chute, practicing dog agility.Among the most popular activities for Australian Cattle Dogs is dog agility. While the Australian Cattle Dog blue heeler is ideally suited for this work, since it is a herding breed and thus very reactive to the handler's body language, some Australian Cattle Dog blue heeler s become easily frustrated at the repetition and routine necessary to hone agility skills. As for many breeds, frequent brief training sessions are more effective than infrequent long training sessions. For this reason, many handlers find training an Australian Cattle Dog blue heeler to be challenging. It is important to always change the methods and exercises and not allow the dog or handler to get into a rut. Australian Cattle Dog blue heeler s thrive on change and new experiences.

An Australian Cattle Dog blue heeler finding a scent article as part of obedience competition.Only a few Australian Cattle Dog blue heeler s, therefore, have excelled in obedience competition

For example, the American Kennel Club awards an "Obedience Trial Championship" (OTCh) to the dog-and-handler team that defeats a large number of other teams in open competition. A handful of Australian Cattle Dog blue heeler s have reached this level. While Australian Cattle Dog blue heeler s enjoy the challenge of obedience competition, such as retrieving a scented article, the majority of Australian Cattle Dog blue heeler s are easily bored with precision drilling.

A Border Collie is a hard-working herding breed of dog that originated in the border country of England and Scotland. Border Collies are noted for being affectionate with friends and reserved with strangers. Border Collies are highly intelligent herding dogs. Like most working dogs, they have a tendency towards neurotic or destructive behavior if not given enough to do. They are still frequently used on ranches all over the world for assisting with the handling of livestock. Though known to be reserved with strangers, these dogs can also be protective of a human family member.