Affectionate, Intelligent, Versatile Dogs
The Official Parent Club and AKC-Approved Organization
Meet the Breed
The Lancashire Heeler: Small Dog, Big Heart
Once a cattle-driving farmers’ dog in Lancashire, England, the Lancashire Heeler is a sturdy, cheerful herder, just 10 to 12 inches tall and 11 to 20 pounds. Affectionate, intelligent, and always up for a job or a game, Heelers are now part of the AKC Herding Group.
Key Traits
- Size: About 10 to 12 inches tall at the whithers, and 9 to 17 pounds, the smallest of the “heeler” breeds.
- Look: Black and tan or liver and tan, with a high-set tail that curls over the back when alert, and alert, erect or tipped ears.
- Temperament: Courageous, happy, and affectionate with their owners. May be reserved with strangers.
- Brains and energy: Intelligent, alert, and always up for a job or a game.
- Versatility: At home in conformation, agility, obedience, rally, nose/scent work, Fast CAT, Barn Hunt, NASDA, Treibball, and therapy work.
- Lifespan: Typically 12 to 15 years.
- The Heeler Smile: A cheerful grin many Heelers show when they are happy to see you.
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The United States Lancashire Heeler Club (USLHC) is a member club of and serves as the approved Parent Club of the American Kennel Club (AKC).
The USLHC was founded by a group of dedicated individuals in 2007, with main these main objectives in mind:
- To encourage and to do all possible to bring the natural qualities and historic purpose of the Lancashire Heeler to perfection according to the current AKC breed standard, and
- To urge members and breeders to accept the current standard of the breed as approved by the AKC as the only standard of excellence by which the Lancashire Heeler shall be judged.