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blue heeler

British  

noun

  1. Also called: heeler.  a cattle dog that controls cattle by biting their heels

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Its seven-minute episodes center on an anthropomorphic family of blue heeler dogs: Bluey, Bingo and their parents Chilli and Bandit.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2024

Bluey is a blue heeler dog, who lives with her mum, dad and little sister, Bingo.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2024

“We want to make sure everyone can enjoy the parks, whether or not they have a dog,” said MacInnes, adding that another pup, a blue heeler named Smoky Joe, is now part of her family.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2023

She likes “Bluey,” an Australian cartoon about a blue heeler cattle dog, and “Blippi,” a children’s show on YouTube, which her father described as a “modern-day Pee-wee Herman.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2022

There’s one more member of the crew - a blue heeler named Amigo.

From Washington Times • Apr. 1, 2017

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