Queensland Heeler is also called Australian Cattle Dog. They were originally bred with the wild dingoes in Australia to make them hardier. Peanut is a purebred; she has the white diamond shape on her head. Some people think she looks like a coyote. She's a red merle so is mostly reddish beige with a mottled coat that includes black and white. There's also a blue merle, which is a grey coat with the mottling. The are called heelers because they are herding dogs and nip at the heels of the cattle to keep them in line. We had cats when we first rescued her and it took her a long time to realize she couldn't herd cats. We were pulling cat claws out of her snout every week! She doesn't shed much except in the Spring when she 'blows her coat'. And that's just what it sounds like; she suddenly sheds her coat all at once.