![Lancashire Heeler Dog Breed](/sites/default/files/styles/square_medium_440x440/public/2022-07/Lancashire-Heeler.jpg?itok=dIDnXNxM)
Family-friendly: | 4/5 |
Exercise needs: | 3/5 |
Easy to train: | 3/5 |
Tolerates being alone: | 3/5 |
Like other pets: | 3/5 |
Energy level: | 4/5 |
Grooming needs: | 3/5 |
Shedding: | 3/5 |
The Lancashire Heeler can suffer from:
- Patellar luxation
- Primary lens luxation which is a condition where the lens moves from it's normal position in the eye which will result in vision loss and can cause pain.
- Collie eye anomaly which is an inherited condition where the eye does not develop properly and can potentially lead to blindness.
Priority Kennel Club health schemes and testing:
- Eye screening scheme
- DNA testing for primary lens luxation which tests whether or not a dog has the potential to be affected by this condition.
Although popular as a cattle-driving dog, the Lancashire Heeler was also favoured by poachers for their agile skills and excellence in rabbiting. Said to be “small enough to fit into a poacher’s pocket”, it must be remembered that a poacher’s pocket is a large pocket hidden in the back of a jacket taking up almost the full width… so they aren’t as tiny as that may suggest!