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About the Lancashire Heeler

Typical life span
12-15 years
Size
Small — from its typical weight
Weight
4-8 kg
Height
25-30 cm
FCI status
Provisional
Origin
Lancashire, England
Known hereditary risks
Not researched yet

About

What is a Lancashire Heeler?

Small, sturdy herding dog with short legs and a low-set build. Features a short black and tan weatherproof double coat and distinctive foxlike expression with alert nature.

Lancashire Heeler history and origins

Developed in Lancashire, England as an all-purpose farm dog for herding cattle by nipping at heels and for ratting. Believed to be developed from crosses between Welsh Corgis and Manchester Terriers. Nearly extinct by the 1960s but saved through dedicated breeding programs. Recognized by The Kennel Club (UK) in 1981 and AKC in 2024.

Lancashire Heeler appearance and size

Typically 4-8 kg and 25-30 cm at the shoulder — published as one range rather than separately for males and females.

Lo que dice el estándar de la raza

Criado para
Herding & companion dog
Comportamiento y temperamento
Works cattle but has terrier instincts when rabbiting and ratting. Courageous, happy and affectionate to owner

Quoted from FCI standard n°360. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.

Referencia de la raza de The Dog API.

Características

Tamaño
Small
Necesidad de ejercicio
Facilidad de adiestramiento
Caída de pelo
3 of 5
Cuidados del pelo
4 of 5
Convivencia con niños
Coste de mantenimiento
Tolera quedarse solo
Inteligencia
Salud de la raza
Not researched yet

Pros & cons

Pros y contras de la raza Lancashire Heeler

Lo que obtienes con la raza Lancashire Heeler

  • Función declarada en el estándar: «Herding & companion dog»
  • El estándar describe la raza así: «Works cattle but has terrier instincts when rabbiting and ratting. Courageous, happy and affectionate to owner»
  • Vive más que un perro mestizo — mediana de 15.4 años en 278 animales, frente a 12

Lo que asumes

  • Exige muchos cuidados del pelo — la descripción del propio estándar es «Long, or excessively wavy coat is highly undesirable»

Extraído de fuentes y no escrito como opinión — investigación de salud citada, el estándar del propio registro, y estudios de longevidad revisados por pares. Estándar de la raza, FCI; McMillan et al. 2024, median age at death. Los animales de un criador pueden diferir de todo esto, y una columna vacía significa que no tenemos nada de ese lado, no que no haya nada que decir.

Characteristics

Estándar de la FCI · Lancashire Heeler

Pelo y color

Tal como lo establece el estándar de la FCI. Cada línea de abajo está en las palabras del propio estándar, etiquetada con preferred.

Coat

Fine undercoat is covered throughout by weather resistant, short, thick, hard, flat topcoat.

Topcoat is slightly longer on neck.

Undercoat should not show through topcoat nor allow any longer hair at the mane to stand off.

Long, or excessively wavy coat is highly undesirable

Color

  • Preferred
  • Permissible
  • Undesirable
  • Disqualifying

«Preferred», «permissible», «undesirable» y «disqualifying» — preferido, admisible, indeseable y descalificante — son las palabras de la propia FCI sobre la raza, y quedan en inglés porque así constan en el estándar. Describen lo que el estándar pide — no son una valoración de ningún perro concreto, ni nuestra.

  • Black and tan or liver brown and tan with pigment to tone with coat colour, with rich tan spots on cheeks and often above eyes.
  • Rich tan on muzzle and chest and from knees downwards, inside hind legs and under tail.
  • Preferred: A distinct black or liver mark (thumb mark), according to coat colour, immediately above front feet
  • Richness of tan may fade with age.
  • White to be discouraged.
  • A small white spot on fore-chest -although

Resumido de FCI standard n°360 — cada etiqueta está en las palabras del propio estándar, con el veredicto pasado a la etiqueta de al lado. Lee la cláusula completa en la fuente.

Lo que dice el estándar de la raza

Tamaño
Height at the withers: Ideal: Males 30 cm, females 25 cm
La FCI distingue un ideal de lo que está permitido.

Quoted from FCI standard n°360. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.

Información a nivel de raza, de The Dog API. Describe la raza Lancashire Heeler en general; cualquier animal concreto puede ser distinto.

Health guide

What to ask for in a Lancashire Heeler

No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Lancashire Heeler on this platform yet. That is a gap in our records, not a clean bill of health — ask the breeder which hereditary conditions their lines are tested for, and ask to see the results for both parents, dated and from a named laboratory.

Puppies

No puppies listed right now

No Lancashire Heeler breeder has a record on this platform yet, so there is nothing to list. That is a gap in our coverage, not a fact about the breed.

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