The Australian Cattle Dog Social Club of North Queensland (A.C.D.S.C.N.Q.) was formed in 1982 by owners of an Australian Cattle Dog, an Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog and other interested persons, to primarily boost interest in the breed, and to get breeders together socially. A fully constituted club, it is a non-profit organization that attempts to support the Australian Cattle Dog and the Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog through this site, newsletters that attempt to present articles of interest about the breeds, whilst always trying to keep the social aspect very much alive. Membership is not restricted to owners of an Australian Cattle Dog or an Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog and anyone interested in either of the breeds or the social aspect of the club is made welcome.

An attempt has been made to gather information in order to present as comprehensive a collection as possible on the Australian Cattle Dog and the Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog. Presenting contradictory histories on both the Australian Cattle Dog, a.k.a. Blueys, Bluedogs, Heelers, Queenslands, Halls Heelers, Merlins or even Dingos, and the Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog, a.k.a. Stumpies, Blueys, Smithfields, Timmins Biters or Heelers. These theories are included in order that people can decide for themselves which theory they prefer to accept. There are 340 informative articles on or relative to the breed as well as articles on health issues, country of origin Breed Standards, poems, yarns, stories and some light humour.

This site will be updated as often as more information comes to hand.

Currently there are 445 + pages accessible on the site including links to many other related sites. We are always looking for articles on either breeds and would graciously accept any items of interest for inclusion in our newsletter or on this site.

Be advised, this site may contain hypertext links to third party websites. We are not responsible for, nor do we endorse in any way such third party websites or their content. If you decide to access any of the third party websites linked to the Site, you do so entirely at your own risk...Editor.