How to Use heeler in a Sentence

heeler

noun

• To read more about the heeler, now named Spock, read the full story on GreeleyTribune.com.
  — Greeley Tribune, The Denver Post, 10 Jan. 2017
• After the steer is turned, the second roper, the heeler, ropes the steer by its back feet.
  — Tess Demeyer, Dallas News, 2 Dec. 2020
• Against all odds, the red heeler had survived three winters alone in the woods of Burlington.
  — Saryn Chorney, PEOPLE.com, 19 June 2018
• The heeler then tries to rope both hind legs, with a penalty being assessed if only one foot is caught.
  — Josh Criswell, Chron, 28 Feb. 2023
• At the Abilene championships, Freeman (a header) and Moore (a heeler) placed in all three rounds.
  — Brett Hoffman, star-telegram, 24 June 2018
• Wallace doesn’t skimp on the seedy underside, with labyrinthine tales of gangsters and gamblers, crooked cops and greedy ward-heelers.
  — Joseph Berger, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2017
• But Cropper, a dog trainer, knew their pets: three red heelers and a golden doodle.
  — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 19 June 2018
• Lancashire heelers are drovers, meaning they have been used to herd cattle and other livestock.
  — Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2024
• Dixie, a red tick heeler, suffered second- and third-degree burns to most of her body last week and was in critical condition.
  — Rebekah Wahlberg, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Mar. 2021
• The 4-year-old dog, a red heeler named Dixie, was later euthanized due to her injuries.
  — Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 July 2022
• That flash of blond is Flora, the dispatch center’s 1-year old golden heeler, darting after a small tennis ball.
  — Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Mar. 2022
• But farming has modernized, and Lancashire heelers are no longer needed to steer cattle.
  — Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2024
• Even if your dog is a reliable heeler, put her on a lead, as there’s no room for miscues or misbehavior when hunting a small parcel.
  — Outdoor Life, 18 Oct. 2023
• Stella, a three-year-old Catahoula Blue heeler mix in Chicago, is more articulate.
  — Washington Post, 4 May 2021
• Animal: Laura, a 3-year-old, 40-pound Queensland heeler blend.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2019
• Animal: Brooklyn, 20-month-old hound-Australian cattle dog and heeler blend.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2021
• In another case from last year, a red heeler named Dixie was intentionally set on fire and abandoned near Interstate 80 in Tooele.
  — Bethany Rodgers, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Jan. 2022
• Maybelline, 4, is a beautiful American blue heeler and retriever mix.
  — idahostatesman, 1 May 2017

Last Updated: 10 Dec 2024