In addition to the very valid point made by @dogslife, I would add that both Shepherds and Blue Heelers are very vocal dogs by nature, so to some extent you may be battling genetics here as well.
I've only had 1 Blue Heeler over the years, and she was an awesome cattle dog, but a bit of a yapper.
All of which to say that you can probably lessen the barking as dogslife pointed out by rewarding behavior you want, but you may have to settle for "better" not perfect due to the breed.
I've only had 1 Blue Heeler over the years, and she was an awesome cattle dog, but a bit of a yapper.
All of which to say that you can probably lessen the barking as dogslife pointed out by rewarding behavior you want, but you may have to settle for "better" not perfect due to the breed.