Looks like you are getting close!!!
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I was able to catch a dumped husky by flipping a slip lead onto her. I had the lead open on the ground, with food in the center, while I held the end at an angle to the side of her. When she began eating I flipped it up over her head like a lasso!
Not sure if something like that might work for you.
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There is no surprising a heeler. She already knows what Iām wearing tomorrow 
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What a doll, anxious but definitely not aggressive. Iām impressed how far you have gotten with her. Kudos to you. I think she has picked you as her person.
I bet you will have the slip lead on in the next day or so.
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Put some cardboard over the bottom of the trap, and get some really Stinky cat food.
Sardines also work well. Let her get really hungry then set it up
She certainly isnāt skinny.
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She was quite chunky when dumped. Sheās dropped a good bit- we have been feeding her up until these last several days when we were trying to lure her.
She was great yesterday evening- I made a lot of progress and fed her two melatonin chews to maybe dampen the sizzle factor. After about 15-20 minutes or so of āstick your head through this loop and eat kibble from my handsā- I left her to it to have a nice bowl of food. Last night was the first time sheās whined in frustration. I had been having my DH along but that is too many people for her to watch so sheās more anxious. Now itās just me and the chair and the food and the lead. And songs, I song silly things to anxious critters.
Will fiddle with her again at lunch today and hope that tonight I can actually catch her. I think Iāll smash a block of wet food into the bottom of the bowl and make her work at it to distract her.
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Your dedication is wonderful!
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Feed her something scrumptious (cat food?) laced with ace injectable. She should mellow out in about half an hour. You probably are the kindest person ever in her life! Good luck!
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Isnāt there a risk that she would panic when she feels weird and end up some place in danger that the OP canāt find her or get to her safely?
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I havenāt had an animal of any species panic after ace in 40 years. Some get sleepier than others but no anxiety. There is always a first time for everything though.
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I do not have 40 years of experience with Ace. I did, however, recently lose a dog who had paradoxical reactions to Ace and a few other sedatives in which she would become a wired, anxious, hyperactive mess.
I also had a mostly cattle dog who carried the MDR1 mutation, which makes things like ace riskier than usual.
So, my purely anecdotal evidence would make me very cautious in trying to give a drug like that to a stray with an unknown medical history, especially when patience and yummy treats are working (slowly) and sheās gaining the dogās trust.
I would, maybe, do like some other posters suggested and up the food with something stinkier and yummier.
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She looks well cared for. Are you positive she was dumped? She could just be lost after chasing something. I had a dog get lost for a month. Just disappeared from our rural yard one day and she was a homebody.
She suddenly came home a month later, all skin and bones and covered in ticks. Have no idea where she was or why she went in the first place.
I wouldnāt give ace either.
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Sheās been there for over 2 weeks. She hasnāt budged. She has wear marks on her neck from either a too tight collar or being tied out.
Iām not going to Ace her.
She was dumped.
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Have you contacted area vets , shelters etcā¦?
If she has no idea where home is and she is getting fed she will not leave. Just asking because she looks like someone loved her. She may have been tied since they didnāt have a fenced yard and dogs do roam.
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Itās all been done. All of it.
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Good luck. I love the Australian Cattle Dog breed, although I am a diehard Doberman owner. However, IF an ACD showed up, lacking a permanent home, I MIGHT be persuadedā¦
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Oh I donāt want her, lol. Iām full and already fostering oneā¦
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She wants you
Thatās lovely. However, I am very good at pairing people with dogs.
This is not new. I live in semi rural blue collar Alabama. People dump dogs on this road, and Iām here to help them find their new people. Itās just a part of my life and has been for over 20 years. There is no permanent room at my place, but there is safety and food and medicine and a future.
Itās OK, itās just part of what I do.
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