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BRONWEN & SCYLLA (Part 9). Learn about many aspects of training sheepdogs, including teaching the dog to stay back out of the way when required, the “look back” and ways to reduce the dog’s fear when working in confined spaces. – 26.4 min
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Sometimes Nice is Not Enough
Does your dog have difficulty moving stubborn sheep or other livestock? It’s all very well training your dog to keep back from the sheep and not upset them, but what can you do if the sheep refuse to go where the dog’s trying to put them? For the welfare of the sheep, they simply must be handled, treated for any ailments and managed, so we need to teach the dog to get tough when the time arises. Find out how … Watch now
Tess in the Open Field
A complete training session, packed with important training examples As well as learning specific sheepdog training topics, we like to show you complete training sessions. This helps keep the topics in context and gives the viewer a better understanding of the dog’s skill level when it undertakes various tasks. In this session, Tess (who features in the popular tutorial ”) has graduated to working outside the training ring. In this video, she’s learning to widen her flanks not cross over … Watch now
Why Your Dog Should Flank Both Ways
The importance of teaching your dog to go both ways round the stock Just as most humans are left or right-handed, the majority of herding dogs favour working in one direction over another. It’s simply a habit that can fairly easily be trained out of the dog. Unfortunately, some sheep and cattle dog handlers are not bothered if their dog will only go in one direction to gather the stock – as long as it brings them successfully. This video … Watch now
My Dog’s No Good
The dog’s not ‘no good’, it just needs training If someone tells you your dog’s no good, don’t believe them.As long as your dog has the herding instinct, the will to work for its handler, and is physically fit, it’s capable of learning how to work stock. All too often, farmers, shepherds and handlers assume that a dog’s useless because it happens to be working badly, when in fact it’s their fault for not showing the dog how they want … Watch now
Driving (Parts 1-3)
THREE TUTORIALS to help you teach your dog to drive PART 1.Some sheepdog trainers dread teaching their dog to drive and it’s understandable, because when we ask a dog to take the sheep or cattle away, it’s contrary to the dog’s instinct. If you understand what’s going on though, it becomes much simpler, and more enjoyable for dog and trainer. In this tutorial you’ll discover how to ease the dog into driving and reduce the stress involved when we ask … Watch now
Inside Flanks (Circle on Command) 1 & 2
Take your dog’s skill to a higher level Dramatically improve your sheepdog or cattle dog’s work with this important two-part tutorial. Even if the dog’s already competent at driving, teaching inside flanks or circling on command will not necessarily be easy. Once the dog can do it, the dog’s confidence and control over the stock will grow considerably. In part one of this tutorial, Andy demonstrates how he uses tricks, commands, encouragement and lots of excitement, to teach the dog … Watch now
Woolly Jumpers
Once one sheep learns to jump out, they’ll all be doing it soon! Sheep which jump out of the training area, don’t just disrupt the training session. They can injure themselves and even damage fencing and hurdles into the bargain. They. also learn very quickly from each other, so if you do nothing about it, you’ll soon have a whole flock of jumping sheep! If you understand why the sheep are jumping out, you can take steps to reduce the … Watch now
Use a reward to get training on board
Odo was returned to us because he wouldn’t get in the car! Poor Odo went to a sheep farm, but his new owner brought him back to us a few days later, because he couldn’t get the dog into his car to go to work! That was a pity because Odo was working really well, and getting a dog into a vehicle is a very simple matter – if you know what to do! Working dogs have a huge capacity … Watch now
Eliminate the Toilet Break
Discourage your dog from taking a toilet break while it’s working Not only is it not professional, but dog which has stopped to relieve itself can easily lose control of its sheep because it’s no longer concentrating on them. If this happens in a sheepdog trial, you will lose a lot of points. Learn how easy it is to teach your dog to toilet on command, so that you can make sure it’s fully comfortable before it begins work … Watch now
No Excuses Please!
Take a realistic look at your dog’s performance. Is it as good as you think? It’s very easy to fall into the trap of thinking your dog’s work is better than it really is. Novice trainers are often eager to move our dog’s training on, and can overlook shortcuts and bad habits which the dog will sometimes adopt in the interest of getting the job done quickly. Find out how and why you should accurately and reasonably assess the dog’s … Watch now
Eve at the Pen
A complete training session, teaching the dog good pen manners Getting sheep into a tight spot, and then getting them out again, needs confidence and control. In this tutorial we see Eve, a keen young dog who’s basic training is in place, but Eve still shows some tyro weaknesses – she favours “Away” to “Come Bye”, for instance, and her stop isn’t 100% reliable (yet). However, a lesson in and around the pen doesn’t only teach penning, it gives us … Watch now
Shedding (or Separating) The Sheep
Very useful on the farm, and essential for sheepdog trials. Learn to ‘shed’ the sheep! Shedding is one of those operations that contradicts the basic rules we’ve taught the dog so far. Previously, we’ve insisted the dog keeps the sheep together, but to shed them, we must teach the dog to part them again. Many dogs take readily to shedding, but it’s understandable if a young dog’s confused or worried by it. As with most sheepdog training, the key to … Watch now
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