Tag: Outrun (Setup)
The outrun (3 of 3)
Find out how you can use the slingshot to widen your dog’s outrun. Use the slingshot to widen your dog’s outrun Part 3 of the Outrun sheepdog training tutorials shows how we use the slingshot to widen your dog’s outrun or when flanking the sheep. “The Slingshot” is one of the most important and highly effective…
The outrun (2 of 3)
When teaching a dog to outrun and gather sheep, body position helps control Position yourself, the dog and the sheep for better control PART 2. Andy demonstrates how positioning yourself, your dog and the sheep, in relation to each other, is the key to success when you’re working on lengthening or widening your dog’s outrun.…
Get (the sheep) off the fence!
Train your dog to get sheep off a fence or hedge. Strictly collie dancing… Getting stubborn sheep away from a fence or hedge during the early stages of training can be very frustrating unless you know the “tricks of the trade”. This tutorial shows you how to get sheep off a fence or hedge, as…
Educating Gloria! A typical sheepdog training session
Watch a typical sheepdog training session, full of valuable lessons. It also shows the wrong way to take sheep out of the training ring, into the open field! Educating Gloria This tutorial shows nine-month old Gloria, a bright, enthusiastic young dog, and her fourth training session with some well-dogged sheep. As well as showing a…
Starting a strong or aggressive dog
How to go about starting a strong or aggressive dog on sheep or other farm livestock? A far cry from starting a puppy on sheep! In part one of the ‘Starting a Young Puppy’ tutorials, we saw that with care, it’s possible to begin a puppy’s training at a very early age, but if you…
The outrun (1 of 3)
The ability to outrun and gather sheep is essential if a sheepdog is to work efficiently. Teach your dog to outrun and gather sheep To do an outrun, the dog will leave the handler’s side and run out wide enough to gather the sheep, without disturbing or upsetting them. The dog then calmly approaches the…