Tag: Training Stick
The training stick
Correctly used, the training stick gives better control and reduces training time. For better control and easier training By far the most important tool we use for training sheepdogs is the lightweight plastic pipe. We call it the Training Stick – and we wouldn’t like to have to train dogs without one! This tutorial describes…
Training Max – the gripper (1 of 3)
A gripper (a dog attacking biting and gripping sheep) must be quickly brought under control for the welfare of the stock. Find out how we correct Max’s bad ways. Not for the faint-hearted PART 1: This tutorial deals with one of the most difficult aspects of sheepdog training, how to cope with a very strong-willed…
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…
Backwards is the way forward
Our best sheepdog training exercise, once you have control of your farm dog, and the dog has basic control of the sheep or cattle. Our best sheepdog training exercise It’s boring – and it might appear pointless to the novice, but walking backwards with the dog bringing the sheep up to you, is our best…
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…