Tag: Work Instinct
Sheepdog selection and preparation
How to go about selecting and preparing a sheepdog for herding This is a very important tutorial! It’s packed with essential information to help you to understand, and look after your dog. It includes housing, choice of breed, choice of dog or puppy – and what dogs to avoid. There’s a wealth of information on…
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…
The dog’s confidence
Confidence is important for a good sheepdog or cattle dog. Confidence is of vital importance Understanding factors which affect the dog’s work is extremely important for a successful sheep or cattle dog trainer. Of those factors, the dog’s confidence is probably the most underestimated. Confidence is of vital importance if a sheepdog is to work…
My dog’s no good
Don’t believe your dog is no good, it just needs training. The dog 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…
How often (to train) and how long for?
How often to train a sheepdog and for how long? Lesson frequency and duration. Sheepdog training lesson frequency and duration We’re often asked about the frequency and duration of sheepdog training sessions, this is because there doesn’t seem to be much information available on the subject.There are no hard and fast rules, but it’s important…
Sheepdogs time out!
A great opportunity to get to know our sheepdogs at work and play! You’ll love this! Following on from the very popular An Insight Into Pack Behaviour video – and while we put the finishing touches to our latest sheepdog training tutorial, we thought we’d give you a real treat!”Sheepdogs Time Out” comprises of no…
An insight into pack behaviour
Find out how pack behaviour affects dogs, to get a better understanding of your dog. How pack behaviour affects sheepdogs This tutorial’s a little different from usual. We’re looking at dog behaviour, rather than training. “An Insight into Pack Behaviour” was originally a chapter on our “Still Off Duty” DVD. It’s 33 minutes of our…
Sticky dogs (too much eye)
If your sheepdog stares at the sheep and won’t move you may be told it’s got ‘too much eye’. The dog simply lacks confidence. ‘Too much eye’ is not a term we like to use “That dog’s got too much eye!” You’ll sometimes hear this when a sheepdog, invariably a Border collie, appears mesmerised by…