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Work on the release with a tug, then the FP "rat" held in your hand. Once your dog can release the tug and the rat from your hand, reattach the rat to the flirt pole and you should be good to go!

@@positiveherdingdog1369 do you have a video on that sir, ?

@@positiveherdingdog1369 i adopted this dog hes a pitbull and hes almost 2 years wen i adopted him, with no basic command training. . u think this dog can b trained even like basic commands only. . im slightly nervous about him when we are playing bcoz he is reli strong

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@@positiveherdingdog1369 ive watch the video but still my pit dont want to let go. . hes looks at the flirt pool is not to play but to kill. . i notice the difference

Best wishes to you and Ruh on your positive herding journey!

Go girl!

Hope you find my videos helpful!

I love your comments!!!

I use treats and tugs to teach herding skills away from livestock. Then when I take the dog to stock they understand the herding cues. Once on stock, the cues and the stock become the reinforcers.

@@purplebordercollie7650 thanks for your reply. I train more traditionally but always open for other influences of course. If I look at your videos I get the feeling that it’s almost obedience training with distractions (in this case the sheep). So what happens when the sheep are stubborn and don’t want to move?

@@P10cwm20. This is my question as well. I would love to see a video or two of some dogs trained with this approach actually moving sheep. I do a lot of positive obedience and scent work training, and my dogs have a solid stop, lie down, and directional commands off livestock. But I really struggle with applying all that to sheep that are moving some place I don’t want them to go. Some discussion on transitioning to applying these commands to moving stock would be really interesting.

You could also work this with a flirt pole if you don't have access to stock.

Consistency is the key, no?

Thanks! Would love to meet you too!

If I wanted a slower walk, I might hold up the hand that isn't holding the tug in a stop position, palm facing my dog and hand raised up and out away from my body as I say my recall cue. Another idea would be to capture walking when you have your dog on leash and are walking side by side. Name the walk behavior when you are both walking, then encourage your dog to trot with you and name the trot. After you have trotted together a short distance, slow down and when your dog slows to a walk, name the walk. Eventually, the name of the behavior becomes the cue for the behavior so you would start cueing walk just before you slowed to a walk. Once you have the walk on cue, then try the training as shown in this video.

Thanks Beth! It has been quite the undertaking of figuring out a structure for positive herding and documenting it along the way. Best wishes with your bc on your herding journey.

So glad to have you join my herd! Best wishes on your herding journey.

You are very welcome! Please let me know how it goes. I invite you to join my FB group at Positive Herding Dog.

Welcome, Cristian & Ahri! Many thanks for your kind words. I wish you fun and much success on your herding journey. Your videos are works of art, maybe you want to produce my videos? ;-) Best wishes!

Thanks for your interest in positive herding! If you would like to learn more, I have a book out that you might find informative: Positive Herding 101. Cheers!

@@positiveherdingdog1369 Just finished reading it a few weeks ago. Great resource!

@@itsjustbree9267 Fantastic! Please post a review of the book and help me spread the herd.

It was an honor to be on Live from the Ranch with Ken Ramirez!

Glad to help! Usually if one sheep splits off, it is best to take the rest of the group to the single rather than try to get the single back to the flock.

Thanks Theresa! I love to be positively reinforced too. Although the videos are short, they often take a lot of time and effort.

I am actually luring with the food 3 times to get the behavior started. After the first 3 reps I wait for the dog to turn their head or step in the correct direction before marking with "yes" and dropping the treat.

Registered name Wizard's Baby Doll and call name Roxy.

A big round pen would work. Small, to me, is about 10 metres or yards in diameter and large would be twice that size. I like a pen large enough for the dog to get ahead of and turn the stock. I don't want the dog just following along on the stock's flanks with no hope to control them. Hope that helps!

I think we need to hear this every day! I know I do. Glad this helped. Please like the video and help me spread the herd!

Glad it helped!

Please hit the like button too!

Hi Theresa ~ Yes, the rat brings out prey drive. Interesting the change in your dog from timid to assertive. She wants that prey! So glad you are liking my book and finding it helpful. There is a lot of info to take in while reading the book so it is great that you take a break and come back to read it later. If you do some training and read parts again it may make even more sense to you. Please post a review of my book if you haven't yet. Thanks!

She sure is! Not one piece of leather on that horse!

Yes & without a bridle!

Yes! Me too. Very inspiring!