Training your dog to work livestock: Balance and Commands
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Rhonda gives a white board lesson on how to begin teaching your herding dog to herd livestock using their natural instinct to circle the livestock. You’ll learn to use herding commands and to keep a balance between you and your dog with the livestock in the center giving your dog a good foundation for further training to become a great herding companion.
I have an Australian Kelpie, he runs loops around me, goes around the back & crosses across my front. Was looking for a way to teach him to extend his loops, this channel looks useful. Thanks 👍
Are you circling him on livestock? Use a staff to hit the ground and slap up some dirt at him and tell him “out” as he circles. Or you can use a training flag. Hope this helps. Nice to hear from you. Best wishes
Thanks
Very interesting. I was just learning the come by and away to to me commands and was having trouble keeping them straight so I decided to try to come up with some phrase to remember which direction they went and told myself the same things you just mentioned here! Interesting how the brain works!
That’s awesome! Happy to hear from you. Best wishes on your training!
Thank you SO MUCH! This is such a helpful concept for a beginner! I’m so excited to get on some stock!
So nice to hear from you! Thank you. Best of luck to you!
if the hat gas a metal button ouch that will leave a mark lol but seriously had to come back to this great work
Thanks for your comment. No metal buttons. Lol
i enjoy you so much. thank you for a fantastic video.
Thank you so much. Means a lot!
Thank you. I don't have livestock but I have a blue heeler and thought if I trained with balls or trained B4 her chance to herd she'll be ready. I teach her a lot
Nice to hear from you. Good luck with your training. It’s great for your dog.
Hi KingMoon. I also have a Blue Heeler. She seems to naturally round up and I want to refine that skill. I have sheep, ducks and turkeys she can practice on, but she really wants to round up so I'm looking forward to starting her on her training journey.
do you have a heel command as such ?
Hi there! I’m not sure what you mean? If you you mean walk beside me, I teach them to automatically walk beside me during lead training. I’ll use the command “here”. That later translates to come towards me when they’re working the livestock. If you mean heel the livestock I tell them “there walk up “ or “push” or “bite” to get the livestock going if need be.
Thank you for the explanation
I appreciate your comments. Thank you.
I have a livestock dog
A great pyrenees
Commenting as I'm watching your video.
If I may suggest obtaining and learning how to edit videos smoothly.
No need for "oops " at the bottom of the screen.
I attended a Koeler method of a dog ( off leash) obedience clinic with Jake when he was 7 months old. He's 5 now.
I went against the instructor and used "HERE" instead of "COME"
The reason being he will never confuse it with "COME BY"
May I ask ? Those look like Idaho or Utah hills in the background.
I'm in Southern Idaho on the Snake River.
Love your video !
Thank you for your comments. I’m new to video and editing. I do need lessons on it for sure. This video was my second video. I agree with the “here” instead of “come”. Good advice. I’m in northern Nevada. I’m very familiar with Southern Idaho. I’m originally from Twin Falls. Thanks for your comments! Take care
I would like to learn basic commands for my female
Hi there. Unfortunately I’ve never worked with a guardian dog so I’m not very knowledgeable on them. I do know they are wonderful dogs who’s job it is to protect their flocks of livestock. What I’ve observed with my neighbor’s Pyrenees dogs is their laidback protectiveness to casually herd the sheep away from potential threats like vehicles trying to get by the sheep that are blocking the road or away from me when I try to photograph them with the sheep. I sense their herding is more of being the leader of the sheep that they are in charge of protecting.
I do wish I had any access to livestock for my Aussie Jake.
Everyone who has beef cows here do their herding from the seat of a 4 wheeler with a chubby heeler riding on the back.
No luck with sheep raisers either.
4 wheelers and Pyrenees to keep the local pooches and coyotes away.
Thanks for sharing.
Sorry you don’t have access to livestock. I take it you don’t have a place for a few sheep? Best wishes to you and Jake. Good to hear from you. Thanks
I wear a "flat hat" or Irish driving cap.
Ball caps don't fit me and I can hit a moving target with it like a frisbee ! 😉😊
Lol Good idea!
You don’t explain how to teach them how to do it😢😢😮😮
Sorry. I did an introduction explaining in this video. then I demonstrated in my following videos. I have two playlists on my channel that would be helpful to you with demonstrating and explaining. The Gina and Rip series and Training your new puppy videos. Hopefully you’ll check them out.Take care
I’m getting an aussie puppy this weekend and i’m wanting to train her to herd because i have poultry, can i use the away and comeby commands, i’m also wanting to use whistles with her, should i start training as soon as i get her, if so how would i do that
Hi there! I just got a Border Collie puppy. I’ll be documenting her training and will try to put out a video each week. You will begin with a collar and lead training as soon as you get her. (Walking on a loose lead). I’m assuming your puppy is around 8-12 weeks? Bond with her and socialize her. When your puppy has an attention span you’ll start Foundational training (lie down, here, walk up, stay/hold and that’ll do come) I’m not sure about herding poultry. A good herding dog will be willing to herd anything but not sure how willing or cooperative the poultry will be. The whistle commands will come when they know the vocal commands. I do start the lie down and walk up whistles during foundational training however. I have herded Indian Runner ducks. They herd like sheep. Best wishes to you.
@@bwrstockdogtraining2723 she’s almost 7 weeks old, i just managed to figure out how to blow my whistle, i got to work on her using me as a chew toy before training her first
Sounds fun. Best wishes to you!
Fantastic channel you have here do you have a finished dog you can show us by any chance?
Thank you so much for your comment. I’ll post Chantelle and her dog Jack from last night’s stock dog trial that they competed in. They won the class Championship. I’ll try to get it posted tonight.
PS: Also, coming soon, I’ll be creating more videos now that the weather is getting better of transitioning a young dog from balance work to driving work. Also teaching livestock handling with your dog using pressure and release techniques.
Thank you so much
Great explanation
Thank you for your comment. Take care
@@bwrstockdogtraining2723 Thanks again^^