Thread: Farm working dog commands

When I first started shepherding,I was given a heading bitch,and a hunterway.......thought I had alll the commands down........word got out about my ability to control them,....and several of the local Cockys would show up,..arm chairs and piss in hand ,and watch me fuck it all up......I could here them laughing there fucking arses off for miles........was given a trophy at the pukemanu Pub for my efforts(to much laughter),,,,,,,,good luck mate,I don’t miss those days.

Sit!

Get out of it ya flaming mongrels!!!

i was given a heading dog pup and trained it with dog kibble i sat the dog down faceing me stepped back a few paces threw a pice of kibble to the right side of the dog waved my right hand in the direction of the kibble and yelled come out the dog soon leaned that come out meant go right did the same with get in for left and the dog worked really .

Originally Posted by 00 buckshot

i was given a heading dog pup and trained it with dog kibble i sat the dog down faceing me stepped back a few paces threw a pice of kibble to the right side of the dog waved my right hand in the direction of the kibble and yelled come out the dog soon leaned that come out meant go right did the same with get in for left and the dog worked really .

Using a fence does same - with sheep encluded I mean

You chuck a fence at your dog @Sarvo no wonder you need a dog you have no fences to keep ya sheep in catch 22

Originally Posted by Sideshow

You chuck a fence at your dog @Sarvo no wonder you need a dog you have no fences to keep ya sheep in catch 22

No you use Dodge to drive/push or pull da sheep along the fence - then - you turn around and drive/push or pull da sheeps along the fence the other way - meantime giving said Dodge the command you want to install into him/her for the lefti and righti
Very simlple really
Start in sheepyards is better then on fence - said Dodge can eventually be sent through da fence and pull back

@Sarvo now come on don't give me that common sense answer, I like the thought of you chucking the fence at the dogwhile shouting left right....

Originally Posted by Sideshow

@Sarvo now come on don't give me that common sense answer, I like the thought of you chucking the fence at the dogwhile shouting left right....

I will be totally honest with ya - I have thrown more than a f~~cking fence at my dogs - actually to be honest I feel sick to think now what I did do occasionally to the poor muts

I remember one day in particular
My sheep/cattle/deer farm was bordered by Dairy cockies (aka tit pullers)
I was in front paddock and my Huntaway who turned out to be a cracker was giving me the total run-around - so me being an immature 23-25 year old at the time was giving this dog a verbal abusing that you cannot even imagine

After the 2-5min rampage - I looks around and there just 200m behind me over boundary was the complete Reporoa Dairy Farm monthly walk around doing neighbours farm
I felt sick!!

So I sheepishly (no pun intended) goes down to local Tavern next night and literally got a standing ovation
They all said that they all learnt words that day that they never knew existed

Originally Posted by Sarvo

I will be totally honest with ya - I have thrown more than a f~~cking fence at my dogs - actually to be honest I feel sick to think now what I did do occasionally to the poor muts

I remember one day in particular
My sheep/cattle/deer farm was bordered by Dairy cockies (aka tit pullers)
I was in front paddock and my Huntaway who turned out to be a cracker was giving me the total run-around - so me being an immature 23-25 year old at the time was giving this dog a verbal abusing that you cannot even imagine

After the 2-5min rampage - I looks around and there just 200m behind me over boundary was the complete Reporoa Dairy Farm monthly walk around doing neighbours farm
I felt sick!!

So I sheepishly (no pun intended) goes down to local Tavern next night and literally got a standing ovation
They all said that they all learnt words that day that they never knew existed

Where we grew up the local school was about a mile away across a 100 acre river flat and river. Our wool shed was a couple hundred metres from the house, and the river flats were used as holding paddocks for shearing. I can remember coming home from school one day and racing over to the wool shed as we were shearing. The old man was talking to the shears on their break saying that he had had a phone call at lunch time from the local head master saying that he found the old mans use of language offensive, and that all the swearing and cursing within ear shot of the school needed to stop. The old man told the head master he couldn't understand what the problem was, and if he wanted to name one of his dogs 'Jesus' and the other one 'Christ' that it was his prerogative and hung up.

I'D rather see a dog get verbal abused then a bashing

Originally Posted by bigbear

I'D rather see a dog get verbal abused then a bashing

Have you ever owned a Farm ??

Na mate waiting for lotto?

Funny about the verbal abuse. It only helps vent your anger but does nothing for the dog as it doesn’t understand yelled swear words. It only understands that you are angry with it. From my experience it never helps the situation. Subtle low strong tone usually works ten times better. Works good on kids too.

Current bull chasing team is a foxy x blue heeler and a pointer hunting dog. Commands consist of “get it”.