Thanks all,
Got him chained up when he is outside. Not a bad dog but his training is definitely lacking in a few areas (recall / stop etc) so spending a bit of time with the daughter and dog on a long line to get the fundamentals re-established. If they end up staying longer than a couple of weeks will set up the running wire/chain which I have used in the past on other dogs.
Took him past some sheep yesterday and he shows plenty of interest so working on the classic verbal avoidance training, as his recall isnt even close in high distraction environments, it will all be on a long line until we get that sorted.
We did get 100% avoidance on a dead (road kill) possum after 10 mins so he is biddable.
Cheers
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