Originally Posted by
Micky Duck
there are two ways to look at this.....or not look at it...
my first 2 dogs got walked past sheep and got a tap with healing stick if they even looked at them.....funny incident years later some pet lambs came screaming up to see us,my poor cocker spaniel was turning himself inside out to make sure he wasnt seen to be looking at them....
or you normalize stock..eg yip they are animals,you can look but not touch..definately not chase or bite.... for ME that will be on a lead and get tap if they try to interact in a way I do not want..... your rock solid no bullshit STOP/SIT will be tested here if they want to chase....a longline mightnt be silly idea.
cattle arent so much an issue,MOST dogs will try to hide behind you to get away from them.
sheep/goats/chooks are no different to the cat..... its an animal and YOU HAVENT given permission to chase it...so dont plurry chase it or will get stick around your brown furry bum.....
thats my way of looking at it anyway.