Birky Posted June 12, 2011 Report Share Posted June 12, 2011 As the title says really. I have a 6 month labrador pup and so for training is going fine, but when out training the pup pays alot of intrest in sheep and catle if they are in a nearby field, now i know shes intrested because she hasn't seen them before but does anyone actually train thier dogs to leave the catle/sheep alone as i wouldnt of thought this comes naturally. ATB Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted June 12, 2011 Report Share Posted June 12, 2011 As the title says really. I have a 6 month labrador pup and so for training is going fine, but when out training the pup pays alot of intrest in sheep and catle if they are in a nearby field, now i know shes intrested because she hasn't seen them before but does anyone actually train thier dogs to leave the catle/sheep alone as i wouldnt of thought this comes naturally. ATB Carl Err, yes it's essential and don't do it once and think it's sorted. My current dog was around them from before his puppy jabs every single day then one day at around 1 yr reverted, bad news as we live on a farm. Its sorted now but you have to watch all dogs especially those of strong breeding. i think of it like a tipping scale no way would i try and free a sheep from a fence with him about as the stimulous would be too much for him to take but try to get a few retrieves in among the sheep whenever appropriate. Cattle can be a big problem if they attack your dog, be carefull this is very likely if they have young a 6mnth old energetic lab could easily be killed or badly damaged by a cow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birky Posted June 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 Thanks for the reply Kent. I do intend to walk her through fields with sheep and catle ect. But was just wondering how other folk train their dogs to ignore them and get on with the job in hand, I've gone through page after page of old posts on the forum and dont seem to be able to find anything on this subject, which i thought strange as you would have thought this would of been quiet a high subject within gundog training. ATB Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 If they look at or react in any way they get a roasting- but this must lead to a situation were they still have the confidence to retrieve among them or through them. Off lead is way different to on lead, at heal is different to 100 yds away test and train for them all. Mine had to go to a pro as it was too risky to retrain here, he had to pass through some pet sheep each morning in his run area. One of the tricks is you must also never acknoledge or pay attention to the stock either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatcatsplat Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 Just come back from Luckyard Farm and my clumber was in the field with sheep and cows several times. After a couple of sharp "No"'s she left 'em completely alone. Let the dog get used to them being there and not being a threat/toy/whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markio Posted June 13, 2011 Report Share Posted June 13, 2011 I'd say (and this is a novice talking!) that you should be teaching steadiness in general 'Sit' and 'heel', don't look at it from "does anyone actually train thier dogs to leave the catle/sheep alone". Too specific. With good sit and heel in place they should do just that despite any temptation. I've been fine tuning my 15 month lab with sit/stay (extended periods) and heel the last 3 weeks and she's done me proud this weekend on two occasions during real temptation. Just my thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birky Posted June 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 Thanks for the reply, yes she does sit on command, heal still not there yet but its comming. thanks for the replys. regards carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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