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BonesyDog posted an update in the group
Working Cow Dogs: 5 months, 1 week agoTip of the day….
Cows with calves on them are going to fight the dogs and if the calves are very young they will be even more protective.
The ideal situation is to dog break the cows when they are dry, they will basically handle like yearlings at this time, and later on have more respect for the dogs. If you keep and raise your replacement…[Read more]
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Working Cow Dogs: 5 months, 1 week agoThe Australian Cattle Dog, aka Blue Heeler,is said to be a fearless dog, to have a high pain tolerance and have been called ”the rugby players of the dog world.”
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codydog posted an update in the group
Working Cow Dogs: 5 months, 1 week agoAwesome. Thanks for uploading this pic. We have so many unwanted border collies here in Idaho – about 1/3rd of the shelters are filled with them. But they are such amazing animals when their abilities are utilized as part of a working farm.
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BonesyDog posted an update in the group
Working Cow Dogs: 5 months, 1 week agoThings to look for when buying a cow dog…
1. Natural instinct
- The dog needs to be able to work on his own without a lot of commands. They have to want to work (you’ll know the difference). A dog that wants to work would rather be with the cows than sitting next to you or on the back of the truck
2. Getting ahead of the cattle…
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Working Cow Dogs 5 months, 1 week ago
I actually took this picture and those are two of our dogs…We don’t have any purebred border collies anymore, but we have mixes with border collie in them and they’re amazing. Border Collies are very intelligent dogs and if there minds aren’t work daily, they pick up a lot of bad habits, that’s why they don’t make very good city dogs.