Sheepdog "Showing" on Sheep/ Ducks/other livestock

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Showing

A dog of any age but usually under 12 mths, that is showing interest in stock.

 

To be more precise the dog must show good strong instinct to herd/chase stock establishing in no doubt that the dog has eye, style, gather etc..

It may or may not show tendancy to grip or single, drive or gather.

The dog may be ready to train or not depending on its maturity (mental and physical) and confidence.

 

We have a selection of youngsters showing on sheep from Four months of age.

Please enquire or come and visit us soon.

 

Everyone appears to have a slightly different discription of what a part trained Sheepdog should be able to do.  These are the following reasons I have been given when requesting a part trained dog.there are usually two reasons for wanting a part trained dog.

  1. "I don't have time to train the dog"
  2. "A trained dog is too expensive"
  3. "I don't have the work for a trained dog"

If your reason is covered by any or all of the above quotes, I urge your to reconsider why you require a sheepdog in the first place.

  1. "I don't have time to train the dog" = A sheepdog of any level of training requires individual time spent with it, if only to MAINTAIN the current level of training.
  2. "A trained dog is too expensive" = Time is money these days, and wether it is your time or the sheepdog trainers time which is spent on the dog.  In the end you get what you pay for.
  3. "I don't have the work for a trained dog" = An experienced fully trained dog that has been well schooled will not  require the same amount of work as a dog, with lessor training.

When you purchase a dog Showing on Sheep you get very much what you see, and the sheep will usually be trained /tame/dogged or at the least well used to being worked by dogs, by an experienced handler/trainer.

 

Beware - on normal or un-dogged flocks the dog may well become a terrorist. There are never any guarantees that a dog will behave any better or worse for its next handler.

 

If this happens seek help, don't condemn the dog.  Click here to go to our Training pages.

 

 

Unless you have the TIME and KNOWLEDGE and PATIENCE to train a sheepdog it is far more cost effective to purchase a trained dog.