knabe
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interesting website.
http://managingwholes.com/about
http://managingwholes.com/stock-dogs-1.htm
http://managingwholes.com/stock-dogs-2.htm
Another place people "break a dog from pushing" stock is at a gate. People are afraid the dog is going to push too much so they either "down" him or caution him too much. Many dogs think you are scolding them, so when you get up close to a gate and need them to push they lie down or back off.
I let my dogs push. I like to stay up toward the gate. If a pup is overworking I might even move into the middle of the cattle going through the gate to keep them from bumping the gatepost. Or I may even shear them away from the gate, but I let my dog keep bringing them. If he pushes them too much they will break back and he will have to go get them. He will soon learn to slow down on his own and give them time to go through the gate quietly, but he will still be willing to use all the force he has when it is necessary.
the article is by bud williams. i don't know if it's the same guy that made the bud box.
http://stockmanship.com/?p=1096
http://managingwholes.com/about
http://managingwholes.com/stock-dogs-1.htm
http://managingwholes.com/stock-dogs-2.htm
Another place people "break a dog from pushing" stock is at a gate. People are afraid the dog is going to push too much so they either "down" him or caution him too much. Many dogs think you are scolding them, so when you get up close to a gate and need them to push they lie down or back off.
I let my dogs push. I like to stay up toward the gate. If a pup is overworking I might even move into the middle of the cattle going through the gate to keep them from bumping the gatepost. Or I may even shear them away from the gate, but I let my dog keep bringing them. If he pushes them too much they will break back and he will have to go get them. He will soon learn to slow down on his own and give them time to go through the gate quietly, but he will still be willing to use all the force he has when it is necessary.
the article is by bud williams. i don't know if it's the same guy that made the bud box.
http://stockmanship.com/?p=1096
