Training your dog with cattle or ducks

“Starting your Border Collie on Cattle, Sheep or Ducks” – from the Website Shop

Not all Border collies are needed to work sheep; we’ve had dogs attending our courses who were needed to work with cattle, alpacas, goats and turkeys.

Although we don’t keep cattle ourselves, it was often useful to have Carew on hand. From time to time we needed to collect sheep from amongst landlord’s dairy herd, or to eject cattle from the orchard on those days when the grass was looking oh-so-much greener.

And, of course, many farms need a useful all-rounder to work with a variety of livestock. However, it can be difficult to find help with training a dog to gather and drive anything other than sheep.

This DVD is long-established as a clear, easily understood training programme. The presenter guides the novice handler through the early months of puppyhood, and preparation for training. Different sections explain how to get your young dog started on cattle, sheep and ducks.

“Starting your Border Collie on Cattle, Sheep or Ducks” is informative, enjoyable, and, probably, unique. It’s the only DVD we know of that shows dog training with any livestock other than sheep.