Yes it's a mess !! But it's also quite useful to help throw the dogs out wider. Bobby is a year old. He's a very strong powerful dog sheep wise and it's been a battle to get him to stop grabbing the sheep .... he should come along much quicker now :)
@darrendean21 Can imagine it has its uses (and difficulties). He does seem to settle, Bobby. I am also training a youngster at the moment, she's a bit further along, no wonder as she's a year older than your dog.
@darrendean21 He's doing wonderfully, such a sweet natured dog, very gentle and loves everyone/every dog. He's great off lead and his recall is perfect, loves playing fetch and making new friends. Thank you for letting us bring him home, we love him so much x
Do you think your end-session-command will make them missbehave? Like, when you say "That'll do" and they know, they're done now, but they want to keep working and wont listen. Genuine question
Most of them are pretty good, esp Rosy, she usually just drops sticks and takes herself for a wander away from the sheep. Bobby is the stickler ... :) "that'll do" is good for deflating the dog and can be used occasionally when they are getting too heavy on the sheep. But not too often or it'll loose it's effect.
That's amazing! I've only seen the "look" used when the sheep split from the group so far, but those were out of sight and the dogs knew exactly what do do without aditional commands
They are best friends, always together usually chasing moles and such ..... neither know their sides, and neither will use a pen for training. So we are trying our best on the field with the sheep :)
@@darrendean21 I can see that 😊 Your videos remind me how dreadful these working breeds must feel when their owners don’t understand their disposition and just keep them as pets with little mental stimulation and no working tasks.
