According to my folks, the only job I ever wanted was to be a shepherd, so I could have dogs and a Landy..I'm a shepherd so I can work my dog. The dog is the key part.
The dogs make the job.
According to my folks, the only job I ever wanted was to be a shepherd, so I could have dogs and a Landy..I'm a shepherd so I can work my dog. The dog is the key part.
I know for sure I fücking wouldn't. Shetland ewes with lambs at foot and no dogs?I was just thinking this. If they banned using sheep dogs with sheep tomorrow I don’t think I’d farm sheep any more.
I know for sure I fücking wouldn't. Shetland ewes with lambs at foot and no dogs?
I can't believe you're shepherding blackies outside without a dog and find it so easy. If I turn up without one they look at me and I swear I can see them laughing. I'm convinced that if they had fingers and a voice they'd stick 2 up at me and tell me to feck off!!In the past, I’ve travelled extensively for business and relied on others to do regular checks. That made me manage without a dog and as a result we reconfigured field lines etc to not need them. Now, I just find there’s no need. I can get any sheep caught within a couple of minutes without any hassle (maybe 15 minutes if they’re on the outlying land)
I thought you did it for the enormous wool cheque?I thought the only reason for keeping sheep was the pleasure you get from seeing your dog/s work
............why else would you put up with all the other aggro associated with the ovine species
Yeah, in about 1960 but it's all been spent nowI thought you did it for the enormous wool cheque?
I thought the only reason for keeping sheep was the pleasure you get from seeing your dog/s work
............why else would you put up with all the other aggro associated with the ovine species
I haven’t actually spent time properly training a dog since I got my first pup when I was 12. Since then the pup has been tied too one of the steadier older ones and just got on with it.Out of curiosity, has anyone ever written down what it costs to run a pair of sheepdogs for a year? Including buying the dogs, time spent training at a reasonable rate and all food/vet bills? I’d bet it’s a solid four figure sum - or the profit on a chunk of lambs. I can see why most do it, but I’m happy that my solution works too.
I’d be sat under the hedge hugging my knees and crying I think!!Ran a mob of 2200 stores behind rappa 3 strand last winter. The thought of doing anything with them without dogs makes me want to vomit.
Don’t bother with them until weaning, then work them into a bunch and shoot anything that breaks away?I know for sure I fücking wouldn't. Shetland ewes with lambs at foot and no dogs?
Sounds about right...I'm convinced that if they had fingers and a voice they'd stick 2 up at me and tell me to feck off!!
I can't believe you're shepherding blackies outside without a dog and find it so easy. If I turn up without one they look at me and I swear I can see them laughing. I'm convinced that if they had fingers and a voice they'd stick 2 up at me and tell me to feck off!!
Have you got a petrol dog?In the past, I’ve travelled extensively for business and relied on others to do regular checks. That made me manage without a dog and as a result we reconfigured field lines etc to not need them. Now, I just find there’s no need. I can get any sheep caught within a couple of minutes without any hassle (maybe 15 minutes if they’re on the outlying land).
As for bad experiences, I’d rather not go there.
Have you got a petrol dog?
Mid winter my Honda TRX will use that a fortnight!Honda Foreman. Put about five gallons a year through it so barely used.
Mid winter my Honda TRX will use that a fortnight!
People ring up “can you come get my sheep in with your dogs? I can’t catch half of them”What I find interesting is how cheap a man with dogs is. A man without a dog is probably not much more than £5 less. For £5 an hour or less you get a highly trained animal operative, if someone was bringing something like a trained protection dog or security dog to a job they would charge a decent premium.