Finding a new working pup

[sheepdogtrail]

The bitch that whelped this pup is playing at my feet with her granddaughter as I type this.

Heart to spare, the bitch will work ewes, tups, cattle, pigs etc. Speaks on command and useful in a pen.

If this pup goes for too much for you, there's a brother or 2 from the same litter available here also.

Did you train this pup? Just wondering what her training age is.

 

[unlacedgecko]

Looks a nice dog! I’ll keep an eye on that one. No bitches from that litter?

Those herdwicks look a bit tired! Did you edit out them being blasted around the field for 20 minutes?

We've a few dogs under training at present. Sheep get plenty of exercise

 

[unlacedgecko]

Did you train this pup? Just wondering what her training age is.

It's a dog pup. Training age?

 

[sheepdogtrail]

Training age = minutes or hours exposed to sheep under a trainers watchful eye. It is one metric that I use when evaluating pups.

For example: I might have a one year old dog that has 40 minutes of time being trained with sheep. If I know this, it gives me some perspective on the pups true working potential in my system once it has been fully trained.

 

[unlacedgecko]

Training age = minutes or hours exposed to sheep under a trainers watchful eye. It is one metric that I use when evaluating pups.

For example: I might have a one year old dog that has 40 minutes of time being trained with sheep. If I know this, it gives me some perspective on the pups true working potential in my system once it has been fully trained.

2hrs max I guess. Been to sheep maybe 6 times? I can arrange export.

 

[sheepdogtrail]

2hrs max I guess. Been to sheep maybe 6 times? I can arrange export.

Great! That helps. We are not looking for another dog at the moment. Good luck at the auction. That pup should sale if the reserve is not over 10k.

 

[unlacedgecko]

Working tups

 

[unlacedgecko]

Good dog to work pigs

Only.video I've got of her on pigs. She's been on big finished pigs (110kg+). Gets right in their face and barks, or grips to move them, but doesn't break the skin.

If these pups don't work I give up breeding dogs.

 

[Cowmansam]

Only dog I ever had to work pigs was my old lurcher bred to my collie bitch I had between 30 and 50 micro pig sows all outside could split a sow from her litter then herd the litter into my pen that’s her with her half brother

 

[unlacedgecko]

Only dog I ever had to work pigs was my old lurcher bred to my collie bitch I had between 30 and 50 micro pig sows all outside could split a sow from her litter then herd the litter into my pen that’s her with her half brother

They will have made you some money! Micros are ££££

 

[Cowmansam]

I ate the most of them to be honest and sold a lot of carcass to mate running hog roaster ideal sizes for a small party the pet markets just a mither good thing about kunes and piri pigs is they graze don’t root and Finnish of grass

 

[unlacedgecko]

That pup has made his reserve. He's going home with someone new either way!

Still 2 brothers here if anyone feels they've missed out.