Using dog at bedding

[Man_in_black]

Just pondering, when bedding cattle & feed barrier open, does anyone use dog to guard the open barrier & keep cattle in whilst fetching next bale? Or is that unfair on dog??

 

[Spartacus]

Heard of a fella a wile ago that used a dog to hold them in while feeding or bedding, it was so good at its job that it just lay there while the machine backed out over the top of the dog while it held the cattle in

 

[spin cycle]

if you read that wrong the title could be 'using bed at dogging'

 

[Al R]

Heard of a fella a wile ago that used a dog to hold them in while feeding or bedding, it was so good at its job that it just lay there while the machine backed out over the top of the dog while it held the cattle in

Did it get IKEA’d?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Just get a straw chopper then you won’t even need to open the gate

 

[hendrebc]

Yes sometimes but only with the old cows. Theyre well behaved mostly they probably wouldnt try and escape anyway and if they did they couldnt go far. The dog enjoys herself though

 

[HappyShep76]

I regularly use my dog for this and have used my dogs in the past to do the same. The cattle soon learn that to over step the mark can soon lead to a nip to the nose. Never had a problem and I find it a pleasure to watch them lending a hand.

 

[Man_in_black]

It's just a ball ache having to climb out of merlo, open gate, drive in, close gate, drop bale, open gate, drive out, close gate, repeat......!!! Alternative turns it into two man job

 

[hendrebc]

It's just a ball ache having to climb out of merlo, open gate, drive in, close gate, drop bale, open gate, drive out, close gate, repeat......!!! Alternative turns it into two man job

Depends on the cattle. I wouldnt try with anything wild be too easy for the dog to get hurt

 

[Man_in_black]

Depends on the cattle. I wouldnt try with anything wild be too easy for the dog to get hurt

Yeah that's what I meant in opening post saying unfair on dog. I know she'd feel obliged to continue even risking herself just 'cause id asked her to

 

[DeeGee]

Why not use the wife? It gets them out of the house for a while and gives them a welcome change from dusting and ironing and doing the dishes.

Mine looks forward to being let out once a day and she loves to run back and forth keeping the cattle in the shed and occasionally giving them a nip if they get too close.

No point in keeping a dog when my wife loves doing the job and is far more effective than any dog in sending off cattle to the back of the shed.

 

[Man_in_black]

Why not use the wife? It gets them out of the house for a while and gives them a welcome change from dusting and ironing and doing the dishes.

Mine looks forward to being let out once a day and she loves to run back and forth keeping the cattle in the shed and occasionally giving them a nip if they get too close.

No point in keeping a dog when my wife loves doing the job and is far more effective than any dog in sending off cattle to the back of the shed.

Wow, you really haven't met Mrs MIB! If I suggested it along those lines, she'd intentionally let them all out & then give me 2 fingers whilst giving her "kiss my ass" look. No, that's a non starter. Lol

 

[DeeGee]

Wow, you really haven't met Mrs MIB! If I suggested it along those lines, she'd intentionally let them all out & then give me 2 fingers whilst giving her "kiss my ass" look. No, that's a non starter. Lol

You haven’t met my wife yet!
She would not be at all happy if she heard about this!

I just thank God I’ve never taught her to read.

 

[Hilly]

Ive seen it done , never managed to train one of my dogs to do it, would be handy.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

I have the pack on the job quite often when putting bales in the ring feeder.
4 or 5 dogs soon move the hungriest of cows

 

[tinsheet]

Yes do it everyday cattle are in

 

[Kaisney]

We use our dogs (Huntaway x Welsh Sheepdog) for this. They hold the cattle in, bring them out of the shed and move them around the yard. They’re brill - at TB testing they’re worth at least another man and it means we can keep that bit further back from the animals.
(I have puppies available from our cattle dogs if anyone’s interested )

 

[CharcoalWally]

I wouldn't be able to persuade my dogs not to do it.

They help me hold back cattle in the sheds for all sorts of different jobs. Their favourite job is shifting the young heifers from 1 shed to the other for mucking out . When theysee meopening the gates in the top shed, they go flying down to the heifer's shed and wait on me coming.

If I can't use the shed for whatever reason , then they guard the heifer's shed door for me and don't let them back in while I'm working.

 

[pycoed]

QUOTE="DeeGee, post: 5073116, member: 6695"]You haven’t met my wife yet!
She would not be at all happy if she heard about this!

I just thank God I’ve never taught her to read.[/QUOTE]


Is this you, by any chance?

 

[Stuart2]

I had a good german shepherd that kept them back no problems.