I only have ducks for my dog to herd so I need to learn how to train them to be gentle. My old collie mix was pretty good with them
@andynick014 ай бұрын
We recommend you start the dog on something more robust than dogs, but of course it can be done. To start a dog on ducks, you need to make sure the dog will behave calmly around them (and the ducks will be calm). This is difficult to do because if you keep calling (or holding) it back, the dog will get the idea you don't want it to have anything to do with them. Then when you want to start the herding part of the training, the dog may not work at all (because it thinks you've taught it not to).
@shellysolomonart4 ай бұрын
@@andynick01 Ah ok, my ducks aren't the calmest in the world but I'll see how the pup is and go from there. Thanks for taking the time to let me know have a good day.
@manxman80084 ай бұрын
No holds baaaaaaaaad
@dalepres14 ай бұрын
Wow. Whatever happened to not punishing or scolding mistakes? I thought the guy was about to kick the dog.
@andynick013 ай бұрын
Well, firstly, I don't subscribe to the idea of training dogs without discouraging bad behaviour. More relevantly though, training dogs to work sheep or other livestock is totally different to training pets. It's extremely important to protect the livestock, and sometimes you must be very firm with the dog.
@albinoruggeri11794 ай бұрын
Ciao,mi puoi scrivere al mio numero che devo chiederti alcune cose sui cani? Grazie mille
@andynick013 ай бұрын
You can contact me via the website: sheepdog-training.com
@AdventureswithLycanmyGSD5 ай бұрын
This is very helpful, thank you. I am teaching my GSD to herd my chickens after they have free ranged. My GSD sometimes, by accident, separates one or two of the chickens. The Look Back command could be incredibly handy to teach him to collect the chickens that ran off.
@andynick015 ай бұрын
Thank you - we're glad to be of help!
@ИринаД-у5ф6 ай бұрын
Заниматься будем вместе с сыном' его женой и детьми.😊
@ИринаД-у5ф6 ай бұрын
Я здесь' потому что я хочу развести овец' и завести собак' помощников в хозяйстве. Я живу РФ ' регион Урал. Есть заинтересованность в шерсти' и ...Т. к, Урал это холодная Россия.
@ИринаД-у5ф6 ай бұрын
Благодарю за беседу.😂❤😊
@ZarathustraMG42-qo7oj6 ай бұрын
I've have a fight with my collie every night. The last game of the day over a tug of war toy. I shout and he barks and anyone listening would think this isn't fun. When it's over that's it. He is one bad dog.
@johnwilson23907 ай бұрын
Need help with hunt away with glued on ears
@tsmfff92517 ай бұрын
I thoroughly enjoy your videos. Your gentle tone and good humor are wonderful to listen and learn from.
@andynick017 ай бұрын
Thank you (I do my best).
@briansul84557 ай бұрын
Great video, confidence is such an important and often over looked factor with all working dogs
@andynick017 ай бұрын
It certainly is. Glad you like the video - thanks for the feedback!
@greg61917 ай бұрын
Fantastic video! Beautiful setting and some excellent tips
@andynick017 ай бұрын
Glad you like it - thanks for the feedback.
@Hibbyhubby7 ай бұрын
love it ty
@andynick017 ай бұрын
Glad you like it!
@Selemafarm7 ай бұрын
Sorry where is it the country
@mattbean78077 ай бұрын
I like you put the cost of things in beer😂
@HreinnTaktur7 ай бұрын
Fantastic.
@andynick017 ай бұрын
Thanks! I'm glad you like it!
@RedFoxCloud8 ай бұрын
"But if you watch it in slow motion, they don't actually bite each other at all" (The brownish one literally bites the other dog in the first second and tackles it to the ground) "They trot away together to find something else to do" (They square up again)
@andynick018 ай бұрын
Correct. They're tough Border Collie sheepdogs. That's how they play, but just as with humans, there's an element of 'dominance' in their play. They wrestle one another to the ground daily, but they weren't biting, holding on and shaking their opponent. If they were really fighting it would be a different matter.
@Aardvarkjamm8 ай бұрын
I take my 14 month old Border Collie Sadie out to fields and woods, usually with a friend of ours who we have been walking with for some time. Many dog owners go there and we regularly meet certain dogs with which she is friends. She loves to play chase, but also loves to play games like these, depending on which of her friends we meet. I have never been worried about it as, like you say in the video, it is clear that they are not biting each other and in all of the times I have seen this type of play, neither my dog or any of the others have made any indication of being actually aggressive with this type of play. She has never been injured and likewise neither have the other dogs. One of her friends is a male Husky who can be a little boisterous and sometimes, she will let him know that she is not happy with what he is doing, maybe by snapping at him but again, it is not 'aggressive' just simply setting the boundaries for play. To me, it is simply an extension of puppy play and learning, which is how we come to have well socialised, beautifully behaved dogs that can interact on any level with any dog they meet. Although she is a 'pet' and not a working dog, her mum and dad are both working dogs on a sheep farm in Wales so she is an extremely intelligent girl with endless energy and needs many forms of play/stimulation to stay happy. We do this with good walks and plenty of opportunity for play with other dogs which I believe is very important. Alongside this, for her mental stimulation, we play a variety of games including frisbee and also ball games where I try to simulate a 'working' situation by 'guiding' her to where the ball has gone(if she doesn't see it land) using whistle, arm and voice commands, which she loves. I have experience with Border Collies in the past, (who were not from a working background) but I knew with Sadie I was going to need to go further to give her everything she needs. So, we are learning this together as I have never gone to this extent of 'play' before and so have no previous experience of using a shepherds whistle for example. Anyway, I loved the video, it is wonderful to see dogs playing together and having fun.
@andynick018 ай бұрын
It sounds as though Sadie has found a wonderful home @Aardvarkjamm! Not enough people can tell the difference between dogs fighting and those which are merely having fun, but of course, there's a fine line between the two. Your enthusiasm and understanding of your dog is refreshing, and I'm so glad to know you really enjoyed the video.
@watchmoivies1238 ай бұрын
Hard to see, TWO MALE? TWO F M ? ONE OF EACH? My guess NOT TWO F M 'S.
@andynick018 ай бұрын
They're both female @watchmoivies123
@watchmoivies1238 ай бұрын
@@andynick01 amazing. Spayed ?
@watchmoivies1238 ай бұрын
They also look very much alike. Are they littermates?
@andynick018 ай бұрын
@@watchmoivies123 They were not spayed, but they were half-sisters (same sire).
@psdeas75308 ай бұрын
!!
@andynick018 ай бұрын
@psdeas, my apologies. I replied to your comment, but it got deleted. You'll find what you're looking for our website.
@psdeas75308 ай бұрын
Hi Andy. I have 2 border talented border collies, but NO WAY to play a DVD. Have you updated your offerings? My dogs are very talented, but completely raw.
@andynick018 ай бұрын
Yes! We have more than seventy great sheepdog training videos for our members to watch online these days: workingsheepdog.co.uk
@niamhfitzgerald5089 ай бұрын
Are these dvds still available?
@andynick019 ай бұрын
Yes of course: herding-dog-training-border-collie-sheepdog-dvd.com/
@milkdromeda7.04110 ай бұрын
Me, a city slicker with absolutely no sheep or dog: 👩🏫📝 Ah yes very good
@HelenGeoff Жыл бұрын
Carew needs a soft couch and put her feet up. She is amazing
@andynick01 Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Yes wonderful.
@joshuachristopher9039 Жыл бұрын
After awhile do some dogs just know what to do without commands besides the initial command??
@andynick01 Жыл бұрын
They certainly do! A good dog requires only a few hints, and then it will perform the task without commands. The can sometimes go wrong though, if the dog misinterprets what the handler wants it to do!
@theirishmountainmanmac1612 Жыл бұрын
Hi there,I’ve just come across your videos & I have to say I love them. I’ve had a colly/Husky for nearly 2yrs now & I’ve trained him up myself. His recall etc is unreal now because he knows that I love him he always on point. But just 4 days ago I got myself a full bread colly sheepdog, 2yrs old. I got him off people from the city,no social skills at all,no training at all. But in the 4 days I’ve had him he has picked up really fast,especially with my other dog. The only thing is with my new boy,if he sees another dog he fights so I’m trying to get that out of him a bit. I will send yous videos of both my dogs & if you wouldn’t mind letting me know what you think of them. Hope to hear from yous soon. The Irish Mountain Man.
@ruaplikator Жыл бұрын
does anybody know how much dog trained like this can cost ?
@andynick01 Жыл бұрын
In the UK you could buy a dog which can work at a distance from the handler for around £2,000 to £4,000 (GBP) but sometimes they can sell for a lot more than that.
@ruaplikator Жыл бұрын
thank you@@andynick01
@rfindra7055 Жыл бұрын
👍👍👍
@ACowIsHuge Жыл бұрын
nice video
@andynick01 Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@dionoconnell8973 Жыл бұрын
Hi Andy and jill ..i have a 1yr old bc ..i have land but never had a bc before or sheep..im wondering if lambs are best to syart training or full grown sheep ..tbf ive not much interest in the profit sidevof d sheep ..but this bc is going to need work its plain to see ...he is super obedient and sticks to me like glue... a freind has lambs and sheep so im going yo get a few off him and then give them bk after and get others and so on ..but the freind hasnt had dogs to do the work snd cant tell me wat ones to get ..i did research online but too many contradictory disscussion boards of different opinions.. and ye look like ul know the answers to my questions ... hel be a great worker cus his mum had a dog in welsh trials and dads a workin cattle dog ...at minute he thinks wheelbarrowing timber into the shed is a fabulous job ..and his concentration on the barrow is out of this world ...nothing can take his attention away from the barrow ..for a 3 hr period .. Thanks and rgds Dion
@andynick01 Жыл бұрын
First, you need to be sure your dog is showing the 'hunting instinct' when it sees sheep. 'Herding' a wheelbarrow is encouraging, but does not necessarily mean he'll be interested in livestock. If he ignores them, it may be difficult to get trigger the herding instinct. It can usually be done, but it can be a tedious process! (We have two online training tutorials called "Starting a non-starter" on our website). If the dog is interested in sheep, I suggest you start with lambs. Older sheep can be stubborn and even aggressive towards the dog. If possible, get sheep that are familiar with being worked by dogs. In the UK these are known as "Dogged" sheep. They will be FAR easier to start the dog on, but as it makes progress, you'll need to move on to more challenging sheep! There's a huge amount of advice on our website, as well as over seventy videos if you're interested enough to learn how to train your dog. sheepdog-training.com Good luck with your new venture!
@dionoconnell8973 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for getting back to me Andy and yes im absolutely biting at the bit to get into this hobby...He has the hunting instinct but i disencouragedvit from a pup cus i dint wsnt him chasing absolutely everything ..like other peoples horses and cars and other people cattle whilstbon walks and such ..but now that he isnt w pup and has super obediency i realise that was a mistake ..it was ok to do wen he was a 3mth old and didnt really listen justvwas chasing things with his brother ( i had 2 initially but quickly tealised theyvare a one man dog and i wad never going to get the same level of obedience whilst having 2 together as he needed to know i was god and not that i came 2nd place over his brother. A farmer had 10 pups born behind a bale i found them and reared them all built a pen in farmers shed to contain them and went der 3 times a day to tendvto der needs ..fresh bedding water feed ..initially putting 5 on and 5 off the bitch for all to get fair share of milk ..all d pups survived ..even the farmer admitted that they all would have died bar for me . The only pup that went to someone who didnt have stock was merck to me...the farmer said he was the unlucky one ..but merck lives the life of a king with me..has had loads of imteraction with people and other dogs ect unlike thebpup the farmer kept who generally is either in d jeep or in d shed and has seen no other dogs barr his dad(which is my lads dad) but d dad is aggressive towards him not seriously just showing whos boss but has broken his skin on headvand ear not too bad tho ... i go to see both the dad and mercks brother moss every day ..i walk moss and give him chicken cus d farmer just gives him scraps..and he dont hardly get any walks .. both merck and moss really love to see eachother and playfight bigstyle. I never knew BC would be so different to any other dog ...il never choose any other dog over these now. All the other 9 pups were like the bitch short coat gree eyes in d dark ..mervk is the spit of his dad ..long haired orange eyes in the dark . The farmer gave the bitch away thankgod cus it was tons of work for me and i walked that bitch every day for 2 years cus else shed av been left in shed .. Andy i just wanted one of them pups to have a proper life not a life with a farmer stuck in a shed . The pup the farmer kept (moss) was totally untrained ...but ive found time to train him to sit..and return..by holding out my hand palm side up and daying "moss moss touch touch. He wont return for the farmer or the other men on d farm only me. I loved evety one of those 10 pups ..i really loved them ..id carry 5 pups at a time over to the safe field to enjoy the summer sun ..else the farmer wud av just left them in the shed ..well to be fair he wouldnt hav any to leave im the shed cus theyd have fallen away one by one ...how ridiculous to think that you dont have to contain and build pen for newborn pups inva shed full of wire chemicals masdive gaps under doors ect. Moss still lives in the pen i built for the pups ..he jumps in der to escape the dad cus d dad cant jump in ..the farmer thinks its great to see the dad attack moss.!! Il vertainly look at your vids on training tutorials ..im self employed and think il half my work ..to become an expert at come by and away. If im good enough id like to make a side business out of traing BC . Merck is the best bc ul have ever seen in all your days ...and i know uve had loads probably ..but this lad is outstanding ..the farmer is so jelous cus merck is so wrll trained ..i can tell him to sit and stay and walk half a km near out of sight and he wont budge tl i give command ..which will be verbal but also accompanied by a pysical gesture ...cus i know that if they go deaf later in life they still recognise command by the physical command. Rgds Dion
@DOLfirst Жыл бұрын
Very interesting
@Mainfernando1 Жыл бұрын
Juat with that opening music I knew this guy wanted me to buy him something 😅
@n1k0659 Жыл бұрын
I dont have a dog. I dont have sheep. Why am I here
@quantumfizzics9265 Жыл бұрын
Same
@kabukardo Жыл бұрын
Same hahahah
@Fralsii Жыл бұрын
This taught me how to pronounce Worcestershire
@datduonggg12 Жыл бұрын
After 15 years I’m here 🤩
@CH0MP4 Жыл бұрын
i'm so curious why you turned comments off for the overturned sheep saving video
@andynick01 Жыл бұрын
I reluctantly turned comments off because of the vile comments some people left on it...
@karolswieboda1781 Жыл бұрын
Yo thanks for letting me know how yo save ship's life man
@Skinnamarink. Жыл бұрын
Man, i just watched your How to save a sheeps life vid, and that was amazing. i sure wish you didnt turn comments off on your videos. Not being able to handle feedback is a gen Z thing to do..
@andynick01 Жыл бұрын
I would love to enable comments on that video if it weren't for the sick characters who take pleasure in saying vile things.
@SrankWrid Жыл бұрын
Sport words: jete, snooker, bloop, lutz, deke, juke, putt, stymie
@KTSMORI Жыл бұрын
Your sheep video has helped me save at least 34 sheep and at most 51 (I’ve lost count) from death. I never knew what it meant until 3 years ago
@andynick01 Жыл бұрын
Thanks! It's good to know the video is of help to you!
@marzipwn Жыл бұрын
@@andynick01 and most importantly, to the sheep <3
@Medellin1823 Жыл бұрын
That dog slipping through the fence to escape shows he's done that plenty of times. 😂
@andynick01 Жыл бұрын
Ha-ha! Yes! They do it when they're out in the field playing, so it came as second nature to her when she didn't want to be near the sheep!
@davidcockcroft5444 Жыл бұрын
Save the sheep... put it in the oven!!!
@ABitofEverythingCounts Жыл бұрын
Australian?
@andynick01 Жыл бұрын
Not sure what you mean. We ship the DVDs to Australia (and worldwide) but the dogs being trained on the DVDs are Border Collies. The same training works with Bearded Collies and Australian Kelpies
@MilesDeep Жыл бұрын
The athletic ability is phenomenal!
@andynick01 Жыл бұрын
Yes! It's amazing how they can land on their feet after such contortion in the air!
@zen4men Жыл бұрын
Watched your HOW TO SAVE A SHEEP'S LIFE - _______________________________________________ as no comments allowed there, I am posting here. Another point to watch for with sheep, is them getting tangled up in brambles or gorse. We never had sheep on our farm in South Devon, but I was walking along a cliff path, and saw a sheep tangled in brambles. Just knew I had to do something! So it is worth pointing out, I would suggest. .
@moonwolfy3179 Жыл бұрын
I like sheep too that is why I watched it.
@zen4men Жыл бұрын
@@moonwolfy3179 Yes, they are good animals.
@zen4men Жыл бұрын
@@moonwolfy3179 Yes, they are good animals.
@andynick01 Жыл бұрын
Yes of course! When sheep get tangled in brambles, they're in serious trouble too. Unfortunately, freeing them can be more difficult than righting a cast sheep because of the spikey bramble stems.
@zen4men Жыл бұрын
@@andynick01 True enough. I have only ever seen it once in 40 years, but I am not around sheep much nowadays. I used to walk over Dartmoor a lot, so lots of sheep there! Stuck in a city, sadly.
@edithdiangelo Жыл бұрын
Border Collies are wonderfull dogs. I have a pug. My pug always takes care. I thing if my pug Was tought he could care for sheeps. 😆💖😉😉
@GorgieClarissa Жыл бұрын
My cat and I are watching this. We don't even have pet sheep
@maciejbiakowski2398 Жыл бұрын
I wish my bitch works like this. congrats!
@torbjrnjoensen7191 Жыл бұрын
Do viedios
@drviagrin3798 Жыл бұрын
Does this translate to cattle and other breeds of herding dogs?
@andynick01 Жыл бұрын
Working cattle with dogs is similar to working sheep with dogs, except for the safety angle. A dog, might bring sheep running towards you, and the danger level is comparatively small. A group of cattle running towards you is potentially far more dangerous, so we recommend you train the dog to push cattle away from you first, and once the dog is working well and the cattle respect it, allow the dog to bring them towards you (steadily). Another difference is that often the dog needs to be more assertive to move cattle than it would with sheep. We only train with Border Collie and Kelpie sheepdogs, so I don't feel able to advise you with other breeds, but the basics are the same, of course.
@drviagrin3798 Жыл бұрын
@@andynick01 thanks! He already knows how to round them up. I just need to teach him more for control and reason. He just chases them most of the time. He's an Australian Cattle Dog.
@andynick01 Жыл бұрын
@@drviagrin3798 It sounds as though you're making progress with him but when they're not listening (or stopping) it can be hard work!
@drviagrin3798 Жыл бұрын
@@andynick01 he does stop when I tell him too. The only problem I have is getting him to understand that I want them driven in a particular place. He just runs them in a random place.