This article is about how a cow dog can be both a great working dog and a pet as long as the bloodlines are from good working parents and the owner takes the time to train the dog well. Continue reading | 3 Comments
Good Pet and Working Dog Too!
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The Family Dogs
Our family is big once you start counting up all the dogs and horses. But dogs and horses are our lives…me, my wife, my son, my daughter and even my little granddaughter! We love working our horses and dogs on cattle – it’s the glue that bonds our family together because we all do it. Continue reading
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4 Little Calves
Trying to pen 4 little calves and learning a good lesson – sometimes we can get over-confident with our dogs and herding cattle. We need to consider our dog-power and how to set up the conditions for success in gathering cattle. Continue reading
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One Wild Calf
One day when I got home from work and checked my email there was a message from a guy down around Albany. He wanted to know if I had a dog for hire. When I called him to ask what was going on, he said he had bought a calf and it ran away when he was trying to load it in his trailer. He told me that she had run through 6 fences so far and the next one would be into a subdivision. At the moment she was in a field with about 8 lamas. I told him I would come catch her but it’d take me a bit as he was about 100 miles south of me.… Continue reading | 1 Comment
An Amazing Hanging Tree Cow Dog
I sold a pup to a man about 2 years ago who had never worked cattle with dogs before. After the pup was about 14 months old, he called me wanting help training the pup. When he showed up with the pup she was something to see! She was a really nice looking, slick-haired pup that wanted to eat cattle alive. Just the kind of pup I like to work with. Continue reading
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