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@@taximacaroni3603 hmmm

@@gracelayoun7836 this training is good for your 4 puppies. Thanks for your comments!

@@gracelayoun7836 hi there. You’ve asked some good questions. Yes, I would remove the puppies from seeing the goats. It will cause problems when their livestock training begins. Usually I introduce my puppies to livestock then leave the training up to the new owners. The first training to do with them is lead training. I don’t do too much obedience on my puppies until they get started on livestock. Once they discover their instincts and get a good balance on them (meaning they stay on the opposite side of the livestock from you) and they have a good attention span, then I start the foundational training. In this video I’m saying the direction that my puppy is going but it’s better when they’re little to just circle without any commands. I don’t want to put pressure on them. I just want them to have fun experiencing and discovering their instincts. As they mature and start understanding that they are working with you then you can start telling them what they’re doing with the commands. Keep it short and fun leaving them wanting more. As far as the biting and nipping goes, it sounds like they have good instincts. I don’t get after them for that. I just tell them “bite” then try to redirect them to circle. If they get in with the livestock and start working/chasing try to set them up in a balance with your hands up then catch the puppy with praise and don’t scold. Be careful to not get run over by the goats. 😉 As far as the parents go it’s possible to train them but it will be a challenge to free them up to work since they have been taught not to work. I hope my answers make sense. I’m happy to answer any questions for you. Best wishes to you!

@@elvasvendsen7700 thank you for your nice comments. I hope my videos are helpful for you. Best wishes to you and your pup!

@@freebirdseed it really clicked with her after that.

@@freebirdseed Hi. The way I train is to teach the handler how to train their own puppy. I start the new handlers on my trained dog then start the puppy. So far it’s worked out well. Nice to hear from you! Thanks

@@iainmatheson6556 nice to hear from you. Thank you!

@@elvasvendsen7700 thanks 😊

Hi! I enjoyed your message. Thanks for sharing. Sounds like you’re on the right track with your dogs. If you haven’t already, please watch the video: Gina and Rip: Gaining better control of your herding puppy in the round pen. Best of luck to you!

@@elvasvendsen7700 Hi there! Definitely not a dumb question. There’s quite a trick to it. That’s a training exercise I teach new handlers. My white border collie Jay makes it so easy for me. We team up and carefully use pressure and release with proper positioning to influence the sheep to go in. The key is to influence them making it seem like it’s their idea instead of forcing them. I only use the round feeder when the puppy is too fast and keeping the novice handler safe from getting run over by the sheep. Once Gina and Rip got a good idea on circling they graduated to a 20’ round pen. Best wishes to you.

@@jacobymast6652 she is an untrained princess that only had two weeks of training. I got her when she was 7 years old. But her natural instincts are awesome and will follow my lead without commands to balance and circle the sheep with me. Very useful to train puppies and new handlers at the time since I didn’t have a trained dog.

@@victoriaaustin3189 thank you!

@@jessjd I’m so happy it helped you! Thanks so much for letting me know! Best wishes to you!

@@asuna9899 Thank you for your comment ☺️

@@NM-ub6ml I’ve found this technique is a good tool to use for the strong willed, or overly exuberant dogs that won’t listen. It works almost immediately in a quiet calm manner. The dog will self correct, calm down, and begin listening to the handler within minutes. Then I can move on and begin training the conventional way.

Thank you so much. Means a lot!

Hi, we don’t take in dogs to train, sorry. I do occasionally teach students how to train and work their herding dog on livestock.

Hi there! It’s called “Getting your dog to stop pulling on the leash. The half hitch technique “ . My friend learned it in the UK years ago and taught it to me. The dog just automatically self corrects. I’d send you a link but I’m not very techy. Thanks for commenting. Best wishes.

I have high hopes for her. She’s doing great.

She’s 12 years old here. It really clicked with her a few days before this about watching the heads of her livestock. She just turned 13 and is training her own puppy. She’s an amazing help on the farm.

@@bwrstockdogtraining2723 It would be great to see an update to see where she is in her handler journey if you can get her to agree to it and if you both dont mind of course

@@richardjones4080 we’ve been discussing it.

Hi! We’re in northern Nevada.

Hi there! I remember in the old days not having a dog to help with our sheep and cattle. I was lucky and had a neighbor who had dog training clinics each week. My son and I got puppies and started going to the clinics every week. What a game changer! Nice to hear from you! Best wishes!

So nice to hear from you! Thank you. Best of luck to you!

Currently I don’t know of any. I’m sorry. There is a Kelpie Facebook group that might be able to help called “The Working Kelpie - Instinct and Training “. Best wishes.

Actually now that I think about it, there is a ranch in Jordan Valley, Oregon called Cross Creek Kelpies that has some really nice Kelpies. I believe they have a website and Facebook page.

Thank you

He turned out great. Don’t know what I’d do without him. Good to hear from you! Thanks!

Hi there! That’s a great question. I wish I would have explained that in the video. The shepherd’s whistle is a specialized whistle that you can change or vary the pitch, intensity, or tone kind of like a musical instrument or like our voice. This makes it great for creating many sounds for the different commands. Thanks for asking. Take care

So happy to hear from you! Thank you!

Your comment is so thoughtful and kind. Lifted my day. Thank you! ❤️

Couldn’t agree with you more. Thanks for commenting.

A lot of trainers don’t start their pups until a year old. If your dogs have the instinct they should be ok to train. I trained Kaya, the puppy trainer dog in this video, when she was 7 years old. She was given to me when she was 6 years old. I needed her help and she had really good working bloodlines and instincts. She turned out great except hard headed haha. Best wishes to you.

Hi there! It’s definitely a process. I have another video you may have already watched that I explain a bit better how to use the whistle. It’s called Shepherd’s whistle commands part one. It took me a week to get a single sound when I was learning. Hang in there! Take care

Awesome! Thanks for sharing. Best wishes!

I know what you mean about having a “helpful” person who doesn’t understand. I tend to start giving them herding dog commands to put them in a helpful position. “Go out right. There, hold right there. Walk up. Steady. Hold” It works. haha Influencing the animals using pressure and release is less stressful for us too. Nice to hear from you. Thank you.

It needs to be a herding breed with strong herding instincts to circle and gather.

That is true. Sometimes though it keeps the sheep off the fence line so the pup can circle.

Thank you, Hi. Yes it is my son. Good advice thanks. My son is soft spoken and quiet when training or working. He does have a good quick growl for corrections when needed. It seems the dogs are forced to listen and pay attention. We’re really excited about Kit. She’s going to be great.

Hi. She has 6 commands so far. ‘Here’ is her call off and she resists it. We’re using it to have her come toward the handler for pinpoint positioning. She’s learning that ‘here’ doesn’t always mean being taken off the livestock.

Hi There! Great questions, tough to answer. I’ll try to answer the best I can through my personal experience. gender of the puppy does not matter in training. I don’t think gender of the handler matters as long as you teach with authority. You need to be the leader of the “pack” so to speak. What does matter is personality, of both the dog and the handler. Border collies come in two types, sensitive, softhearted or hardheaded with people. They are both good with livestock. It so just happens that my two sensitive border collies are my toughest on livestock. You just have to adjust your training and handling style accordingly. Some people with bolder loud personalities don’t work well with sensitive collies. When I choose a puppy, I want to know the breeders and I want to know and observe the parent dogs. how are their instincts? How good do they work with livestock. Are they timid, aggressive, confident, friendly, and social? If I like the parents, I will consider a puppy. I’ll choose one whose personality I like. By eight weeks old, they may show instinct if you put them in with sheep, but not always. That’s why I want to know and like the parents. I have a video on my channel called “preparing your herding puppy for livestock training “ that has a lot of good tips for you. I hope I’ve helped. Best wishes to you and good luck.

Thank you so much I really appreciate taking the time to answer my comment!@@bwrstockdogtraining2723

Hi! I tighten and loosen my lip and cheek muscles to achieve different sounds. When I tighten my cheek muscles it feels like I’m pulling them back. I also control the flow of air using different pressures. It takes a lot of practice. I try to whistle simple songs when I practice. I practice away from my dogs and husband. It drives them crazy hahaha Best of luck to you! You’ve got this.

@@bwrstockdogtraining2723Thank you! that was helpful, and I seem to be able to get about a full octave's worth of tones now, with maybe one or two above and below that at least for now seem quite difficult to repeat consistently. THANK YOU!

@@ajborowski you’re welcome. Practice practice. Good luck to you

I think you’re right! He knew every command!

My 2yr old tried to use the commands on her Dad😂

@@lacykraft5564 😄

@@lacykraft5564 hahaha that’s awesome! Did it work? 😉

Because at my Dairy Farm, we were in a tie stall barn, and she just seems very hesitant to do on our own. If I’m standing there, she’ll do it perfectly fine on her own but not when I’m not.

Hi. I’m wondering how old your border collie is? When we train our puppies we tell them push when they bite the sheep without worrying about correcting them. As they mature and we start putting commands on the pup we’ll start controlling the push command. We tell our dogs push to bite and get the livestock moving. We get behind the puppy which moves the livestock as we tell the puppy to push push. The puppy thinks they’re the one that’s moving the livestock and we praise the puppy as she’s doing it. When it’s an older dog that hasn’t been taught this they sometimes don’t feel as invincible as pups or younger dogs and lack courage. You’re doing the right thing to help your dog. Get behind your dog and let him think he’s the one moving the cattle as you tell him to push or whatever command you’re using for that and praise him as he’s doing it. I have a video called “A training exercise to teach your dog courage and confidence”. Just be careful to not put your dog or yourself in harms way. Use calm cattle. Most of my dairy friends don’t use dogs. A calm dog would probably be good. You know better than I. Hope I helped. Good luck to you.

She just turned about 7 months old she’s getting better and better slowly. It’s just she’s just so skittish and not wanting to do it completely on her own yet she’ll just stand until you really get by her and then she’ll move them.

@@Bella-sr3tk try the exercises I mentioned above and keep helping her but make sure when she shows courage you praise her. Hopefully as she matures she’ll get better.

I’m just wondering I don’t really have like a round pen like you guys do because it’s like a Dairy Farm we don’t have sheep or anything like that I was just wondering how should I train her because the only thing closest to it would be calves in a pen