Today me and echo talk through and and demonstrate the commands used in herding to give everyone some more insight or help others to understand herding a little more as you watch
The best part about watching this fascinating video is how much Echo loves his job. He's really into it and you can tell he likes being an important part of the work.
Echo is a trained dog which has the instinct of herding in it's genes. It doesn't have those complex feelings about "loving his job". It's an animal. Much more fascinating is love and skill of that man who chose a job that not many people(or, as dog lovers would say, humans)will. Congratulations to that young man who possess the real man love and skill.
Thank you for the explanation of the commands. How interesting. Gosh it must take all your time to teach these beautiful dogs. Totally enjoyable and I love your channel ❤
I love that I stumbled onto your channel. I have Border Collies and herd with them " part time." I started almost 20 years ago. It is the most difficult thing I have ever done. I love the connection and partnership with my dogs. They have taught me so much. I am still blown away, and left speechless just being constantly amazed and humbled by them. My Kate turns 13 on January 2. The younger one, Cora is almost 4 yo. Thank you for your great videos. People need to see what these amaxing dogs were bred for. And yes, as you say, they love and live for their work.
Thanks, Sean! I wish all dog owners would understand the importance of being able to stop and recall your dog. Too many people either never train their dogs properly or wait too late to start that training. My friend lost a beautiful black lab who would not come when called and was hit by a car. Proper training is a life essential for your dogs. Head scratches to all the pups and a happy Christmas to you and Stacey.
Beautifully responsive dog.❤ I'm so envious of handlers who use that infernal little whistle. It looks so easy, but I wore out my mouth trying to master it and finally admitted defeat. I felt like I was embarrassing my dog with my spluttering and spitting.☹️
I have 2 Australian Shepherd dogs. One is calm, the other is dying to herd anything and just loves any instructions, any job, any way to please ♥️ So inspiring to see Echo at work. Hope to learn bits from you to keep her from driving the neighbor horses nuts.
Absolutely brilliant dog handling and let’s not forget the sheep. I could just hear them “ Oh here we go again Bessie, run to your right, now your left, I wish he’d make his mind up” 💕😂💕 Thank you as always, Alex in Florida
I’m new to your channel, but I’ve trained dogs before, and I am amazed at your dogs’ abilities and the intensity with which they work. Thank you for the explanation of the commands. Merry Christmas to you and your family. ❤
Merry Christmas Sean and Stacey. It's educational and entertaining watching the dogs work. It's also fun to watch the family gatherings and rest time at home.
Thanks for the explanation, I love watching your dogs in action, they are magnificent. I enjoyed Echo rolling on his back, and he looks so clean. Thank you.
I have shown your videos to so many friends, they end up loving them as much as I do. Best Holiday wishes for you, Stacy, and awesome dogs❤ from California
You need to give your hair a command, "Lie down." I do feel a little lost with the whistle commands, but you did say the dogs like them. So I'm happy for that. It is so much fun watching your dogs act to your commands. I love it! Also, I was laughing at the sheep. Sometimes it looked like they were also following your command. Merry Christmas Sean, Stacy, all the animals and the subscribers.
always love watching the intelligence of the best dog on the planet. I am on my fourth and just adore him.Echo is a beautiful baby ty for sharing this video I loved watching him
I saw your stuff in shorts. For 18yrs my best friend was Muttley a Kelpie X Dingo the colour of sand dunes in sunset. The energy he had & excitement for burning energy could never run out...even a day before his death from massive liver cancer he still wanted to go out. I had just finished security dog training the yr before I got him so I trained him in verbal & non verbal commands. He was my 1st dog & we went everywhere together & were only apart for 5 days in 18yrs. I would like to get another dog but I just can't.
Love it. Thank you for explaining the commands. I've got them down now. It's fun knowing the commands and what the dogs are being asked to do. I'm a Texas city girl but really enjoy watching and understanding how you work with your sheep dogs. Beautiful.
I'm living in Australia now, and I would agree. You do sound Australian when you give the lie down command. Your demonstration of the basic commands is brilliant. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. ❤
I _think_ you'll find he sounds Scottish. As he is Scottish. Australians speak English. I am not trying to be goady or aggressive. Just bring honest. I do understand the truth does hurt sometimes.
Oh my gosh, your Echo has matured magnificently! He is so locked into your voice and has such enthusiasm for his work. I love watching your dogs work just like my Pa loved watching his Brittany Spaniels work hunting quail. Thanks for the great video, Sean. G-d's blessings on you and yours.
Thank you for taking the time to produce this. We had a beautiful border collie named Roxie. She was one of the smartest dogs I have ever known. We had to be cautious with her around our granddaughters. She thought they were sheep and would try to nip and herd the kids.
This is so interesting! It's not as complicated as is looks once you know what the commands mean. And the whistles being the same as the verbal commands was surprising. What a great trainer you must be!
“That’ll do it.”…is THAT why the farmer says that in the movie Babe? HOLY COW. I connected the dots after 20+ years. Never knew that was a command! Wow. Mind blown.
Все собаки хороши, в том числе беспородные, но бордер-колли - истинный бриллиант. Настоящие интеллектуалы :). Счастья и благополучия в новом году вам и вашим мохнатым друзьям.
Love love love your channel ! Echo just waiting for the next command while you are explaining to us common folks! Brings tears to my eyes. BTW, you have great hair 🙂
It's such a thrill to watch the dogs work so well with your commands. They are incredible dog and I love watching your talent with call-outs. Keep up the amazing channel.
This is my 3rd video and it answered questions I had about communication and the whistle commands. I've wondered about the whistle commands for years. Thank you for the video and information. Jennifer San Francisco Bay area USA
I just love watching the dogs work! I have a Chinook, but no sleds to pull in California. Hope to get to ancestral home Scotland, some day . Keep the videos comin'! Thanks
Hi Sean and Stacy! Happy holidays! Your tutorials are always so interesting. I love how this one ram nods his head down like he’s saying “good afternoon sir” 5:58. So cute.
Thank you for teaching ME what is happening with your comma is relative to what you want the dog to do in relation to whee the sheep are/are going. I'll watch this a couple of times to put it in my brain!
😮Wow ans wow again😮Astunned is little said : what ancient knowledge and today's practice can do 😅😊Once upon a time someone told me the most suitable dog for me would be a BC as compatible with my character .I had three GSDS fully content as I was , they adapted well for long walks and returning to a small apartment house. Also rescued and placed many of their kind in time.Now watching your comprehensive basic teachings makes me dream of an open space where despite of the strong wind I would RECALL them , the most intelligent treasure B.C❤❤❤
I love these videos! Fantastic! I've never owned a sheep dog, but I had a wonderful Gordon Setter. I know from my Gordon (Buster) that training a dog requires a ton of patience and perseverance. But, there's something genetically in these breeds as well. I'm not a hunter, but I lived in a rural area at the time I had Buster. He could sniff out anything! Pheasant. Rabbits. Snakes. Field mice. Whatever. Whenever I threw something for him to retrieve and it landed in tall grass, he had a very methodical, zig zagging method of finding the object, which he almost always did find. I didn't teach him that. He knew. Certainly your dogs have an in-built knack for herding. It's your guidance, though, that obviously brings that to the level of art. Simply, Wow!
With the best of intentions "Seanthesheepman", you have got it back to front. Your dog has trained YOU to give those commands to legitimize its actions as it goes about the job as it deems best.
Sean, you've trained those dogs so well! They are so smart and obedient! Even when they are far afield, They'll hear you whistle or say a command and do it! Incredible Sean! I'm proud to be of Scottish heritage too! My ancestors were the Clough's and came over very early in our History. They fought against the English King during our Revolution! And they were here 130 years before that! They're listed as being amongst the original settlers of this 'New Nation on Earth. My great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great grand fathers Josia, Daniel and John Clough, "Americanized" Clough, to Cluff. They are buried in the old cemetery in Salem, New Hampshire. I fear they must be spinning in their graves seeing what we've become! Ahhh....The hills are calling me back!...and the puppies too! God Bless Scotland!!
The best part about watching this fascinating video is how much Echo loves his job. He's really into it and you can tell he likes being an important part of the work.
no one loves their job as much as a border collie!
Prefacing this with I'm autistic, I always say that Border Collies are, themselves, autistic, and their special interest is herding.
Echo is a trained dog which has the instinct of herding in it's genes. It doesn't have those complex feelings about "loving his job". It's an animal.
Much more fascinating is love and skill of that man who chose a job that not many people(or, as dog lovers would say, humans)will. Congratulations to that young man who possess the real man love and skill.
Thank you for the explanation of the commands. How interesting. Gosh it must take all your time to teach these beautiful dogs. Totally enjoyable and I love your channel ❤
Can I borrow your dogs to do my taxes next year? They're smarter than my accountant.
😂
I love Echo rolling on the grass in the background at 1:30
Nothing better then watching a dog enjoy life ! These dogs absolutely love "working" beautiful to watch
And the dog seems SO HAPPY to follow the commands! That's some fine training... and a wonderful dog.
Oh boy! I get to run in the OTHER direction now!
It always amazes me how these dogs are like an extension of the shepherds hands and arms. They’re so efficient. And they love working.
So fascinating to watch!
That’s why they tell you not to get one of these beautiful, super intelligent dogs as your lapdogs in an apartment! They need to work!
Literally the world’s most intelligent dog.
Thank you Sean for the lesson on commands. Merry Christmas to you and your family including your precious dogs.
And Happy New Year now too.
I’m amazed by Echo’s speed! He just flies 🪽🪽🪽
You can tell the dogs love what they do. So fascinating and beautiful to see how Sean works his dogs.
You can tell Echo loves his work!
I love that I stumbled onto your channel. I have Border Collies and herd with them " part time." I started almost 20 years ago. It is the most difficult thing I have ever done. I love the connection and partnership with my dogs. They have taught me so much. I am still blown away, and left speechless just being constantly amazed and humbled by them. My Kate turns 13 on January 2. The younger one, Cora is almost 4 yo.
Thank you for your great videos. People need to see what these amaxing dogs were bred for. And yes, as you say, they love and live for their work.
Shear poetry in motion. It is fantastic to see a dog who thoroughly enjoys what it's doing ❤ and is so well trained.
Good pun! 😉
Thank you Sean for explaining the verbal and whistle commands that was a huge help in understanding these magnificent dogs.
Thanks, Sean! I wish all dog owners would understand the importance of being able to stop and recall your dog. Too many people either never train their dogs properly or wait too late to start that training. My friend lost a beautiful black lab who would not come when called and was hit by a car. Proper training is a life essential for your dogs. Head scratches to all the pups and a happy Christmas to you and Stacey.
Beautifully responsive dog.❤ I'm so envious of handlers who use that infernal little whistle. It looks so easy, but I wore out my mouth trying to master it and finally admitted defeat. I felt like I was embarrassing my dog with my spluttering and spitting.☹️
😂
Watching Echo rolling in the grass says he's not just a working dog, he's a playing dog too!
I always wondered if the commands were common to all herders. Thanks! I hope you, Stacey and the pups and sheep have a very happy Christmas. 🎄
I have 2 Australian Shepherd dogs. One is calm, the other is dying to herd anything and just loves any instructions, any job, any way to please ♥️ So inspiring to see Echo at work. Hope to learn bits from you to keep her from driving the neighbor horses nuts.
Absolutely brilliant dog handling and let’s not forget the sheep. I could just hear them “ Oh here we go again Bessie, run to your right, now your left, I wish he’d make his mind up” 💕😂💕 Thank you as always, Alex in Florida
My favourite command Sean is “that’ll do” 😂
I’m new to your channel, but I’ve trained dogs before, and I am amazed at your dogs’ abilities and the intensity with which they work. Thank you for the explanation of the commands. Merry Christmas to you and your family. ❤
Merry Christmas Sean and Stacey. It's educational and entertaining watching the dogs work. It's also fun to watch the family gatherings and rest time at home.
Sean……I cannot get enough of your videos!!! They are absolutely fascinating!!! Thank you so much and greetings from the 🇺🇸!!!!!
🐾💙🤍❤️🐾
Thanks for the explanation, I love watching your dogs in action, they are magnificent. I enjoyed Echo rolling on his back, and he looks so clean. Thank you.
These dogs are happy and so obedient. I could watch this all day.... amazing teamwork...
Thanks for the descriptions -- fun video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I have shown your videos to so many friends, they end up loving them as much as I do. Best Holiday wishes for you, Stacy, and awesome dogs❤ from California
What gets me is how the sheep seem to know where the dog is without ever looking back.
They have peripheral vision of 320-340 degrees. Prey animal 😊
woohoo! New upload of the sheepman, and my favorite working pups on the internet.
It's the brogue. That Ginger hair, a sweet wife and adorable dogs.
The joy Echo has while doing what he loves is so cool!🐾❤️
I was a police K9 handler and trainer in my younger days, and let me just say you are an amazing handler with amazing dogs!!
So nice to see a dog who is bred to do this just loving it! Amazing to see a working dog in action. He’s shining and loving what he does best!
You need to give your hair a command, "Lie down." I do feel a little lost with the whistle commands, but you did say the dogs like them. So I'm happy for that. It is so much fun watching your dogs act to your commands. I love it! Also, I was laughing at the sheep. Sometimes it looked like they were also following your command. Merry Christmas Sean, Stacy, all the animals and the subscribers.
Thank you you too
I was laughing too, imagining all the sheep lying down
@@sroberts605😂
I love your hair. Just saying.
always love watching the intelligence of the best dog on the planet. I am on my fourth and just adore him.Echo is a beautiful baby ty for sharing this video I loved watching him
I saw your stuff in shorts. For 18yrs my best friend was Muttley a Kelpie X Dingo the colour of sand dunes in sunset. The energy he had & excitement for burning energy could never run out...even a day before his death from massive liver cancer he still wanted to go out. I had just finished security dog training the yr before I got him so I trained him in verbal & non verbal commands. He was my 1st dog & we went everywhere together & were only apart for 5 days in 18yrs. I would like to get another dog but I just can't.
Thank you so much for this information. I appreciate you taking time to explain them to us “ newbies”! Love your channel and the dogs are awesome!👏 ❤
I love the wind noise. It adds to the ambiance of the clouds and green fields.
Love it. Thank you for explaining the commands. I've got them down now. It's fun knowing the commands and what the dogs are being asked to do. I'm a Texas city girl but really enjoy watching and understanding how you work with your sheep dogs. Beautiful.
I'm living in Australia now, and I would agree. You do sound Australian when you give the lie down command.
Your demonstration of the basic commands is brilliant. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. ❤
I _think_ you'll find he sounds Scottish. As he is Scottish.
Australians speak English.
I am not trying to be goady or aggressive. Just bring honest. I do understand the truth does hurt sometimes.
Agreed, his "lie down" sounds pure Aussie for some reason. His come by sounds like "come, boy" too.
Oh my gosh, your Echo has matured magnificently! He is so locked into your voice and has such enthusiasm for his work. I love watching your dogs work just like my Pa loved watching his Brittany Spaniels work hunting quail. Thanks for the great video, Sean. G-d's blessings on you and yours.
Thank you for taking the time to produce this. We had a beautiful border collie named Roxie. She was one of the smartest dogs I have ever known. We had to be cautious with her around our granddaughters. She thought they were sheep and would try to nip and herd the kids.
This is so fascinating. Why do I half expect the sheep to lay down on command. 😂
This is so interesting! It's not as complicated as is looks once you know what the commands mean. And the whistles being the same as the verbal commands was surprising. What a great trainer you must be!
Consistency is the key to training.🇬🇧🇬🇧
“That’ll do it.”…is THAT why the farmer says that in the movie Babe? HOLY COW. I connected the dots after 20+ years. Never knew that was a command! Wow. Mind blown.
Exactly my first thought. I've been scrolling through the comment section far too long before finding someone mentioning 'That'll do, pig!' 😂😂
Smartest dogs ever! Commands are always interesting! Amazing in every aspect! You can tell Eco loves his job.
Все собаки хороши, в том числе беспородные, но бордер-колли - истинный бриллиант. Настоящие интеллектуалы :). Счастья и благополучия в новом году вам и вашим мохнатым друзьям.
I can hear the sheep thinking
(if they could😄🤗): "we were here just some minutes ago, when will they decide where we shall be?"
Lovely dog🤩
Great video Sean. Thanks for covering all the basic commands. It's just so interesting. Those sheep are gorgeous. Quite feisty wee souls too.
Watching this dog and you working together just makes me smile. Good dog!
Have a wonderful Christmas Sean and Stacy and you beautiful fur babies! 🥂
If only more people were as hard working as these dogs! Love your videos!
Love love love your channel ! Echo just waiting for the next command while you are explaining to us common folks! Brings tears to my eyes. BTW, you have great hair 🙂
It's such a thrill to watch the dogs work so well with your commands. They are incredible dog and I love watching your talent with call-outs. Keep up the amazing channel.
Merry Christmas and prosperous new year to you, to your family.
Great explanation of commands and training. I enjoy your videos to witness how well your dogs respond and how talented a trainer you are. 🇨🇦
Merry Christmas 🎅 to Sean, Stacey. Kate, storm and Echo. ❤ Enjoy your videos.
Give that beauty dog a huge hug and pat on head...he is so well behaved....Merry Christmas to all you and the doggies.....🎅🤶🐶🐶🐶🐶🌲
So sweet how the dogs just live for work to do!
Love watching you with your pups❣️🐾❣️ Merry Christmas to you and your family 🎄
Thank you! You too!
Love, love, love all your videos! Thank you❤❤❤Michigan USA...blasted wind!!😅😅😅
Thanks for explaining the whistle calls, too!
This is my 3rd video and it answered questions I had about communication and the whistle commands. I've wondered about the whistle commands for years.
Thank you for the video and information.
Jennifer
San Francisco Bay area
USA
Sean, Absolutely the best description of commands and whistles I have seen. Cape Cod owner of 2 BC's. All my best.
It’s 6 months on and I had to watch this episode again. I forgot what some commands meant. Love the team . Give them a hug from me.
I just love watching the dogs work! I have a Chinook, but no sleds to pull in California. Hope to get to ancestral home Scotland, some day . Keep the videos comin'! Thanks
Hi Sean and Stacy! Happy holidays! Your tutorials are always so interesting. I love how this one ram nods his head down like he’s saying “good afternoon sir” 5:58. So cute.
Very intelligent and articulate young man
Hi Sean, this is the best video about basic commands I found on TH-cam! Thanks a lot and greetings from Germany!
You brought back one of my favorites. Merry Christmas to everyone 🎄
Echo did a great job of following your commands, Sean. He has learned well. I love Echo. Such a great BC. 🥰👍❤️
Thank you for teaching ME what is happening with your comma is relative to what you want the dog to do in relation to whee the sheep are/are going. I'll watch this a couple of times to put it in my brain!
Echo is such a good boy. Sean's a good boy, too 😂
Thank you so much for teaching about these commands. The different whistle. Écho loves his job. All of them do. Thank you!
I like your channel because of you and your dogs… love the team work
❤ Thanks for the great explanation of the commands you use!
😊
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for sharing I love to watch your beautiful dogs working with you:):)
Sean, you provide fascinating information about yourself and the dogs' job. I love watching your videos in San Diego!
Thank you for this. I've watched your past videos and never knew what the commands meant, now I do! Just subscribed.
3:30 that was so awesome seeing how you work with your dog, really an awesome team, I can tell you guys get stuff done
God love him, Echo is a good boy and he loves to work. ❤ He’s a special pup😊
So fun to watch. You have a great relationship with your dog. ❤❤❤
Thanks Sean… Merry Christmas to you and Stacey and lots of love to Kate, Monty, Storm, and Echo and all of your creatures ❤❤
Truly Amazing! Love those hard working dogs! Beautiful land! - Doug, Iowa Farmer in USA 🇺🇸
I love Sean's accent... Gorgeous sheep and beautiful dogs... Love them.
Just amazing, thanks. Merry Christmas to you and Stacey. Love and pets to the beautiful pups❤ Loved this
👍 Gr8 job, beautiful animals & those pupster are lil workhorse' 👏
I love your dogs. The best dogs on TH-cam, for me. Many more of clips of your excellent dogs. Live long and prosper guys. 🖖🖖🖖🖖💕 Fan from 🇺🇸
SMART AND LOVELY DOG, WORKING HARD WITH THE SHEEPS
I love the sheep. Seems they liked performing, too!
YAY !! I have been waiting for this !! Thank you sheepdogman! 🥰🐑🐑🐶🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐕🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🌭🐑🐑🐑🦮
My border collie Freya and myself have just subscribed to your channel we love it blessings to you and yours coming at you from Southern Oregon
These dogs are so cool……they love it, I love watching this stuff.
Amazing for as recent as the breed was developed. Thanks, Old Hemp!
😮Wow ans wow again😮Astunned is little said : what ancient knowledge and today's practice can do 😅😊Once upon a time someone told me the most suitable dog for me would be a BC as compatible with my character .I had three GSDS fully content as I was , they adapted well for long walks and returning to a small apartment house. Also rescued and placed many of their kind in time.Now watching your comprehensive basic teachings makes me dream of an open space where despite of the strong wind I would RECALL them , the most intelligent treasure B.C❤❤❤
I love these videos! Fantastic! I've never owned a sheep dog, but I had a wonderful Gordon Setter. I know from my Gordon (Buster) that training a dog requires a ton of patience and perseverance. But, there's something genetically in these breeds as well. I'm not a hunter, but I lived in a rural area at the time I had Buster. He could sniff out anything! Pheasant. Rabbits. Snakes. Field mice. Whatever. Whenever I threw something for him to retrieve and it landed in tall grass, he had a very methodical, zig zagging method of finding the object, which he almost always did find. I didn't teach him that. He knew. Certainly your dogs have an in-built knack for herding. It's your guidance, though, that obviously brings that to the level of art. Simply, Wow!
Thank you for showing a little about the training. It's so interesting and beautiful.
I had noticed that you sometimes say “that’ll do” when the dog isn’t finished working. I was confused by that, so I’m glad you explained it.
With the best of intentions "Seanthesheepman", you have got it back to front. Your dog has trained YOU to give those commands to legitimize its actions as it goes about the job as it deems best.
Sean, you've trained those dogs so well! They are so smart and obedient! Even when they are far afield, They'll hear you whistle or say a command and do it! Incredible Sean! I'm proud to be of Scottish heritage too! My ancestors were the Clough's and came over very early in our History. They fought against the English King during our Revolution! And they were here 130 years before that! They're listed as being amongst the original settlers of this 'New Nation on Earth. My great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great grand fathers Josia, Daniel and John Clough, "Americanized" Clough, to Cluff. They are buried in the old cemetery in Salem, New Hampshire. I fear they must be spinning in their graves seeing what we've become! Ahhh....The hills are calling me back!...and the puppies too! God Bless Scotland!!
Absolutely marvellous video, great explanation of how you and your dogs work the sheep. Thank you from Janet in Australia.