How is an LGD supposed to deal with or get away from predators while wearing these? Should they be removed at night? Or should they stay on for a certain period of time?
These are training devices and should only be used on adolescent dogs that are not being asked to guard a full herd of livestock. We keep yokes on a dog until they learn not to dig out. It could be several months. You will have to hand feed them or place the feeder outside of a station so the dogs can get to feed.
Why don't you use the more scientific ,positive reinforcement training methods. Isn't Texas A&M a college? Why are you still so heavily focused on punishment and medieval devices ?Check out Karen Pryor and her dog training tech. Also Zoospenceful they show how they train zoo animals to cooperate with treatment and care by using positive reinforcement. It is amazing.
AgriLife is part of Texas A&M but not part of the university itself. We conduct research and extension work. Most of the small producers who follow our page do not understand that the large producers we work with do not have the time to use clicker training and a bunch of positive reinforcement techniques on their LGDs. The dogs are generally lucky enough to receive socialization on many ranches. So they need training methods that work without a human around all the time. That is why we still recommend the devices in this video. Using a shock collar to train a dog is more cruel to them than the devices we suggest in this video. They are effective at stopping the behavior with little human interaction. I'd be very interested in seeing how clicker training will stop an LGD from chasing livestock in a pasture.
@@tamulivestockguarddog its not clicker training that you would do. you should sit out in the pasture with dog on a leash and praise and reward while it is being calm and redirect before or when it goes to chase
@@tamulivestockguarddog not having time is a very poor excuse as well, raising a dog you took responsibility of properly should be accounted for before you decide to get one, its pretty simple. The dogs aren't "lucky" to receive socialization, they are unlucky to have ended up in a situation where that was even an option
@@promisedland-u5s I don't think you have a clue of how large these ranches are that we work with. The pastures are often 1500 acres or larger in size and they run up to 2000 head of sheep or goats. Most of the time you would be lucky to even find a dog let alone be able to sit with them on a leash and redirect their bad behavior. These are not some "corporate ranch" that people claim are out there. These are family run operations that may have 1 ranch hand in addition to a husband and wife. They don't have time to sit in a pasture to correct a dog.
@@tamulivestockguarddogI don't think this person has delt with LGDs either. lol I seriously doubt they would care a whole lot about positive reinforcement. Mine wouldn't. lol
How is an LGD supposed to deal with or get away from predators while wearing these? Should they be removed at night? Or should they stay on for a certain period of time?
These are training devices and should only be used on adolescent dogs that are not being asked to guard a full herd of livestock. We keep yokes on a dog until they learn not to dig out. It could be several months. You will have to hand feed them or place the feeder outside of a station so the dogs can get to feed.
Hey, can you tell me what the yoke is made from? Looks like PVC?
Yes we make them out of PVC pipe. There is a factsheet on our website with instructions.
Will this work on my blue heeler?
I have not tried it, but I would think it would work.
Why don't you use the more scientific ,positive reinforcement training methods. Isn't Texas A&M a college? Why are you still so heavily focused on punishment and medieval devices ?Check out Karen Pryor and her dog training tech. Also Zoospenceful they show how they train zoo animals to cooperate with treatment and care by using positive reinforcement. It is amazing.
AgriLife is part of Texas A&M but not part of the university itself. We conduct research and extension work. Most of the small producers who follow our page do not understand that the large producers we work with do not have the time to use clicker training and a bunch of positive reinforcement techniques on their LGDs. The dogs are generally lucky enough to receive socialization on many ranches. So they need training methods that work without a human around all the time. That is why we still recommend the devices in this video. Using a shock collar to train a dog is more cruel to them than the devices we suggest in this video. They are effective at stopping the behavior with little human interaction. I'd be very interested in seeing how clicker training will stop an LGD from chasing livestock in a pasture.
@@tamulivestockguarddog its not clicker training that you would do. you should sit out in the pasture with dog on a leash and praise and reward while it is being calm and redirect before or when it goes to chase
@@tamulivestockguarddog not having time is a very poor excuse as well, raising a dog you took responsibility of properly should be accounted for before you decide to get one, its pretty simple. The dogs aren't "lucky" to receive socialization, they are unlucky to have ended up in a situation where that was even an option
@@promisedland-u5s I don't think you have a clue of how large these ranches are that we work with. The pastures are often 1500 acres or larger in size and they run up to 2000 head of sheep or goats. Most of the time you would be lucky to even find a dog let alone be able to sit with them on a leash and redirect their bad behavior. These are not some "corporate ranch" that people claim are out there. These are family run operations that may have 1 ranch hand in addition to a husband and wife. They don't have time to sit in a pasture to correct a dog.
@@tamulivestockguarddogI don't think this person has delt with LGDs either. lol I seriously doubt they would care a whole lot about positive reinforcement. Mine wouldn't. lol
Jesus Christ! What is wrong with you? Cruel.
And yes, I have an Akbash. Who guards goats. He was TRAINED. KINDLY.
@@catherinestarr8409 The devices in the video work well and are not cruel to the dogs. They do not hurt them unlike e-collars that many people use.