The Working Sheepdog
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Useful information, photos, and videos about herding sheepdogs and their training. The Working Sheepdog Website was created in May 2002 by Worcestershire-based partners Andy Nickless and Gill Watson. We Intend to teach the newcomers and the non-farmers to prepare the training area and choose a dog to train.
The Working Sheepdog
1M ago
Watch “Tess in the Open Field” An over-excited and strong-willed Tess first appeared in our Starting a Strong Dog tutorial. By the time we filmed “Tess in the Open Field” she’d made great progress, and proved she was quite capable of working to a high standard, but Tess was still young and sheer novelty and enthusiasm made her inconsistent. However, it ..read more
The Working Sheepdog
1M ago
Watch our tutorial for a recommended sheep dog training programme. There’s so much for a young sheepdog to learn, but does the order matter? Is there a correct sheepdog training program or training itinerary that will suit all dogs? Every sheepdog, like every handler, is an individual so there are few hard and fast rules ..read more
The Working Sheepdog
1M ago
Train your sheepdog to stop – three tutorial videos about stopping your dog on command. Find out why the dog won’t stop. The video tutorials Stopping the Dog – Parts One, Two & Three take a detailed look at the problems surrounding the stop (or stand, wait, lie down, or whichever command you use). They ..read more
The Working Sheepdog
1M ago
Our new two-part tutorial looks at the issue of calling your dog away from sheep, or other livestock. We show you how you can catch an uncatchable dog, and guide you through avoiding the situation arising at all. Catching the uncatchable dog However reliable your dog’s recall away from sheep, a keen young dog will ..read more
The Working Sheepdog
1M ago
Teaching inside flanks – or circling on command. Once your dog’s driving competently, teaching inside flanks (circling on command) is the next step. Make no mistake, good inside flanks can be the difference between having an average dog, and a great dog! In the two-part tutorial, Inside Flanks (circle on command), we see Wyn learning ..read more
The Working Sheepdog
1M ago
We show why you need the “Look Back” command, and how to train your dog to understand it. Why the Look Back command? In early training a young dog may not gather all the sheep, or seem to ignore or not acknowledge the others. If a trainee dog is too close and “pushy” with the ..read more
The Working Sheepdog
1M ago
Every sheepdog needs confidence. Basically, confidence is essential to everything we ask of our dog – whether it’s an outrun, working in tightly packed pens, or loading stock onto a trailer. Even the earliest stages of training are accordingly helped or hampered by the dog’s confidence, or lack of it. Getting sheep away from the ..read more
The Working Sheepdog
1M ago
How to improve your dog’s outrun Three sheepdog outrun training videos, packed with information on how to teach your dog to go out and gather sheep or other livestock. One of the aspects of sheep work that most demonstrates the joy and convenience of working dogs, is the outrun. When your dog can collect the ..read more
The Working Sheepdog
1M ago
This complete training session shows the importance of good timing when you’re training a sheepdog. Handlers who are new to sheepdog training can find it difficult to recognise what their dog’s doing, and take the appropriate action at the right time – timing is everything! Your timing will improve with practice, and watching a complete ..read more
The Working Sheepdog
1M ago
Should you work on flanks, stop, or working distance? Watch the best sheepdog training exercise, “Backwards is the Way Forward”. Learn how to work on nearly all basic aspects of basic training at once using this simple but effective teaching method. This simple exercise will improve the dog’s stop, flanks, pace and working distance ..read more