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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 5779"><p>> i use bouviers as well, but not as</p><p>> much to herd as for companyonship</p><p>> and when i'm loading cattle.</p><p></p><p>What a small world. To make a request about cattle for reference with dogs and to find out you have the same breed of dog. How extraordinary.</p><p></p><p>We use our dogs for sport trialing in the USA as well as practical use for ranching. I have to admit the ranching use wasn't what you'd call docile though. But after dog breaking the cattle it wouldn't be near the problem. We just had some spoiled cattle when we first got the dogs back in 1981. The cattle around here can be anything from Angus to Charlais to Brahma to anything in between. Very few dairy cattle worked, if any. I've found the bouvier very nice working the pens with sheep too. Their quiet nature is exactly why we have them and keep them. Their defensive nature and willingness to protect is another reason. But next to our Kelpie and BC the Bouvier is the one asleep by comparison of energy level. They are there when we need them though.</p><p></p><p>Do you by chance know where we could get historical documentation of the type of farming done in Belgium from 1900 through the World Wars? Did farmers have just cattle or did they combine stock like sheep, chickens and cattle? Acreage worked by the dogs?</p><p></p><p>From a first hand point-of-view we use the dogs on ducks, sheep (hair and woolies) and cattle. They seem to handle themselves fairly well. Just trying to establish if this is a precident or if they have always been used this way. Eye witness accounts verify the use of the dogs for protection but few tell about their use on farms.</p><p></p><p>Pat T.</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:fellstar@ktc.com">fellstar@ktc.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 5779"] > i use bouviers as well, but not as > much to herd as for companyonship > and when i'm loading cattle. What a small world. To make a request about cattle for reference with dogs and to find out you have the same breed of dog. How extraordinary. We use our dogs for sport trialing in the USA as well as practical use for ranching. I have to admit the ranching use wasn't what you'd call docile though. But after dog breaking the cattle it wouldn't be near the problem. We just had some spoiled cattle when we first got the dogs back in 1981. The cattle around here can be anything from Angus to Charlais to Brahma to anything in between. Very few dairy cattle worked, if any. I've found the bouvier very nice working the pens with sheep too. Their quiet nature is exactly why we have them and keep them. Their defensive nature and willingness to protect is another reason. But next to our Kelpie and BC the Bouvier is the one asleep by comparison of energy level. They are there when we need them though. Do you by chance know where we could get historical documentation of the type of farming done in Belgium from 1900 through the World Wars? Did farmers have just cattle or did they combine stock like sheep, chickens and cattle? Acreage worked by the dogs? From a first hand point-of-view we use the dogs on ducks, sheep (hair and woolies) and cattle. They seem to handle themselves fairly well. Just trying to establish if this is a precident or if they have always been used this way. Eye witness accounts verify the use of the dogs for protection but few tell about their use on farms. Pat T. [email=fellstar@ktc.com]fellstar@ktc.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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