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<blockquote data-quote="Tom D" data-source="post: 160580" data-attributes="member: 2406"><p>I use a border collie named Cody. He is a pet first and a cow dog second. He has no formal training and so he can't do a lot of fine work. However he has the instinct. You can sic him on the cows or a particular cow. He will round them up into a group and send them in the direction opposite of you. 99% of the time, I am getting the cattle away from where I don't want them, so this works fine. If I want the cattle to go in a pen, I just bring out the cubes.</p><p></p><p>I don't know about other breeds, but he is amazing to watch. When a cow challenges or kicks at him he can duck away or change direction so fast it could give you whiplash to watch. He'll even growl and snap at the cow's hind end to speed them up (he never really bites, but he makes them think he is about to).</p><p></p><p>If a cow isn't going anywhere, he'll run to its back end and grab the hair of its tail and let go, by the time the cow turns he is behind it again and does the same until he gets them to run.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tom D, post: 160580, member: 2406"] I use a border collie named Cody. He is a pet first and a cow dog second. He has no formal training and so he can't do a lot of fine work. However he has the instinct. You can sic him on the cows or a particular cow. He will round them up into a group and send them in the direction opposite of you. 99% of the time, I am getting the cattle away from where I don't want them, so this works fine. If I want the cattle to go in a pen, I just bring out the cubes. I don't know about other breeds, but he is amazing to watch. When a cow challenges or kicks at him he can duck away or change direction so fast it could give you whiplash to watch. He'll even growl and snap at the cow's hind end to speed them up (he never really bites, but he makes them think he is about to). If a cow isn't going anywhere, he'll run to its back end and grab the hair of its tail and let go, by the time the cow turns he is behind it again and does the same until he gets them to run. [/QUOTE]
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