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<blockquote data-quote="Howdyjabo" data-source="post: 867133" data-attributes="member: 391"><p>Do you have a longish chute and headgate?</p><p>If so fill up the chute and make your dog push them thru the headgate- that you open too slow(compared to normal chute work) and let one out at a time.If you can time it to let one out just as hes going in for a bite-so it gets a reward of the cattle moving forward after a bite.</p><p>Odds are hes not comfortable biting heels therefore pressure is making him do it at a charge instead of just walking into it. Its hard to bite high when they walk into a bite.</p><p></p><p>Try not to encourage too much- that in itself can cause pressure for the dog- if you do encourage make it as little as possible and lots of praise when he does bite.You can help some dogs by slapping the calves rump and encourage it to join in. Others that will turn them off. It might take some time before he does bite so be patient. It will be a much better bite if he does it because it felt right to him instead of because he felt he had to. I have run calves thru the chute with a dog for days before the dog ever got to where it wanted to really help. Patience is the key. I just content myself with the dog following them up the chute- till something clicks.</p><p>Let him do that for awhile and biting heels will be no big deal and he probably won't be biting as high.</p><p></p><p>I have worked LOTS of McCallums- never had problems with biting high once I slowed them down. McCallums(in general) like to bite so they are a little chargy and not much thought goes into how/why they are biting--- when you first start them. So slowing him down and making him walk into stock might be your answer too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Howdyjabo, post: 867133, member: 391"] Do you have a longish chute and headgate? If so fill up the chute and make your dog push them thru the headgate- that you open too slow(compared to normal chute work) and let one out at a time.If you can time it to let one out just as hes going in for a bite-so it gets a reward of the cattle moving forward after a bite. Odds are hes not comfortable biting heels therefore pressure is making him do it at a charge instead of just walking into it. Its hard to bite high when they walk into a bite. Try not to encourage too much- that in itself can cause pressure for the dog- if you do encourage make it as little as possible and lots of praise when he does bite.You can help some dogs by slapping the calves rump and encourage it to join in. Others that will turn them off. It might take some time before he does bite so be patient. It will be a much better bite if he does it because it felt right to him instead of because he felt he had to. I have run calves thru the chute with a dog for days before the dog ever got to where it wanted to really help. Patience is the key. I just content myself with the dog following them up the chute- till something clicks. Let him do that for awhile and biting heels will be no big deal and he probably won't be biting as high. I have worked LOTS of McCallums- never had problems with biting high once I slowed them down. McCallums(in general) like to bite so they are a little chargy and not much thought goes into how/why they are biting--- when you first start them. So slowing him down and making him walk into stock might be your answer too. [/QUOTE]
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