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<blockquote data-quote="Tim/South" data-source="post: 1115710" data-attributes="member: 17986"><p>Last month I got a 14 month old to start right now. Also bought a pup to start later, both Australian Shepherds.</p><p>I had never trained cattle dogs. Have had good success training retrievers. The 14 month old had some incompetent beginner training, was confused and lacked confidence. She has come a long way and is making a nice cattle dog.</p><p>If you can teach basic commands and have patience then you can train a dog.</p><p>Dogs bred to work with cattle have some natural abilities other breeds lack. That does not mean they come out of the womb understanding commands or the English language.</p><p>The 14 month I have is a natural header dog. She wants to turn everything back. She is beginning to understand the need to drive, to move cattle.</p><p>Some are natural heelers/drivers and stay away from the front.</p><p>If you are going to train then it is important to read the dog, learn what it knows and what it does not know. If the dog is not doing right it is the trainers fault. Never take out frustrations on the dog.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tim/South, post: 1115710, member: 17986"] Last month I got a 14 month old to start right now. Also bought a pup to start later, both Australian Shepherds. I had never trained cattle dogs. Have had good success training retrievers. The 14 month old had some incompetent beginner training, was confused and lacked confidence. She has come a long way and is making a nice cattle dog. If you can teach basic commands and have patience then you can train a dog. Dogs bred to work with cattle have some natural abilities other breeds lack. That does not mean they come out of the womb understanding commands or the English language. The 14 month I have is a natural header dog. She wants to turn everything back. She is beginning to understand the need to drive, to move cattle. Some are natural heelers/drivers and stay away from the front. If you are going to train then it is important to read the dog, learn what it knows and what it does not know. If the dog is not doing right it is the trainers fault. Never take out frustrations on the dog. [/QUOTE]
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