They grow so fast!

fargus

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Our "puppies" that were born last August aren't so little anymore. They are still figuring some things out, but they are right in the thick of all the action this summer. These pictures are from the training pen where we keep the yearling heifers early in the spring, but the summer work to bring pairs in for vaccination and sorting is about to begin.

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Punch has developed the habit of anticipating what the cattle are going to do and jumping to try and hit a nose in the air. It's impressive.... but still scares me some days. Hilarious when he reads them wrong and tumbles instead of grabbing a nose. Cyclone is solid as a rock, just circles until cattle break bay, then hits like a hammer.

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Punch his first time out on longhorns in MS.

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Cyclone on the same day.

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Just for fun... Punch learned that fishing isn't so stupid after all. That darn stick brings fish to the bank... and fish equals FUN!

These little devils have been a hoot, I'm really looking forward to the future if this is what it brings us!
 
Always enjoy watching good working dogs learning their craft. Thanks. It's amazing how much their instincts take over when they're allowed to do what they were originally bred for.
 
Thanks! I get a kick out of people asking "how do you train them?" Well.... we don't. I depend totally on natural instinct, and the rest is just smoothing the rough edges. Lemme tell ya, it is darn tough teaching these critters what "back up" means! When we decided to do this breeding we were looking for dynamite, and we got it!

I know it says pet in the name of the forum, but these guys do so much more. Our best coon dog sleeps on our bed every night, and every injured cow-dog gets to sleep on the bed until they aren't going to rip stitches out. I can't help bragging a bit, but they are the sweetest little puppies we could ask for.
 

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