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<blockquote data-quote="50/50Farms" data-source="post: 1779834" data-attributes="member: 42731"><p>What's the breeding on your cattle? There are some breeds that will smoke a dog with vigor if they haven't been around them their whole life. I've only ever had one dog that could catch really bad cows that didn't know dogs, and she was a firecracker.</p><p></p><p>If a cow isn't used to it and the dog isn't pretty damn good at it, you can cost yourself some fence repair. I'm not discouraging it as a practice and I like a good dog, but there's a few other things you kind of need in the mix. If you have any really, really bad cows that can't be caught as is despite all efforts, I'd get them off the place first even if you have to hire cow catchers or sell them to one of the few traders that buy wild ones on range delivery. A really bad cow plus a dog can ultimately blow up in your face, quite literally too if you don't get the hell out of the way on time. </p><p></p><p>As far as training, it's partly instinct and partly getting them trained to the task and purpose, but dogs that are trained from an early age on livestock can still get busted out of it if they get scared. </p><p></p><p>To an extent, though it's a loose answer, they have to have it in them to start with, just like a horse. Any hammerheaded nag can be used to haze cattle and most horses can be trained to do some light roping, but if they don't have cow sense then they're always subject to do the wrong thing at the wrong time and leave you in a spot you don't want to be in. </p><p></p><p>Cowboy s**t is fun, but cattleman s**t beats the hell out of it if you can swing it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="50/50Farms, post: 1779834, member: 42731"] What's the breeding on your cattle? There are some breeds that will smoke a dog with vigor if they haven't been around them their whole life. I've only ever had one dog that could catch really bad cows that didn't know dogs, and she was a firecracker. If a cow isn't used to it and the dog isn't pretty damn good at it, you can cost yourself some fence repair. I'm not discouraging it as a practice and I like a good dog, but there's a few other things you kind of need in the mix. If you have any really, really bad cows that can't be caught as is despite all efforts, I'd get them off the place first even if you have to hire cow catchers or sell them to one of the few traders that buy wild ones on range delivery. A really bad cow plus a dog can ultimately blow up in your face, quite literally too if you don't get the hell out of the way on time. As far as training, it's partly instinct and partly getting them trained to the task and purpose, but dogs that are trained from an early age on livestock can still get busted out of it if they get scared. To an extent, though it's a loose answer, they have to have it in them to start with, just like a horse. Any hammerheaded nag can be used to haze cattle and most horses can be trained to do some light roping, but if they don't have cow sense then they're always subject to do the wrong thing at the wrong time and leave you in a spot you don't want to be in. Cowboy s**t is fun, but cattleman s**t beats the hell out of it if you can swing it. [/QUOTE]
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