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<blockquote data-quote="cow pollinater" data-source="post: 1252610" data-attributes="member: 14661"><p>What part do you want help with? Different dogs are for different things. If you want a dog that will just help you push cows around a heeler is born broke but if you need a dog to go out and gather them and bring them to you and really move cattle FOR you then you need spend a bunch of time training a border collie or kelpie. </p><p>You say your cows are kind of crazy. You might have to start with a really strong dog that's already broke to get them dog broke. If you take a pup and try to work them on cows that aren't dog broke you're going to ruin either the dogs or the cows or both and if it's a border collie it will most likely be the dog. You have to build up the dog's confidence and it takes a strong dog to go out and work cows that aren't dog broke the way you want them to.</p><p>You might check with some breeders in your area about started dogs on a budget. I have two really good dogs that came from a cousin of mine that will only sell or breed their very best. They both have minor issues but they're better than anything I would have made for myself and the cost was that I cut the dog and they didn't come with papers and no telling anyone where they came from.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cow pollinater, post: 1252610, member: 14661"] What part do you want help with? Different dogs are for different things. If you want a dog that will just help you push cows around a heeler is born broke but if you need a dog to go out and gather them and bring them to you and really move cattle FOR you then you need spend a bunch of time training a border collie or kelpie. You say your cows are kind of crazy. You might have to start with a really strong dog that's already broke to get them dog broke. If you take a pup and try to work them on cows that aren't dog broke you're going to ruin either the dogs or the cows or both and if it's a border collie it will most likely be the dog. You have to build up the dog's confidence and it takes a strong dog to go out and work cows that aren't dog broke the way you want them to. You might check with some breeders in your area about started dogs on a budget. I have two really good dogs that came from a cousin of mine that will only sell or breed their very best. They both have minor issues but they're better than anything I would have made for myself and the cost was that I cut the dog and they didn't come with papers and no telling anyone where they came from. [/QUOTE]
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