jessythewhippet 25 Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 I have heard people saying to break a dog to sheep you should go to a farmer and ask if you could put you dog in a pen with a Ram Result being the Ram gives the dog a doing then the dog wont ever look at sheep again It sound plausable??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darbo 4,776 Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 dont bother. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
craigyboy 1,274 Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 not unless you want your dog decorating the pen walls Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jessythewhippet 25 Posted November 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 no but seriously i have heard a couple of old timers say this I does sound plausable though dont you think Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sirius 1,391 Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 (edited) no but seriously i have heard a couple of old timers say this I does sound plausable though dont you think Just because they are old feckers doesn't mean they are right or it's the best way Some old feckers feed ferrets milk and bread and snap there teeth off...lol I am sure it will have the desired effect, but you run the risk of a injured dog. Just do it the normal way and introduce your dog to livestock slowly when it young and make it aware tto the dog that they are not on the menu, its not hard to do at all. Just takes a bit of effort Good luck Edited November 18, 2011 by Sirius 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
superfurryanimal 91 Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 soon as pups had jabs it should be introduced to stock, nothing hard about stock breaking, earlier the pups are introduced the easier they are to break a.t.b sfa Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jessythewhippet 25 Posted November 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 no but seriously i have heard a couple of old timers say this I does sound plausable though dont you think Just because they are old feckers doesn't mean they are right or it's the best way Some old feckers feed ferrets milk and bread and snap there teeth off...lol I am sure it will have the desired effect, but you run the risk of a injured dog. Just do it the normal way and introduce your dog to livestock slowly when it young and make it aware tto the dog that they are not on the menu, its not hard to do at all. Just takes a bit of effort Good luck Yeah i know what you mean lol would walking you dog in a field with livestock break them in are what are your methods The snapping teeth off thing would be a good idea lool i alway sayed to myself that if i ever got a pitbull it would have to have no teeth LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
budgie123 163 Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 I had a dog which was broken to stock as a pup but the first time out lamping the dog went for sheep after loosing the rabbit.i tried to resolve problem with returning to basics with no success. My friend had access to a ram on a hill farm and we took the dog to the ram. with the farmer with us we put the dog in a pen with the ram which initially went to the ram which saw the dog off and we had to immediatley get the dog out or the ram would have done some damage to the dog. the farmer told us to give it 20 mins then try the dog again. we did this but it was phisically impossible to get the dog to even go in the pen and he never looked at a sheep again. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jessythewhippet 25 Posted November 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Finally someone knows what im raving about lool thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PhilProp 51 Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 I tried this method and at first it was good as the ram give dog a good hidin n we stopped it n then we kept on n then [bANNED TEXT] he was 10 mnth old we went to re inforce this we put the dog in n turned to sit down n heard alot of noise n looked bak in n there it was sheep dead dog covered in blood n he hates them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jessythewhippet 25 Posted November 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 I tried this method and at first it was good as the ram give dog a good hidin n we stopped it n then we kept on n then [bANNED TEXT] he was 10 mnth old we went to re inforce this we put the dog in n turned to sit down n heard alot of noise n looked bak in n there it was sheep dead dog covered in blood n he hates them No offence but you should have been there to stop it Sorry to hear Quote Link to post Share on other sites
budgie123 163 Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 this should only be done with strict supervision as the farmer explaind the ram would seriously damage the dog if left in. the size of it suprised me. my friend kevin who arranged this once had a dog which became realy bad with sheep again even though it had been stock broken as a pup. he did as described with my dog but put the dog in a second time to reinforce the issue. the dog was not injured in any way but the dog lost all its spirit and would not chase anything after and he had to rehome it as a pet. this just highlights how carefull to be.every dog is different. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jessythewhippet 25 Posted November 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 this should only be done with strict supervision as the farmer explaind the ram would seriously damage the dog if left in. the size of it suprised me. my friend kevin who arranged this once had a dog which became realy bad with sheep again even though it had been stock broken as a pup. he did as described with my dog but put the dog in a second time to reinforce the issue. the dog was not injured in any way but the dog lost all its spirit and would not chase anything after and he had to rehome it as a pet. this just highlights how carefull to be.every dog is different. Yes personally I would never do it but i was just wondering was it myth Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil cooney 10,416 Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 The trouble with getting a ram to beat your pup up is that you could end up with a dog that will refuse to hunt near sheep. The best way to stock break a dog is familiarity. Chastise the youngster when he looks like he's going to chase sheep. The end result should be that they don't even notice sheep and see them as part of the scenery. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sirius 1,391 Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Finally someone knows what im raving about lool thanks I know what your on about and like i said its not the BEST way at all Simply walking the dog regularly with and around stock and telling the dog no when interest is shown is very very easy to do.You can even start on a long line/rope if you want, but in IMO using a lead and another dog which is already steady can help alot. Feck all these stupid ideas of putting your puppy in with a ram, its not worth the risk. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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