Sheep Killers.. Shoot Them Or School Them

[Saluki246 1,053]

Semi-wild montain sheep, can and do seem to smell like deer, they are scatty and jump and are smaller. Unless your dog is brought up or trained to not chase them, it can be dodgy enough, just my experience on the matter....

[Fieldsporthunter 1,864]

I live in the Lake District Dunkanon and there's millions of sheep wherever you go,dogs have to be stock broken or forever kept on a leash..my dogs see them EVERY day so probably just see them as part and parcel of the furniture so to speak..lowland sheep to most dogs ain't an issue but I've seen very competent dogs of those get real frisky and chance their arm on the fell sheep,not sure what the difference is but there must be something I guess? I do plenty of fell walking with mine so again they don't even lift their heads to look at them but anyone who "thinks" their dog is 100% safe my advice is don't be too cock sure especially if your heading for the hills

There's definitely some differance between fell and lowland sheep also some dogs can be stockbroke to there regular land but not to others . . . I've known collies like this. Personally I don't fully trust a dog till its gave chase and been scolded for it.

[rob84 112]

Hill sheep that maybe have been gathered for a few years and havnt been shorn will be stinking, got to be careful with young dogs be it lurchers or hounds

[dytkos 17,784]

The majority of my lamping is done on dairy or arable, the few farms with sheep I'm confident my dogs don't bother and I'm happy to run rabs through them.

When I'm out following the hunt we pass through loads of sheep. Dogs are leaded up because of etiquette/protocol.

When on the moor and mooching exercising, I only put them on the lead through sheep at lambing or if I know the farmer is arsy LOL

HOWEVER, this in my local area with similar types of sheep, what it would be like with different sorts of sheep in a "new" area I wouldn't know so I would err on the side of caution.

Ditto goats, my next door neighbour has 3 billys on his poultry farm that my dogs see every morning (sometimes at night LOL) but it MAY be different in another area if on was on it's own and they were in "work" mode.

Never trust them 100% IMO

 

Cheers, D.

[Dunkanon 380]

I live in the Lake District Dunkanon and there's millions of sheep wherever you go,dogs have to be stock broken or forever kept on a leash..my dogs see them EVERY day so probably just see them as part and parcel of the furniture so to speak..lowland sheep to most dogs ain't an issue but I've seen very competent dogs of those get real frisky and chance their arm on the fell sheep,not sure what the difference is but there must be something I guess? I do plenty of fell walking with mine so again they don't even lift their heads to look at them but anyone who "thinks" their dog is 100% safe my advice is don't be too cock sure especially if your heading for the hills

 

You know Ive never really gave that much thought regarding the difference in sheep hill/fell/lowland. But I think you are right there Fuji, it must be the scent of them.

[jigsaw 11,863]

http://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/eight-dogs-shot-clare-sheep-attack/

 

ironic this turns up on face book when its been discussed here.

 

http://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/savage-dog-attacks-sheep-flocks-wexford-galway-laois-sees-ifa-warning/

Edited February 19, 2015 by jigsaw

[bird 9,867]

http://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/eight-dogs-shot-clare-sheep-attack/

 

ironic this turns up on face book when its been discussed here.

 

http://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/savage-dog-attacks-sheep-flocks-wexford-galway-laois-sees-ifa-warning/

bloody hell mate, top link there all fox hounds or of similar breed, feck knows what happened there, they must have all piled in , the pack instinct very very powerful thing , one dog might loose its head for few secs , good booting might knock it out of it, but a pack no way

[haymin 2,465]

Speaking about sheep have I told yous the joke about the Sheeps heed ?