Stockmanship

[Simoman 110]

Well ive kept and been in charge of a very large animal collection, and also my own little kennel. To me good stockmanship with dogs is ensuring the basics are done, the dogs are exercised, mentally and physically stimulated, they are fed a correct diet, housed properly, routine health care and medication is adminstered and the owner "knows" there animals, there own little habits and quirks and knows when something isn't right, just my own brief thoughts.......

[3 Turns 326]

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[3 Turns 326]

Well ive kept and been in charge of a very large animal collection, and also my own little kennel. To me good stockmanship with dogs is ensuring the basics are done, the dogs are exercised, mentally and physically stimulated, they are fed a correct diet, housed properly, routine health care and medication is adminstered and the owner "knows" there animals, there own little habits and quirks and knows when something isn't right, just my own brief thoughts.......

OBVIOULY CLEANING/NUTRITION THATS JUST ONE FACTOR BUT THATS BASIC.

WHAT ABOUT INBREEDING/1ST /2ND GEN DOG,S CHECKING AND CULLING STUFF THAT,S IN THE EYE OF THE STOCKMAN WITH YRS OF EXPERIENCE BREEDING FOR RACING AND WORKING.

GOOD STOCKMEN ARE EXPERIENCED GUY,S THAT HAVE GOT AT LEAST20YRS UNDER THEM WITH A HOME GROWN STAMP AND ARNT AFRAID TO TAKE A 100pcnt lose

[Simoman 110]

Well ive kept and been in charge of a very large animal collection, and also my own little kennel. To me good stockmanship with dogs is ensuring the basics are done, the dogs are exercised, mentally and physically stimulated, they are fed a correct diet, housed properly, routine health care and medication is adminstered and the owner "knows" there animals, there own little habits and quirks and knows when something isn't right, just my own brief thoughts.......

OBVIOULY CLEANING/NUTRITION THATS JUST ONE FACTOR BUT THATS BASIC.

WHAT ABOUT INBREEDING/1ST /2ND GEN DOG,S CHECKING AND CULLING STUFF THAT,S IN THE EYE OF THE STOCKMAN WITH YRS OF EXPERIENCE BREEDING FOR RACING AND WORKING.

GOOD STOCKMEN ARE EXPERIENCED GUY,S THAT HAVE GOT AT LEAST20YRS UNDER THEM WITH A HOME GROWN STAMP AND ARNT AFRAID TO TAKE A 100pcnt lose

 

Well i have bred many different species but only been involved in breeding one litter of dogs so wont base my canine "stockmanship" on rearing litters, just MY experience. I think the comment about 20 years+ is nieve, i have been to a few places were the people involved have kept dogs for 20/30 even 40 years+ and bred numerous litters yet i wouldn't trust them to look after bag of horse muck..........And you say cleaning and nutrition are "basic", to me getting he basics right is the base of any successfull keeping of livestock and its amazing how many people can't even grasp the "basics..............

[paulus 26]

Well ive kept and been in charge of a very large animal collection, and also my own little kennel. To me good stockmanship with dogs is ensuring the basics are done, the dogs are exercised, mentally and physically stimulated, they are fed a correct diet, housed properly, routine health care and medication is adminstered and the owner "knows" there animals, there own little habits and quirks and knows when something isn't right, just my own brief thoughts.......

OBVIOULY CLEANING/NUTRITION THATS JUST ONE FACTOR BUT THATS BASIC.

WHAT ABOUT INBREEDING/1ST /2ND GEN DOG,S CHECKING AND CULLING STUFF THAT,S IN THE EYE OF THE STOCKMAN WITH YRS OF EXPERIENCE BREEDING FOR RACING AND WORKING.

GOOD STOCKMEN ARE EXPERIENCED GUY,S THAT HAVE GOT AT LEAST20YRS UNDER THEM WITH A HOME GROWN STAMP AND ARNT AFRAID TO TAKE A 100pcnt lose

 

Well i have bred many different species but only been involved in breeding one litter of dogs so wont base my canine "stockmanship" on rearing litters, just MY experience. I think the comment about 20 years+ is nieve, i have been to a few places were the people involved have kept dogs for 20/30 even 40 years+ and bred numerous litters yet i wouldn't trust them to look after bag of horse muck..........And you say cleaning and nutrition are "basic", to me getting he basics right is the base of any successfull keeping of livestock and its amazing how many people can't even grasp the "basics..............

ive seen people whos own houses never mind their kennels could do with going back to the basics

[hedz31 1,308]

No mate i am not a farmer i think farm stock and working dogs or hounds there is slight differences in stockmanship,also in say raceing greyhounds and raceing pigeons there is slight differences but similar principles

 

A right I get it now.....you have to be in the know to know.....thanks for sharing!

Ok ill share seeing as ye havent took the time to read up what it is before ye post it good stockmanship covers a wide range of principles and key factors rearing a litter of pups is 1 of those factors but a scrape in the barrel dogs and hounds also covers a wide range of factors and differs greatly from the man who keeps a dog or two to the man that keeps a pack of hounds or keeps a tight bred bloodline of working dog,there is the basics feeding, nutrition,exercise,kenneling health and maintenance while working or resting these factors apply to both men and are a basic part of stockmanship to get the best out of your dogs,now this is where it differs with the man that keeps a tight working line or hounds future planning and breeding to insure a working line or pack benifit from the decisions you make,a good stockman will get the best out of what he has got through his breeding programmes he will know what he wants in his dogs or hounds and will breed in desired traits and breed out undesirsed traits by knowing what he has in his stock he will achieve this not by random matings producing scatter bred litters and poor animals,but by breeding the best to the best to suit what he wants,a good stockman will cull to take away poor specimens from his stock and will never do anything on a whim good planning is a key factor in good stockmanship so is knowing what ye want and not accepting anything less,there is alot more to it ive just covered what i belive are the basics ye could write all day on the subject if ye went in depth

[hedz31 1,308]

Well ive kept and been in charge of a very large animal collection, and also my own little kennel. To me good stockmanship with dogs is ensuring the basics are done, the dogs are exercised, mentally and physically stimulated, they are fed a correct diet, housed properly, routine health care and medication is adminstered and the owner "knows" there animals, there own little habits and quirks and knows when something isn't right, just my own brief thoughts.......

OBVIOULY CLEANING/NUTRITION THATS JUST ONE FACTOR BUT THATS BASIC.

WHAT ABOUT INBREEDING/1ST /2ND GEN DOG,S CHECKING AND CULLING STUFF THAT,S IN THE EYE OF THE STOCKMAN WITH YRS OF EXPERIENCE BREEDING FOR RACING AND WORKING.

GOOD STOCKMEN ARE EXPERIENCED GUY,S THAT HAVE GOT AT LEAST20YRS UNDER THEM WITH A HOME GROWN STAMP AND ARNT AFRAID TO TAKE A 100pcnt lose

a better post

[skycat 6,174]

Good stock men/women know their dogs/hounds inside out. They know at a glance if an animal is well or not. They know to look for the brightness in a dog's eyes, its general behaviour. It's not just about how the dog is physically. Is it happy? Is it performing well in the field? If not, why not: the good stock man gets to the bottom of any problems, doesn't just leave things to chance. The good stock man knows all about the possible tensions in a pack (if we're talking about packs) or tries to find a reason for a dog failing to perform to its potential. The good stock man puts the time into pups, never hurries their development, but optimises each situation, uses each thing as a learning tool. The good stock man also knows when it is time to retire a dog or let it lead an easier life, maybe reducing its work load as it gets older, but never neglecting a faithful old servant. The good stock man also knows when it is time to put a dog down: the hardest thing to do. They know what to breed to what, they understand the faults as well as the virtues in their dogs, and they never stop trying to improve both their own skills and those of their dogs.

[paulus 26]

and i thought all a good stockman needed, was a forklift license :laugh: :laugh: and a brown coat

[hedz31 1,308]

Good stock men/women know their dogs/hounds inside out. They know at a glance if an animal is well or not. They know to look for the brightness in a dog's eyes, its general behaviour. It's not just about how the dog is physically. Is it happy? Is it performing well in the field? If not, why not: the good stock man gets to the bottom of any problems, doesn't just leave things to chance. The good stock man knows all about the possible tensions in a pack (if we're talking about packs) or tries to find a reason for a dog failing to perform to its potential. The good stock man puts the time into pups, never hurries their development, but optimises each situation, uses each thing as a learning tool. The good stock man also knows when it is time to retire a dog or let it lead an easier life, maybe reducing its work load as it gets older, but never neglecting a faithful old servant. The good stock man also knows when it is time to put a dog down: the hardest thing to do. They know what to breed to what, they understand the faults as well as the virtues in their dogs, and they never stop trying to improve both their own skills and those of their dogs.

They ye go undisputed a little more info on stockmanship and what it entails i told ye there was more to it than rearing a litter of pups and penny ye said the good stockman way to many times in that post

[Ideation 8,217]

It seems that this post has just become a version of 'what makes a good dog man'.

[undisputed 1,664]

Good stock men/women know their dogs/hounds inside out. They know at a glance if an animal is well or not. They know to look for the brightness in a dog's eyes, its general behaviour. It's not just about how the dog is physically. Is it happy? Is it performing well in the field? If not, why not: the good stock man gets to the bottom of any problems, doesn't just leave things to chance. The good stock man knows all about the possible tensions in a pack (if we're talking about packs) or tries to find a reason for a dog failing to perform to its potential. The good stock man puts the time into pups, never hurries their development, but optimises each situation, uses each thing as a learning tool. The good stock man also knows when it is time to retire a dog or let it lead an easier life, maybe reducing its work load as it gets older, but never neglecting a faithful old servant. The good stock man also knows when it is time to put a dog down: the hardest thing to do. They know what to breed to what, they understand the faults as well as the virtues in their dogs, and they never stop trying to improve both their own skills and those of their dogs.

There ye go undisputed a little more info on stockmanship and what it entails i told ye there was more to it than rearing a litter of pups and penny ye said the good stockman way to many times in that post

 

You make it sound like being a jedi knight lol.....from what I can make out from your post it basically boils down to knowing how to look after your dog.