jigsaw 11,902 Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 My son and I went out to check if Sonic was still steady with the sheep,2 weeks ago he took down a few goats for us and I have to admit I thought it might be his sheep nemesis,he was always steady as a rock to them and after the force he used on the goats I thought he cant be stock steady after this.Well We walked him through a field of yews and lambs today and thank christ he didnt even blink an eye.I had a bet on with kevin that the dog would be fairly unsteady,I now owe him a tattoo in the next 10 days,his first tattoo also.He went on toi call me a pesimist and had no faith in his dogs abilities HE WAS RIGHT OF COURSE,LOL.A few photos to conclude the tale. we then went on to seek out a smelly or two for the dogs dinner but alas it was not to be,and the heat was crucifying it was all worth it though to see Kevin sink into a bog hole on one leg,lol.made the morning,some father eh? and here he is emptying the water from his boot,lol............I LOVE IT Quote Link to post
jigsaw 11,902 Posted March 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 THE BIT I FORGOT TO MENTION,ISNT IT GREAT THAT A DOG CAN DIFFERENCIATE BETWEEN THE 2 SPECIES WHEN THEY LOOK RATHER FAMILIAR,I DONT GIVE THE DOG ENOUGH CREDIT FOR SURE Quote Link to post
GrCh 856 Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 top pics mate, admire anyone who can get their dogs trained round stock like that. 1 Quote Link to post
rocky1 942 Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 i can rember previos treads about the goat dogs and i thought that would be a problem but ovisilly he got it sussed Quote Link to post
skycat 6,174 Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 I think that it also has something to do with exactly where the dogs sees the animals. If he's not used to seeing the goats on grass fields, he's not expecting them and not in hunting mode. Does he meet sheep up on the hills along with goats or not? It's still good to see how steady a hunting dog can be in the right hands. Quote Link to post
bigbarnett 33 Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 really nice looking dog mate Quote Link to post
jigsaw 11,902 Posted March 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 skycat I was out 2 weeks ago and shot 3 goats,I had taz the kelpie but not Sonic.At one time we were walking a ridge when from out of nowhere a sheep burst in front of us and leged it into the distance,I thought to myself,would sonic have given chase and I cant be one hundred per cent sure he wouldnt.He did although take after a sheep on the heather in a different place and once he realised it was a sheep he pulled up straight away without a word from me.My heart was in my mouth for a time though.Saying all this a dog is still only as good as his last outing so im going to stick him amongst them again for the summer,hopefully he should be perfectly steady for another wwhile yet.ROCKY dont speak too soon,lol.Thanks BB. GrCh its quiet easy once you bring them out from 12 weeks old on,the pup is tiny the sheep is huge,they always have reservations about geting too close in case the sheep attacks of course the pup doesnt realise the sheep will never attack.As they get older they have that respect instilled into them and that stands to them for their working life.............OF COURSE THIS COULD ALSO BE A LOAD OF SHIT BUT THATS MY METHOD ANYWAY Quote Link to post
Strong Stuff 2,171 Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Cracking photo that of you looking out over the mountains. Your lads tattoo ........ as it is the year of the Diamond Jubille, I found this artwork for him, hope you like it Quote Link to post
jigsaw 11,902 Posted March 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 SS thats just what hes looking for,lolhow did you guess I was thinking of jumping at that point,lol Quote Link to post
coneykenny 98 Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 dont like the tattoo Quote Link to post
jigsaw 11,902 Posted March 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 easy now Coney dont bite,lol Quote Link to post
danny300 2,240 Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 nice pics jigsaw all the training he got as a pup is standing to him now Quote Link to post
patterdalejoel 669 Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 are they feral goats? Quote Link to post
jigsaw 11,902 Posted March 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 thanks lads,yeah patterdalejoel,wild as hell.Got a new pup to start breaking soon again danny,looking forward to it.I will have him the same in no time.Not much to it,just keep em fimiliar with each other and it'll all fall into place. Quote Link to post
fat man 4,741 Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 thanks lads,yeah patterdalejoel,wild as hell.Got a new pup to start breaking soon again danny,looking forward to it.I will have him the same in no time.Not much to it,just keep em fimiliar with each other and it'll all fall into place. Great looking countryside liam,fair play to the young lad for standing by his dog and making you stick to the bet,but i dont think he will go for that tattoo,lol. 1 Quote Link to post
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