Wild dogs worries

[Jack V]

"dog up the spuds " is that like a spud lugging dog or does it round up the spuds . Does the dog have good eye on a spud or does he heel a spud.

[RoginaJack]

Yeah , He's got quiet a commanding bark!

[Jack V]

So he's a spud , "backer and barker then " very interesting . You know almost no one else has a clue what we are talking about .

[tactice]

I'm lost. Not up on my potato herding vocabulary

[Warrigul]

I'm lost. Not up on my potato herding vocabulary

Up over the back of sheep and move them by barking. Many different styles and breeds some are silent some aren't.

I can watch working dogs for hours but our family hasn't had them since the farm was sold when I was 16, I am no expert.

Working dogs are worthy of a topic all by itself.

[tactice]

Working dogs are worthy of a topic all by itself.

It's interesting to watch

I'll read it if someone writes it

[RoginaJack]

So he's a spud , "backer and barker then " very interesting . You know almost no one else has a clue what we are talking about .

LOL, Yes sad but true,

Our Fido was certainly different - he would just sit in the shade & watch us, me n me brother work for hours trying to get the Merinos up the race and into the truck. Finally, out from the shade, up and do the "backer n barking" trick & get the stubborn ewe moving into the truck, followed by the rest & back to the shade. Job done!

[Jack V]

Yeah I have seen some smart ones . And it's funny how some are great in the paddock but useless in the yards and visa versa . A place where I worked had this kelpie called "Ginger " . When we took the station dogs pig hunting he would fall back behind us a bit at a time , then when he thought no one was looking go like the blazes all the way back to the station house . He hated chasing pigs but would pretend he was all keen infront of everyone . He was a sneaky bugger . It was just as well as he was a great sheep dog and chasing pigs is dangerous anyway .

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I've had some great dogs over the years, and have a couple buried down in the paddock. But no more. Bloody things get into your head.

By the way my method of breaking up a dog fight was to kick the aggressor in the throat. Can't breathe can't bite is the theory. It worked the couple of times I had to use it because one of my dogs would run 300 yards to start a fight, and usually win. he was really good apart from that, no social skills at all.

By the way if the RSPCA is reading this kicking a dog in the throat is way better than having the throat ripped open. I never took any of my dogs on another blokes property unless I cleared it with him. Just manners I guess.

JD

[Jack V]

I know what you mean you get to a point that you don't want anymore hunting dogs . I am not fit enough anymore to really keep up with the dogs on foot especially in rough country so I just don't have dogs anymore . I had a few over the years that you had to belt off with a short length of poly pipe to make them let go.

Dogging is a young mans sport however it is still the old hands that have the most dog handling knowledge.

Good manners is the corner stone of society. Unfortunately the wall it pins is crumbling away.

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By the way if the RSPCA is reading this kicking a dog in the throat is way better than having the throat ripped open. I never took any of my dogs on another blokes property unless I cleared it with him. Just manners I guess.

They'd probably want to 'save' the dog from you now.... So they can put it down next week

[headspace]

We keep coming foul of the PC brigade don't we.

[lole]

We keep coming foul of the PC brigade don't we.

You noticed huh?