I introduced Dave to sheep and cows from an early age- before he was 8 weeks I would carry him.
It didn't make much difference!

Where we walk just past the point the first dog gets let off the lead there is a gate with a gap under it. There used to be a large rock in the way.
Well yesterday it was Dave's turn off lead first and he is going through a bit of an ''I can't hear you'' phase. He spotted the sheep and ran off. I was yelling at him to come back, he went over the hill out of sight. Fraser handed me Bully and jumped over. By the time I had tied one of the others up he was on his way back. Idiot dog that he is!

He got put back on his lead and didn't get let off atall for the entire walk.
We got a bit further on and there was the farmer doing his rounds! Thank god he was like 3 fields away!


I am going to start teaching dave that sheep = down. Or something, so that if he 'stares' at them I tell him down, then if he is off lead and he is used to going down I will be able to catch him.

My old dog had rabbits for the cue to heel. 99% of the time he would come back.

It's terrifying when your dog runs off chasing something! I'm scared they will hurt the animal, or get hurt, or lost!

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