Originally Posted by mgshaw
Originally Posted by bearpaw
You're granddaughter is adorable!! What a cutie!!
What is following the cow?
That is our red heeler pup, he is about 4 or 5 months old.
So! How did the cattle get out?
And, how did you get your pup to follow?
I have a blue heeler. I made the mistake of allowing him to charge a steer who kept challenging my fenceline, so now he is stuck on fast forward ...
Although, I will say that all I have to say is "down", and he backs off immediately. He is also pretty good at heading and heeling, when we are using him to move cattle and one gets a bit high handed.
He doesn't go out and herd the cattle when he is out alone, but he takes great delight in swinging from their tails if he gets to hustle them up a bit.
He doesn't try it ever time, but if he doesn't get to work cattle at least twice a week, he will start making his own decisions about when his help is needed.
Obviously <g> my dog knows more about what he is supposed to be doing than I do.