This message is from: "Reena" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have to throw in my two cents here. A friend of mine had a Australian Cattle Dog......cute as bug, but no matter what she did this dog wanted to HERD!........it would circle the horses endlessly when they were out. The only thing she could do would be to lock her up. she even wanted to 'herd' my kids! The dog did get kicked a few times, nothing serious, but still it would herd. That is just what they are meant to do
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peter wrote: "... 2) I have a new dog who is just great with our three small kids and wonderful on the farm except where horses are concerned.... The dog is a Shep\Collie mix, one year old and always been in a city...." Your dog is genetically programed to have a strong instinct to herd. It may be difficult to ever reliably train this dog not to herd your horses. Horse kicks and human punishment will ~not~ deter a herding dog, speaking from experience. --- Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.377 / Virus Database: 211 - Release Date: 7/15/2002
