Top Tips for Sheepdog Training (Part 7) Build Your Dogs Confidence

The sheepdog's confidence is absolutely vital. If the dog's nervous when it approaches the stock, they'll notice immediately, and they'll make life difficult for the dog. If the dog approaches in a calm and confident manner, the sheep or cattle will respect the dog and submit to it accordingly.

This is the seventh free Sheepdog Training tutorial, in our "Top Tips" series about teaching your Border Collie, Kelpie or other sheepdog to herd farm livestock including sheep, cattle, goats and poultry.

These clips are shortened versions of the Sheepdog Training Tutorials on the Working Sheepdog Website.

We'll be posting plenty more in the future, so be sure to subscribe and you'll be informed when they are published.

Watch a preview of our online sheepdog training tutorials:
https://workingsheepdog.co.uk/tv/

Info on the tutorial "Sometimes Nice is Not Enough":
https://workingsheepdog.co.uk/tb-some...

Info on the tutorial "The Dog's Confidence":
https://workingsheepdog.co.uk/tb-the-...

Our first series (of eight videos) is called Top Tips for Sheepdog Training and covers some essential basics of sheep and cattle dog training that you may not have thought of.
Some of the videos here, include references to the full online versions, that cover the topics in much greater depth, and you'll find links to more information below each video.

We've been producing sheepdog training videos since two thousand and nine.
You might know our DVD, First Steps In Border Collie Sheepdog Training - or the Sheepdog Training Tutorials on the Working Sheepdog Website.

TOP TIPS FOR EASIER SHEEPDOG TRAINING!
Part ONE - Remember the dog's hunting
Part TWO - Training a herding dog is completely different
Part THREE - Are you a suitable trainer?
Part FOUR - Is your dog a "gathering" breed?
Part FIVE - Are your sheep suitable?
Part SIX - Is your training area suitable?
Part SEVEN - Build your dog's confidence
Part EIGHT - Learn your commands