Ep. 49: Confessions of a stockdog skeptic

You know that old joke about how to make a small fortune in farming or ranching? Start with a large fortune. Well, how do you become an old, highly experienced professional stockdog trainer? Start when you’re young, of course. But more than that, recognize the value you have to offer, have the guts to charge what you’re worth, and keep learning. Welcome to Farm Dog. Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder,  Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at FarmDogPodcast.com. Turner Stockdogs (website): https://www.turnerstockdogs.com/ Turner Stockdogs (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/pages/Turner%20Stockdogs/112530194974448/ Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/farmdog/message

Have you ever wondered why tee ball and little league and slow pitch softball exist in a world where there’s Major League Baseball? Of course you haven’t. We all know those low-level sports are valuable for players even though they’re not the best of the best, and everybody has to start somewhere. So why would we dismiss dogs and handlers who play in the herding minor leagues? Welcome to Farm Dog. Action K9 Sports: https://www.actionk9sports.com/ Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder,  Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at FarmDogPodcast.com. Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/farmdog/message

Imagine an early livestock guardian dog, laying out under the stars thousands of years ago, next to a band of sheep and goats somewhere in what is now Turkey. He sniffs the air and peers into the moonlit night searching for threats as his shepherd snores, and he thinks, “If only this bozo had Zoom and Cindy Benson, we might just understand each other.” Welcome to Farm Dog. Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder,  Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at FarmDogPodcast.com. Cindy Benson's remote courses: https://www.livestockguardiandogcourses.com/ Benson Maremmas: https://www.bensonmaremmas.com/ Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/farmdog/message

Australia is a large place with a larger than life history, shaped in large part by its dogs. Guy Hull, author of the book, The Dogs that Made Australia, joined us last week for part one of a large interview. Not listening to Episode 69 or part two of the interview in this episode would be a very large mistake. Welcome to Farm Dog. Farm Dog is presented by ⁠Goats On The Go®⁠ and hosted by its founder,  Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at ⁠FarmDogPodcast.com⁠. Guy Hull's books: The Dogs that Made Australia (⁠https://a.co/d/9vPFkHA⁠) and The Ferals that Ate Australia (⁠https://a.co/d/2tYyv8s⁠) on Amazon. Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/farmdog/message

Some of the world’s most popular stockdogs would not have come to be without the unique environmental, economic, and social forces at work on the continent of Australia. And Australia would certainly not be what it is today without its dogs. Guy Hull, author of "The Dogs that Made Australia" is here to tell us how this synergy shaped both the dogs and the place. Welcome to Farm Dog. Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder,  Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at FarmDogPodcast.com. Guy Hull's books: The Dogs that Made Australia (https://a.co/d/9vPFkHA) and The Ferals that Ate Australia (https://a.co/d/2tYyv8s) on Amazon. Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/farmdog/message

If you’re like me, struggling to get your stockdog to perform well doing just the basics on the farm or ranch, you might have mixed emotions when stockdog legend, Juan Reyes, tells us that even he is only scratching the surface of what a border collie can do. But keep listening to his gentle, confidence-inspiring coaching and he’ll make you a believer, too. Welcome to Farm Dog. Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder,  Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at FarmDogPodcast.com. MR Angus Ranch (Juan's website): https://mrangusranch.com/ MR Angus Ranch (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/mrangusranch/ Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/farmdog/message

When you raise sheep on pasture surrounded by the largest carnivore in North America, mountain lions, and a local pack of wolves, you'd better have your act together when it comes to predator protection. For Steve Skelton of Bynum, Montana, that means his sheep live with a security detail of at least 10 livestock guardian dogs representing four or more different breeds. Welcome to Farm Dog. Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at FarmDogPodcast.com⁠. Blackleaf Guardians on Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/blackleaflivestockcompany/⁠ Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/farmdog/message

Most North Americans recognize the German Shepherd Dog and similar breeds as law enforcement, military, and search and rescue dogs. While the German Shepherd never quite caught on here as a farm and ranch worker, the “shepherd” in its name should tell us something about its history, and Ulf Kintzel is here to tell us about its present and future as a working stockdog. Welcome to Farm Dog. Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at FarmDogPodcast.com. Ulf's farm website: https://whitecloversheepfarm.com/https://whitecloversheepfarm.com/ Ulf's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UlfKintzel Ulf's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/White-Clover-Sheep-Farm/100071363336686/ Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/farmdog/message

It’s a mixed bag for today’s episode. We’ve got good and bad news about livestock guardian dogs, Sweets the Kelpie may have found a new talent, a book about the science of dog behavior for your winter reading, goats for sale, on the lookout for a border collie pup, and can bird dogs and chickens live in harmony? Welcome to Farm Dog. Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder,  Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at FarmDogPodcast.com. Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/farmdog/message

We’d all like to have a stockdog from a famous line, and most of us understand that the best bet for training a useful working dog is to start with great genetic material. But great genetic material usually comes with an equally great price tag, and it means you’re signing up for the breeder’s goals and not your own. Is it possible to go your own way and save some money in the process? Welcome to ⁠Farm Dog⁠. Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at ⁠FarmDogPodcast.com⁠. David's website: ⁠https://www.atexascowboy.com/⁠ David's Facebook page: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/aTexasCowboy/⁠ Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/farmdog/message