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walk up to the sheep.
A fully trained dog is able to gather sheep at any distance and drive the sheep in a controlled manner at several hundred of meters away from the handler, it should also be able to drive the sheep into a shed and control a single sheep.
BASIC COMMANDS
The commands a trained dog in the west will be familiar with are:
"Come-by" which means travel around the sheep in a clockwise direction.
"Way-to-me" means travel around the sheep in a counterclockwise direction.
"Down" means stop moving, either stand or lay down.
"Walk-up" means move toward the sheep.
"Look back" means leave the sheep and go to look for another group of sheep somewhere else.
"That will do" means stop working and return to the handler.
CHAPTER 5
PREDATORS: HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FLOCK
Predators can be a problem, depending on what part of the world you live in you may have to be on the look out for different animals. In the west, coyotes, dogs on the loose, foxes, birds of prey such as eagles, hawks, and ravens are common predators.
A fully trained dog is able to gather sheep at any distance and drive the sheep in a controlled manner at several hundred of meters away from the handler, it should also be able to drive the sheep into a shed and control a single sheep.
BASIC COMMANDS
The commands a trained dog in the west will be familiar with are:
"Come-by" which means travel around the sheep in a clockwise direction.
"Way-to-me" means travel around the sheep in a counterclockwise direction.
"Down" means stop moving, either stand or lay down.
"Walk-up" means move toward the sheep.
"Look back" means leave the sheep and go to look for another group of sheep somewhere else.
"That will do" means stop working and return to the handler.
CHAPTER 5
PREDATORS: HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FLOCK
Predators can be a problem, depending on what part of the world you live in you may have to be on the look out for different animals. In the west, coyotes, dogs on the loose, foxes, birds of prey such as eagles, hawks, and ravens are common predators.