Behaviour under new circumstances.
Today on our walk there was a field of about 30 young beef cattle, Archie made a beeline for the gate to investigate, I was a little cautious, the cattle came over, then there followed what I can only call a curious sniff exchange for the next five minutes as they all gathered to get closer to Archie and have a good sniff, Archie did the same, they all just sniffed, I was a little concerned at first he may have got spooked by their size and start barking or run the otherway, but no  it was all quite surreal, pity I didn't have my camera.
This was then followed by him watching a tractor in another field gathering up the dry grass and bale-ing it, not a peep out of him, he just followed up the fenceline. Which is really funny because earlier on when we walked through his favourite field near the exit there was a large low trailer parked up, no cab or tractor, he went very peculiar, pouncing at it  taking serveral jumps backwards pacing back and forth - weighing up this strange silent object I guess - it was quite funny to watch.
Anyone have any similar behaviour from their pooches? |
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| When George was about 6 months I was walking him by some fields that had sheep and lambs in.
The farmer was standing by the gate and was watching George, he shouted over something about George and I should watch that he didn't worry the sheep. As I got over to the farmer and the gate the sheep all started to bleep and George took one look turned and ran! Every time he came close to the gates one of the sheep would make a noise and george started doing the jumping about back and forth you described. The farmer started laughing saying that was a first a sheepdog that was frightened of sheep! He still laughs about it now even though George now isn't bothered about the sheep! |
| Last week I took Laika to a horse pull and not a peep. Wasn't afraid at all. But she isn't much of a barker; barely ever hear her bark.
Those huge horse pulling the weight http://southshorens.blogspot.com/2008/06/conquerall-mills-horseox-pull-medium.html didn't bother her at all. Next week we go sheep herding testing. See what happens wasn't so good last time but they figured it was because she was young. This time I am getting a video of that! |
| I was hiking with Fitzwilliam in the forest the other day. Suddenly he stopped dead in his tracks, and started quickly backing away, cowering behind me and looking very afraid. "Uh oh," I thought "he smells a bear." I was actually really quite impressed that he stopped, and glad to have a dog that gives me early warning of a bear in the vicinity. So I did the usual bear stuff - clapped my hands, shouted "LOOK OUT BEAR HERE WE COME!". And up from the trail fluttered a little baby robin. That was what stopped Fitzwilliam dead in his tracks, that was what evoked so much fear. Not a bear. A little baby robin.
So you see - that's how my big brave boy behaves around other animals. 
And I really want to do herding with him. Hmmm. |
| Those stories made me laugh!!
Baloo sniffed a horse once. We were walking a trail and a horse was chomping the grass by the fence along one side of the trail. Baloo sniffed the horses nose -- horse didn't care at all about Baloo. He was more interested in the grass. After that one sniff.... Baloo couldn't care less about the horse. never looked back at him again!!! FIREHYDRANTS.... now that is a whole other story. |
| We have sheep and horses, so Chewie grew up around them.
We need to do herding training, but he has real good instinct. |
| Last summer I brought Bingley to MT and he was able to meet his first horses. My friend had a pony she was boarding at the time and Bingley stood up on the fence, leaned in, and they both touched noses. It was soooooo precious. No camera . . . |
| Obe is curious, goes and smells the horses they smell him and he sits on the hill watching them. Almost like the bugs bunny cartoon. As for tractors/farm equipment doesn't seem frightened just moves out of the way and will sit and watch.
He saw his first elk and he just sat and observed. Not sure about them and keeps his distance. Deer on the other hand he will sit and watch but doesn't like them in the yard at all. Yesterday he was watching a deer in the neighbors yard and laid at the end of the drive so that the deer couldn't come onto his territory. At one point the deer came within 25-30 feet and he didn't move. The second the deer tried crossing into our yard he was up barking moving slowly towards it, deer went back to the neighbors and Obe laid back down. |
| Its funny i just read that post because im moving house soon and my partner has a farm which is near the house. i took Oscar to it last week to see how he would react and when he seen the cattle he went wild, absolutely WILD! He tried to bully them which was soooo funny because he is so tiny beside them and only a baby, anyway he barked endlessly at them. I am a brand new oes mom and ive heard that they are a hearding breed so i figured he would get along just fine on the farm but after the last visit, im beginning to wonder!! |
got sheep wrote: We have sheep and horses, so Chewie grew up around them.
We need to do herding training, but he has real good instinct. you haven't started that yet - geesh what you doing all day  |
| Our first sheepie BRANDON, loved horses on TV. He was mesmerized. He'd watch them, then track them, bark, and chase them as they moved off the side of the screen. He LOVED horses.
When we'd drive anywhere and see some in the fields he was mesmerized. He'd get excited, scratch at the window, etc. One day we were out having a picnic in a "wild area" when someone approached on horseback. BRANDON was thrilled to see a horse in the distance. He watched and paced and was really excited as it approached (he was on his lead). However, as it approached it just got bigger and bigger and bigger. Apparently he had no sense of scale when he saw the horses on TV or in the distance. By the time this one was close enough to appear bigger than he was he was directly behind me, bum down, head down, making an odd whimpering sound. I've never seen him so happy to return to the car. He continued to love TV horses and long distance horses, but apparently the reality was just too big for him! Fortunately no horses ever wandered by our yard in the big city. |
kerry wrote: got sheep wrote: We have sheep and horses, so Chewie grew up around them. We need to do herding training, but he has real good instinct. you haven't started that yet - geesh what you doing all day First it was too big of sheep when he was a puppy - ewes with lambs and Chew was just a pup. They actually went after him and slammed him into the side of the pen. Got him out quick before he was scarred for life! Then the ice all winter - no herding at all - too icy. Didn't want sheep with broken legs. Then they were hugely pregnant. Then the never-ending spring mud. Chewie in full coat - too much of a disaster to even think about! Then they lambed - back to aggressive ewes, and too hot now to make the sheep run around like mad with a crazy untrained young dog. Sad, huh?????  |
traciels28 wrote: By the time this one was close enough to appear bigger than he was he was directly behind me, bum down, head down, making an odd whimpering sound. Awwwww poor baby! |
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