Recently, with Duelly running like his tail is on fire; I started using our horses' lunge-line and whip. The whip is used to "push" the dogs out and I use the word, "Out, Out!" to make sure I get space. When I want a sheep or goat inside a gate, I just say, "Get the goat or get the sheep." The command should be one word, but I've been doing this for so long, if I say sheep and we're moving goats, the dogs look at me like I've lost my mind. I also have the sheep and goats on lunge-lines when training. We do get run-aways (livestock) and the busy road and a cliff are not too far from our house. All together this works great. I've had a lot of success in training the dogs to heel livestock. Really, they teach themselves. Too bad I don't have ducks to start them--the best herd-training. And when you move-on up...your chickens and ducks are safe.
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