2 Day Courses

Mick can be booked for a 2 day course on Working Sheep Dog Training and Livestock Handling Education for a maximum of 5 people per clinic at our property, Goondy Creek, which is situated 30 kilometres north of Dubbo NSW where accommodation is also available.

Please call for further information and availability.

Phone:  02 6888 5675
Mobile:  0427 040 188
Email:  mickhudson@activ8.net.au

​Overview

The areas that handlers will be educated in are as follows:

  • Selection of a pup or young dog
  • Controlling emotions whilst training a dog
  • Training – 4 major parts to training a dog
    • Bond
    • Reward
    • Discipline
    • Repetition

Standard
Working Sheep Dog Training
Initial lessons with handler and their dog/s (a demonstration on each lesson of training by instructor):

  1. A lesson with each handler on learning how to read livestock
  2. Creating desire for young dogs whilst working with livestock
  3. Teaching dog to balance cover and find working distance on livestock
  4. Teaching dog to stop, wait and come away from livestock with handler
  5. Teaching dog sides on livestock
  6. Teaching dog walk up and force on livestock
  7. Teaching dog to cast on livestock
  8. Teaching dog to draw livestock to handler after cast

Advanced
Livestock Handling Education
Advanced lessons for handlers and their dog/s that are competent in all eight initial lessons:

  1. Touching livestock/give ground on livestock
  2. Walk with livestock
  3.  Arc/comfort zone on livestock
  4.  Balance
  5. Timing
  6. Distance
  7. Educate dog to be in the correct spot while working livestock
  8. Placing dog in correct position whilst working livestock
  9. Teaching dog to drive with livestock
  10. Obstacle work and course strategy for handlers wanting to compete at dog trials