Sheepdog trainers?

Shaun Gallagher

Hi was just wondering if anyone would know any good sheepdog trainers in The northwest of Ireland around Donegal/Tyrone

High bike

I'd imagine there's plenty lads up that way able to train a sheepdog

Shaun Gallagher

High bike wrote: »

I'd imagine there's plenty lads up that way able to train a sheepdog

Yea I don’t know any but and can’t seem to get the number of any to ring them

High bike

Shaun Gallagher wrote: »

Yea I don’t know any but and can’t seem to get the number of any to ring them

try Done Deal

Shaun Gallagher

High bike wrote: »

try Done Deal

Already did and can’t see one trainer on there it’s just dogs for sale or pups

High bike

Shaun Gallagher wrote: »

Already did and can’t see one trainer on there it’s just dogs for sale or pups

yeah but those lads might know someone?

Shaun Gallagher

High bike wrote: »

yeah but those lads might know someone?

Yeah suppose might try that, thanks

Ard_MC

Shaun Gallagher wrote: »

Hi was just wondering if anyone would know any good sheepdog trainers in The northwest of Ireland around Donegal/Tyrone

Hard found. Been lookin myself. Not many take them to train. Rather sell you 1 i think.

Shaun Gallagher

Ard_MC wrote: »

Hard found. Been lookin myself. Not many take them to train. Rather sell you 1 i think.

Yeah think so to

Buford T. Justice XIX

Mod note: Folks, I'll move this over to the Sheep forum where there might be

a few that would know of lads that train sheepdogs.


Buford T. Justice

charolais0153

https://www.isds.org.uk/resources/breeders-trainers-directory/
http://www.irishsheepdog.com
Quick google goes a long way shaun

OneMan37

I have heard that it is not that hard to train your own dog if the breeding is in the dog to start with. I am thinking of taking on a pup over the winter with the intention to train it. Maybe a thread covering training techniques would be good.

orm0nd

OneMan37 wrote: »

I have heard that it is not that hard to train your own dog if the breeding is in the dog to start with. I am thinking of taking on a pup over the winter with the intention to train it. Maybe a thread covering training techniques would be good.

Plenty of good videos on YouTube

Shaun Gallagher

OneMan37 wrote: »

I have heard that it is not that hard to train your own dog if the breeding is in the dog to start with. I am thinking of taking on a pup over the winter with the intention to train it. Maybe a thread covering training techniques would be good.

Yeah agreed but I don’t have the time to spend to train the dog as u need to have them out three times a day at least for 15 mins and as I am working I would not be able to do this

J.O. Farmer

Shaun Gallagher wrote: »

Yeah agreed but I don’t have the time to spend to train the dog as u need to have them out three times a day at least for 15 mins and as I am working I would not be able to do this

Not sure where the 3 times a day is coming from. It's not fitness training it's obedience training.

Once a day would do for say 20 minutes or so.

wrangler

Shaun Gallagher wrote: »

Already did and can’t see one trainer on there it’s just dogs for sale or pups

You're better to buy a trained dog if you haven't the time to train them, at least you'll know the result.
No point in buying a pup and expecting someone to train them, the dog has to have it in them to do it. Buy a trained dog and you'll know he has it in him to do it and he's trained.......but don't expect to get them cheap

http://www.rocklandsheepdogtraining.com/course-syllabus

That's the sort of input needed to train a dog (and owner)
We had a brilliant dog that went through this and worked out great.
But also brought a dog to him that didn't work out, she's great but just not good enough for him to be interested in