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Hi all am new to this. I have a hound she has just gone two. I will try put some pics of her up when we are out and about she has good recall but just this last two to three weeks she has started to go for Sheep and it's now getting to lambing time I need to stop her can any one help me
 
my first thought is not to go near sheep....my dogs were ok with sheep but if i came across any i immediately put both on the lead to be sure there were no accidents....its not worth the risk of injuring any animal especially sheep and their unborn lambs so i would suggest only walk your dog off lead where there is no livestock ...if you can only walk where their are sheep you will need to keep your hound on the lead all of the time.....
 
Make sure she is on a long line whenever you go anywhere near sheep - a lunge rein is ideal. It can drag on the ground so long as she is behaving but keep hold of the end then if she does bolt for sheep you can drag her back to you. Once you can walk around them like that make sure she knows the command "leave" and add it to the time you are reeling her in.
As she feels the drag of it she knows you have control and hopefully will learn to ignore them. I have done that with a dog (with some tame sheep who wouldn't leg it at the first sight - ask a neighbouring farmer if he has some you can visit) and also with several dogs round horses and hens.
 
So this has been happening for two or three weeks but you didn't stop going near sheep after the first time?
Are they your sheep?
 
Lead on muzzle on and keep away. My friends lurcher was walking off the lead away from sheep but as they had got her from a rescue they didn't realise how she would just go off and she went three fields away into sheep and killed one. Very luckily the farmer was ok about it didn't insist the dog was killed but my friend ended up with a bill for the sheep and a dog they have to muzzle and walk on the lead.
 
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Kaylum said:
Lead on muzzle on and keep away. My friends lurcher was walking off the lead away from sheep but as they had got her from a rescue they didn't realise how she would just go off and she went three fields away into sheep and killed one. Very luckily the farmer was ok about it didn't insist the dog was killed but my friend ended up with a bill for the sheep and a dog they have to muzzle and walk on the lead.
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Sounds like a VERY reasonable farmer.

OP........I wouldn't rely on all of them being so understanding. Keep said dog on a long line - end of.
 
I have sheep and I would give you a piece of my mind if you came through my sheep fields with a loose dog unless it was tight to heel. If your dog is seen chasing sheep it is as good as dead. Do not take the risk.
Even my own dogs are put on lead going through the sheep at this time of year and that includes the sheepdog (unless he is gathering them). Sheep can die of stress and abort their lambs even if the dog doesn't touch them so if you have a conscience I would contact the farmer and fess up and say you will pay for any losses.
 
Greendog said:
Hi all am new to this. I have a hound she has just gone two. I will try put some pics of her up when we are out and about she has good recall but just this last two to three weeks she has started to go for Sheep and it's now getting to lambing time I need to stop her can any one help me
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Have I read you right? It was OK for her to chase the sheep but now it's getting near to lambing you need to stop her? My advice is to rehome the dog or shoot it before the farmer does it for you, and never get another one.
 
ycbm said:
Have I read you right? It was OK for her to chase the sheep but now it's getting near to lambing you need to stop her? My advice is to rehome the dog or shoot it before the farmer does it for you, and never get another one.
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I read that it was only the last couple of weeks the behaviour had occurred. I did ponder the post a bit though ;) and am not sure what the issue of keeping the dog on lead would be?
 
ycbm said:
Have I read you right? It was OK for her to chase the sheep but now it's getting near to lambing you need to stop her? My advice is to rehome the dog or shoot it before the farmer does it for you, and never get another one.
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I read that it was only the last couple of weeks the behaviour had occurred. I did ponder the post a bit though ;) and am not sure what the issue of keeping the dog on lead would be?
 
I cannot stress enough what everyone has said about keeping your dog on a lead/longline and keeping away from sheep. Training hints on how to stop your dog from chasing sheep will not be found on any forum, if you value your dog, you will take on board what everyone has told you.
 
JillA said:
That's a bit harsh. OP said "gone for the sheep" not chased them, which I take to mean lunged towards them on lead? OP?
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Is the expression 'good recall' used about a dog on a lead? I wouldn't ever use the expression 'goes for sheep' to describe a dog on a lead, but admittedly I know nothing about dog training expressions, but plenty about what happens to dogs that chase sheep near me.
 
Keep it away from sheep or on a lead. My beagle has had the experience of sheep chasing once, she found them before I spotted any signs. To her it's a fantastic game, no amount of training is going to change that, so I keep her safe the only way I can
 
It is essential for the wellbeing of the sheep and the life of your dog to keep him on a lead at all times when you might come across sheep. Farmers are particularly sensitive at this time of year - and with good reason, as you have recognised it is lambing time for some farms but obviously dogs should not be allowed to worry sheep at any time of the year.

David Ryan has written a very good book on the subject
http://www.dog-secrets.co.uk/stop-how-to-c...hasing-in-dogs/
 
splashgirl45 said:
my first thought is not to go near sheep....my dogs were ok with sheep but if i came across any i immediately put both on the lead to be sure there were no accidents....its not worth the risk of injuring any animal especially sheep and their unborn lambs so i would suggest only walk your dog off lead where there is no livestock ...if you can only walk where their are sheep you will need to keep your hound on the lead all of the time.....
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This. Twice our dog early on when she was young took off through a fence and into a sheep field to chase them. She'd never harm anything but she enjoyed just running round in circles round them, obviously this is still not acceptable at all. So we only let her off-lead nowhere near sheep. Pretty simple really. If in any doubt at all, she's on lead. Its not something we could risk happening again as a farmer could very easily shoot her... We tried training it out of her using a lunge line etc. but we still weren't 100% certain she wouldnt do it again.
 
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