[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Sheep Help!
- From: Terry Cochran <fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 05:55:28 -0700 (PDT)
Tari,
Kathy is right about the numbers of sheep. You need at least 3 or 4 to make a
little flock. If you try herding with 2 you will just teach your dog to chase
sheep. The more sheep you have to work the less pressure it puts on the dog
because the group will behave like a flock.
They need lots of care and can cost $$$$$$ dollars to vet. You will have to
shear them yourself because you will never find someone to come out to do 2
sheep. The eat and poop constantly and do not care where they do it :0) Your
doggies will soon love sheep droppings and have the flying shits all the time.
When the sheep die you will need to hire a back hoe to come dig the hole. I
paid for this one time for Ruth and it cost 150.00.
A good person to ask about the care and feeding of 2 sheep would be Ruth
Scheubler she did it for years. her email is www.rightdog.com
We now drive out to Brigans Hideout to herd sheep.
But long story short is that 2 sheep are more work than they are worth and
and not enough sheep to teach your dog to herd.
Terry
Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx wrote:
In a message dated 9/13/2007 7:55:47 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
chsweetsun@xxxxxxx writes:
HI,
I'm trying to convince my husband that I NEED 2 sheep.? We have the
property, as well as the area all figured out and fenced in, even.? I would
love to
bring that aspect to my training program as?I found out my 2 dogs are great
herders, but, Karl feels that Sheep are 1) Noisy,? 2) Stinky, and 3) Alot of
Work-I know they are work, but "Alot" would be >2 hours a day?.? We found the
Perfect Sheep as they are born with Anatolian Shepherds and are Very Dog
oriented.? Anyone willing to help me out?
Tari Kridler
2 sheep? Gosh, you need more than 2 if you are going to work dogs lol .
BTW, I take your husband's side on this. Anything with hoofs, (i.e.
horses) I'd rather pay board than have them where I live and as expensive as
herding can be for the travel and time with sheepies, I think the cost comes
out
cheap when you think of the space, care, occasional vet bills and overall
nuisance involved.
Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC
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