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south east Indiana | Actually if you look back many of shepherd breeds were used to move livestock. They are more of a tending dog and a drovers dog rather than a gathering dog. Meaning they either push from behind or keep the stock in a certain area by patrolling the outside and pushing the stock back in. I have seen some pretty good sheperds working and competing at a trial.
That weaving behind the stock is called wearing and yes that is she is supposed to do. Breeds that are more upright and less "eye" usually work closer to the stock and move them by their( the dogs) physical pressure. So she is pushing the cattle in the back by her moving them individually as she goes back and forth. Dogs with more "eye" and balance can find a "sweet spot" behind stock that is farther away and can move the group as more of a herd/flock. That said not all stock is easily moved this way and sometimes there are stubborn individuals that need more direct pressure that others.
Like I said earlier, researching the breeds and what they were originally intended to do gives you insight and how they work and why they work like they do. | |
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Book for training a cattle dog
