Starting a Cow Dog pup?

Thanks for the info guys. I keep thinking it can't be that different from hog dogs, except as stated, needing a good handle. With the hog dog pups I have raised, I have taken a hands off approach for the most part. I think the difference I can see as a cow dog pup, will be that I need to spend more time with them while they are young, build a relationship with them so that they know who they are working for. I am not so interested in having the dog range out looking for woods cattle, as I am having the dog help keep the cattle bunched when moving them from one pasture to another.

I had a friend tell me that he likes to start his dogs on pairs. Said they will bunch well, and the mommas will generally keep the dogs on their toes and keyed up, said it keeps the young dogs from getting bored when a momma comes out of the bunch after them.

Your thoughts?