This thread has been a very entertaining way to spend a rainy, yes I said rainy,
saturday morning! I sure could have used some of the cowdogs like silverton described a couple days ago. I have never had the privilege of working with good cow dogs. I have worked with some guys who had dogs that bayed cows, but not with any that were the type described here. Quality dogs fascinate me. One day I would like to join a gather where these kind of dogs are used. This is very informative, I'm all ears!
Levi, have you ever tried to see what Red would do on cows? Maybe you could make him work both ways..
Well I'm not priveleged enough to have 16,000 acres so I commend you on that, guess that gives you the oppurtunity to have an "all around" dog.
Josh, there's a big difference between a trashy dog and a all around dog....
My family sold out most of our cows a few years ago, so we have no need for cowdogs and my grandpa usually just kept a few collies and heelers around..
I sold a young bmc a while back that i had started on hogs and wasnt doing too bad... he was out of cowdog stock, and the guy that has him now is using him on cows and is doing pretty good at it from what i hear...
I highly doubt he is on the level that Silverton described as a cowdog, but he could be used either way and get the job done....
I think if they dont make it at one task, they should atleast get the chance to be used at another ... then if they still dont make the grade, cull....
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