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I train using a range of techniques, including discipline but it is not the most important tool. My dogs are most recently bred as hunting dogs that respond well to positive reinforcement and are very flexible in their behavior. A great deal of conditioning goes into making so dog is not...

The thousands of years of breeding has involved dogs that are multipurpose. The business of bred for single purpose use is recent as in last couple hundred years or so. A few notable exceptions like sight hounds and the larger LGD breeds used for herding ruminants have been around longer but...

Having an untrained dog in proximity to a flock where two have potential to interact has a higher risk associated with it than efforts with a dog that has some level of training and owner has developed some level of competence in controlling dog. Even you have had lapses in your efforts to keep...

Stressing positive will be better for all parties long-term. Having anecdotal stories providing negative connotations without explanations on how to correct problem is not productive, just another sad story. Look into how changes in your activities can be used to fix problems. Mistakes /...

Working with animals / livestock is not a business of absolutes. Once in a while an animal behaves in a manner that impacts negatively the cost of operation. Despite that, such animals can still be a net benefit. For most, the losses incurred by a dog are early on with that being part of the...

I keep free-ranging dogs around free-ranging poultry unsupervised and the dog are of hunting breeds (bird dogs in this case) so can write with some authority on this. More time needed for training and beagles in my experience as they as a breed are prone to being a little hard headed. Your...