Introducing our BC to livestock
Hi All,
Am seeking some advice on introducing our older, rescue BC to some livestock to manage his behavioural issues/give him more "work". We adopted him from a fairly grave situation when he was 1 or 1.5 years old (he's now probably 2 years old), so we assume he spent the first year of his life in poor conditions, not trained, not socialised and living under very stressful conditions.
Nonetheless, we have persevered with him. He has many behavioural issues, including reactivity and
Aggression is not a "herding instinct" and is never a desirable characteristic in a herding dog. Nor is the inability of a dog to control himself around the animals that he's supposed to be working.
And I agree that sheep shouldn't be considered therapeutic equipment for a "wild" and potentially aggressive dog. Sheep are living things with their own feelings of fear, pain and stress and deserve to be treated with respect.
I also agree that this is a situation that absolutely warrants w