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How to teach your dog to feel stock! David Henry helps a clinic participant to slow their dog down, preventing him from dive bombing in on the sheep. In the second video on cattle, watch how David helps build the same dogs confidence to engage cattle. During the sheep work David explains:

  • How to let the dog think on his own whilst on his feet.
  • How to get a dog soft on sheep.
  • Why he doesn’t want the handler to be giving the down command too much.
  • Why he prefers a whip compared to using a flag.
  • How to use the flag correctly.
  • Plus much more…

Watch how David Henry helps build Mac’s confidence to engage cattle, explaining:

  • What to do if your dog doesn’t have the confidence to move the cattle.
  • What happens if the handler gets too far away from the cattle.
  • How To Teach the dog to stay on the backside and bring the stock to you.
  • The key to this exercise is that there is NO Pressure from the handler.
  • Why he would maintain a 9 and 3 o’clock boundary on this dog for a while.
  • Plus much more…

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David Henry

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David Henry lives in Meadowview, Virginia with his wife Shannon and three children. They have quarter horses, a small herd of purebred Brahman cattle as well as a flock of Katahdin sheep. The dogs started out as a hobby for David 30 years ago. He competed all over the United States in sheep dog trials for about 20 years.

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