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Bobby Dykes walks you through working the Y chute and the T. These two obstacles are very often used in cattle dog trials. Bobby explains:

  • The importance of watching the lead cow,
  • How to help your dog by blocking one side of the herd,
  • Trusting your dog to take the correct flank without having to watch them,
  • Why he moves the cattle like he is driving a car,
  • How to correct a dog’s position when it is to close to the obstacle,
  • The importance of making the dog follow the cattle out of the obstacle,
  • The key to watching the cattle to know where your dog is at,
  • Why you need to work obstacles during practice from different sides,
  • plus much more…
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Bobby Dykes

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Bobby Dykes has been into working dogs since 2000. He trains a limited amount of outside dogs while also breeding and raising them.

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