Sam was out maneuvered or out gunned
When my 4am alarm woke me up I could hear Sam barking non-stop in the field. He does this sometimes when he is unsure of what is "out there" in the dark while he is by his sheep. When I headed out...
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K-9 HANDLER wrote:
Maybe the autofeeders are also delaying the imprinting/ bonding of the dog to you and your place since no contact is being had at chow time either. Maybe start off by getting the bond going then slowly back off the human contact once that bond is solid and the dog is committed to his side of the fence sort o speak. Just a thought.
Mark said that Wendy was getting fed some pretty good stuff by the neighbor (steak?!) That's going to be a pretty hard habit to break, I'm afraid. I realize that some dogs are obedience-trained to not eat food that wasn't fed by the owner - but the LGDs are supposed to work autonomously. In my mind, a dog who is able to work autonomously will also have the ability to appreciate a nice tasty treat....
I always said our Cattle Dog would take a bullet for us - unless the mugger was offering grilled meat..... then we were on our own.
