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WOLSTON FARMS STOCK DOG LESSONS
At Wolston Farms we raise and train Border Collies for practical farm work and
to compete at the highest levels of sheepdog trials.
Ian has been training and working dogs since the late 1980’s and has been teaching herding lessons since the mid 1990’s. He has worked with most of the herding breeds. His training methods revolve around helping the dog learn to read and control stock while applying as little pressure and stress to the dog as possible. Dogs are taught by providing them with choices, correction wrong choices (verbally and by blocking access to the stock) and rewarding correct choices (providing access to the stock). We train the dogs to think for themselves but to respond to directions from the handler not just go where they are told.
We start all dogs on sheep, but also have experience training
dogs to work on cattle. Former and current students are competing in all of the
different venues available to herding dogs. We offer several approaches to
training your dog, weekly lessons with you and your dog, leaving the dog
with us for more intensive training, weekend
mini-camps, and herding
vacations and Ian is also available to travel and do
clinics or Judge.
For those interested in doing some or all of their training at home we offer rental and sale of both dog-broke and non-dog-broke sheep.
If you are interested in training your herding breed dog to work livestock with the goal of competing, just to have fun, or to help around the farm give us a call at 503-394-2021 or e-mail Ian at lessons@wolston.com and we can discuss your situation. For directions to our farm please check here. For more information read the pages for the types of training we offer, check the price information or give us a call.
