This is how I teach a dog to continue driving the stock in the same direction when I get out of sight or go out to bring in more stock.  You will need to adjust some as each dog is different, but the principle will be the same with any dog.

People who are familiar with my method of working livestock know my number one aim is to work my animals with the least amount of stress possible. In fact, I have found ways to work livestock that actually takes existing stress off of them. It is just a bonus to

I just got a phone call from one of your subscribers. A fellow I worked with a couple of years ago. He asked me if I could help him locate a dog with enough force to move cows. He has tried out several dogs lately, which handle yearlings fine, but

Most people who work dogs would like to have one that could win a major trial. Some would be happy to win the local novice class, but most of us will never show a dog for many different reasons. There are lots of very good dog trainers that show people

When you asked me to write some articles about working animals, it wasn’t my intention to write about training dogs, since I don’t train dogs. But after getting some questions I thought it would be all right (right or wrong) to say how I work a dog. Bud and his

It seems like the subject of stock-dogs always comes up at some time during the schools and seminars we conduct around the country. People are proud of their dogs and like to tell about the wonderful things they can do. But sometimes, during these discussions someone will say “My dog

“Ranch Dog Trainer . . .Dedicated to farmers and ranchers who use the working stockdog as a livestock handling tool.” I hate to see so much emphasis being put on trying to prove that trial dogs are better than ranch dogs, or that ranch dogs would be better if we

(Submitted to The Ranch Dog Trainer in answer to “Letters” disagreeing with “Ranch Dog/Trial Dog.” They didn’t publish it.) It is interesting to me that if someone writes about a working dog that is not trained with all the commands and control of a trial dog, this dog will be

Eunice and I really like dogs. They have always been a very important part of our life. We like all kinds. Trial dogs are wonderful, but so are farm dogs, ranch dogs, herding dogs and livestock guard dogs. When people ridicule working dogs, I will stand up for them.

Judith Selby, Editor and Publisher of STOCKDOGS Magazine www.stockdogsmagazine.com asked if she could reprint the McNab article from our webpage in her magazine. When I sent her our permission I commented on how much Bud & I enjoyed the article she had done in the Sept-Oct 2004 issue “Bill Berch,