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Martin Johnson of Judsonia trains all types of dogs, mainly border collies, to herd cattle. He said he starts them on sheep and gradually moves up to the larger livestock.

At the farm, they host training sessions and herding clinics that bring together Australian cattle dog owners from around the region.

From German Shepherds to golden retrievers, here are some of the easiest dog breeds to train based on their eagerness to please and intelligence.

I’m Cassi Johnson, Clint’s wife, and while I love and work our dogs, the passion to train and share them is all his. Clint loves taking his dogs to work with him on our family cattle ranch ...

"The selective breeding that went into creating these breeds results in dogs who are easy to train and eager to work." The larger dog breeds listed below are usually the best at taking to training.

She got him a border collie that had been trained to work cattle, and they began breeding the dogs. They now have 19 registered border collies, and they both train and sell the dogs.

He said a "great" dog trainer he knew once said that it took "eight hours to train a dog, but that's spread out over 18 months". Dave Steel trains and breeds border collies to muster the cattle.

They say a dog is a man’s best friend — and Co Louth farmer Richie Hawes is testament to that. Richie, who runs a flock of 230 breeding ewes and a large herd of mixed breed cattle on his ...

Dogs that are naturally food motivated tend to excel in training, as well as working breeds due to their inherent drive to please owners and their history of working closely with humans.