The Instinctive Australian Shepherd – Details, episodes & analysis

Join host Jacqueline Tinker on a unique journey into the world of horse and dog trail activities. In this special episode, Jacqueline interviews two passionate enthusiasts: Danielle Beumkes from the Netherlands and Kimberly Watson from Texas. Discover how this exciting sport combines the agility of dogs with the grace of horses, creating a dynamic and fun experience for both animals and their handlers.

Segment Highlights:

• Danielle Beumkes shares her experiences from the Netherlands, where horse and dog trail activities are gaining popularity. Learn about her journey with her Australian Shepherd, Tony, and her quarter horse, Lena, as they navigate this thrilling sport.

• Kimberly Watson, a pioneer of the horse and dog trail program in the U.S., discusses the challenges and joys of starting this activity stateside. Discover how you can get involved and what it takes to train your dog and horse for these unique competitions.

Whether you're a seasoned trainer or new to the world of horse and dog trails, this episode offers insights, tips, and inspiration to get started. Don't miss out on this engaging conversation that celebrates the bond between humans, dogs, and horses.

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Resource mentioned in the podcast:

https://hadtrailusa.com/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/541735102159617

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In this episode I am talking with Kat Farrants from the UK about her successes with her Australian Shepherds in high levels of competition. We spend our time talking about dog sports and mindset and all things Aussie competition. It's a great conversation and I am sure you will enjoy more stories about the working Australian Shepherd. 

Kat Farrants has owned Aussies for 25 years, and bred for 20 years. She started in obedience with Shanti, her homebred Aussie, at pre-beginners, and in just 4 years, we were working Championship Class, and were the highest placed female Aussie in the crufts Obedience Championships. Her journey with Shanti was meteoritic. She quickly made Shanti's daughter, Gracie the third female Aussie Obedience Champion in history. Gracie is the only living Aussie Obedience Champion, and the only Aussie working Championship Class. For context, Kat has now competed at the Crufts Obedience Championships Five times, and in four of those times, she was the ONLY competitor of females to not have collies.

This year, Gracie's been sick, so isn't at the Crufts Obedience Championships, and there are NO DOGS OTHER THAN COLLIES competing! UK obedience is a super tough tough sport, and champions are very few and far between. It's been amazing to have the first homebred female Aussie Champions and first Mother and Daughter champions.

Gracie now competes in IGP (Schutzhund) and is the only Aussie to qualify IGP3 in the UK in history, and she has competed at National level in IGP. We are working towards the qualifiers for the world championships, where she is competing against Malis and GSD's and is aiming to be the first Aussie worldwide to compete at the IGP World Championships. Kat occasionally breeds, under the Solarwind affix, and she runs the Mindset for Dog Sports Membership, she is known as the Dog Sports Coach. The secret to Kat's success? Is it's all in the mind (and with Aussies this is the most important thing of all!)

Find Kat's videos and websites below:

https://www.youtube.com/@Dogsportcoachkat

https://www.thedogsportcoach.co.uk/

 

Connect with Jacqueline Tinker:

Lessons, trained dogs, occasional puppies, clinics, and trials

Phone number: 817-948-8825

www.stockdogtrainer.com

www.intinctiveaussie.com

www.workingaussiesource.com

In this episode, Jacque speaks with Randy Kidd, owner of Kidd's Australian Shepherd, about the history of Australian Shepherd, and what defines a working dog. They also discuss Australian Shepherd genetics and how it is so important when choosing a dog. 

Randy Kidd grew up around working dogs. As he got older and started working in livestock, he decided it was time to get his own dogs. In 1979, Randy Kidd got his first registered Australian Shepherd and still works them to this day. He is the owner of Kidd's Australian Shepherd. 

Randy tells stories about working dogs and what a good working dog looks like and what they can do. He talks about the kind of dogs he likes and shares the history of his lines. He gives great advice on choosing pups, and getting into breeding working dogs. 

Randy's company, Kidd's Australian Shepherd, continues to keep strong Hangin Tree and Slash V bloodlines as the principal breeding in their Aussie dogs. They believe that a powerful dog can handle all types of stock. 

Randy strives to breed Aussies that are physically correct and sound, mentally strong, and dogs that are very trainable and fun to be around. The Aussies at Kidd's Australian Shepherd meet their expectations or we will not sell them to someone else. Their dogs come with a full health guarantee and are guaranteed to want to work.

 

Connect with Randy Kidd:

Website: http://www.kiddsaustralianshepherds.com/

Connect with me, Jacqueline Tinker:

Lessons, trained dogs, occasional puppies, clinics, and trials

Phone number: 817-948-8825

www.stockdogtrainer.com

www.intinctiveaussie.com

This is a very interesting episode about training with chain behavior and how explosion detection dogs! Jacque speaks with Élise Saint-Pierre, the owner of Dig It Dogs Canine Services and an explosive detection canine handler. 

She started with training when she was in high school with her terrier mix. After she graduated high school, she went to British Columbia for 6 months to learn more about dog training. When she got back to Nova Scotia, she started boarding and private training. 

For Élise, chain behavior training sessions are her favorite way to work with a dog because she can see their true intelligence. A chain behavior is a multiple set of behaviors that a dog must do all of them, in order, for the dog to get the reward. 

Élise is also working with an explosion detection dog, a shepherd named Roberta. Élise keeps up on her training and works on a lot of nose work (scent detection) with her. 

When training, she says it's easy to get stuck in the frame of "this dog is not understanding the training" but Élise realized she needed to take a step back and train them based on what works for them. 

Élise focuses on shaping the behavior. She starts with a goal in mind, and rather than have them follow a treat, she teaches them the process. She likes letting the dog be creative so they can figure out the system, rather than just going through the systems.

Élise has 2 "full-time" dogs with whom she focuses on obedience and agility training.

Connect With Elise Saint-Pierre:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Élise.saintpierre.7

Dig It Dogs Canine Services: https://www.facebook.com/DigItDogsCanineServices

Website: https://www.digitdogs.ca/

 

Connect with me, Jacqueline Tinker:

Lessons, trained dogs, occasional puppies, clinics, and trials

Phone number: 817-948-8825

www.stockdogtrainer.com

www.intinctiveaussie.com

www.workingaussiesource.com

In this episode, Jacque speaks with Aaron Steele, founder of Goats On The Go and host of the Farm Dog podcast.  

This is a very interesting conversation about finding a working dog that works for you. When you are looking for a working cattle dog, it is very important to understand the dog's genetics. Building a relationship with an outside breeder is important, especially if you want to know the dog's background, training, and potential health issues. 

It is important to know what dog you want for your lifestyle, and that is why podcasts like The Instinctive Australian Shepherd and Farm Dog are educating people about the breeds and what to expect from them. 

They were just having fun at first and started off their farm as a hobby, but quickly became a business called Goats On The Go®. Now they have 35 affiliates, including one in Canada and Australia. 

His son's helped manage the growth, but as they grew up and moved out of the house, he felt the "growing pain" and decided it was time to get his first stock dog - so he decided to interview experts and that was the birth of his podcast, Farm Dog. 

Goats On The Go, based in Ames, Iowa, is a targeted grazing company that uses goats to sustainably manage unwanted vegetation on customers' properties. They also produce the most sustainable meat on Earth for restaurants and consumers. Aaron's organization is helping people to stop surrendering to the use of poisonous herbicides or CO2-spewing equipment and using goats instead. 

Connect with Aaron and Goats On The Go®:

Goats On The Go: https://www.goatsonthego.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goatsonthego/

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/goats-on-the-go/?viewAsMember=true

Farm Dog podcast: https://www.goatsonthego.com/farm-dog-podcast

 

Connect with me, Jacqueline Tinker:

Lessons, trained dogs, occasional puppies, clinics, and trials

Phone number: 817-948-8825

www.stockdogtrainer.com

www.intinctiveaussie.com

Title: Clinic Hopping with Kathi Schwengel

In this episode, I chat with Kathi Schwengel, an author and Australian Shepherd enthusiast. There are so many similarities between our lives, this conversation is like speaking with an old friend. 

We talk about how having Australian Shepherds is like having a Ferrari without breaks. These dogs are amazing, they have such inner knowing, but you need to put breaks on them!

We also talk about what it is like living with Australian Shepherds, living on a farm, dealing with sheep, ducks, and other animals. Kathi was working with the versatility line of Aussies when she got her first sheep.

She was trialing and training her dogs, but realized she was missing all the good stuff that happens when you do it "the right way". When you don't focus on the main end goal, you get to experience all the little goals, which she found was way more fun for her. She knew she wanted to continue taking her dogs to competitions, but she needed a break. She had to take a step back to find more joy for not only herself but her dogs as well. 

We discuss 'clinic hopping' and changing techniques. I suggest finding one mentor and mastering one method before finding another method to experiment with.

Kathi is a fantasy author. Growing up, she spent a lot of time in the library with her librarian mother. Her newest book Bound In Shadow is available now on her website or on Amazon.

Connect with me, Jacqueline Tinker:

Lessons, trained dogs, occasional puppies, clinics, and trials

Phone number: 817-948-8825

www.stockdogtrainer.com

www.intinctiveaussie.com

www.workingaussiesource.com

www.australianshepherdnation.com

 

Connect with Kathi:

Kathi's Website: https://shadowdanceaussies.com/

Kathi's Author Website: http://klschwengel.com/

Kathi's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadowdance_farm/

Kathi's Books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/K.L.-Schwengel/e/B00ALKNP42%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

This story is a nail biter. Trudy and her family escape the 2020 Wilhoit fire Oregon fire. She shares her story day by day and talks about how her Aussie, Jill rounded up the sheep and ducks. 

Trudy talks about how the fire brought out the best and worst in people. She shares lessons learned and how she now prepares for potential disasters in the future.

Thanks Trudy for sharing this amazing story. 

Copyright 2021- The Instinctive Australian Shepherd Edited by: Dorien Vogelaar

Meet Sonja Galley, owner of Bindi, 2021 Farm Bureau Dog of the Year. Bindi saved Sonja's life on her family dairy when a rogue heifer charged Sonja and had her on the ground.   Bindi is Sonya's right hand on the dairy farm. This is not only a great story, which will leave you with a lump in your throat or tears in your eyes, it is a nice look into the life of an American farmer and her dog. Make sure you check out the video in the link below...It is very exciting.   Copyright 2021- The Instinctive Australian Shepherd Edited by: Dorien Vogelaar   Video of Bindi! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyG5vpFAB2c

This episode celebrates the resilience and intelligence of the Australian Shepherd. Jade is a young Aussie that is lost in Yellowstone following a serious accident. 

Today I am interviewing Jade and her owners David Sowers and Laura Gillise as well as the author of the book, Bring Jade Home, Michelle Caffrey. The book is published by FarCountry Press. 

This episode can be found on youtube at: https://youtu.be/hk645uL_aPo  Meet Jade and watch this great interview! 

www.theinstinctiveaussie.com

episode edited by: Dorien Vogelaar

www.BringJadeHome.com

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www.MichelleCaffrey.com

Facebook Michelle Caffrey Author

https://bringjadehome.blogspot.com/

Today we are talking about those naughty Aussie puppies and dogs! My guest, expert dog behaviorist and trainer, Sarah Dixon and I offer solutions to puppy behaviors and adult Aussie behaviors.   This is part 2 of our awesome conversation about puppy training and adult dog training. Topics of this conversation: -Crate training puppies (dos and don'ts) -Overprotective Aussie behavior -Relationship building behaviors -Dog sports for relationship building   Should you really get an Aussie in the first place? How to meet the Aussie's needs. Choosing the right breeder for your Australian Shepherd.   Check out Sarah Dixon's resources for aggression and fearful. http://odysseyanimalbehavior.com/   Want to share your Aussie stories on the podcast? Go to www.theinstinctiveaussie.com and click on the big orange button and share your best Aussie stories with us!   Edited by: Dorien Vogelaar 2021 Copyright 2021- The Instinctive Australian Shepherd www.theinstinctiveaussie.com