Dusty Dogs - Working Sheepdog Podcast

11/01/2025

More Muster Dogs! Looking forward to the next series out soon ....🤩

13/12/2024

Episode 12 out now! What a great episode to finish up the year and series with, we meet Bill Davidson, winner of the 2024 Hypro Supreme Australian Sheepdog Championship. Bill shares great insight and solid training advice, like 'let your dog develop natural style', 'learn to slow things down' and my favourite quote for the year (I want this on a t-shirt) …

“Keep calm and watch your sheep”

Thank you Bill. And thanks again to all of the brilliant handlers that shared their knowledge with us this year. And of course a great big thank you to our series supporter Hypro Group – you can listen to the genuine passion for their products in all of the Dusty Dogs podcasts. Hope everyone enjoys the break before the next trial season!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4cKGoo2puVim35w1qayIJI?si=15c40becab3748f3

07/12/2024

How good? Shared from The Workingdog Podcast by Alison Erskine (one of my favourite Podcasts)

How good is your herding dog?

22/11/2024

More essential watching 😍

There’s so much happening in the Muster Dogs world! 🐶 The brand new season, Muster Dogs: Collies & Kelpies, begins Sunday, 2 February, at 7:30pm on ABC iview and ABC TV.

But first, join us for Where Are They Now, a 4-part special starting Sunday, 1 December, at 7:30pm, revisiting your favourite handlers and pups from Seasons 1 & 2. Get ready for some incredible stories and updates!

ABC iview

16/10/2024

I’m excited to share a Special Episode with you, it's out now! 🐾 Hypro Group Dusty Dogs Working Sheepdog Podcast: Series 1 – Training for 3 Sheep Trials - Special Episode: What are 3 Sheep Trials?

This is an Episode I’ve been asked for by many listeners …. Australia loves our working dogs, and from the popularity of ABC’s Muster Dogs, clearly we’d like to know how these amazing dogs are trained. This Podcast Series has reached listeners that want to know more about what goes into educating our working dogs but don’t know what the 3 Sheep Trials are … so share this Special Episode with everyone that has ever wondered what the terms ‘cast, lift and draw’ mean, we’ll find out how the Trials work and how to get involved.

Champion handler and judge, Stefan Cross, Sheep & Cropping Farmer from Strathalbyn, South Australia helps to explain the rules, history and terms used in 3 sheep competitions. Stefan has an impressive record in sheepdog trials including most recently winning the Hypro Group South Australian Working Sheepdog Association State Championship 2024.

Listen now on all your favourite platforms, link to Spotify here -

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dusty-dogs/episodes/11--Stefan-Cross-e2pp6t3

27/09/2024

Join me for a lively conversation with Jess Kimpton from Sydney, New South Wales. Jess has such a breadth of knowledge on training dogs and an impressive record in 3 Sheep Trial competitions including most recently winning the 2024 Trans-Tasman at the Commonwealth Championships Sheepdog Trials with her Border Collie Newcomen Stitch. Jess also judges and competes in ANKC Herding Trials, with the current highest titled Shetland Sheepdog in Australia over all 3 stock types (cattle, sheep and ducks). Jess shares some great insights into her training methods for reaching the top of 3 sheep trials and how we can all become better handlers. Listen now on all your favourite platforms, link to Spotify here - https://open.spotify.com/episode/4uaMAVa87gPKlxNz3THbxF

03/09/2024

It’s on! The ultimate Working Sheepdog competition starts this week …. The 2024 Hypro Supreme Australian Sheepdog Championships, in Geelong, Victoria, starts this weekend, runs from 7 to 15 September. Go along, or if you can't make it - stream live, to watch the best of the best handlers and working sheepdogs in Australia and New Zealand in an amazing week of competition including the Australia versus New Zealand Trans-Tasman Test ... find out who is the Supreme Australian Champion for 2024!

Good luck to all of the competitors!

You can listen to some of these top level handlers talking about how to succeed in competition trials on the Hypro Group Dusty Dogs Working Sheepdog Podcast. Mick Hudson, Conor McConnell, Bailey Knight, Barry Paton, and South Australian Ted Gaby Representative and one of the Supreme Championship Open Judges Anthony Ireland … and more, binge on Episodes 1 to 10 now ... https://open.spotify.com/show/01HOksDF97r1UydVlWUToi

Mick Hudson Virtual Dog Training & Livestock Handling Education Anthony Ireland Conor Mc Connell Bailey Knight SA Working Sheepdog Association Barry Paton

20/08/2024

Had a great chat with Barry Paton of Victoria in Episode 9, out now! Barry shares some of his wealth of experience and success as a working sheepdog handler, competitor and judge. Barry's obvious love of working dogs shines through as we gain some great insights into his training methods aimed at helping us all become better dog and stock handlers. Listen now .... https://open.spotify.com/episode/0srVWilD65EQzofvuMn7eF?si=59429664d8d24bb1
Barry Paton Victorian Working Sheep Dog Association Hypro Group

14/08/2024

So true! Working is my dogs idea of a perfect day

02/08/2024

Episode 8 out now!!! Hypro Group Dusty Dogs Working Sheepdog Podcast Series One: Episode 8 with Tom Joyce of South Australia. I'm so excited to share this Episode, had a great chat at Barmera with the brilliant Tom Joyce who generously shares his go-to training tips for 3 Sheep Trials .... listen on your favourite Podcast platforms, spotify link here https://open.spotify.com/episode/00tpQhZGyJ3i8VBZlt1umj

26/07/2024

Thanks to the Victorian Working Sheep Dog Association for sharing this great info on how the Trans Tasman sheepdog trial works. Including the link to book into the Supreme Sheepdog Trials in Geelong this year!

22/07/2024

Episode 7 out now!! In this Episode we meet Pip Flower, born and raised in England, Pip arrived in Australia in 2011 working on a Cattle Station which sparked her love of working dogs. Pip is a champion sheepdog handler and stockwoman working across Australia and currently in New Zealand. Pip’s working team includes Huntaways and Border Collies. She competes in Three Sheep Trials with her Border Collies at the highest level including representing Australia. Pip shares her great insight on training working dogs, and her obvious love of dogs.

Listen on your favourite Podcast platforms - link here https://open.spotify.com/episode/47qobApF62krChXauZoRTr

22/07/2024

Episode 7 out now!! Listen to the brilliant Pip Flower in New Zealand, sharing her insights into training working dogs ... and her obvious love for dogs

How different are 3 Sheep Trials in New Zealand compared to Australia? How does the temperament of your dogs, your own body language or position on a circuit impact your performance? In Episode 7 of Dusty Dogs - Working Sheepdog Podcast, Tori unpacks these questions and more with champion sheep dog handler and stock worker, Pip Flower. Listen now on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yc7mt3rw

14/07/2024

More Muster Dogs! ...

11/07/2024

Episode 6 is out now! Join the wonderful Bailey Knight for some great insights into his training methods for reaching the top of 3 sheep trials! At only 24 years old Bailey already has an impressive record including winning many Opens, Championships, Queensland Dog of The Year and has represented Queensland.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2f0Iz6E1aEh7YJGBwK0xzZ
https://qwsdai.org.au