Dog Training at Gemstar Ranch

12/18/2024

Hope you are enjoying the holiday season! Let us know if you need help training or would like to start the new year herding! Our favorite pastime. 🎄

11/25/2024

11/20/2024

This should be good! Have a listen

Episode 6. This week we sit down with James P McGee a past Irish National, International Supreme & World trial Champion. In this chat we discuss the patreon ...

10/30/2024

Do you know the difference between a herding dog and a livestock guardian? Watch this video to learn the difference!
I often get people asking if their Great Pyrenees can herd and if their Herding dog can live with the sheep and “protect them”. This is why my answer is “no”

10/17/2024

Sleepy Quinn

10/13/2024

Is your dog reliable on his recall? Do you let him loose? Can he do this?

09/30/2024

This is so true. Border Collies are unique in their sensitivity

Many of the things we love about Border Collies (sensitivity, biddability) can also create challenges for them in our chaotic world. Be aware that your Border Collie may not care for you folding laundry, swatting flies, or any other sort of noisy/flappy job. This is often a natural reaction, and not a symptom of abuse.

09/23/2024

Some good info!

One of the most pressing questions for anyone who lives with a dog can be "how do I train my dog to come when called?".

09/15/2024

How long have you been sheepherding?
My first border collie in the mid 1990s

09/15/2024

Most of my dogs have never been”taught” to sit. It doesn’t seem natural to me - they stand or lie down (a better commitment to staying in one place)
And in observation the dogs who weren’t taught to sit- don’t offer it.
Some interesting thoughts - why do we “need” a sit? Do we really need it?