Cowdogs Trained Charlie’s Way Get The Job Done
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Give him a good horse and a few well-trained cowdogs, and Charlie Trayer says he can move a herd of cattle without any human help. With 40 years experience managing the Cottonwood Ranch in the Flint Hills of Kansas, the “retired” 72-year-old passes his cowdog skills on through workshops and his DVD: How to Train and Handle the Cowdog. Plus, he breeds and sells Hangin’ Tree Cowdogs.
His training method works for any cowdogs, Trayer notes, but he is partial to the Hangin’ Tree breed.
“It’s a breed that Gary Ericsson developed over 35 years ago. In the last 10 years they have taken off,” Trayer says.
The breed is a blend of Border Collie, Australian Kelpie, Australian Shepherd and Catahoula Hound, bred for traits such as herding instinct, intelligence, trailing ability, endurance and being a “tough” cattle dog.
“They’re not like other breeds that are sensitive. They are bold, happy dogs,” the trainer says.
And his training style focuses on guiding them to be go-getter types of dogs.
“If used right, one dog will replace two or three cowboys,” says Trayer, who used to regularly gather 100 to 500 yearling cattle in large pastures with a few dogs.
He trains his dogs most intensely during the cooler months of winter and teaches ranchers through demonstrations at regional events. He hosts clinics at his Seymour, Texas, ranch every fall and spring. Participants can bring their dogs or just watch and learn. Contact him for information about the spring date.
For those who can’t travel to events, the 2-disk DVD training set sells for $69.95 plus S&H, and is available on his website.
“It shows everything I do in my training, from how I start pups to advanced training,” Trayer says.
For those interested in buying quality, registered dogs from him, prices range from $1,000 for pups to $3,000 for dogs that have started training.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Charlie Trayer, 253 CR 211, Seymour, Texas 76380 (ph 940 453-6708; www.charliescowdogs.com; trayer@windstream.net).
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Cowdogs Trained Charlie’s Way Get The Job Done LIVESTOCK DOGS Give him a good horse and a few well-trained cowdogs and Charlie Trayer says he can move a herd of cattle without any human help With 40 years experience managing the Cottonwood Ranch in the Flint Hills of Kansas the “retired” 72-year-old passes his cowdog skills on through workshops and his DVD: How to Train and Handle the Cowdog Plus he breeds and sells Hangin’ Tree Cowdogs His training method works for any cowdogs Trayer notes but he is partial to the Hangin’ Tree breed “It’s a breed that Gary Ericsson developed over 35 years ago In the last 10 years they have taken off ” Trayer says The breed is a blend of Border Collie Australian Kelpie Australian Shepherd and Catahoula Hound bred for traits such as herding instinct intelligence trailing ability endurance and being a “tough” cattle dog “They’re not like other breeds that are sensitive They are bold happy dogs ” the trainer says And his training style focuses on guiding them to be go-getter types of dogs “If used right one dog will replace two or three cowboys ” says Trayer who used to regularly gather 100 to 500 yearling cattle in large pastures with a few dogs He trains his dogs most intensely during the cooler months of winter and teaches ranchers through demonstrations at regional events He hosts clinics at his Seymour Texas ranch every fall and spring Participants can bring their dogs or just watch and learn Contact him for information about the spring date For those who can’t travel to events the 2-disk DVD training set sells for $69 95 plus S&H and is available on his website “It shows everything I do in my training from how I start pups to advanced training ” Trayer says For those interested in buying quality registered dogs from him prices range from $1 000 for pups to $3 000 for dogs that have started training Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Charlie Trayer 253 CR 211 Seymour Texas 76380 ph 940 453-6708; www charliescowdogs com; trayer@windstream net
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