| We’re Going to the Dogs Part 2 |
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| Written by Sugar Kuhn | ||||||||
| Tuesday, 05 May 2009 11:32 | ||||||||
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 Every ABBI breeder has gotten downright frustrated with these independent bucking cattle at one time or another. They have a mind of their own. There’s always one that wants to buck the system. They line out and one keeps cutting back. Then there’s that one cow that seems to always have PMS. She goes in all right, but then it’s every man for himself. A 4-wheeler, a man on foot or a single guy horseback is no match for these scenarios—but man’s best friend is always ready, itching to get it done.
In the last issue we looked at the finesse and stealth of Kelpies, McNabs and Border Collies, and the working companions like Heelers and Aussies, but nothing could be more interesting and exciting than this next class of working cow-dogs. These are the dogs that do the heavy-lifting when it comes to working mean, hard to get gathered cattle. These breeds are most often the ones our breeders from the gulf-coast regions, the south-east, Texas and Oklahoma seem to choose. The places where conditions are tough and daunting. These are places where cattle turn “wild”, despise humans and would just as soon be left alone than be gathered or worked.
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