Echo is brilliant and clearly loves to please you. Had an Australian Shepherd and the thought process of these dogs are fascinating. As a puppy he’d nip at our heels trying to heard us. As a runner, taking my Aussie and another dog of mixed breed with me. My Aussie would naturally keep my pace, stay behind me while the other was in front. Then he’d come up from my side to turn the other dog on a corner, keeping my pace. Living in a hot climate he’d always run in my shade in front or behind me, only to come out in the sun to turn or correct the other dog. Whilst watering the back garden with 2 sprinklers, i called the dogs to me. The mixed breed dog came through water and all. The shepherd waited, timed the sprinklers, coming to me dry. To see your dogs in their natural habitat, doing their work is lovely indeed. ✨💖✨

@ac1646

10 ай бұрын

Lovely 😍. I was dog sitting for friends. There is a huge park for dog walkers and general recreation. Far off to us in the park, but who joined us in an instant, was a Border Collie. She was literally and metaphorically running rings around her human. She ran over to me and the Black Lab obsessed with her ball, to herd us. Owner was calling (AKA shouting). I bounced the ball towards the owner so his collie was running back towards him (because Maggie the Lab was chasing her ball). On leaving the park, through a narrow alleyway, the collie was there. Still and calm. She was playing hide and seek with her owner; hiding with such intent with an expression on her face which said 'I'm winning this game. But it's sad. Completely the wrong owner for her. Beautiful dog.

@carolineramage7480

7 ай бұрын

Echo, knocking it out of the park! Have you done a video using your crook? I would love to see that. 🙏

@sherylcarroll9062

5 ай бұрын

Very enjoyable watching your videos

@pear7777

3 ай бұрын

Baahahahahaaa waiting and timing the sprinklers. loooooollll. I often say dogs are stoopid, when they goofy, but thats the most "dog" I have ever heard.

it is like a ballet, with the sheep as the corps de ballet and the dog as the ballerina, the whistle as the music, and the shepherd as the choreographer, with a beautiful natural decor, I can watch this for hours ....

@seanthesheepman5845

11 ай бұрын

Thank you

I thought the video was great as usual but my 9 month old border collie pup thought that it was absolutely fantastic. You had his undivided attention for each whistle command

This makes me miss my border collie SO much. Smh. She had 8.5 acres of woodland to live on. She knew her boundary lines and never crossed. No collar. No nothing. Smart as a whip

@sarahbasto6520

11 ай бұрын

😢

It looks like the sheep are starting to react to the commands too 😁Awesome job Echo!

As a herding dog owner for 40 years I've always used just a natural whistle to call my dogs. Never thought about it. My current 2year old border collie has only known a recall on a whistle and a few days ago and I just called her verbally. She looked at me like I was crazy. I whistled and she came at a drop dead run. Silly trainer. Lol I should've trained both. Love Echo!

So intelligent, it is a joy to watch him. Thanks for taking me along.

Echo's memory is better than mine 😂😂😂

Sheep dogs are some of the smartest dogs I have ever seen, and the fact that your dogs look so exceptionally happy and excited to do what they are doing definitely earned my sub. Thank you for loving your animals the way you do

That was really awesome. Great training skills you and Echo displayed. When you blew the whistle at the start of the video, my BC came into the room, ears perked up and looking at the monitor. I've had her since she was 6 months old, she's 5 now and never even seen sheep, she's my buddy. I've use a whistle, basically one tone just for recall. Thank you, very cool.

Echo was amazing! Strong training by you also, Sean! I think even the sheep were responding to the whistles. Great to learn about this important part of the profession. Thank you.

One doesnt realise how much work goes into sheep farming .Its real dedication and hard work. The sheep in parts of South Africa seem to just wander around.

Do the sheep get treats for helping train Echo? Lol. That was cool to watch, Echo is a smart boy. ❤

@seanthesheepman5845

11 ай бұрын

Thank you

@PARoth2011

11 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 so funny

Echo has done so well. 6 months is a long time. Well done Echo. I thought the sheep did quite well too.

You are very patient; the border collie sheepdog are so smart. We had Jackson, the border collie. He trained so easily but, was very anxious to do a job. He passed away two years ago, and is greatly missed. Our corgi herds people who come to visit. She also herds all of our other dogs. I enjoy videos that you make and the views . Your wife is so pretty. Again, admire you for your hard work. Also, I love Scotland.

@seanthesheepman5845

11 ай бұрын

Thank you

I am so proud of Echo! He had some memory of the whistle commands so picking it back up wasn’t too difficult. All three of them are very intelligent dogs. Good job, Sean! You’re so patient and loving. Hello to your beautiful wife!

Echo stole my heart. He is unbelievably intelligent. He has displayed wonderful sheep dog instincts, but never thought he'd pick up whistle commands so quickly, especially the difference between "lie down" and "that'll do". That one seemed so tricky on day 1 for him. Love your dog training videos, so positive and knowledgeable. Warm hugs to you and your family

Echo is smart one, picking up commands better than any human

You and Echo get an A+!!!! It is such a joy to work with border collies. Loved the scenery and great music selection.

@seanthesheepman5845

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

Sean and Echo did a great job! The whistle was very interesting, and I never saw one like that before. I have a Standard Poodle, and she was paying attention to the whistles as I watched the video. I have often thought she would love to herd sheep out in the field. She is very smart and fast! Thank you, Sean for brightening my day with your video. I am currently battling cancer with chemotherapy treatment, and your videos are helping me get through this difficult time. That'l Do! 👍🙏❤️

@seanthesheepman5845

11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much that means a lot and best wishes with your treatment, wishing you a good recovery

@cyndij8312

11 ай бұрын

❤ best wishes for a speedy recovery

@PARoth2011

11 ай бұрын

These inspiring and beautiful nature and dog/sheep videos have a way of calming the mind, don’t they? I’m sure they will help your recovery. Sending healing wishes your way.

@dls300

10 ай бұрын

vicster - I am sending prayers for Jesus to put his healing hands on you!

Lovely to watch! He picked up that ‘lie down’ whistle really quickly!

Such a beautiful view with your experienced, positive, working dog training. Success, health and happiness to you and your family and animals. Thank you ❤

@seanthesheepman5845

11 ай бұрын

Thanks

@greenshp

11 ай бұрын

It's interesting you used the word "'positive"'. I think probably 99% of farmers use the methods Sean is using - - you can't be too "hard" with a border collie or you ''ruin" them for herding. In other words if they fear you (in a bad way) they won't work or learn at all. It's the breed. So for centuries, they have been trained just as Sean does.

@ShroomNana

11 ай бұрын

@@greenshp it's even more interesting that you took one word from a compliment to someone else and then used your time to explain what you don't actually know. Good stuff. Have a good day.

@greenshp

11 ай бұрын

@@ShroomNana Why are you being so sensitive? That was not at all a personal attack, I was merely commenting on your statement! I think that is allowed on KZread. LOL For many people "positive dog training" has a certain modern connotation, and I was merely speaking to that. Also, I have also done herding w/ border collies for over 30 years, so be careful about making assumptions about other people.

@ShroomNana

11 ай бұрын

@@greenshp sensitive 😂 nah. You are the one who is sensitive to a single word I used in a compliment to someone else. Unless you are too sensitive for KZread? I don't care. Mind yourself.

Just a note to say how much I'm enjoying the channel - the dogs are so lovely and super smart. I'm not sure who's training who sometimes!

@seanthesheepman5845

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Super! I think the sheep are learning the whistles too, lol!

@suem6004

10 ай бұрын

Yep. Most animals can pick up training even sheep.

Echo has learned so much! Such a smart and good boy! Each of your sheepdogs has their own style, but they all are excellent at what they do. You are a thoughtful and patient teacher, Sean. Thank you for sharing this video!

I have trained my lab cross to come to me on a whistle command, it took 2 weeks to make sure that she was able to be recalled, even if we didn't see each other. I can see whistle commands with sheepdogs are more complicated. Apparently you can get different pitched whistles to work with more than one dog. Lovely to see the cooperation between you and your dogs.

@seanthesheepman5845

11 ай бұрын

Thank you

I get the feeling that Echo could run all day. He is such a GOOD boy!!!! He is fun to watch work. Very IMPRESSIVE!!!!!! Love it.

I love Echo and all your border collie's. I love sheep, too. And, your landscape is lovely to enjoy along the way! Thanks for sharing his training sessions with us.

Echo did very well. He responds instantly. He is a great student

I trained Scotties and Westies for obedience and show. I also trained English Springer Spaniels for field show. My dad had three whistles he wanted them to learn: Lay down, Fetch, and drop it. We lived in very rural Wisconsin and I was bored so I taught them some funny ones....one that officially made him laugh was when he whistled for lay down I whistled for them to play dead and lay on their backs. I honestly thought he was going to choke laughing! The whistle is effective and you're a pro at it! Well done!

Beautiful Echo is such a smart pup! I think he has inherited his Granny’s RocketDog genes too!🥰❤️❤️👍

Bro I can barley differentiate the whistles. Echo is so smart ❤❤❤

Great session! Your dogs are intelligent. You can tell they love you because they want to work for you. I am enjoying your videos so much. Your work with the dogs along with the beautiful scenery in Scotland... WOW! Thank you so much for taking the time to video and edit and share all of this with us. ❤

@seanthesheepman5845

11 ай бұрын

You are so kind

Echo had them figured out faster than i did.

Always love watching these guys work!

Until today, I thought Golden Retrievers were the happiest dog breed. Now I think working Border Collies are the happiest dogs I've ever imagined 😊

Echo is a champ! So fun to watch.❤

Echo is amazing. i love how slinky he is. He’s like a border collie super model.

Echo is such a smart and handsome boy, Just love seeing him work and enjoy himself.

Echo is a good boy!!! These shepherds are amazingly smart. They love to work and make their handlers happy. Plus he is a beautiful animal.... Thank you sir!!!!!

What a wonderful experience. I almost felt like I was there. Echo is coming along beautifully thanks to your skill and understanding. The relationship you have with your dogs is amazing. I love watching you work your dogs.

Love watching your dog echo and the work he does. It's always nice to see a shepherd dog doing what he's bred to do. All those spaces he can run. And the new learnings that he's stimulated to do. God bless you. First time to see young people doing the old ways.

Fantastic ~ Echo is very quick to learn in such a short amount of time.. Well done !!

@seanthesheepman5845

11 ай бұрын

Many thanks!

Great to see Echo learning so fast. Great dog and your a great trainer.

@seanthesheepman5845

11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

He absolutely loves it and is giving the sheep a good run for their money and is clearly delighted to hear your praise and do his job well - he is like greased lightening on legs. True pleasure to watch and I'm sure he is capable of a lot more things that you can train him to do.

He did so well, love all your dogs but have a special spot for echo

What a wonderful display of coordination between you and Echo. I see what you mean about your dogs wanting to learn to interact with you. Echo performed wonderfully. You’re a very good teacher Sean! The first video of yours I shared with my wife, it was lambing time where one of your black coloured ewes lost a set of twins, but happily another ewe had twins that survived. My wife’s observation was that you are a very good teacher. Love your videos, please keep them coming. Enjoying them all the way from Canada…

Echo proves how smart Border Collies are. Five days of training and he knows the whistle commands well enough for Sean to use them in the field.

Absolutely amazing we have had border collies all our lives (used to live in Morayshire) you have just proved in the right hands how happy they are doing a job. Your quiet way of training is wonderful and it reaps its own rewards. Look forward to see him in the future Well done both you and Echo👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I could listen to you explain things all day, you've got a really reassuring and controlled presence.

Amazing animal. He is a beautiful dog as all your pups are. Patience and repetition....you have them both. Congratulations, he will be a wonderful asset to your farm.

Echo is a good boy🐾❣️🐾 So dang smart and as eager to please. And you’re a good boy, too, Sean❣️

Echo is super amazing. I'm so happy for his achievements. Go Boy Echo.

These dogs are so very lucky to have you as their owner.

Is so great to see well adjusted dogs. This breed just loves to do things for their pack leader. They need lots to do to use up their high energy. Truly a pleasure to watch.

It appears to me that the sheep (Rams) are in tune to the whistle commands just about as good as Echo. Love your videos and your dogs so much fun to watch.

Echo did a fantastic job !! And of course it took a great teacher to show him. Thanks for sharing.

Brings tears to my eyes. Beautiful dog.

Thanks for showing and explaining to us how you train your dogs. Very interesting and beautiful how your dog is so dedicated to do what you ask him to do. Big hugs for your dogs 🤗🤗🤗.

Thanks for sharing how to train herding dog 👍

Watching the final run with only whistles made me almost emotional, he did so great. Dogs are so smart!

Your love of the dogs and the work is self-evident...thanks for sharing.

Your training amazing! He's really talented and so beautiful. Gorgeous boy, extremely lovable. You are both devoted and dedicated to each other. That's what makes things work

Brilliant!!!! 🤩💖✨💞💫💝 The way Echo watched you at the beginning of the video was amazing... so eager to please = he feels loved and loves you in return 💞 I wonder if the sheep comprehend the whistle and voice commands, also. Keeping those sheep 🐑 in shape 😂 Do you train dogs for other people/farmers? Tell Echo thanks for showing us how it’s done and give him a ‘Good Boy’ for us, too!💖

He's really picked up those whistles well. Could see he was getting confused by the recall whistle for a while, but picked up your body cues. Brilliant video Sean!

I’ve had the privilege of owning several different breeds of dogs, including mix breeds and Border Collies are by far the smartest of them all. I love watching your dogs work. Great job.

Excellent command retention! Echo is making a name for himself for use. Still have a soft spot for Miss Kate. I love watching her work and run.

Love Echo so much as well as Storm and Mama Kate. Great job, Echo. Great job, Sean! P.S. Do the sheep know the commands, too?

Thank you for teaching a city gal a bit about how you train those beautiful dogs of yours. I’ve seen dogs working sheep many times but it’s still a mysterious miracle how the dog “connects the dots” so quickly. You are an excellent and patient owner - thank you for sharing part of the process.

I think your sheep might be smarter than we give them credit for. They hear the whistle and start moving. Kudos to Sean and the Very Good Boy!

And your sheep are beautiful! What a bright dog.

Echo was amazing, he's a clever boy! The relationship you have with the dogs is so enjoyable to watch

I love watching your dogs. I have an18 month old border collie, a red mural. He came to me with tons of fear and anxiety but is showing improvement every day.

Love to see more of Echo. He was amazing running top speed in that video with the Run Boy Run song.

I love the whistle commands. The sheep respond to it almost as fast as the dog.

The partnership between shepherd and dog is remarkable.

You can see how incredibly intelligent the dogs are! I, as a human, have trouble learning these whistles as commands 😯

He did amazing. It takes a dog who wants to learn and a patient trainer whose consistent with him. Well done Echo!

Clever bhoy! Calm and not over exuberant. Gonna be a keeper 😊

You’re such a good trainer that by the end of the video, I almost had the whistles down …but not as good as Echo!🥰

Oh my how absolutely beautiful to watch. Very smart boy that Echo .What a great bond you have. ❤

Echo did amazing. He's beautiful. All of your dogs are beautiful and its such a pleasure to watch them. ❤ 🐾 🐾 🐾 🐾

You are such a fantastic Trainer. He adores his owner too. Love yr videos ❤

I haven't watched this video yet but since I've been enjoying the channel so much this week I"m following the command- "like, comment and subscribe"! I came for the dogs, stayed for the scenery waiting for the kilt!

Echo's connection with you is just beautiful to watch. Thanks for sharing your life with these beauties.

Here I thought Shawn was just naturally good at whistling! 😂. Echo seams to be learning fast

@DB-lm1nj

8 ай бұрын

Sorry, Sean

I love watching these dogs work the sheep but, man l love watching them run! Echo has learnt the whistles beautifully but, it would be really cool if perhaps you could caption them for those of us who haven't learnt them so well. 😊

Love watching you train your dogs,you have grown in confidence,it shows in your dogs ability to learn fast from you..

Echo is doing VERY well. He's getting the whistle commands down pretty firm.

Love Echo, what an intelligent pup! Excellent training. Love seeing all the videos.

Echo is obviously a very smart dog who loves to please his master!!!

Echo is a strong partner for sheep man. Wonderful to watch

That was awesome to watch Echos progression. He is a smart boy and you do a wonderful job, patient and clear on your commands. 😊

Make me cry😢. So thrilling to see ❤️ a sheep dog (BC) doing what they love. And so, so eager to pls. He did great! I know yr proud! The BC breed is SO SMART! LUV FROM ACROSS THE PUDDLE.❤❤❤❤❤❤🇺🇸

Echo is brilliant! His owner is pretty smart too!😉😅. Great training. That ‘ll do. 💚🐑🐏

Glad your feeling better. Hope stacy too. Thankyou

Fantastic!!! To watch an animal doing what they were intended to do is poetry in motion!! Brilliant!

I. Love. *Echo* !! What a fantastic and rather smart doggo!! The training was great to observe as well. That'll do :) :) :) Thanks much, Scott

@seanthesheepman5845

11 ай бұрын

Thank you too!

@scott9561

11 ай бұрын

@@seanthesheepman5845 Aye, lad!!

Superb channel Very inspiring to see these magnificent dogs working so well with their master

So happy KZread recommended your channel! Love the channel. My dog would be in heaven running in those open fields 🥲

@seanthesheepman5845

10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!