167. National Stock Dog Association with Gavin Carr

Scott Stokes runs a building company out of Greenbank in south-east Queensland and has only been trialling about five years. In that time he's won an open at the Queensland Supreme, beaten his mentor to do it, and made the Queensland rep team with Gage, the station bred kelpie he bought off Gumtree at Inverell for $300.He grew up on farms in the Waikato in New Zealand until he was thirteen, then moved to the Gold Coast with his family. Dogs weren't really part of the plan. He bought Gage as a mate to bring to work and only put him on sheep because the dog had too much go in him to sit in the ute.We cover a fair bit in this one. Scott talks about training around a business and a young family, including the years when the sheep were 35 minutes away and he'd get home in the dark. He's honest about whether 3-sheep is a collie game or just a numbers game, and about the pressure that got to him at Stanthorpe when he was chasing a spot in the Australian team. He also makes a good case for new triallers putting their hand up to judge, and passes on the advice Jeff Gibson gave him when Gage started blowing through his stops.

Scott Stokes runs a building company out of Greenbank in south-east Queensland and has only been trialling about five years. In that time he's won an open at the Queensland Supreme, beaten his mentor to do it, and made the Queensland rep team with Gage, the station bred kelpie he bought off Gumtree at Inverell for $300. He grew up on farms in the Waikato in New Zealand until he was thirteen, then moved to the Gold Coast with his family. Dogs weren't really part of the plan. He bought Gage as a mate to bring to work and only put him on sheep because the dog had too much go in him to sit in the ute. We cover a fair bit in this one. Scott talks about training around a business and a young family, including the years when the sheep were 35 minutes away and he'd get home in the dark. He's honest about whether 3-sheep is a collie game or just a numbers game, and about the pressure that got to him at Stanthorpe when he was chasing a spot in the Australian team. He also makes a good case for new triallers putting their hand up to judge, and passes on the advice Jeff Gibson gave him when Gage started blowing through his stops.

168. Scott Stokes

Tony Whitehead is 90 years old, still on the block he's held since he was a child, and still letting sheep out at trials across NSW and Victoria. This one's a sit-down with a bloke who's seen more of the working dog world from the yards than most of us will ever see from the arena.Tony grew up at Urana in the NSW Riverina, was a jackaroo on Tubbo Station on the Murrumbidgee during the 1956 floods, spent four years as a ringer north of Winton in Western Queensland, and tossed a coin to decide between coming home and getting his pilot's licence in Cairns. He's carted grain, built tunnels at the Williamstown naval dockyard, owned a £35 racehorse that won 22 races, and came to sheepdog trials in his sixties because his wife reckoned he'd work himself to death on the farm otherwise.What you'll hear:<ul><li>Life on a Riverina station in the 1950s, with two full-time rabbiters running 30 dogs each</li><li>How Tony went from helping in the yards at the Supremes to trialling his own dogs, and the dogs that got him there: Hamish, Horace and Bear</li><li>The put-away dog he refused to sell, no matter the money</li><li>Tony's let-out method: ropes, a white rock at 20 metres, proper side barriers, and why "prevention is better than cure" in the yards</li><li>The best run he's ever seen: a small white bitch of Greg Prince's that got attacked 23 times by sick sheep and still penned</li><li>Why he thinks more women in the sport has been good for stock handling</li><li>Narrandera, Koroit, and what makes a well-run trial</li><li>His advice to a 20-year-old: never be in a hurry, do it right, do it once</li></ul>

Tony Whitehead is 90 years old, still on the block he's held since he was a child, and still letting sheep out at trials across NSW and Victoria. This one's a sit-down with a bloke who's seen more of the working dog world from the yards than most of us will ever see from the arena. Tony grew up at Urana in the NSW Riverina, was a jackaroo on Tubbo Station on the Murrumbidgee during the 1956 floods, spent four years as a ringer north of Winton in Western Queensland, and tossed a coin to decide between coming home and getting his pilot's licence in Cairns. He's carted grain, built tunnels at the Williamstown naval dockyard, owned a £35 racehorse that won 22 races, and came to sheepdog trials in his sixties because his wife reckoned he'd work himself to death on the farm otherwise. What you'll hear:Life on a Riverina station in the 1950s, with two full-time rabbiters running 30 dogs eachHow Tony went from helping in the yards at the Supremes to trialling his own dogs, and the dogs that got him there: Hamish, Horace and BearThe put-away dog he refused to sell, no matter the moneyTony's let-out method: ropes, a white rock at 20 metres, proper side barriers, and why "prevention is better than cure" in the yardsThe best run he's ever seen: a small white bitch of Greg Prince's that got attacked 23 times by sick sheep and still pennedWhy he thinks more women in the sport has been good for stock handlingNarrandera, Koroit, and what makes a well-run trialHis advice to a 20-year-old: never be in a hurry, do it right, do it once

166. Tony Whitehead

This episode we sit down with Oscar Thorpe and chat about how he got into the industry, what he loves about it and so much more.

This episode we sit down with Oscar Thorpe and chat about how he got into the industry, what he loves about it and so much more.

165. Oscar Thorpe

This week saw Lee Mickan from Mickans Working Dogs talk about his experiences within the livestock industry and working dogs.

This week saw Lee Mickan from Mickans Working Dogs talk about his experiences within the livestock industry and working dogs.

89. Lee Mickan

This week saw Bill Scott from Stockmans Kelpies and Collars. Bill discusses his lifelong journey with working dogs, what he likes as well as how he breeds.

This week saw Bill Scott from Stockmans Kelpies and Collars. Bill discusses his lifelong journey with working dogs, what he likes as well as how he breeds.

88. Bill Scott

This week saw Murray Wilkinson from Yarrum Working Dogs & Performance Horses. We discuss Murray's opinions on breeding, training and trialing.

This week saw Murray Wilkinson from Yarrum Working Dogs & Performance Horses. We discuss Murray's opinions on breeding, training and trialing.

This week saw Murray Wilkinson from Yarrum Working Dogs &amp; Performance Horses. We discuss Murray's opinions on breeding, training and trialing.

87. Murray Wilkinson

This week saw Rob Hodgman from FL Working Dogs sit down and chat genetics, training and competing of both his cutting horses and working dogs. Rob also discusses in depth the similarities between his horses and dogs.

This week saw Rob Hodgman from FL Working Dogs sit down and chat genetics, training and competing of both his cutting horses and working dogs. Rob also discusses in depth the similarities between his horses and dogs.

86. Rob Hodgman

This week saw Anthony Quinn discuss how he got into different types of careers, working dogs and trialing. Anthony also discusses how trialing and in particular, NSW Yard Dog Trialling community has allowed him to meet so many wonderful people and life long friends as well as build a great network around him.

This week saw Anthony Quinn discuss how he got into different types of careers, working dogs and trialing. Anthony also discusses how trialing and in particular, NSW Yard Dog Trialling community has allowed him to meet so many wonderful people and life long friends as well as build a great network around him.

85. Anthony Quinn

This week we caught up with Peter Barr from Barkell Peters Working Dogs in South Australia. Peter shares his knowledge of the agricultural industry, working dogs, training breeding and trialling.

This week we caught up with Peter Barr from Barkell Peters Working Dogs in South Australia. Peter shares his knowledge of the agricultural industry, working dogs, training breeding and trialling.

84. Peter Barr

Andrew King from Kingsley Working Dogs joined us this week on DogTorque. Andrew discusses his work, training of dogs as well as trialing.

Andrew King from Kingsley Working Dogs joined us this week on DogTorque. Andrew discusses his work, training of dogs as well as trialing.

83. Andrew King

This week was caught up with Jon Cantrall from Wongaburra Working Dogs. Jon is also the current NSW Sheep Dog Workers President. In this episode we talk about Jon's background, how he got into working dogs coming from Sydney as well as breeding, training and also 3 sheep trialing.

This week was caught up with Jon Cantrall from Wongaburra Working Dogs. Jon is also the current NSW Sheep Dog Workers President. In this episode we talk about Jon's background, how he got into working dogs coming from Sydney as well as breeding, training and also 3 sheep trialing.

82. Jon Cantrall

This week saw Pat Stuart from Operant Canine and the Podcast The Canine Paradigm sit down and discuss puppy development, different approaches to training. As well as an insight into protection sports trialling and the training tools/equipment that he uses and recommends.

This week saw Pat Stuart from Operant Canine and the Podcast The Canine Paradigm sit down and discuss puppy development, different approaches to training. As well as an insight into protection sports trialling and the training tools/equipment that he uses and recommends.

81. Pat Stuart

This week we were joined by Ryan Tate from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tateanimals?__cft__[0]=AZUPxrALs_ZhrmZuwAi9qHGjbgFEuB9sO0fnQ1_AVA6w4b_8OgzaXFBb5wlXgwmXSB2-_6sgyLPYGK6Cyd_rAPz27IidAPLbzLDwZp2l60WHXPulqWLAkuItAtaTrfjttJo&__tn__=-]K-R">TATE Animal Training Enterprises</a> as we spoke about how he got into his line of work, what he does as well as some of the conservation work he does.

This week we were joined by Ryan Tate from TATE Animal Training Enterprises as we spoke about how he got into his line of work, what he does as well as some of the conservation work he does.

This week we were joined by Ryan Tate from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tateanimals?__cft__[0]=AZUPxrALs_ZhrmZuwAi9qHGjbgFEuB9sO0fnQ1_AVA6w4b_8OgzaXFBb5wlXgwmXSB2-_6sgyLPYGK6Cyd_rAPz27IidAPLbzLDwZp2l60WHXPulqWLAkuItAtaTrfjttJo&amp;__tn__=-]K-R" rel="noopener noreferrer">TATE Animal Training Enterprises</a> as we spoke about how he got into his line of work, what he does as well as some of the conservation work he does.

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