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Sheepdog Experience in Yorkshire

Bingley, West Yorkshire

10 Reviews

What's Included

  • Learn from fully qualified trainers and behaviourists about the dogs
  • Work with different dogs and find out how to handle and train them
  • Learn about farming, sheep, sheepdogs and trialling
  • Shepherd a small flock of sheep to test your handling skills
  • You may be part of a small group
  • Tea, coffee and biscuits

What Can I Expect

Meet the working dogs on a Sheepdog Experience in Yorkshire! Spend time at the working sheep farm near Bingley on the edge of Yorkshire’s Ilkley Moor, putting your shepherding skills to the test when you pair up with a four-legged doggy friend!

Your experience on this Yorkshire farm starts with a welcome from the sheepdogs and a brief explanation from their owners on the history of their use in agriculture. The dramatic local landscape is home to many farms and smallholdings that continue to use and preserve traditional methods of farming and shepherding using well-trained, faithful dogs.

You'll be in the capable hands of Barbara Sykes, who has been breeding, training and working with dogs all her life, is a formidable woman who has won multiple sheepdog trials and also runs the farm.

Once you know the background of sheepdog training, your experience takes you out into the Yorkshire landscape to begin learning the techniques for directing and instructing the dogs.

Now you've got a reasonable handle on the key calls, signs and whistles, you'll take on the herding challenge to guide a small flock of sheep around a course as neatly and quickly as possible, ably assisted by your trusty Collie sheepdog.

If you loved watching 'One Man and His Dog' on TV and have always wanted to know more about the fantastic skills and work that being a shepherd involves, then this experience is for you.

This sheepdog experience on Yorkshire's rugged moorland makes for a wonderfully windswept day out in the country and is sure to be a real treat for dog lovers of all ages.

When Is It Available

  • Available on selected days throughout the year
  • Arrival at 10:45 for tea and coffee
  • Course begins at 11:00
  • Departure is between 14:00 - 15:00 depending on group size and weather
  • Due to popularity, it is recommended you book well in advance to avoid disappointment

Location

  • At a working farm near Bingley, West Yorkshire

Suitable For

  • Minimum age is 16
  • Under 18's must have an adult in attendance with them for the day

Spectators

  • Spectators are welcome by prior arrangement for £10 per person, payable on the day
  • Guests will be with the participant all day with tea and coffee provided

Anything Else

  • Lunch is not included in this activity and participants are advised to take their own picnic
  • Alternatively excellent "pub grub" is available nearby
  • Suitable outdoor clothing and sturdy footwear should be worn
  • Waterproofs may be required on the day
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Reviews

5 out of 5 stars

Average Rating: 5
Total Reviews: 10

Find out what other customers think of the experience

 

Reviews

  based on 10 reviews

Rating: 5 stars
Sandra
3 Months ago
A wonderful experience.The talk was very informative about collies and the shepherding was so much ...
Rating: 5 stars
Maxine Devine
The service and the day experience was fantastic. This was a birthday present for my partner and w...
Rating: 5 stars
Bob & Loraine
The Collie dog experience with Vickie & her trusty well trained dogs & sheep was a fabulous way to ...
Rating: 5 stars
Russ Fawn
Wonderful experience. Fun and very enjoyable. Patient tutor and beautiful dogs (slightly scary shee...
Rating: 5 stars
DAVID HUGHES
Couldn't have been better.!!!
Rating: 5 stars
Adam Taylor
We loved it! Vicki and Barbara are very entertaining and what they had to say was so interesting an...
Rating: 5 stars
Brenda Philipson
I thoroughly enjoyed my experience and leaned a lot, as did my spectator companion. The people were...
Rating: 5 stars
Anne-Marie
It was great to be outdoors enjoying the experience and learning about sheepdogs and sheep. Learnin...
Rating: 5 stars
Valerie EATON
Really great experience. Interesting to learn about the breed and have a go at working the dogs. G...
Rating: 5 stars
Sophie Goard
What a great day! Great fun and very informative trainers.