This summer, when I helped ranchers in the Burns, Oregon area train their cows to eat Canada thistle, white top, Russian knapweed and Scotch thistle, one of their worries was that their cows weren’t behaving “normally.”  They expected that htey would run to the tubs, just like thecows in some of my videos.  But they didn’t run.  In fact, even when the cows were successfully eating weeds in pasture, the ranchers were still suffering from the disappointment of not seeing their cows run to the training tubs.

The reality is that every group of cows I’ve worked with behaves in a slightly different way.  Some run, some walk, some ignore the tubs as long as anyone is watching.  So I put together this little video to show you some of the extremes you might expect.

Suddenly I realized that I need to help all you potential cow trainers by giving you more information on what to expect.  So I’m putting together a new DVD with video from my 7 years in the field that will help you recognize when you’re on the road to success or when you’re having problems and need to make some adjustments.  If you have specific questions that you want to be sure I address, drop me a note and I’ll be sure to include the answers here or on the new video.