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00:00Good girl, good girl, good girl.
00:06You know when you see an old friend
00:09and the joy and laughs overflow
00:11as you chat about the months gone by
00:14and share stories about recent adventures?
00:17Well, that's what catching up with our muster dogs, puppies
00:20and participants has felt like.
00:23Exactly, exactly.
00:24They've got newfound passions keeping them busy.
00:27I found a voice, ladies. That was the thing.
00:31With a lot going on in their personal lives.
00:33Oh, wow.
00:34On their farms and on the road.
00:37It's the bloody dream gig, mate.
00:38Where their very popular muster dogs have relished meeting their fans
00:43as they've mixed with the next generation of graziers.
00:46You just train the dog in front of you. It is the main thing.
00:49And let's not forget about our new friends
00:52who are loving their new puppies.
00:55She is a full package.
00:56With training now in full swing.
00:58Upside down.
00:59The excitement of puppy play is channeled into opportunities for growth.
01:04Is that Pesto's nephew or what?
01:07First lesson.
01:09Here, here. Good boy.
01:12Perfect. That was really good.
01:15As wisdom learnt is now being passed on to these eager faces
01:20and their energetic puppies.
01:23Dijl, we're not playing games today.
01:25Have you got any questions?
01:26That's pretty easy, I reckon.
01:29Stop looking at your dog.
01:31Good girl.
01:32Stop staring at her.
01:33I'm looking at the ducks.
01:35I hope they're having more success than I am with this lot.
01:41Come on, Jane.
01:43Let's go.
01:44Keep going.
01:46Good boy.
01:51Good boy.
02:01Good boy.
02:03Good boy.
02:04Good boy.
02:07Good boy.
02:09Good boy.
02:09Oh, there we go.
02:10Thank you, babe.
02:29Aussies are dog mad.
02:33In town, roughly one in two homes has a puppy pet.
02:40Out bush.
02:43Graziers rely on 270,000 working dogs to get the job done.
02:52No wonder this puppy-focused event is so popular.
02:56A place where everyone bonds over their four-legged mates.
03:01And where you might just find one of our very own Mustardog stars
03:06who's continuing to share her important message from country to city.
03:12Hello, everyone.
03:13Oh, look at that. There's not even a seat spare.
03:15I'm your host, Shelley Horton.
03:17And we have such a treat for you coming up.
03:20Who here is a fan of Mustardogs?
03:23Yay!
03:24We all know one of the fan favourites.
03:27It is Marlene and Hudson.
03:31So the great thing about Marlene is not only did she share her journey on training Hudson,
03:36she also really brings a lot of warmth and compassion to women in farming.
03:42I really wanted to put a light on these dogs and how important they are in farming in working stock
03:51and how they transform how we actually manage our livestock.
03:57And that really matters.
03:58The other thing that was really important to me was talking to young women
04:04and saying we really, as women, bring something very special.
04:09We have such an affinity with livestock and animals.
04:14There's a world of opportunity there for young girls.
04:17And Marlene wants them to have the courage to step forward.
04:21I love that.
04:23And the other thing was I found a voice, ladies.
04:26That was the thing.
04:28My whole journey has been about finding a voice and being able to talk to people,
04:33especially women my age, saying to them,
04:38you need to find something that drives you and the purpose is there
04:42and you've got to get out there and get after it.
04:45There is never, you're just never too old.
04:47I love that.
04:48Thank you so much, everyone.
04:50The incredible Marlene and Hudson.
04:58Marlene, you've already had such a big impact on so many people,
05:02including so many women.
05:04How does that make you feel?
05:06Oh, incredibly humbled.
05:08I mean, it's a really special feeling when I've had speaking engagements
05:16and I've had ladies come up in tears and really thank me
05:20because it really hit a chord with them
05:24and it made them realise we wrap it up in how we look.
05:29And it's not about how we look.
05:31It's about what we bring to the table.
05:34And having those conversations over a cup of tea even
05:38and seeing that light in their eyes saying,
05:43well, yeah, there are things that I've wanted to do that I've just shelved.
05:48Thank you so much.
05:50You guys were my favourites.
05:51Oh, wonderful.
05:52We appreciate that.
05:56Marlene and Hudson are not the only ones sharing their experience.
06:10At the local Caniva show, Kim and her muster dogs champion Banjo
06:17are loving the opportunity to demonstrate their skills
06:20and show how Kim has grown into her role as a mentor.
06:25Today I'm just going to show you what's capable of a dog
06:29and where all the dogs are at.
06:33Winning muster dogs has given me a lot more self-confidence
06:38in my training ability.
06:40And by using all those commands when I'm out in the paddock,
06:43I can basically position her wherever I want.
06:45I've been asked to speak at events and open shows.
06:49So the rules for the doggy high jump are,
06:51you get three attempts to clear the jump.
06:54You cannot touch your dog in any way.
06:56If you touch your dog, you're disqualified.
07:01Then going back to when I was a teenager,
07:03if I had to give a speech in front of the class,
07:07I'd have a sick day.
07:08So for me to now be able to stand up in front of audiences
07:12is massive.
07:14Yeah.
07:15Are we ready?
07:16Reaching these brave new heights is made easier
07:19with Banjo by her side.
07:28You have so many roles and now you are being a mentor as well.
07:32Is that part of what you see as your purpose?
07:35I guess my purpose is, you know,
07:38to be a great role model for my kids.
07:42You always can be the dog.
07:43Yeah.
07:44And now, because of muster dogs,
07:46I'm becoming a mentor and that's fantastic.
07:50Show me your stockmanship skills.
07:52If other people can, you know, learn from my experiences,
07:55it makes me really happy.
07:58Yeah, good girl.
08:01And Kim's not the only one finding joy.
08:07After being paired up with their young trainers,
08:11Banjo's next generation muster puppies have started their training.
08:17But it looks like they could use some help.
08:20Luckily, some experienced muster dogs participants are close by
08:24to give their young protégés some tips and tricks
08:28on their path to training success.
08:33Good deal.
08:34They've always been confident in their skills.
08:37I guess you could say that I'm not terrible.
08:40When I'm training, I'm 100% committed.
08:43I've got the knowledge to share.
08:44It would be really selfish and irresponsible of me
08:47to just keep it to myself, really.
08:48And their muster dog's milestone journey
08:51was completely smooth sailing.
08:53Pesto, don't do that.
08:57Banjo.
08:58So I'm sure they'll have some very useful advice.
09:02The best piece of advice
09:03to train a dog is being patient.
09:07Banjo!
09:09There's people watching.
09:11Not be stressed.
09:12Pesto back.
09:13Ah, ah.
09:14Pesto, sit.
09:14Hudson.
09:17Hudson.
09:18It's so much more fun
09:19when you can get along with your dog.
09:21It's figuring out
09:23what makes individual dogs and pups tick.
09:26And just enjoy it and have fun.
09:29What could go wrong?
09:32You could get embarrassing, Vee.
09:33Blue.
09:35Blue.
09:37Blue.
09:38Blue.
09:39Blue.
09:42Blue.
09:43In Tubarack, Victoria,
09:46the rain hasn't dampened the enthusiasm
09:48of 14-year-old Eric.
09:50I'm walking.
09:51Seat.
09:52I've never seen a dog this so enthusiastic.
09:55Banjo.
09:55Who's hit the jackpot.
09:57A banjo pup to raise,
09:59and Kim as his mentor.
10:01I'm walking.
10:02Seat.
10:03Seat.
10:04When I was watching Mustard Dogs,
10:06I was impressed how she made Banjo come a champion
10:10and how she treats the dog
10:13and the dog has lots of manners and respects her.
10:16So pretty cool that you get to work with Kim now,
10:20with your pup.
10:21I think that would be a great opportunity
10:23with the Mustard Dog champion
10:26and I think my puppy will come out nearly the exact same.
10:33Sit down.
10:34So, Eric, first lesson, when we walk in a pen,
10:38we've got to make sure that the dog acknowledges us
10:41so that we're in the picture.
10:43Mm-hmm.
10:43Because otherwise you'll get dogs that will just run into a pen
10:48and charge off and you've got no control.
10:52And look at him now, stalking.
10:55Banjo, sit down.
10:59Careful what you wish for, Eric.
11:02So I would have our pup in front of us.
11:05Mm-hmm.
11:06Tap your feet like this until your dog acknowledges you.
11:09Mm-hmm.
11:09When your dog looks at you, give a little pat.
11:11And then stop.
11:12Yep.
11:13As Kim kicks off the mentor session,
11:16Banjo isn't exactly setting the best example
11:19of waiting his turn to work.
11:22Sit down.
11:23So we would unclip our puppy.
11:25Mm-hmm.
11:26And we would get ready to run.
11:28Yep.
11:28I reckon we will.
11:29Because if he's super keen...
11:31He'll run.
11:31..you'll have to run.
11:32Banjo, can you sit down?
11:34Sit.
11:34Obsessed with the sheep, Banjo is testing Kim's patience.
11:39Sit.
11:41Sit.
11:41Banjo.
11:42Sit.
11:43Sit.
11:43Hear it to me.
11:47Don't work with kids and animals, they say.
11:49You're a dog.
11:51Too late.
11:52Here's me.
11:52Kim has signed up for both.
11:55Now it's Eric's turn, giving his pup Diesel
11:58the first taste of working stock off lead.
12:01Oh, they're sheep, I know.
12:04So we'll make sure that we get in front of our dog.
12:08And he acknowledges us.
12:10That's it.
12:11And when he looks at you, remember to give him that little pat,
12:13little scritchy scratch.
12:15All right, ready?
12:16Mm-hmm.
12:16Are you ready to run?
12:17I am.
12:18You ready?
12:19Yep.
12:20Okay, go.
12:21Good boy, Diesel.
12:22Good boy.
12:23Good boy, Diesel.
12:25Good dog.
12:25Lots of encouragement.
12:27Good boy.
12:28Now to get him to continue to go that way,
12:31you're just walking sideways and pushing around.
12:34Good boy.
12:35Lovely.
12:37That's it.
12:38So cut across.
12:40So turn your back.
12:41Put your rake in the other hand.
12:44Follow him.
12:45Now turn that way.
12:47Ooh.
12:48Little cheeky there, Diesel.
12:52Kim's offered lots of great tips,
12:54but now it's time to call Diesel off the stock.
12:57Cut, cut.
12:57Cut.
12:58Diesel.
12:59Remember our blocks.
13:00Stop.
13:01Diesel.
13:03Just...
13:06Trick me.
13:07Uh-oh.
13:08Looks like Eric needs some help getting the little fella to stop
13:11when he's having so much fun.
13:14Diesel, we're not...
13:15We're not playing games today.
13:18Diesel, come.
13:19He's focused on his job, at least.
13:21Diesel.
13:22You rat.
13:23You little rat bag.
13:25So I'll show you something.
13:27Let's walk to the corner.
13:29And then we can stop him and he can't get around the sheep.
13:36Make it more fun.
13:38You've got to be more fun than the sheep.
13:41Diesel!
13:41Come here!
13:43Don't stare at him.
13:51Roll on the grass.
13:53Upside down.
13:54Diesel!
13:55Come here!
13:55Come here!
13:57There you go!
13:59Good boy.
14:01Nicely done, Eric.
14:03I have to work on your recall, Diesel.
14:05You're a good boy.
14:08You're a very good dog.
14:17Puppy puppy puppy puppy puppy puppy puppy puppy.
14:21It'll be a while before this lot get a recall.
14:24I hope Nathan and Chief are having more luck helping Will with his new banjo pup.
14:31Up in Kingaroy, Queensland.
14:3514-year-old Will still can't believe his luck.
14:39Hey little one.
14:40Your damn ears.
14:41She should be a good listener.
14:43Lucky.
14:44That Nathan's mentoring him and pup Tilly as they kick off training.
14:50Nathan has just this way of connecting with his dogs and they all just listen to him.
14:55Like they really do switch on when he's working cattle.
14:59What do you think you're going to learn from Nathan?
15:00Well, probably a bit of patience and what makes a dog want to work for you.
15:08So when you come in, Will, just take her for a nice walk around the mob, whichever way.
15:13Try and keep her reined in.
15:16Nathan is keen to ensure Will starts on the right foot.
15:20So he shares a golden nugget tip from his own mentor, Mick.
15:25Some of the things I've learnt that I'd love to share with Will, a dog has to walk on a
15:30lead and then by your side in a lap around the stock before they are worked.
15:36Just so the dog knows, it's not just because it sees stock has to go and work.
15:41It's got to stay with you until it is released.
15:45Because you've got that lovely quick release, let her go and run straight around the front to me.
15:50Yep, go.
15:53Good boy, Chief. Good boy.
15:55Good puppy. Good puppy.
15:57She's a keen little puppy, Will.
15:59She sure is.
16:01Very good. See, she likes going that way.
16:03So come back through and we'll see if we can get her to go the other way.
16:11Go this way.
16:14No, we might need a rake.
16:16So we might just go and grab a rake now.
16:18She seems to favour going one way more than the other.
16:22Will's very good and knows where he wants his dogs to be in the future.
16:26So if I can help him get the basics right and make sure the pup is started well, he can
16:32take it from there and he will and he will do very good with it.
16:36Just tap her with it gently.
16:39Good puppy.
16:40Good boy, Chief.
16:42Yeah, we'll head over to this fence now.
16:44We'll see how she goes holding them against the fence.
16:48Good boy, Chief.
16:50See if she's got a good walk in.
16:52She seems to do.
16:54Good boy, Chief.
16:56I'm walking.
16:57Oh, she's got a natural sit on her.
17:00Good dog.
17:01Good little puppy.
17:03You can just grab that outer sheep and just throw it out and see what she does.
17:09Oh, that's good.
17:12Look at that.
17:12She's got some strong presence, Will.
17:14She doesn't have to move far.
17:17That's good.
17:18I'll throw it out my side.
17:19I want to be pretty invested in it because it is a cracking little pup and I want to see
17:23Will do his best and the pup.
17:26Have justice.
17:27Good puppy.
17:29Oh, that's good.
17:29She livens up too.
17:31She's got a few years.
17:32Good little puppy.
17:34Good dog.
17:36So we might try and catch her now.
17:38Ten one minute sessions are better than one ten minute session.
17:42Yep.
17:42She'll get longer sessions as she gets older and more confident.
17:47Yep.
17:47She'll only go up from here.
17:49She will.
17:50Righto.
17:53She sure is.
17:54Hey, little one.
17:56You're a pretty young trainer.
17:58Yeah, I am.
18:00I don't know too many people as young as me, but...
18:04That's not going to stop you, hey?
18:05No, it sure won't.
18:08Good job.
18:08She'll be tough in a couple months.
18:10She will be.
18:10Come on TV.
18:12Come on TV.
18:15This next generation of graziers are certainly keen to soak up the wisdom from their muster
18:21dogs' mentors, and there's no shortage of great advice.
18:31In Scotts Creek, New South Wales, this quintessential bushy couldn't ask for a keener pupil than
18:3811-year-old Phoebe with her new pup, Leroy.
18:43Good boy.
18:45I wanted to mentor somebody that was very aligned with me, and I think that I went to a lot
18:51of
18:52trouble to find that person, and I have, and I'm really, really excited.
18:57Why is it important to share your knowledge and pay it forward?
19:00I mean, isn't that what we should be doing when we're getting older?
19:05Shouldn't we be sharing the knowledge?
19:08And Phoebe, along with her pup Leroy, are eager to soak up all that Marlene has to share.
19:15The very most important thing that we learnt from our number one week in our milestone
19:22was?
19:23Bluetooth connection.
19:25Spot on.
19:26We have to have a bond, don't we?
19:29Yep.
19:30That's what we're going to be really working on, is getting the Bluetooth connection,
19:35but whilst you're working on that, you're going to work on sitting,
19:41laying down, and you're going to get him walking beside you, loosely.
19:46OK.
19:47OK.
19:47Let's have a look.
19:49Let's just take him for a little walk around here.
19:54Leroy.
19:56Right now, Leroy's curious about absolutely everything.
20:00So we're in a new spot, and he's going to want to sniff, isn't he?
20:05Yep.
20:06Which means even a walk around the yard turns into a stop and sniff marathon.
20:12Hudson isn't helping matters.
20:15I'm going to put Hudson out.
20:17And is an extra distraction.
20:20Hudson.
20:21Now we'll see if we can get some focus out of this little pup, as Marlene teaches Phoebe a simple
20:27recall exercise.
20:28OK.
20:28What I'm going to do is I'm going to hold him here.
20:31Yeah.
20:32You take the end of the lead.
20:34Go back a bit.
20:36Right.
20:36OK.
20:37So say his name.
20:38Leroy here.
20:40Have you got his attention?
20:41Leroy.
20:43Leroy.
20:44Now, give him a little tug.
20:47Give him a tug.
20:47Get through.
20:49Here, Leroy.
20:49All the way to you.
20:50Pull him to you.
20:51Keep him focused on you.
20:54Yeah.
20:54OK.
20:55You hold him there and I'm going to show you this is what I want it to look like.
21:00Right.
21:00So I'm going to go.
21:02Leroy.
21:03Here.
21:05Good boy.
21:06Good boy.
21:07OK.
21:08Make him come to you.
21:10Not waffle off over here.
21:12OK.
21:12So you go back and you try.
21:14Leroy.
21:15Here boy.
21:16Here Leroy.
21:17Here.
21:18Here.
21:19Good boy.
21:20Perfect.
21:20That was really good.
21:22Good boy.
21:23Good boy.
21:23OK.
21:24And we only reward when we get it right.
21:28OK.
21:29Teaching Leroy the basics will take time.
21:31But Phoebe's already dreaming big about his future.
21:36I'd like to teach Leroy agility and giving me teddy bear cuddles.
21:40I've taught most of my dogs to give me a bear hug.
21:43And do they pick that up quickly?
21:45Well it takes a pretty long time for them to figure it out.
21:48But then once I do they'll love it.
21:50How do you teach them to do that?
21:51So for starters you pick their feet up and put them around you and say bear hug.
21:55And then you start toughing your chest and getting them to jump up onto you.
21:59And putting their feet on you.
22:00And then that's how you teach them.
22:02Why do you want him to learn how to do that?
22:04So he can cuddle me when I'm sad.
22:08Good boy.
22:08Oh, clever boy.
22:10Aren't ya?
22:19I'm with Phoebe.
22:20Puppy cuddles certainly cheer you up.
22:22As does a visit with Jack and Pesto.
22:27Done in Dunkeld, Victoria.
22:33Time for your first lesson.
22:35Alright Ned?
22:37Ned?
22:39Jack sees a lot of himself in 15 year old Jono.
22:43And wants him to know that making mistakes with his new pup, Ned, is not the end of the world.
22:50I am happy to own my mistakes and I hope that I can sort of teach him that mistakes don't
22:55really matter.
22:56Unless it's life or death.
22:57It doesn't really matter.
22:58You can always fix it.
22:59And you'll learn a lot more from your mistakes than from succeeding.
23:05Alright Jono, so what I do every time I bring a dog home is I teach it to walk on
23:10the lead and I try and teach it its name.
23:12So I reckon today we'll do that.
23:14Start with the basics.
23:15Firstly I'll teach you how to hold the lead.
23:17What you want to do, hold your hand like this, get your thumb, put your loop over the top.
23:22Close your hand around the lead.
23:25And then your thumb is sitting on top of your fist and then that's locking your lead on.
23:29If you're holding it like this, it could slip out.
23:31If you get a dog that's bigger than this and he pulls, break your wrist.
23:35Alright.
23:36And now the next part of this is the exciting part, not the safety part.
23:40As you walk off, call his name if he wants to walk.
23:44Ned.
23:44Then we let him walk in front of us.
23:47Ned.
23:48And give it a little pop on the lead until he responds.
23:50Say, good boy.
23:51As soon as he looks at you say, good boy.
23:53Starts walking with us.
23:55Good boy.
23:57Good boy.
23:57Sometimes if he is distracted like that, what you just need to do is just, Ned, you might
24:04just need to annoy him.
24:05And then once he listens, pressure off and then you just tell him he's a good boy.
24:10Get a few pats in there.
24:12Especially as Nilo says, if he's giving you calm attention, you can give him a little pat.
24:17So annoy him, Ned.
24:19Good boy, Ned.
24:21Ned.
24:21Good boy.
24:23And then you just go back and forth.
24:25And then you can start going in heaps of different directions.
24:29Go this way.
24:32This way.
24:33Ned.
24:35Good boy.
24:36And then basically what you want to do is be so unpredictable to him that he has to watch
24:40where you're going instead of looking at anything else.
24:44Ned.
24:45It is a bit hard with the sheep back there but, because we also don't want to take the instinct
24:50out of him.
24:52So do you want to have a go at that?
24:54Yep.
24:55Alright Jono, have you got any questions?
24:58That's pretty easy I reckon.
24:59A bit cheeky.
25:03So you want to put your hand up like this.
25:05With the lead attached correctly, it's Jono's turn.
25:10So have a go at that.
25:11Oh no, let's do it.
25:13Now turn around and come back this way.
25:16Make sure you say his name nice and loud and clear.
25:18Ned.
25:19Ned.
25:21Ned.
25:22Ned.
25:23Are you going to listen to me?
25:24I'm like my brothers and sisters.
25:27Now keep going, keep going.
25:29Practice, practice, practice.
25:31Ned.
25:33Ned.
25:35Ned.
25:36Is that Pesto's nephew or what?
25:42When I do it, I like to say their name only once.
25:45Just annoy them until they listen.
25:46And then when he's listening to you, then you can tell him he's a good boy.
25:49Yep.
25:50Yep.
25:50So keep having a go.
25:51Ned.
25:52Just keep walking, keep walking.
25:55And when he gives you his attention, make sure you tell him he's a good boy.
25:58All right, so just keep walking, keep walking.
26:02Keep him on the lesson.
26:04Don't let him get distracted.
26:06Good boy.
26:07Ned's sniffing shows he's done, so Jack calls it a day.
26:11The most important thing with your little dog training sessions, you want to make sure
26:15that the behaviour is at its strongest point when you finish the lesson.
26:19Yep.
26:19So that's with anything.
26:20That's with all this basic stuff.
26:22That's with all your stock work.
26:23You want to do it before they start getting distracted and losing interest.
26:26Because otherwise, you're starting to create a dog that has no interest in what you're doing.
26:31So ideally, with that first session, you'd go up and back, up and back, and that might
26:37be it.
26:38And make sure it's really enthusiastic.
26:40I want to hear you go.
26:41Ned.
26:43Good boy.
26:44Good boy.
26:46Oh, you're a good dog.
26:48For Jono, nailing Ned's training is key to the ambitious future he's already dreaming
26:54of.
26:55I'm hoping to hopefully run a contracting business and have a farm on my own.
27:00And some working dogs.
27:01And some working dogs, yep.
27:03This might be the first one in the team.
27:05Yep.
27:07You're going to have lots of other brothers to play with.
27:17Well, Jono's pup has its eye on sheep like this one's keen to do.
27:22Blythe and Banksy have Cameron and his pup Bindi on a different kind of flock.
27:30In the Pilbara, Western Australia, Blythe is dialling up the heat for 16-year-old Cameron,
27:38who's got plenty of enthusiasm and a healthy level of swagger when it comes to his puppy
27:44training skills.
27:45When I started working with Cameron, at first he was all cheek and sass.
27:52And as I got to know him a bit more, I saw a real talent for working with livestock, a
27:58real love of dogs.
27:59And he's really at a point of his life where getting a best mate and some direction at the moment
28:05could really change his life.
28:07You've got to watch him.
28:09See how calm he is?
28:14So Cam, we're going to give the pup a bit of a go on the ducks, you reckon?
28:18See what she's got?
28:19See how much instinct she's got.
28:21Yeah?
28:22Alright.
28:22Well, let's see.
28:24I'll help you out as we sort of direct her.
28:26So at this stage we just want to show interest in work.
28:28Yep.
28:29We're not asking too much of her.
28:30Once we have her addicted to the work, we'll start putting some rules in place.
28:34Yep.
28:34But for now we really just want to make her interested and start getting some moves.
28:39But also preventing bad habits.
28:40Yeah.
28:41So we're going to stop her from cutting anything out or throwing some feathers around.
28:48Alright.
28:49In you go Cam.
28:51So you're going to walk behind, get the movement in the ducks started.
28:54Try and, yep, do that.
28:56And then you'll just have to keep up a bit.
29:07So your dog really wants to follow the movement.
29:09So you're going to allow her to follow the movement.
29:11Move to your left a bit.
29:12Move to your left.
29:13Yep.
29:14Down.
29:15And then you're going to let her catch that movement hopefully.
29:17Encourage her.
29:20Come off the fence a bit.
29:21You're squashing your ducks.
29:24Let her catch that.
29:25Now you walk the other way.
29:26You walk, because the ducks will kind of follow you because that's what they're taught.
29:28That's it.
29:29Now let her pick that movement up.
29:31Perfect.
29:31Walk there.
29:33That's good.
29:34That's it.
29:35That's nice.
29:35Encourage her.
29:36Don't stare at her.
29:37Alright.
29:37Your eyes are going to upset her and stop her working.
29:39So concentrate on your part of the job.
29:42Stop looking at your dog.
29:44Good girl.
29:44That's good.
29:45Good girl.
29:46Stop staring at her.
29:47I'm looking at the ducks.
29:51Good girl.
29:52Encourage her.
29:53Yeah, that's it.
29:54Good girl.
29:55So we want to change of tone is really important.
29:58So when we're encouraging them, we almost want to be a bit silly in our voice.
30:01You know, because you need to have a silliness in your voice.
30:03But then you need to have a sternness in your voice for when you don't want her to do things.
30:07Yeah.
30:07So don't live mid.
30:08Nothing about Cameron tells me he lives mid.
30:10So when we're happy and encouraging, we want to be really happy and encouraging.
30:14When we don't want to do something, we make that really clear.
30:17Thanks to me.
30:18Yep.
30:19Good girl.
30:21Good girl.
30:22Excellent.
30:23Good job.
30:24It's all going smoothly until...
30:26They are saying, now you stop that.
30:28Stop that.
30:29She singled out one.
30:31Oh, we're not doing that.
30:32Separating the duck teaches Bindi the wrong lesson, as her job is to keep stock together,
30:38not scatter them.
30:39So there you've got to block your duck so you don't block the lead so nothing gets left
30:43behind because she's kind of splitting the middle a bit there at the moment.
30:46Block the lead of your ducks.
30:49Yep, good.
30:52That's it.
30:53Now step through between her and the ducks.
30:56So she has to go and get them.
30:58That's nice.
30:58Good girl.
30:59Excellent.
31:00Good job.
31:01Again, early lessons should be short and sweet, so the pup finishes on a win.
31:06I will say Bindi will live her best life out here with me.
31:10She will have constant energy, which I will get to burn by taking her out on runs, working
31:15cattle or stock with her and taking her out on trips with me.
31:20So out to mustering, she's just going to be the best puppy in the world.
31:23You'll definitely be able to make a great dog out of her.
31:27Hope so.
31:28Hope she's got all that good nature.
31:30She is a full package.
31:32Very full.
31:33Full package.
31:36With Cameron and Bindi set for success, Glythe and Banksy are on to the next job.
31:50Oh, how are you, Jodes?
31:52How's life?
31:53Yeah, good.
31:54Good to see you.
31:55So nice to be up here.
31:56Yeah, yeah.
31:56In the stunning Western Australian Kimberley, by a wetland teeming with birds, Blythe and
32:05Banksy have arrived to do some contract mustering with Joni Hall and her muster dog, Chet.
32:11We've got 4,800 wieners to train in 20 days.
32:16It will be interesting to see how these red and tan kelpies get the job done.
32:21Blythe isn't wasting any time tapping into Joni's extensive mustering knowledge.
32:27I'm looking forward to you having a look at Banks and seeing how he's going.
32:31He's still a lot.
32:32From the show, he looks like a bit of a mama's boy.
32:34Oh, he's definitely a mama's boy.
32:36Mama's boy.
32:36Mama's boy.
32:39Mama's boy.
32:39Before they start training wieners, Joni wants to help Blythe improve Banksy's skill,
32:45moving stock from the back of the herd.
32:50For Blythe, it's the perfect chance to have one-on-one training with the stock handling
32:56master.
32:58So you see how he's so close, we need to get control of that?
33:00Yep.
33:01And that's his whole problem in all of his work.
33:03Banksy is currently getting too close to the stock when moving them from behind.
33:08But Joni has the solution.
33:10Chet doesn't have a big cast.
33:12Like, Chet used to just about recently rub the skin off my calf muscles when he comes
33:17past me.
33:18So once I discovered this technique, back, back, back, back.
33:22So see how I'm dropping my stick like that?
33:24Joni demonstrates using her body position, arm movements and vocal commands to encourage
33:31Chet to give the stock more space.
33:34This technique helps direct the dog further away from the back of the herd, which shows
33:39the stock respect and the right level of pressure and release.
33:44And it's pretty simple isn't it?
33:45Yeah.
33:45You don't need to be a rocket scientist.
33:47That's easy for Joni to say, but now it's Blythe and Banksy's turn.
33:52If you just try here, so just go, point at your goats, we'll just go right back to baby
33:56stuff.
33:57Yep.
33:57Which is just a quarter bubble.
33:58Yep.
33:59Isn't it?
33:59Yep.
34:00So let's just point back, point back at Chet and let's see if we can get him
34:03dropping back at Chet.
34:04Here back.
34:05Here.
34:07Here back.
34:07This way.
34:08There.
34:09See that?
34:10Yep.
34:10Can you see that?
34:11Sit down.
34:11It's incredible how responsive the dogs are to the hand movements.
34:15Come over.
34:16Which is why all this practice is important.
34:19See that?
34:20That pulls him up because they're starting to pull him towards you.
34:23Come.
34:24Come over.
34:25Now.
34:26Sit.
34:27Oh, that was effective.
34:29Yeah.
34:30Very effective.
34:31Yeah.
34:31Perfectly done.
34:32Thanks to me.
34:33Good boy mate.
34:35Good boy mate.
34:35They really do make it look simple, don't they?
34:39Go and have a drink.
34:44With a fresh herd of wieners to educate, it's time to get on with the job.
34:49All right boys.
34:50First day.
34:51You ready?
34:52Ready.
34:53All right.
34:53So what we got here is we've got 450 wieners.
34:56I have worked these ones a little bit.
34:59So we're going to start you in the yards and every day I'm going to come back and I'm going
35:03to get your cattle off you.
35:05So going back and forth through a gate is the bare minimum.
35:08Okay.
35:09So this is a good exercise, you know, starting point for young dogs and dogs like Banksy.
35:13Yeah.
35:14You know, get some some Lyles in, get some understanding of pat, all whilst doing the
35:17cattle.
35:18That's right.
35:18All right.
35:19Let's get into it.
35:20Bring it up.
35:21All right.
35:21With Chet working one side.
35:23Chet, back off.
35:25Good dog.
35:26And Banksy working the other.
35:28Banks, I'm over.
35:29They get the job done.
35:31Between them we might have a team.
35:33Exactly.
35:33Exactly.
35:37After a long day of work, our two stock women can kick back and enjoy all the comforts
35:42of home.
35:44Check it out.
35:46Here's a look.
35:48Oh, this is fancy.
35:50You've got curtains and everything.
35:51It's really more like a little house on wheels.
35:53It's pretty comfy.
35:54I love it.
35:54It's plenty of room.
35:55So how are you finding living in a truck?
35:58I'm loving the freedom of being on the road, traveling with the dogs, visiting people,
36:03seeing different countries.
36:05I'm just living my best life, Jones.
36:07So what's ahead for next year by?
36:10Well, I hope I'll be spending a bit of time with you, mate.
36:12Me too.
36:13But the other exciting things on the cards is I've just been awarded a Nuffield Scholarship.
36:17No way.
36:17I know.
36:18It's really cool.
36:19The Nuffield Scholarship is awarded to farmers in Australia every year.
36:23It gives the recipients the opportunity to study farming practices abroad across New
36:29Zealand, Europe, Asia and the Americas.
36:32And you'll never guess the topic.
36:34What?
36:35It's all about stock handling.
36:36I know.
36:37I'm going to go on the Nuffield track.
36:39It's a bloody dream gig, mate.
36:41Yeah.
36:42It's traveling around and seeing how better stock handling can build resilience into people,
36:47animals, land and business.
36:49That's amazing.
36:50By the time you get back next year, you'll be teaching me.
36:53That'll be perfect.
36:54I reckon we'll have some good yarns over a lot of things.
36:57With an exciting new adventure on the horizon for Blythe, and friends like Joni and Banksy
37:03by her side, Blythe is moving on to bigger and brighter pastures.
37:09Cheers.
37:09Cheers.
37:10Let the shenanigans begin.
37:12Let the shenanigans begin.
37:25For working dogs, the best life means sticking by the side of their handlers.
37:31Attention.
37:32Here.
37:33Ready for whatever challenges they face.
37:38Chief, get over.
37:39As they play their part in a sustainable future for the grazing industry they love.
37:45Get away.
37:46Good dog.
37:47Good dog.
37:48Pocket.
37:49Pocket.
37:50Stop.
37:50Get away.
37:51I'd say my role in the industry would be to keep learning, honestly.
37:57At my ripe old age, if I can learn something new every day, then hopefully maybe I can pass
38:02that on down the track and, yeah, in any way possible really and if that's through my day
38:08to day with social media or a book.
38:10I hope that they take away that there's other ways of doing things and just constantly learning
38:16really, yeah.
38:21Good girl Banks, good girl goss.
38:24What is important to me is, you know, good people, good vibes, valuing people, good livestock
38:32handling, good practices and good land management practices.
38:37So they're my real areas of passion.
38:39Hear Banks to me.
38:41I'm really enjoying just being on the ground and working with livestock and dogs.
38:46All dogs have a drink.
38:47I think sometimes in our businesses, as our businesses grow, we spend less and less time
38:53on the parts of the business we really love.
38:55And so for me, this is an excellent opportunity to come back and work with crews and work
39:01with livestock and work with dogs and have that my priority as I develop what the next
39:07opportunities and next adventures are.
39:17It's great to see everyone here today to celebrate our wonderful community.
39:23For champions Kim and Banjo, it's about staying involved in local events like this one.
39:29It's a good social outlet.
39:32You know, people can get together and talk to each other.
39:36Not necessarily about farming, but you know, everyone there is of a like mind and you can
39:40talk dogs as much as you want and nobody gets sick of you.
39:43When you're training your dog, you want to get everything right because dogs learn by repetition.
39:48For myself, you walk out and you see your dogs and it's so happy to see you and it's just
39:54an
39:54enjoyable experience.
39:55And we just might have a pat session to learn calmness.
39:59Why is it so important to have those opportunities to talk to people?
40:03Well, I think it's especially important with the drought to get out off farm and socialise
40:10with other people going through the same thing.
40:15Carving out time to engage with his community is also a priority for Jack.
40:20I'd really like to become a bit of an advocate for not only like mental health in rural Australia,
40:30but also being a really good role model to the younger generation.
40:35I think that's really important and it's just such an easy way to have an effective change
40:39in society is by being a good example of what a good person is.
40:48Just to get in.
40:50What's this I hear about you writing a book?
40:52Yeah, well, I got a bigger bucket, Lisa.
40:55So, yeah, after this Mustardogs experience, I've had a lot of questions and I decided that
41:01maybe it's easier if I just put all the answers into a book.
41:04So, hopefully it'll be informative and a little bit funny.
41:08But, yeah, I've collaborated with this beautiful illustrator, Shane Dunn.
41:13So, yeah, he illustrates some great cartoons and some informative step-by-step processes.
41:18And, yeah, he's done some fantastic drawing so far.
41:21So, yeah, I'm really excited.
41:23What are you hoping to achieve with it?
41:26Hopefully people can read it and figure out how to get their dog from busy pesto to a working pesto.
41:34Oh, wow.
41:35What do you think?
41:35That's perfect.
41:36I'm trying to get the energy from her.
41:38That is amazing.
41:42Succession planning is well underway at Marlene and Hudson's hilly property at Bingara, New South Wales.
41:50So, Daniel actually came back home and was married last year.
41:56So, in the last 12 months, they have been back on the farm.
42:01It's been a really hard thing for me emotionally, mentally, coming to terms with am I prepared to do that,
42:11to actually step down.
42:12It'll be progressive over the next five years.
42:15I'll be getting close to 70.
42:17I'll be 68.
42:18So, it's probably time then that I can back off.
42:23We back!
42:25From seasons of experience to the new opportunities regional life has to offer, up-and-comer Nathan and his colleague,
42:33Chief, are on a recruitment drive.
42:35Nathan, what do regional communities like this offer someone your age?
42:39My age, they offer freedom.
42:42Just the freedom of being able to do whatever you want.
42:47In a small country town, you know, people want to help you out.
42:52They're willing to let you learn your own way, too.
42:54So, here, I've got motorbikes, the dogs, the cattle.
43:00Town's not that far away if you want to go in and have lunch or dinner at the pub or
43:05something.
43:06It probably doesn't seem like it, but we're feeding the whole world here and that's a pretty important thing, you
43:11know.
43:12So, anybody who thinks like me or like most of the regional community, come out and give us a hand
43:20because we're feeding Australia and the world, you know.
43:24We need people to help us do that.
43:26So, it's not a one-man job.
43:28You're only young, Nathan, but do you have a perspective on the meaning of life?
43:32No, not at all. Not at all. I have no idea what's going to go on or where I'm going
43:37to go just so long as I can keep doing the rural community justice and keep people coming in or
43:45inspiring people.
43:46Well, that's a pretty good reason for being around.
43:49It is. That's good enough for me to sleep at night.
43:59Mustard Dogs is more than following the adventures of adorable puppies.
44:04It's a journey of skills learnt, wisdom gained and knowledge shared and passed among friends, generations across this stunningly vast
44:17country with generosity, joy and cute puppies.
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