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00:00Good girl, good girl, good girl.
00:07You know when you see an old friend
00:09and the joy and laughs overflow
00:12as you chat about the months gone by
00:14and share stories about recent adventures?
00:17Well, that's what catching up with our Mustardogs puppies
00:20and participants has felt like.
00:23Exactly, exactly.
00:25They've got newfound passions keeping them busy.
00:28I 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 a bloody dream gig, mate.
00:39Where their very popular Mustardogs have relished meeting their fans
00:43as they've mixed with the next generation of graziers.
00:47You just train the dog in front of you. It's the main thing.
00:50And let's not forget about our new friends
00:52who are loving their new puppies.
00:55She is a full package.
00:57With training now in full swing,
00:59Upside down.
01:00The excitement of puppy play
01:01is channelled into opportunities for growth.
01:05Is that Pesto's nephew or what?
01:07First lesson.
01:09Here, 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.
01:23We're not playing games today.
01:25Have you got any questions?
01:26That's pretty easy, I reckon.
01:28Stop looking at your dog.
01:31Good girl.
01:32Stop staring at her.
01:33I'm looking at the ducks.
01:34I hope they're having more success than I am with this lot.
01:40Come on, team.
01:42Let's go.
01:43He's gone.
01:44Good boy.
01:46Good boy.
01:54Good boy.
01:56What do you think I'm going to lose my face?
01:59You're so beautiful.
02:02Good boy.
02:04Oh, there we go.
02:28Aussies are dog mad.
02:34In 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.
02:57A place where everyone bonds over their four-legged mates.
03:00And 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.
03:11Hello, everyone.
03:13Oh, look at that.
03:13There's not even a seat spare.
03:15I'm your host, Shelley Horton.
03:17And we have such a treat for you coming up.
03:20Ooh, here is a fan of Mustardogs.
03:22Yay!
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,
03:37she 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
03:50stock and how they transform how we actually manage our livestock and that really matters.
03:59The other thing that was really important to me was talking to young women and saying,
04:05we really, as women, bring something very special.
04:10We 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.
04:22I love that.
04:23And the other thing was I found a voice, ladies.
04:26That was the thing.
04:27My whole journey has been about finding a voice and being able to talk to people,
04:34especially 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, the incredible Marlene and Hudson.
04:57Marlene, you've already had such a big impact on so many people, including so many women.
05:04How does that make you feel?
05:06Oh, incredibly humbled. I 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 because 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, and seeing that light in their eye,
05:42saying, well, 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.
06:11At the local Kanaeva show, Kim and her Mustardogs champion Banjo are loving the opportunity
06:19to demonstrate their skills and 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 and where all the dogs are at.
06:33Winning Mustardogs has given me a lot more self-confidence in my training ability.
06:39And by using all those commands when I'm out in the paddock, I can basically position her wherever I want.
06:45I've been asked to speak at events and open shows.
06:48So the rules for the doggy high jump are you get three attempts to clear the jump.
06:54You cannot touch your dog in any way.
06:57If you touch your dog, you're disqualified.
07:02Going back to when I was a teenager, if I had to give a speech in front of the class,
07:06I'd have a sick day.
07:08So for me to now be able to stand up in front of audiences is massive.
07:15Are we ready?
07:16Reaching these brave new heights is made easier with 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, to be a great role model for my kids.
07:42You always can be the dog.
07:43Yeah.
07:44And now, because of Mustardogs, I'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, it makes me really happy.
08:02And Kim's not the only one finding joy.
08:05I'm not the only one finding.
08:07I'm not the only one finding.
08:08After being paired up with their young trainers, Banjo's next generation mustardogs have started
08:14their training.
08:17But it looks like they could use some help.
08:21Luckily, some experienced Mustardogs participants are close by
08:25to give their young protégés some tips and tricks on 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 to just keep it to myself, really.
08:48And their Mustardogs milestone journey was completely smooth sailing.
08:53So I'm sure they'll have some very useful advice.
09:02The best piece of advice to train a dog is being patient.
09:08Banjo!
09:09There's people watching.
09:10Not be stressed.
09:12It's so much more fun when you can get along with your dog.
09:21It's figuring out what makes individual dogs and pups tick.
09:26And just enjoy it and have fun.
09:29What could go wrong?
09:32Hey, you're embarrassing me.
09:42In Tuberac, Victoria,
09:46the rain hasn't dampened the enthusiasm of 14-year-old Eric.
09:50I'm walking.
09:51See it.
09:52I've never seen a dog that's so enthusiastic.
09:55Banjo!
09:56Who's hit the jackpot.
09:57A banjo pup to raise and Kim as his mentor.
10:01I'm walking.
10:02See it.
10:02See it.
10:04When I was watching Mustardogs, I was impressed how she
10:07made Banjo come a champion and 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 with your pup.
10:21I think that would be a great opportunity with the Mustardog 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.
10:43Because otherwise you'll get dogs that will just run into a pen and charge off.
10:50And you've got no control.
10:51And look at him now, stalking.
10:55Banjo, sit down.
10:59Careful what you wish for, Eric.
11:01So I would have our pup in front of us.
11:06Tap your feet like this until your dog acknowledges you.
11:09When your dog looks at you, give a little pat and then stop.
11:12Yep.
11:13As Kim kicks off the mentor session,
11:16Banjo isn't exactly setting the best example of waiting his turn to work.
11:22Sit down.
11:22So we would unclip our puppy.
11:26And we would get ready to run.
11:27Yep.
11:28I reckon we will.
11:29Because if he's super keen, you'll have to run.
11:32Banjo, can you sit down? Sit.
11:34Obsessed with the sheep, Banjo is testing Kim's patience.
11:39Sit.
11:41Banjo, sit.
11:42Sit.
11:43Hear to me.
11:44Don't work with kids and animals, they say.
11:49You're a dork.
11:51Too late.
11:52Hear to me.
11:52Kim has signed up for both.
11:55Now it's Eric's turn, giving his pup Diesel the first taste of working stock off lead.
12:01Oh, they're sheep, I know.
12:05So we'll make sure that we get in front of our dog.
12:07And he acknowledges us.
12:10That's it.
12:10And when he looks at you, remember to give him that little pat.
12:13A little scritchy scratch.
12:14All right, ready?
12:15Mm-hmm.
12:16Are you ready to run?
12:17I am.
12:18You ready?
12:19Yep.
12:19Okay, go.
12:21Good boy, Diesel.
12:22Good boy.
12:23Good boy, Diesel.
12:25Good dog.
12:25Lots of encouragement.
12:26Watch him.
12:27Good boy.
12:28Now to get him to continue to go that way, you're just walking sideways.
12:33And push him around.
12:34Good boy.
12:35Lovely.
12:37That's it.
12:38So cut across, or so turn your back, put your rake in the other hand.
12:44Follow him.
12:44Now turn that way.
12:47Oh, a little cheeky there, Diesel.
12:52Kim's offered lots of great tips, but now it's time to call Diesel off the stock.
12:57Stop it.
12:58Diesel.
12:59Remember our blocks.
13:00Stop.
13:01Diesel.
13:02Just.
13:06Trick me.
13:07Uh-oh.
13:08Looks like Eric needs some help getting the little fella to stop when he's having so much fun.
13:14Diesel, we're not, we're not playing games today.
13:18Diesel, come.
13:19He's focused on his job, at least.
13:20Diesel.
13:22Rat.
13:24You 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.
13:37You've got to be more fun than the sheep.
13:41Diesel, come here.
13:42Don't stare at him.
13:43Don't stare at him.
13:44Don't stare at him.
13:52Roll on the grass.
13:53Upside down.
13:54Diesel, come here.
13:55Come here.
13:56Hello.
13:57There you go.
13:58Good boy.
13:59Good boy.
14:00Nicely done, Eric.
14:03I have to work on your recall, Diesel.
14:06You're a good boy.
14:08You're a very good dog.
14:09It'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.
14:32Up in Kingaroy, Queensland, 14-year-old Will still can't believe his luck.
14:39Hey, little one.
14:40Yeah, there he is.
14:41She should be a good listener.
14:43Lucky.
14:44But 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.
14:56Like, they really do switch on when he's working cattle.
14:59What do you think you're going to learn from Nathan?
15:01Well, probably a bit of patience and what makes a dog want to work for you.
15:06So 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, the dog has to walk on a lead and then by your side in a lap
15:33around 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.
15:56Good puppy.
15:57She's a keen little puppy, Will.
16:00She sure is.
16:00Very good.
16:02See, 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.
16:11No, 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.
16:21Will'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,
16:31he can take it from there and he will and he will do very good with it.
16:37Tap 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.
16:53Good boy, Chief.
16:55Walk in.
16:57Oh, she's got a natural sit on her, Will.
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.
17:07Oh, that's good.
17:12Look at that.
17:12She's got some strong presence, Will.
17:14She doesn't have to move far.
17:15I'll throw it out my side.
17:19That's good.
17:19I want to be pretty invested in it because it is a cracking little pup and I want to see Will do his best and the pup have justice.
17:26Good puppy.
17:28Oh, that's good.
17:29She livens up too.
17:30She's got a few years.
17:32Good little puppy.
17:34Good dog.
17:35Good dog.
17:36So we might try and catch her now.
17:39Ten one minute sessions are better than one ten minute session.
17:42Yeah.
17:42She'll get longer sessions as she gets older and more confident.
17:47Yeah, thank you.
17:47She'll only go up from here.
17:49She will.
17:50Righto, thank you.
17:51She's good little puppy.
17:53She sure is.
17:54Hey, little one.
17:57You're a pretty young trainer.
17:59Yeah, 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.
18:08She'll be tough in a couple months.
18:10She will be.
18:11Come on, Teefee.
18:16This next generation of graziers are certainly keen to soak up the wisdom from their Mustardog's mentors
18:23and there's no shortage of great advice.
18:30In Scotts Creek, New South Wales, this quintessential bushy couldn't ask for a keener pupil
18:38than 11-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 of trouble
18:52to find that person and I have and I'm really, really excited.
18:56Why 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?
19:04Shouldn'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.
19:14The very most important thing that we learnt from our number one week in our milestones was...
19:23Bluetooth connection.
19:24Spot on.
19:27We have to have a bond, don't we?
19:29Yeah.
19:30That's what we're going to be really working on is getting the Bluetooth connection.
19:35Yeah.
19:36But whilst you're working on that, you're going to work on sitting...
19:40Yeah.
19:41..laying down and you're going to get him walking beside you loosely.
19:46OK.
19:47OK? Let's have a look. Let's just take him for a little walk around here.
19:54Leroy.
19:56Right now, Leroy is curious about absolutely everything.
20:00Plop!
20:01So 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.
20:13Hudson isn't helping matters.
20:15I'm going to put Hudson out.
20:17And is an extra distraction.
20:19Hudson?
20:21Now we'll see if we can get some focus out of this little pup,
20:24as Marlene teaches Phoebe a simple recall exercise.
20:28OK.
20:29What I'm going to do is I'm going to hold him here.
20:31Yeah.
20:32You take the end of the lead.
20:33Go back a bit.
20:36All right.
20:36OK, so say his name.
20:38Leroy.
20:39Here.
20:40Have you got his attention?
20:41Leroy.
20:43Leroy.
20:44Now, give him a little tug.
20:46Give 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.
20:54OK.
20:55You hold him there and I'm going to show you
20:57this 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, so you go back and you try.
21:14Leroy.
21:15Here, boy.
21:16Here, Leroy.
21:17Here.
21:18Here.
21:18Good boy.
21:19Perfect.
21:20That was really good.
21:22Good boy.
21:22Good boy.
21:23OK.
21:23And we only reward when we get it right.
21:28OK.
21:29Teaching Leroy the basics will take time,
21:32but Phoebe's already dreaming big about his future.
21:35Well, I'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?
21:44Well, 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
21:54and say bear hug, and then you start tapping your chest
21:57and getting them to jump up onto you and 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.
22:09Oh, clever boy.
22:10Watch out.
22:19I'm with Phoebe.
22:20Puppy cuddles certainly cheer you up,
22:23as does a visit with Jack and Pesto.
22:25Down in Dunkeld, Victoria.
22:34Time for your first lesson.
22:35All right, 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,
22:47Ned, is not the end of the world.
22:49I am happy to own my mistakes, and I hope that I can sort of teach him
22:54that mistakes don't really matter.
22:56Unless it's life or death, it doesn't really matter.
22:58You can always fix it, and you'll learn a lot more
23:00from your mistakes than from succeeding.
23:05All right, Jono, so what I do every time I bring a dog home
23:09is I teach it to walk on the 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,
23:20put your loop over the top, close your hand around the lead,
23:25and then your thumb is sitting on top of your fist,
23:27and then that's locking your lead on.
23:29If you're holding it like this, it could slip out.
23:32If you get a dog that's bigger than this and he pulls,
23:34break your wrist, all right?
23:36And now the next part of this is the exciting part,
23:39not the safety part.
23:40As you walk off, call his name if he wants to walk, Ned.
23:44Then we let him walk in front of us, Ned,
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, good boy.
23:57Good boy.
23:57Sometimes if he is distracted like that,
24:00what you just need to do is just, Ned,
24:04you might just need to annoy him.
24:05And then once he listens, pressure off,
24:07and then you just tell him he's a good boy.
24:10Get a few pats in there, especially as Nilo says,
24:13if he's giving you calm attention, you can give him a little pat.
24:17So you annoy him, Ned.
24:19Good boy, Ned.
24:21Ned.
24:22Good boy.
24:22And then you just go back and forth and then you can start going in heaps of different directions.
24:29Go this way.
24:32This way.
24:34Ned.
24:35Good boy.
24:36And then basically what you want to do is be so unpredictable to him that he has to watch where
24:41you're going instead of looking at anything else.
24:44Ned.
24:46It is a bit hard with the sheep back there, but because we also don't want to take the instinct out of him.
24:50So do you want to have a go at that?
24:54Yep.
24:55All right, Jono, have you got any questions?
24:57That's pretty easy, I reckon.
25:00Bit cheeky.
25:03So you want to put your hand up like this.
25:05With the lead attached correctly, it's Jono's turn.
25:09So have a go at that.
25:11Oh no, let's do it.
25:13Now turn around, come back this way.
25:15Ned.
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?
25:39When I do it, I like to say their name only once.
25:44Just 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.
25:49Yep, so 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, don't let him get distracted.
26:05Good boy.
26:06Ned'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 that
26:16the 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,
26:27because 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 be it.
26:38And make sure it's really enthusiastic.
26:39I want to hear you go.
26:41Ned.
26:42Good boy, good 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 of.
26:55I'm hoping to hopefully run a contracting business and have a farm of 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.
27:17While 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,
27:35Blythe is dialling up the heat for 16-year-old Cameron,
27:39who's got plenty of enthusiasm and a healthy level of swagger when it comes to his puppy training skills.
27:46When I started working with Cameron, at first he was all cheek and sass.
27:53And as I got to know him a bit more, I saw a real talent for working with livestock,
27:57a real love of dogs, and he's really at a point of his life where getting a best mate
28:03and some direction at the moment could really change his life.
28:07You've got to watch him. See 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?
28:19Let's see how much instinct she's got.
28:21Yeah. All right. Well, let's see. I'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.
28:28We're not asking too much of her.
28:30Once we have her addicted to the work, we'll start putting some rules in place.
28:33Yep.
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.
28:40So we're going to stop her from cutting anything out or throwing some feathers around.
28:44All right. In you go, Cam. So you're going to walk behind, get the movement in the duck started.
28:55Yep. Do that. And then you just have to keep up a bit.
29:07So your dog really wants to follow the movement. So you're going to allow her to follow the movements.
29:11Move to your left a bit. Move to your left. Yep. Down.
29:15And then you're going to let her catch that movement, hopefully. Encourage her.
29:20Come off the fence a bit. You're squashing your ducks.
29:24Let her catch that. Now you walk the other way. You walk because the ducks will kind of follow you
29:28because that's what they're taught. That's it. Now let her pick that movement up. Perfect. Walk there.
29:33That's good. That's it. That's nice. Encourage her. Don't stare at her. All right.
29:37Your eyes are going to upset her and stop her working. So concentrate on your part of the job.
29:41Stop looking at your dog. Good girl. That's good. Good girl.
29:46Stop staring at her. I'm looking at the ducks.
29:51Good girl. Good girl. Encourage her. Yeah, that's it. Good girl.
29:54Good girl. So we want to change of tone is really important. So when we're encouraging them, we almost
29:59want to be a bit silly in our voice, you 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. So don't live mid. Nothing about Cameron tells me he lives mid. So when we're happy and encouraging,
30:12we want to be really happy and encouraging. When we don't want to do something, we make that really
30:16clear. Thanks to me. Yep. Good girl. Good girl. Excellent. Good job.
30:24It's all going smoothly until...
30:26Yes.
30:26Onya, they are saying, now you stop that. Stop that. She 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. So there, you've got to block your duck so you don't block the lead,
30:42so nothing gets left behind, because she's kind of splitting the middle a bit there at the moment.
30:46Good girl. Block the lead of your ducks. Yep, good.
30:52That's it. Now step through between her and the ducks. So she has to go and get them. That's nice.
30:58Good girl. Excellent. Good job.
31:00Again, early lessons should be short and sweet, so the pup finishes on a win.
31:05I will say Bindi will live her best life out here with me. She will have constant energy,
31:12which I will get to burn by taking her out on runs, working cattle or stock with her,
31:17and taking her out on trips with me. So out to mustering, she's just going to be the best puppy
31:23in the world. You'll definitely be able to make a great dog out of her.
31:26I hope so. I hope she's got all that good nature to her.
31:30She is a full package.
31:32Very full.
31:33Full package.
31:36With Cameron and Bindi set for success, Blythe and Banksy are on to the next job.
31:42Oh, how are you guys? How's life?
31:52Yeah, good.
31:53Yeah, good to see you.
31:54It's so nice to be up here.
31:55Yeah, yeah.
31:57In the stunning Western Australian Kimberley, by a wetland teeming with birds,
32:04Blythe and Banksy have arrived to do some contract mustering with Joni Hall and her mustered dog,
32:10Chet. We'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 having a look at Banks and seeing how he's going. He'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, mama's boy.
32:37Before 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 master.
32:57So, see how he's so close, we need to get control of that?
33:00Yeah. And 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 past 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,
33:38which shows the stock respect and the right level of pressure and release.
33:43And it's pretty simple, isn't it?
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.
33:51If you just try here, so just go, point at your goats, we'll just go right back to baby stuff.
33:56Yeah.
33:57Which is just a quarter bubble.
33:58Yeah.
33:58Isn't it?
33:59Yeah.
34:00So, let's just point back, point back at Chet and let's see if we can get him dropping back at Chet.
34:04Here back.
34:05Here.
34:07Like this way.
34:08There.
34:09See that?
34:09Yeah.
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 be pulling towards you.
34:23Come.
34:23Come.
34:24Come over.
34:25Now.
34:26Sit.
34:27Oh, that was effective.
34:29Yeah.
34:29Very effective.
34:30Yeah.
34:31Perfectly done.
34:32Thanks for me.
34:32Good boy, mate.
34:36They really do make it look simple, don't they?
34:38Go 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've 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.
35:01And every day I'm going to come back and I'm going to get your cattle off you.
35:04So going back and forth through a gate is the bare minimum.
35:09Okay.
35:09So this is a good exercise, you know, starting point for young dogs and dogs like Banksy.
35:13Yeah.
35:13You know, get some smiles in, get some understanding of pat, all whilst doing the cattle.
35:18That's right.
35:18All right.
35:19Let's get into it.
35:20Bring it up.
35:20Ready?
35:21All right.
35:21With Chet working one side.
35:23Chet, back off.
35:25Good dog.
35:26And Banksy working the other.
35:28Thanks.
35:29I'm over.
35:29They get the job done.
35:31Between them we might have a team.
35:32Exactly.
35:33Exactly.
35:33After a long day of work, our two stock women can kick back and enjoy all the comforts
35:42of home.
35:43Check it out.
35:45Here's a look.
35:48This is fancy.
35:49You've got curtains and everything.
35:51It's really more like a little house on wheels.
35:53It's pretty comfy.
35:53I 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, travelling with the dogs, visiting people,
36:03seeing different countries.
36:04Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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.
36:12But 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.
36:24It gives the recipients the opportunity to study farming practices abroad across New Zealand,
36:30Europe, Asia and the Americas.
36:32And you'll never guess the topic.
36:34What?
36:35It's all about stock handling.
36:36Oh, I'm going to go on the Nuffield track.
36:38It's a bloody dream gig, mate.
36:41Yeah.
36:41It's travelling around and seeing how better stock handling can build resilience into
36:45people, animals, 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.
36:55I reckon we'll have some good yarns over a lot of things.
36:57With an exciting new adventure on the horizon for Blythe,
37:01and friends like Joanie and Banksy by her side,
37:05Blythe is moving on to bigger and brighter pastures.
37:08Cheers.
37:09Cheers.
37:10Let the shenanigans begin.
37:12Let the shenanigans begin.
37:15For working dogs, the best life means sticking by the side of their handlers.
37:33Ready for whatever challenges they face.
37:38Steve, get over.
37:39As they play their part in a sustainable future for the grazing industry they love.
37:45Get away.
37:46Good dog, good dog.
37:48Pocket, pocket stop.
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 that
38:02on down the track and, yeah, in any way possible, really. And if that's through my day-to-day with
38:09social media or a book, I hope that they'd take away that there's other ways of doing things and
38:15just constantly learning, really, yeah.
38:17Good girl Banks, good girl Goss.
38:24What is important to me is, you know, good people, good vibes, valuing people,
38:32good livestock handling, 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,
38:51we spend less and less time on 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 with
39:01livestock and work with dogs and have that my priority as I develop what the next opportunities
39:08and next adventures are.
39:10It'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, you know, people can get together and talk to each other,
39:35not necessarily about farming, but you know, everyone there is of a like mind and
39:40you can talk 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 they're so happy to see you and it's just an
39:54enjoyable experience.
39:56And we just might have a pat session to learn calmness.
39:58Why 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 with other
40:10people going through the same thing.
40:11Carving out time to engage with his community is also a priority for Jack.
40:21I'd really like to become a bit of an advocate for not only like mental health in in rural Australia,
40:30but also being a really good role model to the younger generation.
40:35I think that's really important.
40:36And it's such an easy way to have an effective change in society is by being a good,
40:42good example of what a good person is.
40:50What since 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 maybe
41:01it's easy if I just put it all in 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, it 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's it take?
41:35That's perfect.
41:36I'm trying to get the energy from her.
41:38That is amazing.
41:41Succession planning is well underway at Marlene and Hudson's hilly property at Vingara, New South Wales.
41:48So Daniel actually came back home and was married last year.
41:56So in the last 12 months, they have been back on the farm.
41:59It's been a really hard thing for me emotionally, mentally coming to terms with am I prepared to
42:10do that to actually step down? It'll be progressive over the next five years. I'll be getting close to 70.
42:17I'll be 68. So it's probably time then that I can back off.
42:24We're back.
42:25From seasons of experience to the new opportunities regional life has to offer,
42:31up-and-comer Nathan and his colleague, Chief, are on a recruitment drive.
42:35Nathan, what do regional communities like this offer someone your age?
42:39My age, they offer freedom. Just the freedom of being able to do whatever you want.
42:47In a small country town, you know, people want to help you out. They're willing to let you learn your own way too.
42:54So here I've got motorbikes, the dogs, the cattle, towns not that far away if you want to go in and
43:02have lunch or dinner at the pub or something. It probably doesn't seem like it, but we're feeding
43:09the whole world here and that's a pretty important thing, you know. So anybody who thinks like me or
43:16like most of the regional community, come out and give us a hand because we're feeding Australia and the
43:22world, you know. We need people to help us do that. So 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 to go
43:38just so long as I can keep doing the rural community justice and keep people coming in or inspiring 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.
43:59Mustardogs is more than following the adventures of adorable puppies.
44:05It's a journey of skills learnt, wisdom gained and knowledge shared and passed among friends,
44:13generations across this stunningly vast country with generosity, joy, and cute puppies.
44:25An exciting and cute new Mustardogs series is coming soon.
44:38But right now, don't miss the final episode of the inspiring story of Goolagong. It's up next.
44:45The
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