Farm Dog
by Aaron Steele
The podcast about the working dogs of farming, ranching, homesteading, and rural living. Presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele.We discuss the fascinating history and current practice of humans working with dogs to make a living from the land. Our chats with experts cover breeds, training, on-farm experiences, and more. Herding dogs (stockdogs) and livestock guardian dogs are frequent topics, but terriers, hunting dogs, and good ol' all-around farm dogs are up for discussion, too. If it produces, protects, or provides for our rural lives, we'll talk about it.
Episodes
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Ep. 152: The Boykin Spaniel and Waterfowl Hunting 101 (Michael Barnes - rebroadcast)
Michael Barnes, Valley Way Kennels, Huntsville, AL Valley Way Kennels (Boykin Spaniels): https://valleywaykennels.com/ Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at...
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Ep. 151: PHARM Dog (Jackie Allenbrand - rebroadcast)
Jackie Allenbrand, PHARM Dog USA PHARM Dog USA website: https://pharmdog.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PHARMDogUsa Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at...
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Ep. 150: Virtual LGD containment comes of age (Bill Costanzo)
Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at FarmDogPodcast.com, and buy some branded merch while you're there to support us! Buying...
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Ep. 149: Stockdog clinic crashout
Links to sites mentioned in this episode: Stocked.farm: https://Stocked.farm Goats On The Go®: https://GoatsOnTheGo.com Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at...
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Ep. 148: Why not the Australian Shepherd? (Billie Richardson - rebroadcast)
Billie Richardson, YKnott Ranch, Alberta, CA Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at FarmDogPodcast.com, and buy some branded merch...
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Ep. 147: The Airedale Terrier is all purpose, and all that (Rebroadcast - Priscilla Mumea and Dianne Maxwell)
Priscilla Mumea and Diane Maxwell, Hunting Working Airedales, Inc. Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at FarmDogPodcast.com. Hunting Working Airedales, Inc.:...
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Ep. 146: The best stockdogs under the sun (John Campbell)
John Campbell, Ewe Graze, LLC, Shenandoah Valley, VA Ewe Graze, LLC Website: https://ewegraze.com/ Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at...
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Ep. 145: Adventure shepherding with stockdogs and LGDs (Catie Maclennan-Dobson)
Catie Maclennan-Dobson, High Country Shepherding, Alberta, CA High Country Shepherding website: https://www.hcshepherding.ca/ Instagram: @high.country.shepherding Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments…
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Ep. 144: Farming with guests, sheep, wolves, and dogs (Hannah Bernhardt)
Hanna Bernhardt, Medicine Creek Farm, Finlayson, MN Medicine Creek Farm website: https://www.medicinecreekfarm.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MedicineCreekFarm/ Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments,...
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Ep. 143: Farm dogs on safari (Tyler Sladen)
Tyler Sladen, Albuquerque, NM 10 Epic Photos of the Safari Dogs of South Africa: https://www.outdoorlife.com/hunting/safari-dogs-south-africa/ Sladen Photos: https://www.sladenphotos.com/ Tyler's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tyler.sladen/photos/ Farm Dog is presented by Goats On...
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Ep. 142: Stockdog foundations (Jared Epp)
Jared Epp, Dundurn, Saskatchewan, Canada Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at FarmDogPodcast.com, and buy some branded merch while you're...
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Ep. 141: Pastured poultry protection (George Ford)
George Ford, Nempnett Pastures, Nempnett Thrubwell, UK Nempnett Pastures website: https://www.nempnettpastures.co.uk/ Nempnett Pastures social media: @nempnettpastures Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments,...
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Ep. 140: Lights, camera, stockdog! (Louanne Twa)
Louanne Twa, Phantom Ridge Ranch, Millerville, Alberta Louanne's Instagram: @phantomridge Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at...
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Ep. 139: Vet visits and other life skills for LGDs (Cindy Benson)
Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at FarmDogPodcast.com. Cindy Benson's remote courses: https://www.livestockguardiandogcourses.com/ Benson Maremmas:...
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Ep. 138: Breeds for farmstead security
Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at FarmDogPodcast.com, and buy some branded merch while you're there to support us! Get the audio book…
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Ep. 137: 2025's most popular episode! Making cattledogs with goats (RH Whitten - rebroadcast)
RH Whitten, Cluck Ranch, Mountain View, Missouri Website: https://cluckranch.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php/?id=100064717420841 Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us...
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Ep. 136: Border Collies in a regenerative grazing system. (Harry Frederick - rebroadcast)
Harry Frederick of Winding Creek Farms, Tompkinsville, Kentucky Winding Creek Farms: https://www.windingcreekfarms.com/ Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at...
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Ep. 135: Cow dogs with "sheepy-ness" (Nicholas Mason)
Nicholas Mason, Single Malt Stockdogs, central Oregon Website: https://singlemaltstockdogs.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/singlemaltstockdogs/ Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic...
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Ep: 134: Protecting the public's flock (Justin Vincett - rebroadcast)
Justin Vincett of USDA Range Sheep Production Efficiency Research Unit (U.S. Sheep Experiment Station), Dubois, ID Topics discussed: Why does the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station exist? Managing working dogs during downtime Selecting and equipping employees with working dogs One-upmanship with...
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Ep. 133: Stockdog goes to college (Leighlynn Towne)
Leighlynn Towne, Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture, Curtis, Nebraska Website: https://ncta.unl.edu/stock-dog-team/ Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at...
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Ep. 132: The McNab Shepherd revisited (Ron Prentice)
Ron Prentice, Rockin' KR McNabs, Klamath Falls, OR Website: https://mcnabshepherd.com/rons-story/ Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at FarmDogPodcast.com,...
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Ep. 131: Why looks may matter in stockdogs (Robin Brown)
Robin Brown, Broken Circle Stockdogs, Indian Valley, Idaho Website: https://www.brokencirclestockdogs.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brokencirclebordercollies/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@brokencirclestockdogs Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted...
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Ep. 130: The most valuable farm dog? (Gareth Ronowden - rebroadcast)
Gareth Ronowden, Limestone Hills, New Zealand Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at FarmDogPodcast.com, and buy some branded merch while you're there to support...
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Ep. 129: OMG! Surprised by LGD DNA.
Surprising DNA test results for Aaron Steele's livestock guardian dogs, and next steps toward Colorado Mountain Dog registration. Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at...
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Ep. 128: Training cattle and stockdogs in the high desert (Katie Starr)
Katie Starr, Starr Stockdogs, Paulina, OR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Starr-Stock-dogs/100057617072326/ Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at...
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Ep. 127: "Special K" - Komondor and Karakachan in perspective (Cherrie Nolden)
Cherrie Nolden, Wonder Acres Farm, Dodgeville, Wisconsin Website: https://www.wonderacresfarm.com/ Social: @cherrienolden Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at...
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Ep. 126: LGDs on the homestead (Marlena Balvin)
Marlena Balvin, Tattie's Ranch, Sholo, Arizona Website: https://tattiesranch.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077112919303 Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know...
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Ep. 125: Making cattledogs with goats (RH Whitten)
RH Whitten, Cluck Ranch, Mountain View, Missouri Website: https://cluckranch.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php/?id=100064717420841 Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know…
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Ep. 124: The Komondor: top notch LGD disguised as a mop (Julianna Williamson)
Julianna Williamson, Starrstead Ranch, Starr, South Carolina @starrsteadranch on social media. Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at FarmDogPodcast.com, and buy some branded merch...
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Ep. 123: "My mind is always on trialing..." (Alicia Lund)
Alicia Lund, Magnolia Ridge Farm, Vonore, Tennessee Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at FarmDogPodcast.com. Get the audio book, Goats for Good: Making Goats Profitable for Your...
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Ep. 122: Teenage trialer to collie clinician (Derek Fisher)
Derek Fisher, Fisher Stockdogs/Goodwin Kennels https://www.facebook.com/goodwinkennels/ Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at FarmDogPodcast.com. Get the audio book, Goats for Good:...
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Ep. 121: On the right track with a versatile Border Collie (Trina Earl)
Trina Earl, Doniphan County Pet Rescue and DT Canine Deer Tracking Doniphan County (KS) Pet Rescue: https://www.facebook.com/DPCountyPetRescue/ (913) 370-3297 Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let…
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Ep. 120: Speaking the LGD language (Cindy Benson)
Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at FarmDogPodcast.com. Cindy Benson's remote courses: https://www.livestockguardiandogcourses.com/ Benson Maremmas:...
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Ep. 119: Defining the work of livestock guardian dogs (Cindy Benson)
Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at FarmDogPodcast.com. Cindy Benson's remote courses: https://www.livestockguardiandogcourses.com/ Benson Maremmas: https://www.bensonmaremmas.com/...
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Ep. 117: Thousands of sheep, countless buzzards, and dozens of guardian dogs (Austin Troyer - rebroadcast)
Austin Troyer, Crossroads Land & Livestock Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at FarmDogPodcast.com. Crossroads Land & Livestock (Austin Troyer's Instagram):...
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Ep. 116: Real work, and sheep dogs vs. cow dogs (Haley Hunewill - rebroadcast)
For a stockdog, what is “real work” on a farm or ranch, and how is it different than a competitive trial? Is real work necessary for developing a well-rounded stockdog? What does "well-rounded" even mean, and for that matter, is it really all that important? Rancher, trainer, and trialer, Haley...
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Ep. 115: Dog food is more than just calories with a price tag (John Howard - rebroadcast)
Back in Episode 46 I vented about the deceptive labeling practices of dog food companies that make comparing the price of one brand to another nearly impossible. I went on to describe my strategy for finding a good value, but John Howard of Kinetic Performance Dog Food listened to that episode…
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Ep. 114: Kicking off the Livestock Guardian Dog Vocab Project
Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at FarmDogPodcast.com. Download the audio book, Goats for Good: Making Goats Profitable for Your Farm, Your Community, and the World at…
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Ep. 113: Talking German Shepherds with a German shepherd (Ulf Kintzel - rebroadcast)
Ulf Kintzel, White Clover Sheep Farm Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at FarmDogPodcast.com. Ulf's farm website: https://whitecloversheepfarm.com/ Ulf's YouTube channel:...
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Ep. 112: The Boykin Spaniel - retreiver and farm buddy (Michael Barnes)
Michael Barnes, Valley Way Kennels, Huntsville, AL Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at FarmDogPodcast.com. Valley Way Kennels (Boykin Spaniels):...
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Ep. 111: Waterfowl hunting with dogs 101 (Michael Barnes)
Michael Barnes, Valley Way Kennels, Huntsville, AL Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at FarmDogPodcast.com. Valley Way Kennels (Boykin Spaniels)…
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Ep. 110: 2024's most popular episode! (Juan Reyes - rebroadcast)
Buy host Aaron Steele's new book, Goats for Good: Making Goats Profitable for Your Farm Your Community, and Your World at GoatsForGood.com! Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at...
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Ep. 109: Slow is fast at the stockdog trial and on the farm (Lincoln Rogers - rebroadcast)
Get it now at GoatsForGood.com! In the 60’s and 70’s, the phrase “Win on Sunday, sell on Monday,” meant average Joes might buy a particular brand of car once they saw it win on the race track – even if the average Joe would never have a need for such high performance. Can the same be said about...
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Ep. 108: Goats for Good
New book by Aaron Steele! Goats for Good: Making Goats Profitable for Your Farm, Your Community, and the World GoatsForGood.com Listeners to Farm Dog can get a 10% discount on the purchase of the audio book (in the form of a podcast) here: https://goatsforgood.supercast.com/?coupon=FARMDOG Farm…
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Ep. 107: The making of the Colorado Mountain Dog (Wendy Francisco)
Wendy Francisco, Moncos, Colorado, Colorado Mountain Dog Registry Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at FarmDogPodcast.com. Colorado Mountain Dog Registry:...
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Ep. 106: Is the Colorado Mountain Dog too good to be true? (Wendy Francisco)
Wendy Francisco, Moncos, Colorado, Colorado Mountain Dog Registry Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at FarmDogPodcast.com. Colorado Mountain Dog Registry:...
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Ep. 105: Picking the LGD pup that's right for you (Cherrie Nolden - rebroadcast)
Cherrie Nolden, Wonder Acres Farm, Dodgeville, Wisconsin Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at FarmDogPodcast.com. American Karakachan Dog Association: http://www.karakachanusa.org/…
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Ep. 104: Border Collies for bird hunting (Garhart Stephenson)
Garhart Stephenson, Lander, Wyoming Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at FarmDogPodcast.com. Garhart's article in Shooting Sportsman: https://shootingsportsman.com/one-mans-flushers/...
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Ep. 103: Dogs for upland hunting 101 (Jennifer Wapinski - rebroadcast)
Jennifer Wapinski, Project Upland Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at FarmDogPodcast.com. Jennifer's company, Project Upland: https://projectupland.com/ Jennifer's dog-focused podcast...
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Ep. 102: What's an LGD worth? (Bill Costanzo)
Bill Costanzo, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele. Questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Let us know at FarmDogPodcast.com. Texas A&M AgriLife Livestock Guardian Dog Program website:...
About this show
The podcast about the working dogs of farming, ranching, homesteading, and rural living. Presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele.We discuss the fascinating history and current practice of humans working with dogs to make a living from the land. Our chats with experts cover breeds, training, on-farm experiences, and more. Herding dogs (stockdogs) and livestock guardian dogs are frequent topics, but terriers, hunting dogs, and good ol' all-around farm dogs are up for discussion, too. If it produces, protects, or provides for our rural lives, we'll talk about it.
Hosted by
Aaron Steele