Not quite a sheep dog yet

[Farmflock123]

I am training every dog in my family to be good with sheep but non of them have even crossed they tiny line to be able to be in the same 100 feet of the sheep without an odd thing happening.
1) Hobbs is ok.
2) Frankie hides in bushes
2) Lottie freezes, growls, barks, howels, faints
4) Guinness cries, chases them, barks, growls, chases, attempts to play with them

 

[SageHill]

All depends on the breed or
What the mix is

 

[Baymule]

What breeds are they?
Sheep dogs are bred for hundreds if not thousands of years to do their jobs.

 

[Farmflock123]

Hobbs and Guinness are labs.
Frankie is a beagle.
Lottie Is a poodle.
I know sheep dogs g is not in there genetic code exactly but any tips on how to get them to be within 50 feet of the sheep without some random odd thing happening would be great.

 

[Mini Horses]

ya never know. My min pen loved to go with me to do chores. She picked up on intentions and "helped"..... Not always in a good way.

 

[Baymule]

Hobbs may be the only dog you have that is safe with the sheep. It’s not worth the risk trying to get them to make friends. Those are all hunting breeds. That’s a bad mix with sheep.

My farm dog and buddy is half Labrador and half Great Dane-hunting breeds. He is ok with the sheep except for newborns. Newborns look too much like a rabbit and he wants to pounce on them. He stands outside the fence, bird dog point, staring intently at what he considers his next meal. I NEVER let him go in the fields. That’s the Anatolians working space and I don’t mix them up. Farm dog and Anatolians are not friends and I respect that.

Your best bet is to keep your dogs separated from the sheep. MAYBE Hobbs could be on friendly terms. Maybe.

 

[SageHill]

While you may be able to work something, I'm with @Baymule on this one. You'll never know when something sparks in their brain that sets off a chain reaction - i.e. Frankie sees a rabbit - gives chase, sheep see him running and bolt, or worse.
I've worked with A LOT of herding and working/herding dogs.