"Stay" and "Back" are the first things Mr. FH teaches his dogs. He starts teaching them that when he leaves the house and they want to follow him as puppies. When they are older and gathering cattle, he can almost whisper, to me for instance, "those dogs better come back here" and they hear him and come back. We are talking all 3 dogs. So I know it can be done, especially when they are taught that at a very early age. He just claps his hands when they try to follow him as pups, and chases them back to the porch and then says for them to 'stay'. Doesn't take long and it's not very scientific.   But it works for him. He loves dogs and they love him. And they mind. He can call them off chasing a deer or a rabbit. They just shut right down and come to him. But they were always his pups and weren't started by anyone else.

Good luck, TMountainHigh. Be sure to check back and let us know how the new pups are coming along.