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Training dogs not to attack sheep with biscuits is naive nonsense

Defras view that dog attacks on sheep can be stopped by training them with biscuits is naive nonsense, National Sheep Association chief executive Phil Stocker has said.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Training dogs not to attack sheep with biscuits is naive nonsense

Defras view that dog attacks on sheep can be stopped by training them with biscuits is naive nonsense, National Sheep Association chief executive Phil Stocker has said. His criticism came as part of...

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