Obviously things are different when speaking about a different species, but when training dogs to herd large animals, you often start training them on something

Obviously things are different when speaking about a different species, but when training dogs to herd large animals, you often start training them on something small like goats or sheep. Ideally, they learn what a hoof to the face feels like BEFORE they start working with, say, horses. I guess my point is that anyone who needs to train safety totally understands how important it is for someone to understand the specific danger intimately