There are a lot of methods allowing a dog to work sheep – but basically, a dog either creates movement or reacts to movement. The positive “type” of dog creates —The second “type” only reacts to the sheep’s movement. So, their work is either offense or defense. Outstanding dogs come pre-packed to do both. Usually,…
“The Hook”
“THE HOOK” What is it? It’s not the lift “per se” but is crucial to the outrun and lift – not all dogs have it but makes you appreciate the ones that do. What is it you ask? What’s is that old saying – “hard to describe but you’ll know it when you see it”….
“A running memo”.
This is not so much an article as a short “memo” to a question I was asked today. I have a friend that has just bought a place and has her first sheep. We were working and I mentioned her sheep wouldn’t let a dog control them. They spent the entire time just…
DON’T “just do it”.
…. Before I start the article a little “back story”. People have been asking me why I stopped writing and my reply is there is SO much written with Facebook, etc. that seems there is overload with training information. Then someone said something to me that struck a chord. Their comment was – it isn’t…
Conversations
After reading some *dog forums* I often wonder if some people know the difference between conversations and lectures? It’s funny how some people you enjoy getting together with to share ideas and others you find yourself tuning out. Good conversations get your creative juices flowing. To me, “to converse” implies a two way street – lectures tend…
Building blocks
Cove: I did a review of Core awhile back (https://abcollie.wordpress.com/2014/11/26/pupdate/) … so thought I would do one about Cove (his sister). Both pups are sired by Kevin Evan’s Jimmy out of a bitch that Carol Campion imported named Sue. They are a year old (January 2015). My two are as…
Blame game
First off I want to state I am a steadfast believer in good breeding. But, that said it takes “two to tango” and a trainer has a LOT to do with how a dog develops. All those “good genes” will be wasted if not trained properly. Also, the owner plays a big part before the…
Pupdate
I’ve invariably think when I first start pups “wow” is it always this much work? Then one day things begin to click and the fun begins. The second stage seems to be what I remember about starting them – always forgetting the original parts that aren’t as enjoyable. This time around I have a friend that has pups the same age and…
“Let the games begin”.
Well, Maybe, It’s more like … let the “practice” begin. The pups are rapidly becoming dogs. They all think they want to work, but not all are mentally ready. Will be a challenge for me as they are all different. It’s been a long hot summer – hoping for a cool fall and winter so…
Training Border Collies 