Monday, March 31, 2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Herd Dog Clinic
Another farm not too far from us held a herd dog clinic last Saturday and we took pepper and spent the day there.
Pepper is an English Shepard that is over a year old now.
He knows all the basic obedience commands, and mostly he follows them, but he has a big wide stubborn streak.
He is around sheep every day here but has no idea about herding them, because I have no idea how to train him for that.
And that's where the clinic comes in.
John Carter and his wife hosted the affair, with Mr. Maurice MacGregor as the trainer.
Mr. MacGregor is an old Irish guy what has been training herd dogs all his life.
The photos here show the basic exercise used to get the dog to circle either left of right around a group of sheep.
With several ewes in a round pen, get the dog to circle and give him the commands when he's already doing the action.
The goal is to get him opposite you moving from your 10:00 o'clock to your 2:00 positions trying to push the sheep to you.
Pepper did well, showing the necessary instinct.
There is hope for him, all I need to do is learn to train him and get him working with someone who knows how. Like Mr. MacGreror.
Pepper is an English Shepard that is over a year old now.
He knows all the basic obedience commands, and mostly he follows them, but he has a big wide stubborn streak.
He is around sheep every day here but has no idea about herding them, because I have no idea how to train him for that.
And that's where the clinic comes in.
John Carter and his wife hosted the affair, with Mr. Maurice MacGregor as the trainer.
Mr. MacGregor is an old Irish guy what has been training herd dogs all his life.
The photos here show the basic exercise used to get the dog to circle either left of right around a group of sheep.
With several ewes in a round pen, get the dog to circle and give him the commands when he's already doing the action.
The goal is to get him opposite you moving from your 10:00 o'clock to your 2:00 positions trying to push the sheep to you.
Pepper did well, showing the necessary instinct.
There is hope for him, all I need to do is learn to train him and get him working with someone who knows how. Like Mr. MacGreror.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Tuesday's Lamb
Saturday, March 08, 2008
Floirida Native Ewe Lamb
Sunday, March 02, 2008
First Lambs
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