Above David was kind enough to work my young pup as I have been unable to physically work him since February due to injury.
We were very fortunate to get David back for another weekend. David lives and works on a large sheep station in Nyngan NSW. He occasionally hits the trail ground, but usually likes mucking about with his dogs at home. He has handy Kelpies but has been known to have a Collie or two in his pack.
We had a large school of 15 people. Many return customers and some new people with this being their first weekend away learning about training their dogs.
Some of the wisdom and demo’s that David went through that were explained either differently too what I have heard in the past or just differently.
- Have a young pup learn to wait at distance.
- Have a pup understand proper balance and not just all work.
- Sheep should move dog.
- If dog has the head they walk in. If they have the rear stop until sheep tell dog to move.
It was a little cold over the weekend, however the rain held until everyone left. Phew!
It was great to see the people and dogs that have been here before come back and see just how well they are doing. David was impressed with the quality of dogs and the improvements he has seen from last visit with us.
Black and Tan Vs Red (1 Blue). We had a fun biding challenge going on between some of the dogs.
Only a couple of Collies this time. We lent one of our trained bitches to a lady so she could have the time when working the stock to understand and process what was actually happening. It’s hard for a raw beginner to start with a young pup or harder dog to take in all that is happening as it all happens so fast. A trained dog can help slow it all down.
We had a lot of young dogs this time. And our mascot Presious was back for a visit. The most chill Fenchie you will ever meet.
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