The first batch of
sheep arrived to day, I custom graze sheep and cattle. With the
arrival of the sheep the start of custom training for Kate and her
son Wage begins. Kate has been rough trained and is very effective with
cattle. Wage has been exposed to sheep starting at 4 months of age and showed a remarkable talent for heading. Formal training is now underway.
Today the training is
all about control. The dogs must learn, at this stage, that they will
only work when told to do so. It's like boot camp where they learn
the other side of themselves. First command is the "with me" command.
This is some what like a heel command. Incorporated with this command
is the “There” command. This is the stop command.
Today's training
incorporating the above commands, was primarily shepherding. In other
words we got to watch the sheep eat grass. It's a great self control
exercise for the dogs and will be very useful in the future when
checking cattle and sheep. This training will likely go on for about a week. All things being equal, we should begin to start on some directional commands: the "way to" and "go by" commands. Until the next time enjoy ....
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