Luke and Abbys Mom Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 I let Luke work the sheep a tad bit from outside the pen yesterday and the sheep started moving off of him rather them standing straigh at him. Then today I had my DH stand in the sheeps fav corner and took Luke in... and OH MY. IT WORKED. He brought them to me was 100% on his lie down! The sheep are real senstive so I have to get him to lie down quite a ways back then slowly move up and lie down again to keep them from RUNNING. But OH MY GOSH it WORKED!!!! I am so happy!!!!!!! I left it to MAYBE a 5 min lesson, I didn't want to stress the sheep as they were working with us for the first time! I am so excited! Once the sheep were stopped from going in that fav spot (thanks to DH) Luke was willing to go in behind them and bring them out!!! Just had to share! I am still planning on a clinic though, but things are looking better. Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stockdogranch Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Great for you! Hope things continue to go well! Anna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eileen Stein Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 That's great! I had considered suggesting that you put a dog outside the fence in the area where the sheep congregate, but I didn't think you had another dog. I admit I never thought of a husband. BTW, you might want to consider rounding out your corners if the sheep tend to gather there. Just put a panel diagonally across the corner so there's no sharp angle they can stick in, and it's easier for your dog to peel them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSmitty Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 It's very cool reading about your progress. Way to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carson Crazies Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 That's great news! PS - my DH makes an excellent dog too... we just need to work on getting his flank commands more solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G. Festerling Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 Nothing more fun than seeing things fall into place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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