Barb Scott Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 We went to the USBCHA Sheepdog Trial in Olivet, MI on Sunday. Of course, I was greatly impressed by the herding, but I was also amazed at how well behaved all the BCs were, even the puppies. None of the dogs were crated, they were either off-leash near their owners, on leash near their owners or tied to campers and trucks in the parking lot. I never even saw a crate or a crated dog. This is totally different from the behavior we see at other dog events. How is it trained? Barb S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunar Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 ... Well I would think that working in a close relationship with the dog in an off-leash situation (ie, herding) would really contribute to such well-mannered behavior. Can't comment on the pups though. Maybe it's just a case of you get what you expect... events like that have been going on for ages, dogs offleash, and no one thinks much of it... maybe it's not a case that events like agility *need* everyone in crates, just that everyone expects it, and everyone does it because everyone else does.... or because the rules state it. Random thoughts from my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donna frankland (uk) Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 superglue? it always amazes me at the little trials over here too, i spend half my time looking around at the dogs who are loose thinking 'there's going to be one **** of a fight in a minute' and not once ever have i seen any trouble! even molly, mrs unpredictable would just lie down and watch the herding! must be catching, i cant wait to get brighid there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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