Jeanne Joy Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Just curious ... does anyone know when and where the term, square flank(s, ing), was introduced. I don’t recall it being used prior to the 1990s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eileen Stein Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Glyn Jones used it in his book A Way of Life, ©1987. See pages 45-47: Square flanking movements When we are teaching a dog to circle his sheep in the manner described above we are not only teaching him the verbal commands for left and right; we are also teaching him to go left and right in a square movement. I happen to believe that the flanking movement should be square in order to ensure that the dog turns off his sheep correctly. . . . Good, square flanking is very important in so many movements made on the trials field, and many trials are lost on the cross-drive because the handler cannot get the dog to flank properly. I don't remember hearing or seeing it before that, but that's not to say it wasn't in use before then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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