Smalahundur Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 Some of you have been following my difficulties in starting my now two year old border collie Táta. I got a lot of help here, good advice, but I never got her "in gear". Showed her to an experienced handler here, went a couple of times, his comment: "skrýtin tík" (translation "weird bitch"). Last summer I here about a dog called Gláma, year old, hadn´t leard much beyond her name (and even that hardly). She has a very fine pedigree (and I mean serious stockwork). Well, this is quite a different dog, I have been training her on sheep the last two months, using a group of five icelandic ewe´s at the moment that spend the summer free range (they are two year old). This young dog has almost made knee knockers out of them! It was a really thrilling experience for me to see how this dog takes command over the stock (in shrill contrast to poor Táta...), after she understood I actually wanted her to work stock (previous owner had told her of for chasing sheep) . Because of the fragility of Táta I erred strongly on the side of caution starting Gláma, last couple of weeks I am starting to (dare to) correct her stronger, and she responds wonderfully, probably could (should) have done that earlier, but I see improvement with each session. If a dog does something wrong, traing doesn´t go as I´d like, I automatically assume I am the one doing something wrong*, but in this case I start to suspect that Táta sadly enough (she is a nice well behaved dog) isn´t stockwork material. If I can find a good pet home for her she goes. * Of course I did something wrong, I didn´t select the right breeder , and yes, I should have known better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maja Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 Good for Gláma! But you know this report does not count without a picture or two! I am happy that you found a true smalahundur! And I hope that Táta finds a nice home or stays with you as a pet. Maja Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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