Smalahundur Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Yesterday I took Gláma to the training field after a couple of days break. And it was the most frustrating session I have ever had with her. Not very motivated, stopping short on outruns. And after I corrected her a bit loud for crossing over when send on an away outrun, she all of a sudden "forgot" the come bye command. And that is her strong side, as if she took my correction for crossing over to the come bye side as a general rule "don´t go come bye"... Not very far in the session she even left the sheep, which I have never had her do before. Easily called back, but still... Anyway, after the session, trying to make sense of it, a lightbulb went on in my head, and I remembered that she started going in heat a couple of days before, she doesn´t really show this very much apart from some drops of blood on the floor. Now I wonder could that have been responsible for this terrible session? Any of you notice this so strong (I vaguely remember this having come up in some topic here). My plan is to step training intensity a bit down, shorter sessions of stuff she knows well, and put the new stuff (whistles, flanking on the drive) on hold for the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynthia P Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 I have one that goes totally brain dead and cant remember the simplest things. Others will work no problem. Work on basics if she seems brain dead. cynthia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smalahundur Posted July 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Thanks Cynthia, for reassuring me. The whole thing weirded me out a bit I must admit. Having her look up to me with this big questionmark in her eyes; "Come bye...? what on earth do you mean...?". Brain dead is a good way to put it. I´ll go easy on her until the hormones sorted themselves out again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloria Atwater Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 I've known several bitches who just went goofy during their heats. Some are fine, others seem to forget they were ever trained! Good luck with your girl. ~ Gloria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaBluez Tess Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 My females forgot their downs and were on the muscle on their runs. Often, they would not stop, but leaned on the sheep very hard and it was quite entertaining for those who watched but not for me at the post. They also got more affectionate in the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maja Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 I have mother and daughter, and the mother is, oh my, a total herding disaster when she is in season. Brain? What brain? Bonnie - her daughter - is like nothings happens, but Kelly . maja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Billadeau Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 Of the 10 females we have trained and work, none have seemed different on stock during their heat cycles. But we're not talking about 10 total unrelated females so genetically we don't have much breadth of experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 I have one that went totally goofy during her first heat but was unaffected during subsequent heats. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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