Guest Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 I have two herding dogs and was wondering if two dogs are ever allowed to trial together at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smalahundur Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 It's called brace, and is a special sort of trial. Not all dogs are cut out to work together like that, and it is rather advanced stockwork. You need to be an experienced handler with excellent dogs to pull it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Billadeau Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 Typically the dogs are on different whistle commands so they can be directed independently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 Okay Thank you so much for all the information. I was just incredibly curious if this was something that ever happens or not as I’ve never seen it happen before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 You'll rarely, if ever, find brace competitions in the U.S. They are more common in the U.K. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 Where do you live? Ian Caldicott in Scio, Oregon is a long-time brace supporter/encourager and holds a brace competition at his Sheep Thrillz Trial every year in July. I'll bet there are some good YouTube videos out there as well. Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 I actually live in Marion county Oregon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Great! You can stay informed about upcoming trials at Ian's on his webpages, http://www.wolston.com/ or http://www.stockdog.com/. The next big trial there will be the famed Northwest Championship, the longest-running sheepdog trial in the West (maybe in North America?), May 17-19. The Linn County Lamb and Wool Fair runs that weekend, so it's a very fun outing. Hope to see you there! Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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