9 posts tagged herding dog

Finding “There” Filed under: Dog Things, Molly — Tags: Balance, Dog, Fetch, flanks, herding, Molly, Stock, stockdog — Amyinseattle @ 4:49 am For the last month, we’ve been doing drills in the field.  Often stockdog trainers talk about helping the dog ‘make a picture’ in their minds about what is

A little rest… Filed under: Dog Things, Molly — Tags: herding, Molly, Stockdogs — Amyinseattle @ 12:11 am This past 2 weeks has been pretty uneventful. Molly worked stock Friday before last and we pushed too far too fast. However, in making lemonade out of lemons now i know what it looks like when she’s stressing out.

German import Rottweilers sounds quite impressive right? Exactly! Rottweilers kill pony and are shot dead by Lancashire police Steve Erwin gets killed by a stingray… So does that mean that Rottweilers and Stingrays should be banned from the world and crocodiles are gentle as hey: Steve Erwin played with them all the time….

Zoonoses, Diseases Defined And Explained 27th April 2008 Zoonoses is the term applied to a grouping of diseases that are transferable from canine/feline to human. Basically, these diseases fall into three groupings based on their means of transmission. This also groups these, ideally, in the means of treatment and control.

These days sheep herding isn't just a pastoral pastime for shepherds and their canine partners. Thanks in large part to organizations like the American Kennel Club (AKC), people all over the country are pursuing sports that help them expose their purebred dogs to work they are hardwired to do.

This past weekend has led me to wonder what happened to spring.  Today, it was unbelieveably hot - I think I heard Environment Canada say it was a million degrees outside.  By Sunday, even the sinewy trails of snow were gone, being the last to melt due to being so well packed.  It’s kind of strange

an agility dog!

Beaucerons are loyal protective herding dogs. They are bred and known primarily for being sheep dogs in France and the surrounding area. A typical Beauceron adult stands about twenty-seven inches tall and weighs between seventy and eighty pounds. The coat of a Beauceron is medium in length and it is coarse to the touch.

A Hungarian Scientist has developed computer software that can interpret the barks of a specific breed of dog! (more…)