tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9573091.post8657124591920469876..comments2021-12-07T02:46:06.396-07:00Comments on Tazimodo: Working through the new exercisesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9573091.post-11249465996352395472008-08-17T20:26:00.000-06:002008-08-17T20:26:00.000-06:00I don't know Dan personally, Inci. I'd really love...I don't know Dan personally, Inci. I'd really love to spend a weekend helping him, but I'd probably be too intimidated to just ask him. But I will introduce myself the next time I see him at a trial (and drop your name ;-) and maybe something will come of it...Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118131996152150797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9573091.post-70223213263374812192008-08-16T06:58:00.000-06:002008-08-16T06:58:00.000-06:00Laura,Have you met Dan Korf who lives in south wes...Laura,<BR/><BR/>Have you met Dan Korf who lives in south west Nebraska almost on CO border?<BR/><BR/>When at trials,if you spot him,go introduce yourself and ask him if you can take a week-end excursion to his place and help him gather his sheep.<BR/>He had a littermate to Craig,he also knows Craig and his work well enough and may say,come on over.<BR/><BR/>Inci<BR/><BR/>PS: you can also tell him I've sent you,dunno if that may open or close the door to your face but worth the try.LOL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9573091.post-53131400803481595082008-08-15T14:32:00.000-06:002008-08-15T14:32:00.000-06:00Hi Inci, thanks for your thoughts.I know both dogs...Hi Inci, thanks for your thoughts.<BR/>I know both dogs would *greatly benefit* from real work, but I don't have my own sheep. I also don't really seem to have a lot of friends with sheep who live close by and who would want me to use my dogs to help them do chores. That's one of the main reasons I'm doing lessons right now--so I can have access to sheep. I am going to try to work something out so that I can have/share sheep at some point in the future, but I haven't been able to get anything going just yet. Soon, I hope.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118131996152150797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9573091.post-81744135126179635732008-08-15T14:16:00.000-06:002008-08-15T14:16:00.000-06:00Laura,I truly enjoy your blog and look forward to ...Laura,<BR/><BR/>I truly enjoy your blog and look forward to your traing with your dogs but gotta ask you...do you ever get a chance to give your dogs a real job instead of going out to train?<BR/>Dogs really do get bored of continous training exercises and you can almost see it in their eyes,it begins to glaze.<BR/><BR/>I got a young female here now,when she first came as a started youngster, we'd go out to sheep and all will start nicely,then from out of blue,she'd become unglued at the seam.<BR/>I decide to give her few months to get to know me and decide to start her with some real work. <BR/>Getting her to gather lots of sheep over a large areas,first she cut,sliced,scattered all. Without saying a thing,I'd just walk out with her to gather those who scattered then I'd walk and she'll try to keep them together to me all the way to the barn. those who rebelled,we'd go out again to gather,etc.etc. All very quite,no sticks,no commands.<BR/>It took her about 5-6 outings before it all sank in,once sheep are in the barn,I checked them out,separate few to get some woll still attached to them. Within few weeks,she is a new dog. She takes soft commands readily and any mistakes she makes are due to her inexperience because she still 18 months old but at least her head is now clear of the cowwebs from intense pressure of continous training exercises.<BR/>You may find out your dogs may be much more accomodating to training if they beleive they are actually helping you out.<BR/><BR/>Just my 0.2 cents.<BR/><BR/>InciAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com