Had a good training session with Quade this am which usually involves bringing the sheep to a different grass location and doing what I call some 'patience work' and letting sheep graze in a designated area .... dog relaxes but is mindful of where his sheep are. Every so often we gather them up and do some OLF exercises ( working on 'the lift'/rate as well more distance ) with a few 'get backs' to the mix and then back to grazing. There's not much for fencing where we work so the dog has to be able to cover his stock.We usually do abit of driving....the 'push' is there with him well in contact and covering the outside eye....but need better 'power steering' as in understanding his inside flanks so we can move from A to B in a purposeful manner. We do keep in mind to always start and end our training sessions with a fetch, that was stressed to me years ago along with other valued advice I've gathered along the way.
Going to a 4 day Sheep camp at Dog Tale Ranch in a couple weeks ( Viklunds / Carter ) that I'm so looking forward to with the crew here. Great instructors, honest sheep and a terrific set up.... along with the comradrie that always can be found amongst the folks that attend these clinics.
