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jazzyfizzle said:
Jessica- I bet you would love Judi, and she is not too far from you. She is super patient, kind, and very good with shelties.
Dusty- I'm not sure if herding will be his game, but it is always worth a try. I would be more than happy to expose him to the ducks tomorrow to see if anything happens, if you like. I did herding instinct test his mother, her sister and their mother, and unforuntately didn't see anything fire up in them.

Sher
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That would be great if its not too much trouble. I know this darn weather does not want to cooperate. If he doesn't want to herd that's ok there is always agility and therpy dog he can do besides conformation.

I am planning on taking Belle to Judy's when it warms up a bit :wink2:
 
Lahree said:
Oh, I missed this, sorry!

Ellie herds the cat and us as much as possible. She is EXTREMELY fast and will dart in front of us and try to cut us off from moving forward. She squats down in front and gives us the "stare" (where they lower the head) and then makes a counter move to every move we make. This drives the cat crazy! She also will run along side and nips at heals and moves into the side of you so you either have to move to the side or step on her. She also has the extremely bad sheltie habbit of nipping at heals (we are working on that very hard). I am sure she would do very well at herding!
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That's normal puppy Sheltie behaviour! They all do it. I used to play the game with Bacca too, until I realized that I was simply encouraging him to nip my heels!
 
*Caro: I have had Border collies before I got into shelties and my favorite sheltie was much better at herding than any of the 3 border collies I have had. I don't think I would have been able to keep my mouth shut, if someone said something like that to me. They should have checked to see what your dog could do, at the very least!
 
Lahree said:
Yes, I realize it's normal puppy Sheltie behavior.
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It is, and the only true way to find out would be to introduce Ellie to ducks or sheep. You know your Sheltie better than any, and you may have a true "herder" there, but there's no way to know for sure unless you try. I always felt that Rain had it, so after much time searching for somewhere to take her, I finally found a trainer and a farm. At that time, she showed that she actually does have herding instinct. I definitely say see if you can find somewhere to take Ellie to try it. I'll just say one other thing...something Sher told me...be prepared, because it's addicting. :wink2:
 
I don't have any intention of getting her on sheep or ducks (although it would be fun). I don't want to wind her up anymore than she gets now and I also don't want her to think it's ok to nip heels and nearly trip us when we walk. :smile2:
 
Lahree said:
I don't have any intention of getting her on sheep or ducks (although it would be fun). I don't want to wind her up anymore than she gets now and I also don't want her to think it's ok to nip heels and nearly trip us when we walk. :smile2:
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Actually, you would be teaching her to channel that energy. It's just like people that do agility...the dogs learn to jump, but that doesn't mean they're going to jump over a fence, out of a backyard. They learn what is expected them of them when it's expected. When I take Rain, it wears her out. Since she's been, I've noticed less behavioral issues at home. She used to chase cars along our fence line (neighbor's driveway runs alongside our property), but since I've been working with her more and since taking her to the farm, she is more responsive to me and doesn't seem to care as much about the cars. These activities build a stronger bond between handler and dog. I'm not trying to convince you to do it...just didn't want you to think that it would turn her into a heel nipper. Also, I, personally, enjoy it. :smile2:
 
Cheje-Lyn said:
Actually, you would be teaching her to channel that energy. It's just like people that do agility...the dogs learn to jump, but that doesn't mean they're going to jump over a fence, out of a backyard. They learn what is expected them of them when it's expected. When I take Rain, it wears her out. Since she's been, I've noticed less behavioral issues at home. She used to chase cars along our fence line (neighbor's driveway runs alongside our property), but since I've been working with her more and since taking her to the farm, she is more responsive to me and doesn't seem to care as much about the cars. These activities build a stronger bond between handler and dog. I'm not trying to convince you to do it...just didn't want you to think that it would turn her into a heel nipper. Also, I, personally, enjoy it. :smile2:
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No, I understand what you're saying. We channel her energy by playing with a frisbee. She loves it and totally wears her out. :smile2:
 
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