HERDING DOGS – BASIC SKILL BUILDING

Purpose: To solidly establish the basic herding skills, calm stock handling and to develop a working partnership between you and your dog.

Course Information: This course will teach you how to begin working together with your dog to handle livestock. Your dog’s natural instincts for herding will be developed, while teaching your dog to look to you for guidance. You will learn the basic herding skills and how to teach them to your dog. You will be handling your dog on a long line, using clear communication, body language and a clicker or voice to affirm your dog’s successful attempts of the lesson at hand.

Pre-requisites: Dog and Handler must have all the skills taught in the course Herding Dogs I: Building the Foundation. Puppies at least 5 months old, and dogs of any age may participate.

What you can expect to learn from this course:

• Understand the interaction of dog and sheep, and their response to one another.
• Learn the basic herding skills and verbal cues: what they mean and how to use them. (That’ll do, Stop, Stay, Flanks – Come Bye and Away to Me, Steady, Lift)
• Teach your dog to look to you for leadership thru exercises off stock.
• Learn how to teach your dog flanking basics off stock.
• Understand and practice the principles of good handling.
• Introduce your dog to stock and teach the basic skills using a long line.
• Learn how to develop mindful, keen and workman-like behavior in your dog.
• Nurture a strong partnership between you and your dog.

CEU Status:

This course approved for 0 CBCC-KA and 6 CPDT-KA CEU’s from the CCPDT.

Instructor: Kathy Kawalec

Course Length: 6 one-hour sessions

Course Fee –

For Credit OnDemand: $240.00

Audited OnDemand: $160.00

Student Information:

Access to this course will expire in 6 months. Therefore, you have 6 months to complete this course from the date of registration.

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