[ SHOWGSD-L ] At herding....
- From: Stormy435@xxxxxxx
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 16:19:44 EDT
We had an epiphany with one dog (GSD night), that was fascinating.
Everytime the dog was turned to move to left (counter clockwise, same as we do
in
Conformation ring), the dog would move into the sheep and act up. Going
clockwise, it was like an experienced herding dog.
Now I know that when I graduated into Obedience Open Work, my instructor
first had us throw a dumbell and watch to see which way the dog turned on the
return. This was so that when the dog went over the jump, we had the dumbell
thrown to an area that when the dog turned to return over the jump, there was a
jump in front of him/her, not open space.
So we have 'right turners' and 'left turners'. I just never realized that
this would carry to full circles. I wonder how many conformation dogs just
don't LIKE to go counter clockwise and if affects their gait? They might
lengthen their gait and move much nicer if they went clockwise and look like a
different dog.
The dog in the 'herding' example is being worked ONLY to counter clockwise
until he is comfortable working the sheep that way, but isn't that interesting?
Stormy Hope
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