Tedi and I took Big Ben to herding. He went into the ring, looked at the
sheep, looked at Tedi and stood like a rock. That went on for about five
minutes. Tedi asked if she should go get him, and the trainer said "No, just
wait". Finally Ben realized Tedi was not going to take him out, so he looked
again at the flock and started to herd them back and forth like he had done it
all his life. When one sheep pulled away, Ben went and drove him back to the
group.
It is amazing what our breed can and will do. And, they seem to love doing it.
Evan
-----Original Message-----
From: kathy <kathy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: GSDCA Showlist <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Mon, Sep 14, 2015 9:10 am
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Herding Testing
Herding instinct tests are always so interesting to watch. I love the herding
sport. So I wanted to test my two GSDs in herding. I brought my boy, Koda into
the herding ring first with his tester. The sheep started to move. It was
simply amazing for Koda seeing these critters for the very first time knowing
exactly what to do with the small herd. It gave me goose bumps to watch
something so natural come out of my shepherd. I was proud. Now, it was my girl
Stunner’s turn. I enter her in the ring with the tester. The sheep are some
distance away standing quietly close with their protector. I released Stunner &
left the ring. Stunner with seemly much interest slowly approached the sheep.
When she reached them, the sheep moved & she ran for her life back to the gate.
I was SO embarrassed. The tester tried everything to get Stunner to be
interested. The tester even brought in her herding Border collie to stimulate
Stunner but nothing helped. Stunner is at the gate once again begging to get
out. The sheep were monsters to her. The tester told me that there was an
Aussie that acted just like Stunner in the very beginning. The owner was going
to give up until the 9th try the Aussie finally GOT it. And went on to retrieve
his herding titles. So there’s always hope in everything. Kathy Partch
www.JoKaySedona.com
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