In a message dated 7/8/2005 4:22:06 PM Mountain Standard Time, ccceditor@xxxxxxxxx writes: > Herding trials > are an imitation of reality, not the reality of the > dog being smashed into a fence by a ram or cattle. > The dog who comes back for more after being thrown > into the fence and pinned by a cow proves it can do > its job! > > This reminded me of one of Leroy's herding sessions. A big ram butted him > square in the rib cage and he let out a huge yelp......and I of course > freaked. I told him, "OK...that's it...no more of this", started to put his > leash > back on and leave and he's BEGGING me to stay. He showed that ram just what > herding was all about.....never got butted again, either. > Just a fun 2 cents put in here..... > Jamie ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================