TRAINING
WITH TEMPERAMENT THEORY
Herding With Shy Dogs: A Pictorial
Representation
by
Val Maurer
Introduction and Acknowledgements
Training:
Training
Using Temperament Theory
Obedience and Temperament Theory
Agility and Temperament Theory
Herding and Temperament Theory: Action Dogs
The Temperament Theory and Rescue Work
Reference:
Bibliography
Glossary
Living
With Border Collies
Hug Therapy
United States
Border Collie Club
Border Collie Society of
America
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Dog doesn't have confidence to control situation, so tries to leave.Leaving (flight) can be dog bathrooms in pen, dog eats grass (different than dog eating "magic herding pills"), dog refuses to make eye contact with handler or sheep, dog tries to initiate interaction with something outside of pen (wriggling thru gate).
Set the dog up to make a successful Bold Action. Helper and experienced dog at gate to prevent sheep from going there. Experienced dog and helper, if available, pressuring sheep to stay in holding pen. Handler drags dog, by collar or leash, directly towards the faces of the sheep.
Handler holds dog by collar or leash. Helper and dogs put pressure on sheep, waiting to put more pressure on them. Dog can't take the stress of being so near to challenging sheep and decides to charge them (getting the grizzly bear before it can get you). See B-2 for what we want the dog to be thinking at this time. However, this time the handler is actually in control of the leash.
As soon as the dog makes the Bold move, the helper and experienced dog reinforce the move. This exaggerates the sheep's reaction to the handler's dog. The other experienced dog is putting pressure on the sheep to keep them from charging the handler's dog. Not essential, but helpful. Handler is holding collar or leash.
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