Working Sheep Dogs

A Practical Guide to Breeding, Training and Handling

By: Tully Williams

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Paperback | 1 May 2007

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Working Sheep Dogs examines and illuminates every aspect of the high-quality working dog. It provides a detailed discussion of the principles behind the training of working dogs, and reveals little-known methods for training and handling sheep dogs in the most effortless manner.

The text is divided into six major sections covering the instincts of the working dog, breeding, principles of training, methods of training, handling livestock and sheep dog trials. Photographs and line drawings help to illustrate best techniques when training dogs, such as how to teach dogs to cast, muster and drive.

Containing the first comprehensive breakdown and analysis of the instincts of the working dog, and discussing the various principles and methods of their breeding, this book is a practical reference for farmers and stockmen, hobby and lifestyle farmers, sheep dog trial competitors and breeders of working dogs.

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"Working Sheep Dogs is not simply a manual on how to train a working animal, but provides a whole new approach to breeding, training and handling farm dogs."--Trudi Slavin "The Land "

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Natural ability and selection	p. 7
Natural ability	p. 9
Temperament, intelligence, steadiness, minimal activity, and force	p. 15
The holding traits	p. 25
The driving traits	p. 38
Cast and muster	p. 45
The high-calibre working dog in summary	p. 52
The case for the 'all-rounder'	p. 56
When things are not as they seem	p. 58
A few good dogs	p. 63
Breeding sheep dogs	p. 75
Dogs past and present	p. 77
Breeding methods	p. 84
Principles of training and control	p. 101
How dogs learn	p. 103
Training tips	p. 112
Principles of control	p. 116
The long rope	p. 125
Commanding systems and their role in achieving control and initiative	p. 127
Overview of commands	p. 132
Training	p. 137
Rearing	p. 139
Early sheep work	p. 147
Colour photographs	p. 151
Mustering	p. 151
Working a mob	p. 152
The directional and positioning commands	p. 159
Cast, lift and draw	p. 166
Heel	p. 175
Inhibiting and wide-working commands	p. 177
Driving	p. 182
Recasting and mustering	p. 188
Force	p. 193
Yard work	p. 198
Splitting and working one	p. 201
Working more than one dog	p. 204
Overview of training	p. 206
At work	p. 209
Handling stock	p. 211
The dog in hard work	p. 231
Dog trials	p. 237
Sheep dog trials	p. 239
Various trials - their limitations and benefits	p. 243
Judging trials	p. 247
A true test	p. 253
Afterword	p. 263
References	p. 265
Index	p. 267
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Working Sheep Dogs

A Practical Guide to Breeding, Training and Handling

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