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I
have been educating myself by studying first two phases of
Koirakoulu Visio years 2009-2010. It is a private school for
everyone wanting to learn how to train animals and they use
mainly American behaviour specialists Bob Baileys way to teach.
Bailey's philosophical point of view on
teaching animal training is that training is a mechanical skill
and the understanding and skilful practicing of a few simple
behavioural principles are keys to trainer success. It is my
intention to learn even more about the dog behaviour also from
the
ethology
point of view. I try to encourage all my
puppy owners to work with their dogs. The spiritual bond between
dog and human is far more than simple and teaching your dog can
prevent all kind of problems right from the start.
Obedience
competition provides an opportunity for a person and a dog to
work as a highly tuned team. Training for obedience trials can
provide much needed mental stimulation and physical activity for
a bored housepet, and provide a fun and challenging hobby for
the dog's owner. At the moment I am training obedience with
Bilbo, Brego and Rosie.
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An obedience trial is
a dog sport in which a dog must perfectly execute a predefined set of
tasks when directed to do so by his handler. Training a dog to
participate in obedience trials increases a dog's understanding and
reliability in responding to commands such as "sit", "down", "stay", "come",
and "heel." At a trial, the dog and handler will perform various
predefined obedience exercises, which will be evaluated and scored by
a judge. The dog must demonstrate basic proficiency in order to
receive a passing score. A handler may choose to train for higher
degrees of accuracy and style in order to receive more points. For
example, on a recall, to receive a perfect score the dog must come at
a trot or run directly to the handler, without sniffing or veering to
one side, and sit straight in front of the handler, not at an angle or
off to one side or the other.
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Fatikon Nappanahka |
Dog agility is a dog
sport in which a handler directs a dog through an obstacle course in a
race for both time and accuracy. Dogs run off-leash with no food or toys
as incentives, and the handler can touch neither dog nor obstacles.
Consequently the handler's controls are limited to voice, movement, and
various body signals, requiring exceptional training of the animal and
coordination of the handler.
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In its simplest form, an
agility course consists of a set of standard obstacles, laid out by an
agility judge in a design of his or her own choosing on a roughly 100
by 100-foot (30 by 30 m) area, with numbers indicating the order in which
the dog must complete the obstacles.
Courses are complicated
enough that a dog could not complete them correctly without human
direction. In competition, the handler must assess the course, decide on
handling strategies, and direct the dog through the course, with precision
and speed equally important. Many strategies exist to compensate for the
inherent difference in human and dog speeds and the strengths and
weaknesses of the various dogs and handlers.
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Dalimattas Action
Mette |
At the
moment I am training and competing agility with Mette, Ramses, Hugo and
the young puppies. I am also teaching agility in a local association.
Tracking is a
technique in which dogs are trained to locate certain objects,
such as a downed bird, using the object's scent. Many bird and
rabbit hunters train their dogs in tracking. The scent hounds
are generally regarded as having the best tracking abilities
among all dog breeds.
In dog sports,
there are tracking competitions. For us tracking is mostly
harmless track of human steps which the dog is supposed to
follow. This is a good exercise for most of smooth collies and
they tend to enjoy it.
BH Bilbo V. Shakas Royal
Kraal
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From the year 2008 I have been working herding
with my collies. As
a breeder, I am most interested about the original functions dogs has to
have to work at the pasture. With it, I have been bitten by a larger bug
;) From the wishes of crowing number of
enthusiastic people, including several breeders of rough and smooth
collies, Finnish Collie Association decided to carry out an official test
for measuring herding capacity of modern rough and smooth collies.
I am member of workgroup which is developing
this test.
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Lifedream Daisy
Gardner |
My dreams is to have more livestock right here
at home, but mainly our sheep would be deeply loved members of our family,
just like my goats are at the moment.
Welcome to share the exciting world of herding! Look at
also my page for sheeps & herding and
herding fanpage at facebook.
Conformation
shows, also referred to as breed shows, are a kind of dog
show in which a judge familiar with a specific dog breed
evaluates individual purebred dogs for how well the dogs
conform to the established breed type for their breed, as
described in a breed's individual breed standard.
A conformation
dog show is not a comparison of one dog to another but a
comparison of each dog to a judge's mental image of the ideal
breed type as outlined in the individual breed's breed
standard. Dog show judges attempt to identify dogs who
epitomize the published standards for each breed. This can be
challenging, because some judgements must necessarily be
subjective. As an example, what exactly entails a "full coat" or
a "cheerful attitude", descriptions found in breed standards,
can only be learned through experience with the breed that has
that particular requirement. The first modern conformation dog
show was held in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England in June 1859, and
the only breeds scheduled were pointers and setters.
Dogshows were
my first touch of dog hobbies. They are also a social event as I
usually meet friends and other familiar faces. The most
thrilling thing for me is to participate with the dog who really
enjoy all the attention like my Rosie or Ramses.
Lifedream Lady Freyja.
Kuva Suvi Lehto
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