Ron | March 2, 2011
2/26/11 I did some thinking on the grain in the tractor bucket. I decided I didn’t want to confuse Charm anymore than this learning to drive all ready has. I’ve got her doing some inside flanks and she is thinking, trying, willing right now. I don’t want to push the envelope any farther at the [...]
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Tags: Border Collie, Charm, Handler Stress, Kane
Ron | February 28, 2011
2/22/11 Charm has been getting the majority of my time here lately. Today is no exception, she is starting to work with me instead of fighting me on this driving. Today I started out with some simple fetches then made the fetches some what harder. I placed a rubber tub of oats in the pasture. [...]
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Tags: Border Collie, Cattle, Charm, Driving, Kane
Ron | February 22, 2011
2/07-10/11Nothing much to write on these days. I do use either Tait or Kane to take the steers to pasture and then to put them back into the barn at night. But now the steers know the routine. I think they would march either out or back without a dog. Still I use a dog [...]
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Tags: Border Collie, Cattle, Kane, Tait, USBCHA
Ron | April 30, 2009
This evening we are back at Hopes place. I want to do some more look back practice and long distance listening skills. This will also be the theme for the next four nights. Kane knows his commands; he knows what “LOOK” means, now we need to fine tune his and my understanding of what we [...]
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Tags: Border Collie, herding, Kane, Sheep, Tigr