Treibball or Drive Ball is one of the newest sports in the dog world. Instead of dogs using their natural skills to herd sheep, they push around large exercise balls. The goal of Treibball is to herd inflated exercise balls…
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I will never forget the moment when the breeder handed my new puppy to me – it was the start of an amazing and busy journey. This was the first puppy that I would keep all for myself, so why…
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Re·ac·tive definition (Wikipedia): Showing a response to a stimulus, acting in response to a situation rather than creating or controlling it, having a tendency to react chemically. Reactivity can happen in many different situations, such as when a dog is…
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The cute and clownish Polish Lowland Sheepdog is a medium-sized herding breed developed in — you guessed it — Poland. In their homeland, this breed is called Polski Owczarek Nizinny, though many breed fanciers both in and outside of Poland,…
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The German Shepherd Dog (GSD) is one of the most popular breeds in the world, but ironically it’s also misunderstood by many of its biggest fans. Many aren’t aware that the GSDs trotting in the show ring are drastically different…
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Athletic dogs are a lot like athletic people. They love the work they do, and they thrive in life because of their athleticism and fitness levels. However, much like people, they can be prone to, or experience, injuries. As a…
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There is a saying among horsemen that “no hoof, no horse”. For shepherds, you could say about herding dogs, “no paw, no dog”. That may seem a bit dramatic, but if you want a dog truly capable of doing the…
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Dogs are naturally expressive creatures, and that’s partly why they make such wonderful companions. From the way they bark, growl or hold their heads, you can pretty much judge how they are feeling or even sometimes, what mood they are…
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Aggression, fears and OCD. These are the top behaviour problems that herding breeds will have, if any, during their life, and most of those can be caused by frustrations. Often these dogs are mislabeled by inexperienced trainers or another dog…
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Owners of herding dogs, especially collie type breeds, learned early they must be extra cautious about providing their dogs certain drugs, though it wasn’t until 2001 that the reason why was made clear: a mutation in the dog’s genes made them…
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