Herding Dogs Excel in the “NEW” Venue of Scent Detection It’s no secret that herding breed dogs excel when it comes to using their noses. Herding breeds are often used for tracking and locating humans in police activities such as…
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Freestyle Will Get You Dancing with Your Dog Canine Musical Freestyle is a sport enjoyed by all dogs of all sizes, but we seem to see more herding breed dogs than other types. The dogs choose the music (really!), and…
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By now you have probably heard rumors of a “new” dog sport sweeping the nation – involving barns, straw, rats and PVC tubes. With THAT combination, most people are immediately intrigued. Does Barn Hunt use wild rats? Are the rats…
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Tennis balls will no longer be the ball of choice for your herding breed when you get the ball rolling with treibball! Check out this great video of treibball in action. Video from a Guild of Shepherds & Collies Evangelist,…
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Serious lameness – that is, lameness attributed directly to doing herding work – is uncommon in most herding dogs. However, sometimes a dog will come off the herding field lame. While a trip to the veterinarian may be required, there…
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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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