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I'd be interested to find out about herding in Sydney or nearby areas. We're getting a Finnish Lapphund and my partner is really interested in doing herding with her. It won't be for quite a while though (she's still at the breeders!!! - only 4 weeks old).

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I'd be interested to find out about herding in Sydney or nearby areas. We're getting a Finnish Lapphund and my partner is really interested in doing herding with her. It won't be for quite a while though (she's still at the breeders!!! - only 4 weeks old).

You could start with your keeshund - they are an eligable breed. Training at EP is at the DogsNSW grounds starting at 9 and going to 3 Sat and 4 Sun. Hawkesbury is 9-11 for beginnings.

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Where abouts in NSW are you?

There is herding training at Erkine Park most weekends and next to Hawkesbury Showground every Sat. If these are a possibility I will give you more details.

I am at Glenmore Park which is very close to Erskine Park. Do they have a certain date for beginners to attend?

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I'd be interested to find out about herding in Sydney or nearby areas. We're getting a Finnish Lapphund and my partner is really interested in doing herding with her. It won't be for quite a while though (she's still at the breeders!!! - only 4 weeks old).

You could start with your keeshund - they are an eligable breed. Training at EP is at the DogsNSW grounds starting at 9 and going to 3 Sat and 4 Sun. Hawkesbury is 9-11 for beginnings.

Really?? I had no idea!! Well then! I think 'beginners' sounds like a good place to start!!!!! Is there a minimum age??

Are there any books or websites one can read to get to know what sort of commands are used, etc? Jedi's only 5 1/2 months so if he is too young to start now, we can at least get him familiar with some commands.

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No minimum age so long as they are vacinated. Not all dogs turn on the first time they see sheep so be prepared to come a few times to see if he is interested. The boy in my signature didn't turn on till just over 6 months but his sister worked from 3 months.

It is very hard to teach most of the commands without sheep as they react totally differently when the sheep are around. You could work on his stays and a drop or sit command as the start of the stop. Also work on his recall, but it doesn't have to be formal like obedience

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Fab! Thanks!

No minimum age so long as they are vacinated. Not all dogs turn on the first time they see sheep so be prepared to come a few times to see if he is interested. The boy in my signature didn't turn on till just over 6 months but his sister worked from 3 months.

It is very hard to teach most of the commands without sheep as they react totally differently when the sheep are around. You could work on his stays and a drop or sit command as the start of the stop. Also work on his recall, but it doesn't have to be formal like obedience

Excellent! I just hope Jedi doesn't want to eat the sheep.. :) He's never seen livestock before, so it could be interesting! Thanks for the tips - I will continue working on his obedience and we'll see how he goes!

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Really?? I had no idea!! Well then! I think 'beginners' sounds like a good place to start!!!!! Is there a minimum age??

Are there any books or websites one can read to get to know what sort of commands are used, etc? Jedi's only 5 1/2 months so if he is too young to start now, we can at least get him familiar with some commands.

I have a litter of puppies at home at the moment and although it is a show litter I have 3 bitches picked out which I consider are suitable to be shown at this age and will be putting them on ducks this week (Ducks in a small round pen with in a large round yard) and determine which ones i run on. Can't put any commands on 7 week old pups but you can see which ones are free moving and keen, the ones that will be too sticky and some that may not be interested.

Once I work out which pups I will run on they will get this 3-4 times a week I like the round yard concept as it also patterns the pups at this age to form the arc I want in my dogs.

Wont do any formal training till much later but this will keep the interest up and start the whole process alot sooner. I will also be introducing driving into my training alot earlier then I have done before.

Tracey

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Where abouts in NSW are you?

There is herding training at Erkine Park most weekends and next to Hawkesbury Showground every Sat. If these are a possibility I will give you more details.

Newbie to the forum :rofl: hi everyone!

Could i ask for a bit more info about the herding at Erskine Park? I have a BC who herds anything that moves and thought i might bring him down for a go :eek: . I couldnt find the times/costs/classes etc through google or anything and would love some more info

Thanks heaps in advance!

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Bumping...

Still hoping for a reply to an earlier question about herding on the Central Coast / Newcastle region.

Would love to do this with my BC but don't really want to go to Sydney...

Also bumping for Tira's question :)

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Where abouts in NSW are you?

There is herding training at Erkine Park most weekends and next to Hawkesbury Showground every Sat. If these are a possibility I will give you more details.

Newbie to the forum :laugh: hi everyone!

Could i ask for a bit more info about the herding at Erskine Park? I have a BC who herds anything that moves and thought i might bring him down for a go :laugh: . I couldnt find the times/costs/classes etc through google or anything and would love some more info

Thanks heaps in advance!

I'm not in NSW but I believe from reading on a list that there is no training over summer. I think the clubs that hold training at Erskine Park are the Stockdog Club and Border Collie Club so maybe you could contact DogsNSW for a contact number for those 2 clubs?

Or maybe PM Janba on DOL as she is involved in the herding there.

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On 13/08/2008 at 11:22 AM, Janba said:

Where abouts in NSW are you?

There is herding training at Erkine Park most weekends and next to Hawkesbury Showground every Sat. If these are a possibility I will give you more details.

Can you please tell me more about the Hawkesbury herding training as I have a 2 yr old working kelpie that I want to start training 

 

 

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