Sentences with phrase «doing sheep herding»

He's educated, intelligent, articulate, cultured — he just happens to enjoy doing sheep herding and shearing demonstrations since it's a bit of a dying art in the US.

Sonja also does sheep herding with Maggie Rose her Border collie and Rally with Harry the Terror.

Not exact matches

I do want to add here some basic facts, the article the following is taken from is using facts from the past decade not from 2000 years ago... these facts are what matter now, not that book written by sheep herding men who probably enjoyed the company of their herd (thus the term bestiality??)

The bottom line is, it DOES NOT matter how many studies are and have been sponsored, and how many «experts» are paid to do them... Our society, our people are hurting, and their lives ARE forever altered BECAUSE they have been sold a lie, and like a dumb herd of sheep, have swallowed it hoo - k line and sinker!

You want to bring an off» ring Of livestock to the LORD From you flocks and herds of hair and wool What you must do is find a bull (find a bull) Find a Bull If your atonement's to be full Find a bull (find a bull) Find a bull or sheep or birrrrrd...

I do not have to respect your opinion when your opinion is not based on factual evidence and is only based on a book written 2000 years ago by 40 sheep herding men who never met one another.

Christians aren't just a big herd of sheep doing stupid things.

Don't bring back the thumbs up / down, please — it fosters the herd mentality, and I for one want to be more than a sheep — trying to get thumbs up by the majority like a pathetic tool.

This being the case, home consoles don't necessarily feel like the optimum platform for the game, so we'd like to see those sheep herded towards tablet pastures in the future.

As far as i'm considered this game does not exist in the Mario Party series, and if it does, it's the black sheep of the herd.

If your dog spends most of his days lounging in your condo, don't feed him food with a protein level that is ideal for dogs who herd sheep all day.

Does your pet like to catch frisbee's or herd sheep?

Basically, it's just like herding trials for dogs that do not have access to sheep.

She has obviously had some Rally - obedience training and is known to have done some herding on sheep.

The initial work has also been done for a weaver who runs a small flock of colored sheep, a farmer storing feed grain in his barn, a flock - owner in wolf territory, a recreational musher, a rabbit hunter, and a pet owner with an interest in any of the characteristics of the herding, guarding, terrier, working, or hound dogs; what remains is to find just the right breed to match the lifestyle and personality of the owner.

Most breeds were developed to do some type of work — herding sheep or cattle, hunting pheasants, retrieving ducks, hunting rabbits or raccoons, killing barnyard vermin, protecting livestock, guarding estates, pulling carts or sleds, and police / military work.

Try giving the dog who sees cars as wayward sheep something more constructive to do with his herding instincts.

This is the type of sheep herding German Shepherd Dogs do the best.

Gypsy Achieved Titles: AKC Canine Good Citizen, NACSW K9NW NW1, NW2, L1C, L2C, L1E, L2I, 1 Leg in L2I, & 2 NW3 Qs in Exteriors & Vehicles (need 3 Qualifed for NW3 Element Titles) in K9 Nose Work, AKC JWW Novice A and JWW Novice P Titles in Agility (Retired from Agility to do Injury), has been introduced to sheep / herding.

These activities are especially helpful for dog breeds that are bred to do a job, like herding and hound dogs, but you don't own a flock of sheep or go hunting every afternoon.

This means that the dog must not only be mentally capable but also physically capable of doing the most that a dog can do from jumping to twisting and turning such as is required for sheep herding or Agility.

They do nothing for the better of the breed and all the AKC breeds for is barbie dogs that can't herd sheep like a true working border collie can.

However, if you don't happen to have sheep or other livestock at hand, your border collie might start herding whatever or whomever is available.

Because we get to know the Border Collies we are re-homing, it means we do not home potential sheepdogs into domestic homes where they are likely to cause problems when they become frustrated because they are unable to herd sheep.

It is great camouflage when hanging out with the sheep, keeps the dogs warm when herding in the mountains, and of course Bergamascos do not shed much when they have developed the mats.

An Australian shepherd that doesn't have sheep may still have the drive to herd.

I like the confidence of knowing that retrievers will indeed retrieve (as their ancestors have PROVEN to do so) or a herding dog will willingly work sheep or cattle, etc etc....

«The thing I love the most about herding is the connection with my dog, the sheep and the land as we do our chores,» Asarkof says.

Unlike other sheepdogs, they don't herd sheep but instead simply protect them.

You don't see Poodles herding sheep or Border Collies guarding military installations.

While it certainly does help to have a large amount of land for the dog to exercise on or herds of sheep to round up, there are many other ways to keep a border collie happy and healthy.

What your dog has to do is to try and herd a small flock of sheep around an obstacle course and then over bridges to try and get the flock of sheep successfully back into the pen.

Do you think the ancient tradition of sheep herding is extinct?

Border Collies excel at herding sheep, and while they can do well off leash in a variety of environments, there are some situations where they won't do so well, such as around lots of moving cars, masses of running loose dogs, bicycles, joggers, rollerbladers, and such.

An equivalent activity to herding simply doesn't exist, balls don't react the same way a sheep would.

But, if a sheep tries to escape, the dog has do react quickly, bring back the sheep to the herd and then continue with the original task.

Although the dog's heritage involves herding sheep or other livestock (a job which many of these dogs continue to do today), the Border Collie also excels at dog activities such as agility, flyball, competitive obedience, and Frisbee retrieval.

If you don't have a herd of sheep available to help your Border Collie run off steam, the next best thing is to train and enter him in agility sports, sheepdog trials, disc dog or Flyball competitions, or dock diving.

It is imperative to note here that women do not want the role of playing the lost herd of sheep.