JulesP Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Very impressive Vickie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussielover Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Wow she has grown a lot! Nice work with the sheep, she looks like a natural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superminty Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Nice distance off the stock! Maybe I should get a BC next.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vickie Posted October 10, 2011 Author Share Posted October 10, 2011 Nice distance off the stock! Maybe I should get a BC next.... I know! I am so hoping she will stay like that but obviously it's very early days. It's one of the things I am most excited about Go on...join the dark side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vickie Posted October 10, 2011 Author Share Posted October 10, 2011 Wow she has grown a lot! She's not far off Trim, she's growing like a weed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Gorgeous Vickie!! The distance off the stock is beautiful. I bet you had shivers doing that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superminty Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Nice distance off the stock! Maybe I should get a BC next.... I know! I am so hoping she will stay like that but obviously it's very early days. It's one of the things I am most excited about Go on...join the dark side Don't tempt me I know very little about BCs, but in kelpies, we tend to have "line" (or yard) dogs - dogs that can walk into pressure and hold a line, but have to be taught distance, and "flanking" (or paddock) dogs - dogs that have lovely distance and read their flight zone well, but struggle sometimes to walk in on pressure. Do you know if this happens with BCs too? I have worked with some lovely wide flanking kelpies recently but trying to get them to walk in on pressure is hard! Your girl looks quite happy to do both at this stage! Very exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Q Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 She's gorgeous Vickie! You should be so proud. I've been checking your channel intermittently to look for an updated video of her and its nice to see how she's turning out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cazstaff Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Thats fantastic Vickie, thanks for posting it, so lovely to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasha Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 What a lovely little girl. I think her distance will be good naturally personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vickie Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 (edited) I know very little about BCs, but in kelpies, we tend to have "line" (or yard) dogs - dogs that can walk into pressure and hold a line, but have to be taught distance, and "flanking" (or paddock) dogs - dogs that have lovely distance and read their flight zone well, but struggle sometimes to walk in on pressure. Do you know if this happens with BCs too? Sure does! But I know a number who do both well. I have worked with some lovely wide flanking kelpies recently but trying to get them to walk in on pressure is hard! I have the opposite with Trim. There's pretty much nothing she won't walk in on, but trying to get her to kick right out is hard. Well, hard for someone with my experience level, when other people work her, she is generally much wider. She also flanks much wider on real sheep, rather than training sheep. Edited October 12, 2011 by Vickie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulesP Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 I know very little about BCs, but in kelpies, we tend to have "line" (or yard) dogs - dogs that can walk into pressure and hold a line, but have to be taught distance, and "flanking" (or paddock) dogs - dogs that have lovely distance and read their flight zone well, but struggle sometimes to walk in on pressure. Do you know if this happens with BCs too? I have worked with some lovely wide flanking kelpies recently but trying to get them to walk in on pressure is hard You have seen Poppy working. She happy walks a straight line and easily knocks sheep off a strong draw. Not so keen on flanking wide though. Prefers to drive rather than fetch too. And holding the sheep is important to her. Not sure what a farmer would make of her natural inclinations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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