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 enlarge | Author: Vergil S. Holland
Creator: Wait Jagger
Publisher: Howell Book House
Category: Book
List Price: $21.95
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 38598
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 256
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6 x 0.9
ISBN: 0876056443
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.70886
UPC: 785555038011
EAN: 9780876056448
ASIN: 0876056443
Publication Date: October 13, 1994
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Experience is the best teacher.... May 23, 2006
Bramble Brae (WA United States)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I suppose a person can learn to remove an appendix, fly a plane, or conduct a defense by reading a book; but I know I would prefer my surgeon, pilot, and attorney to have had some hands-on experience before practicing on me. Same thing goes for herding livestock - there just is no substitute for a good trainer who knows what they are doing. Having a background in obedience, tracking, and agility gave me no headstart in herding - and no amount of bookreading changed that. When I found a trainer who was able to read me and my dogs, communicate with us, and be fair but firm, we made great progress.
With that said, I think this book is very helpful as a supplement to practice sessions. Learning to read stock and dogs, understanding pressure and release, draws, balance points - all those concepts have to be learned by the human and there is no substitute for learning in the field, in actual practice. If a friend wanted a basic herding book to look at to see if it is something they might want to do, this would be the one book I would probably recommend. Better yet, though, would be to have this person actually come out and watch dogs working stock.
If you are doomed to be an armchair shepherd, then this book is fine. Otherwise, your money is better invested in a herding instinct test, a stock handling class, or a day spent observing at a herding training facility. Books are an adjunct, at best, to learning to work with your dog in herding.
Gone to the dogs February 23, 2006
M. Bruce (greenville, sc United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is just the thing for someone who is interested in training a herding dog or just want to find out how it is done.This deals with herding sheep, but I was left wanting to know if this training could be used on other types on livestock? If you want to go herding this book wil herd you in the right direction.
 Herding Dogs: Progressive Training February 21, 2006
Richard Napier
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
While it provided techniques for teaching with a herd. It would have been nice to provide techniques to teach the dog the basic commands without the sheep. It didnt really cover the basics for the real beginner. It was more like an intermediate book.
 written in easy to refer style October 28, 2005
Alice M. Wagner (Oregon City, Or USA)
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
Addressed everything I needed to know. Dog is working well
Border Collie bias...but still good August 19, 2005
Robin J. Baker (Rome, NY United States)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
The author obviously loves Borders..and so do I. There is a bias in the book toward explaining Borders (over other breeds) but there is also worthwhile knowledge that other herder owners can learn from. In short "learn from your dog" and adapt is the primary message. What "makes a dog stress out and react" positively or negatively is worthwhile reading. In the end it is about the dog and training the handler.
The cartoons are sweet and make it fun for my grandkids to understand why I do these crazy things and why they should too! Still...this is a book not written for 10 year olds...it is written for me to get in the mind of my herder so we can both get the job done, intelligently and calmly and not stress out my sheep....and with as little help from me as possible!
A worthwhile book on my shelf and one I will refer to again and again.
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