1 Day Herding Clinic--Positive Reinforcement Herding Training (for any herding student)
This seminar is for both beginner herders and advanced herders:
Learn about positive reinforcement training and how to apply it to herding!
The timing and mindset of the handler is very different when using positive reinforcement training techniques, versus “traditional” reward/punishment or punishment training (the two predominant methods used in herding training).
Train:
Dogs on sheep (large flock, small flock)
Dogs on ducks
Beginner Dogs
Advanced Dogs
Puppies
Fetching
Driving
Outrun
Penning
Shedding
Sorting
Loading
Arena Work
Open Field Work
Tending in the Field
Traffic Work
Road Work
Holding a Pick
Turning a Flock
Dealing with fences, pressure, and draws
Working Two Dogs in a “Brace”
Learn:
How to use positive reinforcement in herding training
How to design a positive reinforcement training session
How to use canine neurology to better read and respond to your herding dog
How to customize/individualize a positive reinforcement training approach to each dog
How to build your dog’s confidence
How to learn to trust your dog
How to teach the dog to herd with quiet, calm control
How to use a stick/crook to ward off livestock (not to ward off your dog!)—or to herd
without a stick!
Timing and Planning in positive reinforcement herding training
Guidelines for:
What to reinforce/ignore/minimize/maximize in your dog’s herding training
Establish beginning lines of communication:
How to train and manage dogs without livestock
How to use toys & other kinds of training (such as agility) to your training advantage
How positive reinforcement herding training can enhance your dog in other types of
training (obedience, agility, conformation, etc.)