Herders & Eye Contact

lol I believe it. I am so NOT a Herding breed person. I like that little is going on up in the heads of my dogs beyond the usual doggy things...not world domination or what if games LOL. Well aside from perhaps...Shirley.

I couldn't take that sort of intensity on a daily basis...from what I see at dog parks etc it'd just plain wear me out. I do love Terv's tho!

It really was crazy the way you could see them thinking!

So how did your big boy do in class and did you have/need a crate?

Herding breeds are way too smart for me!  LOL

JackieG

So how did your big boy do in class and did you have/need a crate?

He did very well! I was impressed, actually. He was a little uneasy, new place, lots of new dogs, but after a minute he settled right down.

The trainer used him as an example on how to loose leash walk (he knew how to do that already). He did great for awhile. I was proud of him....until he decided to try to walk away from her (by pulling like a bull) and come back to me, lol.  

Get this- they didn't even use the crates at all!!! Everyone brought in their crates, set them up, and not one of the dogs used them. So....I'm not going to worry about it.

rwbeagles

lol I believe it. I am so NOT a Herding breed person. I like that little is going on up in the heads of my dogs beyond the usual doggy things...not world domination or what if games LOL. Well aside from perhaps...Shirley.

  I have herding breed dogs that can open gates, cupboards and one has even figured out doorknobs. One figured out two separate types of childproof latches on the cupboard doors - she actually could open them better than adlts who came to visit. Can't leave towels on the fridge door handle because they will use it to pull the door open. Oh and one took to turning our stove on, so childproof latches there too. One of my puppy people had a problem with her 5 month old letting herself out of the crate when no one was home. She has a three door crate and all three doors have to have two dog leash clips on them to keep her in.

ack see! exhausting...tho probably a bit stimulating as well. LOL.

Laurelin_429

I have no idea what they're thinking.

Umm they're like men...they're thinking of food, sex, or scratching themselves. Don't make things harder than they are, Laurelin...that might be the whole issue right there. LMBO. 

*chuckles*...not only do they think and solve they talk back if they think they are being short changed, I hate to tell you how many times I have been muttered at, sassed back, and even had a heavy sigh or 2 thrown my way. They can also understand complete statements, for example I fed Kord some potato one night while cooking dinner, he took into the next room, put it on the floor and came back for more. I very clearly told him to forget it, until you eat the other piece, your not getting anything else. Since the next item up for treats was some chicken, he walked back and ate that potato, quickly I might add. So don't tell me they don't understand!

They aslo remember EVERYTHING, like where you hid all 12 of the frisbee's, 4 tennis balls, 3 stuffies, 10 bones and so on. And that includes the treats on the back porch and the 2 bones buried in the yard 2 years ago.

I think some Herding DNA slipped into Shirley. I gave her a cookie ONCE and now whenever she comes in she runs right to the exact spot where it happened and STARES at me. "See to my dietary needs at once! puny human!"

My DH is scared of Kenya, in a funny way.  He's used to crazy, goofy, untrained dogs and he still can't get over how she "watches every move" he makes.

Liesje

My DH is scared of Kenya, in a funny way.  He's used to crazy, goofy, untrained dogs and he still can't get over how she "watches every move" he makes.

My husband's cousin come's into town often and visits, now Kord knows him, and Cliff is not the type to panic, but he is absolutly amazed at the attention Kord lavishes on him, some good, some not so good.

Pretty hard to eat when someone's eyes are burning a hole at the scooping end of your fork, willing it to fall on the floor, or throwing something? my goodness he would make us millions if we could hide a tennis ball under a shell for a shell game. We would win every time.