My two Aussies in the Herding workshop
This week, Teco and Angel, our Australian Shepherd had the change to go to the Herding Training Curse by Educação and lecture by Eng. Alfredo Pereira.
I enjoy the practical and theoretical content were the first steps of herding and basic commands to direct the dogs were lecture.
It was good to review the herding discipline, my dogs heritage !
Certificated
Angel in the herding lesson
Teco in herding lesson
Australian Shepherd puppy
Australian Shepherd puppy
Australian Shepherd puppy
Australian Shepherd puppy
Australian Shepherd puppy
Australian Shepherd puppy
Australian Shepherd puppy
Australian Shepherd puppy
Australian Shepherd puppy
Australian Shepherd puppy
Australian Shepherd puppy
Born at 28 Jun 2010
Australian Shepherd Litter
Australian Shepherd puppies and mummy
6 Puppies- 2 Red Merle, 2 Tri Red, 1 Tri Black and 1 Blue Merle
Dam: Araci Cookie Paracortus
Australian Shepherd Dam
Dog Show: 1º Best Puppy Raça Int Elvas 2008; Exe Lx e Med 2008; 2º Junior International Estoril 2008; 2º Junior National Sousel 2008; 1º Junior International Norte 2009; 1º Junior Int VF Xira 2009; R.C.A.C. National Beja 2009
Working - Obedience: Obedience Class 1 (COB) - Exe 22 Março 2009; Obedience Class 2 Good Março 2010;
FCI Hips – B/B (GOOD)
Date of Birth – 05/10/2007
EVCO Eyes – Clear/Normal/No Notations
Sire: JP07 Angelusparks Masterpiece
Australian Shepherd Sire
Dog Show: 3º Best Group Puppy and Best Breed Puppy Santarém 2006; 2º Best Group Puppy and Best Breed Puppy Aveiro 2006; 1º Exe Elvas 2007; 1º Exe Almeirim 2007; 1º Exe Lisboa 2007; 1º Exe Int Lx 2007; 1º Exe Nat Sintra 2007; 1º Exe Int Sintra 2007; 1º Exe Nat Estoril 2007; 1º Exe Int Estoril 2007; C.A.C. Nat Beja 2007; C.A.C. Nat Braga 2007; 1º Exe Int Santarém 2007; C.A.C. Exp Lx 2008; R.C.A.C. Int Estoril 2008; R.C.A.C. Nat 2008; 1º Exe Int VF Xira 2009
Working – Obedience : Obedience Class 1 (COB) Exe October 2008; Obedience Class 2 Good July 2009; Obedience Class 2 Good March 2010
Herding: Shows Natural Ability for Herding; Herding Workshop in Summer 2007 organized by Portuguese Kennel Club; Herding Workshop in Summer 2008 organized by Educacão
FCI Hips – C (Mild)
CERF – Clear/Normal/No Notations
Date of Birth – 20/02/2006
Cookie and Teco with GOOD classification for Class 2
Australian Shepherd in Obedience Competition in Lagos
Australian Shepherd in Obedience Competition in Lagos
Agility Workshop
We must give our congratulations to CIC-Lagos by the effort and good organization of this event.
The workshop was given with excellent knowledge and for those interested in such sport was a unique reception of training to better teach and handle dogs in agility.
Obedience Seminar
All organization and event was very well organized and we must give congratulations to Pedro Araújo for the warm welcome and personal assistance.
For someone that wishes to improve the performance in Obedience Competitions, achieve higher scores and know the best way to teach the dogs in this modality, it was precious and excellent seminar.
Personally I left with a clear goal and clear training method for my Obedience dogs and this was quite an achievement for me, since I was quite confused in how to proper train my dogs.
Of course I give a very special thanks to Mr. Moller that shares the some admiration and joy to handle and work with dogs and specially dogs from the breed Australian Shepherd and Border Collie.
Since yesterday was 3 of May, Mothers Day, I thought that me and my son should make the most of the day and go into one of those discovery trips.
I already had heard a lot about the Natural Park of Ria Formosa and the first intention was to know and show it to my son, and so we went to Olhão. Of course, without a lot of surprise, dogs weren’t allowed and since I was with my Australian Shepherd, Cookie, I decided to investigate the boats to the island, which some people had also spoke about.
We arrived just on time of the ferry boat leaving and sincerely without knowing its destiny we just went on board and trust our luck.
Now, for my surprise, the trip with animals is something quite common to the visitors and locals habitants of the island of Armona and I imagine my question about Cookie being allowed raised more surprise that the fact of me taking her.
The island of Armona is one of the most peaceful places that I ever meat until today and taking the words out of my son mouth, the birds is what we hear most on the island.
The little houses, so I was tolded, are quite habitated and the island has a permanent population of turism and fishing workers.
A trip to stay in our memories, since my Cookie, behaved like a true lady (even being her first boat trip) and was always obedient when I call her and stayed always near me. She is becoming a true companion in trips and travels, since she is reliable and we can always trust her.
Personally I love the area, the calm and peace, considering an idyllic excellent place to recover strength and energy from the noise and daily stress.
Obedience Australian Shepherd
Araci Cookie Paracortos achieved Excellent in Obedience Class I
Angelusparks Masterpiece Obedience
Angelusparks Masterpiece achieved Excellent in Obedience Class I
Continuing our last two weeks topics with the start at the Planning of a Dog Show, following List of Items necessary to take to a Dog Show we now go to the last details before we get in the car and go.
1º Training
As you can guess, at this time we already have some weeks of intense ring or handling training.
The main, in my opinion, is to make the dogs stay on the stand position for a long time and this has to be trained several times.
2º Clothe
Since I handle and show my dogs I have to be careful in choosing the clothes. If necessary it has to be send to the cleaner.
I start to use a different outfit out of the ring and during the trip.
3º Leashes, coolers and dog bowls
Yes yes it is straight forward … but I once forgot the leashes and was quite upset with myself.
So has soon I can I put on my trip bag. Also take an extra leash just in case one breaks.
4º Sleeping bag and blankets
One of the pleasures of sleeping out of the house is to use the sleeping bag and make an adventure from that.
The blankets is for the dogs to have their one sleeping place and to cover the boxes at the exhibit if and unnecessary noise.
5º Money and Documents
At this stage is to put the necessary amount and dogs, car and exhibit documents at our travel bag.
Don’t forget to check if all vaccines are up to date.
6º Fuel
Fill the car deposit on the day before and you avoid that extra minutes at the beginning of the trip.
Ok, now it is just go to the road and bring lots of prizes.
This weekend it RAIN and what may seams bad luck for some, for those that have dogs in a weekend early morning, is a unique opportunity to take them to the beach.
So I left my idea of being lazy on a Saturday morning and took Brad, Golden Retriever and Cookie, Angel and Teco, the 3 Australian Shepherd, and we went to take some sea baths … well, they took sea baths and I stayed for taking photos.
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