Forward/Disclaimer

2

Instinct Certificate

5

Herding/Working Instinct

6-7

Herding/Working Commands

7-8

Commands& Other Things to Take Into Consideration

8

Stock-Sheep/Cattle/Ducks/Goats/Geese

8-9

Games for Readying You and Your Dog for Herding/Working

9-14

Don'ts With Regard to Dogs & StockBoth

14-15

Trainers

15

Care of Your Stockdog

16

Selective Hearing

16

Reading the Stock

17

Stock Sense

17-18

Stock Pressure

18

Barking

18

The Hit/The Power

17

Confusion

19

Hurrah, It's Time to Go to Work

19

Remember To

19-20

Learning to Balance

2-22

Stick/Body Language

22-24

Cues/Presenting the Right Picture

23

Holding the Sheep

24

Square Flanks  (Further Explanation Flanks on page 60)

24-28

Corners/Take-Pen

28-29

Stock That Challenge the Dog/Dogs That Are Fearful

29-31

Teaching Directions Using the Circle Exercise (Cueing the flank)

32

Training Inside Flanks

33

Driving Using the Fence

33-34

Starting Driving in the Open

34-35

Driving Between Obstacles

35-36

Daylighting

36

Panels/Center Pen/Chute

36-38

Stock/Control Points

38-39

Overflanking

40

One-Direction or Circling Dogs

40

The Gather

40

Outruns

41

Starting Your Dog on Cattle

41-44

Starting Your Dog on Ducks

45-46

Releasing Your Dog to Work

47

Trailer Loading & Unloading

47

Daily Chores

48

Whistle Commands

48

Trialing Information

48

Recommended Reading

49

Herding/Working Registries

49

About the Authors

49-51

Balance/Fetch pictures

52

Versatility Champions

55

Border Collies

56

MANUAL PICTURE CREDITS

57-58

DVD/VIDEO DOG & HANDLER CREDITS & INDEX

59

Example of Teaching Directional Cues Outside the Stock Arena

62

Order Blank for Video/DVD & Manual

63

Choosing Your Stockdog

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