Accompanied by explanatory text, color photographs and illustrations 'Talking Sheepdogs' guides the reader from beginner stage to effective working sheepdog right through to supreme championship level using 'the Scrimgeour method of sheepdog training. With plenty of 'sheepdog dog' and ancedotes to make this book an enjoyable as well as information book Derek takes the reader through the special relationship, starting a pup, basic commands and driving, the good and bad moves, introducing the stop, good foundations and starting trialling making this the key reference for anyone wanting to training their sheepdog for farm work.
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Accompanied by explanatory text, color photographs and illustrations 'Talking Sheepdogs' guides the reader from beginner stage to effective working sheepdog right through to supreme championship level using 'the Scrimgeour method of sheepdog training. With plenty of 'sheepdog dog' and ancedotes to make this book an enjoyable as well as information book Derek takes the reader through the special relationship, starting a pup, basic commands and driving, the good and bad moves, introducing the stop, good foundations and starting trialling making this the key reference for anyone wanting to training their sheepdog for farm work.
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Derek Scrimgeour is one of the UK's premier sheepdog handlers and well known internationally for his 'dog whispering' techniques that makes his training methods so successful. When not training others to train there dogs he is a sheep farmer in the picturesque Lake District of England.
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Easy to understand, yet world-class,
This review is from: Talking Sheepdogs (Hardcover)
Derek Scrimgeour is a world-class sheepdog trainer; he has run dogs in the English National, the International, and the World trial, puts on training clinics all over Europe and the United States, and runs a training center in England. His book reflects his experience in its breadth and quality; with a little luck, some sheep, and a good dog, you could take a dog from pup to trial-worthy with only this book. Yet it is also easy to understand. All the terms are simply explained, the training is laid out in simple steps, and tips are made on trouble shooting problems. Beyond that, Scrimgeour's methods are among the gentlest in the Border Collie world, rarely using any punishment other than a 'hard voice'. A must buy for any working Border Collie aficionado, whether complete beginner or established expert.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Talking Sheepdogs and Ideas,
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This review is from: Talking Sheepdogs: Training Your Working Border Collie (Paperback)
This book is very focused on sheep herding and is correctly named. Although we do not herd sheep, I found helpful ideas to consider which will help me shape a better training program for a Border Collie I am asking to learn many different jobs. The culture difference of the author compared to me (in USA) although interesting creates another level of challenge.
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This review is from: Talking Sheepdogs: Training Your Working Border Collie (Paperback)
I think this would be a great book for anyone interested in training sheepdogs, but the editing is extremely messed up. Trying to read it is often like trying to decipher cryptic messages. It's too bad, as it has a lot of good information to offer.
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