Rehabbing an Aggressive Australian Shepherd

I had entered both of the girls into the Coalinga CA sheepdog Trial. I thought there would only be about 50+ people there so it would be a good opportunity for Decker to desensitize some with groups of people. One problem though-I was bringing the store with me also. How do I fit him in with all of the stuff too?I had entered both of the girls into the Coalinga CA sheepdog Trial. I thought there would only be about 50+ people there so it would be a good opportunity for Decker to desensitize s …

We all did sheepdog herding today. The girls and I are getting ready for a sheepdog trial this weekend, so we have to be sharp. I worked both of the girls and then Decker on sheep. I had him do more driving and he is really starting to pick that up.Since I have been using a male wrap in the house with Decker, I have been teaching him the stand command. I wasn't sure that he would be able to transfer the word from the entry way of the house and getting his wrap on, to the sheep field. But I …

I had a student come over with his Zip dog. He has had two lessons before, but is a pretty obedient dog, so we thought we would give it a try in the field. At first, he was real sticky and did not want to move. Later, as I moved the sheep around, he would just follow them. After more that five minutes, he was still following and not circling around trying to bring them to me. I had Kate come in with me to get him going. After several minutes, he got the idea, and was herding sheep on his o …

I received a phone call from my neighbor. She had just adopted a baby potbelly pig. The dogs and I came over to see it while she was still small. Babs, my neighbor, named her Creston. That's the town that is nearest to where we live. She was found, dumped in a empty crate (milk crate), with no food, water, or blankets, and left in the local post office. Not a very good place for a five-week-old baby. She needs special food and should not have been taken from her mother before eight weeks. …

The girls and Decker got to come with my husband and I to my dad's house for Thanksgiving dinner. This year, unlike most other years, we had a only a small group for dinner. This year it was just as well for Decker's sake, since he is uncomfortable in large crowds.I had to feed my neighbor's animals for her before we left for dinner, so we arrived a little late, but just in time for the yummy food. Smells were in the air when we went inside the house, and the dogs could tell every ingredient …