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Border Collie Rescue - Working Sheepdog Assessment - Jess
We often assess a Border Collie for its owner at our centre near York.Jess belongs to Jim Closs, the cameraman in this instance, who was interested in finding out how much herding instinct she has.As it happens - not a lot - she was stimulated to chase the sheep on a couple of occasions but it was no more than a natural trigger turning into play.She really did not seem to know why she was doing it and then simply lost interest.This is good as she is a pet living in Edinburgh with Arthurs Seat being her favourite walking area. So the sheep on Arturs Seat are safe - at least from her attention! The Border Collie is designed to be a sheepdog and was originally used for herding livestock in the English and Scottish Borders. Border Collie Rescue assesses all dogs coming into our care for herding ability and will rehome them as stockdogs if that is what they need to do but we also assess and rehome for scent discrimination skills to the Police, Prison Service and Excise to detect drugs, explosives and firearms -- to SARDA and other rescue organisations for mountain rescue and search and rescue work -- to help deaf, blind or otherwise disabled people as well as for working trials, flyball, agility, obedience and other interactive sporting disciplines and many of our dogs have qualified for Crufts in these disciplines. Those that show us they do not need or want to work are rehomed as PAT dogs, pets and companions.
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We often assess a Border Collie for its owner at our centre near York.Jess belongs to Jim Closs, the cameraman in this instance, who was interested in finding out how much herding instinct she has.As it happens - not a lot - she was stimulated to chase the sheep on a couple of occasions but it was no more than a natural trigger turning into play.She really did not seem to know why she was doing it and then simply lost interest.This is good as she is a pet living in Edinburgh with Arthurs Seat being her favourite walking area. So the sheep on Arturs Seat are safe - at least from her attention! The Border Collie is designed to be a sheepdog and was originally used for herding livestock in the English and Scottish Borders. Border Collie Rescue assesses all dogs coming into our care for herding ability and will rehome them as stockdogs if that is what they need to do but we also assess and rehome for scent discrimination skills to the Police, Prison Service and Excise to detect drugs, explosives and firearms -- to SARDA and other rescue organisations for mountain rescue and search and rescue work -- to help deaf, blind or otherwise disabled people as well as for working trials, flyball, agility, obedience and other interactive sporting disciplines and many of our dogs have qualified for Crufts in these disciplines. Those that show us they do not need or want to work are rehomed as PAT dogs, pets and companions.
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Irish FTCH GLENANNE ABEL (kennel name: GIP)
http://www.altiquin.labradors.com/winnings_gip.html .... About GIP: This International Gundog and brilliant Irish FTCH has been bred by Mr. Thomas Brady. ALTIQUIN DOGS acquired him in January 2005 and trained him into a Field Trial Champion as of Oct. 2007. Gip is a brilliant casting dog both on marked retrieves and especially on blinds. He handles sublimely and holds his ground well on a hunt. He is a very very responsive dog. Gip is a pleasure to be with, a solid, quiet companion with an extremely gentle temperament, especially around young children. However he is very much an alpha male. In the kennel he is exceedingly quiet, patient, and clean. He is a joy and a treat, with an amazing capacity. The 2006 Season was a season wherein Gip was in a position at the end of five or six trials to win them with an excellent performance up to that point. 'Lady Luck' played her part in insuring that he only had one first and two seconds for all his brilliant work. For, unfortunatey, in these five or six other trials, luck would have it that he failed on his very last retrieve, thereby forfeiting any award that he would otherwise have added to his collection. I wish I had the time to type in and share more of our marvelous training & trialing adventures....
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http://www.altiquin.labradors.com/winnings_gip.html .... About GIP: This International Gundog and brilliant Irish FTCH has been bred by Mr. Thomas Brady. ALTIQUIN DOGS acquired him in January 2005 and trained him into a Field Trial Champion as of Oct. 2007. Gip is a brilliant casting dog both on marked retrieves and especially on blinds. He handles sublimely and holds his ground well on a hunt. He is a very very responsive dog. Gip is a pleasure to be with, a solid, quiet companion with an extremely gentle temperament, especially around young children. However he is very much an alpha male. In the kennel he is exceedingly quiet, patient, and clean. He is a joy and a treat, with an amazing capacity. The 2006 Season was a season wherein Gip was in a position at the end of five or six trials to win them with an excellent performance up to that point. 'Lady Luck' played her part in insuring that he only had one first and two seconds for all his brilliant work. For, unfortunatey, in these five or six other trials, luck would have it that he failed on his very last retrieve, thereby forfeiting any award that he would otherwise have added to his collection. I wish I had the time to type in and share more of our marvelous training & trialing adventures....
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