Herding Game Workshops

With many herding breeds now living in urban environments as pet dogs, they often do not have an outlet for their natural breed instincts, which can result in behavioural problems including traffic chasing, reactivity, repetitive behaviours and environmental sensitivity to name a few. Learning how your herding breed works and how you can use their breed instincts to give them a job to do can give them a happier, more fulfilled life and in turn prevent behavioural problems from arising.

During this 3 hour workshop we will cover:

• What is herding?
• Breed specific traits and behaviours
• Why behavioural problems can occur in urban herding breeds
• The pitfalls of ball throwing 
• Breed specific activities
• The herding game 

The herding game is a fun game using balls to represent sheep and provides a fun outlet for your herding breed's natural instincts - no sheep required!

Within the herding game we will cover:

• Handler skills
• Directional movements - come by and away
• Building speed and distance
• Stopping on cue
• Changing directions

Certificate of attendance included upon workshop completion. Includes digital workshop manual with all the content and training exercises covered. 

Dogs must be over 6 months old, be able to work off lead around other dogs/people and have no health issues that affect their mobility, as the herding game can involve tight turns and rapid movements.

We have spectator places available for these workshops as well as handler places, making them ideal for people who have dogs that cannot cope in a class environment but want to learn how to work with their dog at home.

Handler places limited to 5 dogs (up to 2 handlers per dog). Dogs must be able to settle during the theory part of the workshop (approx. 30 mins) or be comfortable being left in the car when not working. The grounds are secure, and the gates will be locked during the workshop.