Post by Silver on May 10, 2012 11:05:28 GMT -5
The purpose of this event is to test your dog's natural instinct and teach them how to behave around the livestock. To earn the HT title your dog must earn 5 points under 2 different judges. (10pts total)
Tasks!
1.) Basic control- Your dog needs to be in a sit or down watching you, ignoring the livestock [must be livestock in the photo as well]
2.) Supervised interaction- Let your dog or puppy mingle with the livestock, watch their initial reaction, but don't let them startle or upset the livestock. [can be sniffing noses or just looking. Be creative!]
3.) Learning to move- Show your dog that they can move livestock by moving towards it, and watch their reaction. [animal and dog need to be moving in the same direction]
[examples coming soon!]
Rules
-leashes and collars are allowed!
-Photo merging is allowed, but if you are up for the challange of doing it naturally then go for it!
-All breeds welcome
-All ages welcome
Judges Notes!
I am all about being creative with the tasks and going for realism! What would a dog who has never seen livestock do when they see their first duck or sheep?! What would a shy dog's reaction be? Or a confident one? Basically just haev fun with it!
[Since this is the first show of it's kind I want to explain how it will be judged! So each task well be out of 10pts [30 total] I will look at each task and evaluate them based on their overall potential and willingness to learn and motivation level :3 Each entry will be evaluated individually and then they will be ranked in order of their overall score]
Tasks!
1.) Basic control- Your dog needs to be in a sit or down watching you, ignoring the livestock [must be livestock in the photo as well]
2.) Supervised interaction- Let your dog or puppy mingle with the livestock, watch their initial reaction, but don't let them startle or upset the livestock. [can be sniffing noses or just looking. Be creative!]
3.) Learning to move- Show your dog that they can move livestock by moving towards it, and watch their reaction. [animal and dog need to be moving in the same direction]
[examples coming soon!]
Rules
-leashes and collars are allowed!
-Photo merging is allowed, but if you are up for the challange of doing it naturally then go for it!
-All breeds welcome
-All ages welcome
Judges Notes!
I am all about being creative with the tasks and going for realism! What would a dog who has never seen livestock do when they see their first duck or sheep?! What would a shy dog's reaction be? Or a confident one? Basically just haev fun with it!
[Since this is the first show of it's kind I want to explain how it will be judged! So each task well be out of 10pts [30 total] I will look at each task and evaluate them based on their overall potential and willingness to learn and motivation level :3 Each entry will be evaluated individually and then they will be ranked in order of their overall score]
