Looking to score higher at the sheep trials? Russell McCord shares his tips and tricks of showmanship geared toward helping the Novice and Ranch handler show the dog to their potential! In competition, showmanship is often the deciding factor on the competitiveness of your run. In this video, Russell explains:
- How to run different style dogs to their maximum potential.
- How to decipher what style dog you have.
- Why it’s best to run a tight-eyed dog with very few stops and lots of forward motion, and not communicate with them much until they get the sheep moving.
- Why showing a loose-eyed dog requires a handler to be prepared to stop the dog many times throughout the run.
- Why walk-up commands should be different for a loose-eyed vs a tight-eyed dog.
- The importance of sending the dog on the outrun to its strong side.
- How to set your dog up at the post to perform its best outrun.
- The need to plan the best route a dog should take to the sheep and be ready to correct the dog to help it find that path.
- Why sometimes walking to the post at an angle is a good technique to get a correct outrun.
- Why a flanking command at the post might not be the best way to send your dog on an outrun.
- The trick to using a dog’s perceived weak spot to their advantage through proper showmanship.
- Watching a dog lift the sheep will help you determine how much presence the dog has.
- Why Showmanship means planning for the dog’s particular style: are you better off to run a stop/start method or a more forward full throttle method?
- And much more…
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