TRAINING
WITH TEMPERAMENT THEORY
Herding With Upbeat Dogs:
A Pictorial Representation
by
Val Maurer
Introduction and Acknowledgements
Training:
Training
Using Temperament Theory
Obedience and Temperament Theory
Agility and Temperament Theory
Herding and Temperament Theory: Action Dogs
The Temperament Theory and Rescue Work
Reference:
Bibliography
Glossary
Living
With Border Collies
Hug Therapy
United States
Border Collie Club
Border Collie Society of
America
Questions?
Comments?
Suggestions?
Tell us what you
think!
"Daddy, I LOVE YOU!!"
It's a "freeze" when the "I love you!" is completely still or with a slow tail wag.
It's a "Daddy, I think I love you." kinda thing.
Upbeat dog goes up to sheep to say hello and check them out. In the meantime, the sheep have read the dog and are chuckling evilly to themselves. The sheep challenge/scare the dog.
The Upbeat now feels Wary - in a betrayed way. "Daddy, why'd you DO that to me?"
Handler touches and talks to the dog to reassure.
Handler leave dog to puzzle out the Wary feeling (dog in freeze) while
handler shows relaxed, confident interest in the sheep.
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