Train your stockdog while you're at college!Students who are club members can bring a dog to train for herding livestock. Students establish a pecking order between them and their dog. They learn about dog obedience and how to train their dogs on livestock. Beginning with circels(which aid in teaching a stop, back, direction change, and call off) and moving onto out runs and mechanical work such as side commands and drives as dogs and handlers progress. Dogs build confidence by training first on sheep and eventually cattle.
Dogs must be:
Club practices and social events are held throughout the year at the Vermilion campus.
Occasional field trips to competitions or demonstrations are arranged.
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| Practices are Monday and Wednesday evenings. | |
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Deanna Krys - deanna.krys@lakelandcollege.ca Denise Cusack Monica Séguin |
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| Guest trainer | |
| The club is fortunate to have Ted Wheat as a guest trainer to work with the students and their canine friends. | |
| Club activities | |
| On September 24 a Purina representatives talked to club members about dog nutrition for active dogs and condition scoring. | |
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The club has scheduled two Elvin Kopp clinics for Nov. 21 to 23, and Feb. 19 to 21. The club also has a demo/competition at Little Royal |
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