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@herdingduo

Naomi, 26, FF, professional dog trainer and detection dog handler. Featuring Elio the collie and Fizzgig the belgian.
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i desperately need you to take a minute to look at this fucking dog.,, lufy is looking for his forever home

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I love to make fun of the 50s-70s era sheltie because its so easy but some of them were also... so right... such good...

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I took Fizzgig herding for the first time yesterday morning and she successfully learned to flank wider, moved the sheep from one pen to another, started working off leash, learned to turn smoothly, and found balance and stopped and held. All with minimal direction. Instincts are so extra cool when a dog has the full package

#fizzgig#so proud of my babygirl.
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Verhoef-Verhallen, Esther J.J. The Dog Encyclopedia, by Esther J.J. Verhoef-Verhallen, Firefly Books Ltd., 1997, p. 22.

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i know i keep harping on it but IMAGINE if they swapped just ONE of the police displays with a search and rescue display. SAR teams are often entirely volunteer run and rely on public support. when you get lost in the mountains or taken by an avalanche, it's not the police who'll come for you - it's probably some guy with his pet lab who's taken some courses and trains on the weekends. public attention and recruitment is vital.

and they don't usually tend to go around maiming suspicious-looking kids, which is a bonus.

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