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Tag Archives: handling
Oct. 31 to Nov. 3 Gordon Watt Clinic
Gordon Watt, champion sheepdog handler and popular trainer of other handlers, has been an important part of life at Heatherhope for many years. Gordon is a lifelong shepherd and dog handler, following in his father’s footsteps, so his experience and understanding run deep. … Continue reading
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Tagged clinic, Gordon Watt, handling, sheepdog clinic, training
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Gordon Watt Sheepdog Clinic Nov. 2-5
Gordon Watt, 2016 Reserve National Champion of the U.S., Handler of the Year of the Wisconsin Working Stock Dog Association for 2016, World Sheep Dog Trials Champion of 2005, returns to offer a four-day handling clinic here at Heatherhope Farm, … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Farm Diary, John's Posts
Tagged Border Collies, clinic, Gordon Watt, handling, Sheepdogs, training, World Sheepdog Trials
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A Test of Wills before Bedtime
Before bedtime we always give our seven sheepdogs one last run around the farm to do their business. Last night it was rather typical weather for this winter: about 9 degrees Fahrenheit and a sharp wind of around 20 mph, … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Faith, Featured, John's Posts
Tagged Abraham, Augustine, Border Collies, handling, human potential, Isaac, original sin, Pelagius, Saint Augustine, Sheepdogs, training, will, will power
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Students well pleased with Gordon Watt clinic
Handler after handler walked off the field thrilled by the improvements their dogs and their handling made in a very short time. Gordon Watt, Irish, English and World Champion … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Sheep
Tagged clinic, Gordon Watt, handling, sheepdog
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Gordon Watt Dog Handling Clinic, Nov. 7 and 8
Gordon Watt of England will return to Heatherhope Farm for his third sheepdog handling clinic here, Thursday and Friday, November 7 and 8, 2013. Approximate times for the clinic are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eight working slots are now … Continue reading
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Tagged Border Collies, clinic, Gordon Watt, handling, Sheepdogs
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Post-Sheep-Handling Thoughts on Olympian Spirit
The great 19th century Danish-Lutheran philosopher, Soren Kierkegaard, wrote scathingly of a certain bishop who was called a “faithful witness of the truth” at his funeral. Kierkegaard thought that faithful witnesses, or, what he would also call “knights of faith,” … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Sheep
Tagged animals, athletes, athletics, Border Collies, cross, Dogs, farm, handling, heatherhope, heroes, olympian, Olympics, Sheep, sheepdog, Sheepdogs, shepherd, shepherding, suffering
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Prayerfully Gathering with Spot
February 2, 2012 As an apprentice sheepdog, Spot has had a tumultuous work history. With the help of the insights from three of the very best sheepdog trainers in the world, Bobby Dalziel, Aled Owen and Gordon Watt, I … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Prayer, Sheep, Spirituality
Tagged animals, Border Collies, Dogs, Faith, farm, handling, heatherhope, herding, patience, Prayer, puppies, Sheep, sheepdog, Sheepdogs, shepherd, shepherding, Spot, training
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Free Sheepdog Trial Judging Seminar Jan 21
“Up North” here we aren’t usually doing much sheepdog training in the dead of winter. So, how about gathering for some lunch and snacks and talking about judging sheepdog trials by discussing Stuart Walton’s sheepdog trial judging video and … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Farm Diary, John's Posts, Sheep
Tagged Border Collies, Dogs, farm, handling, herding, judging, Sheep, sheepdog, Sheepdogs, trials
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Bobby Dalziel Returns to Heatherhope for April, 2012 Clinic
Top Scottish sheepdog handler and trainer, Bobby Dalziel, returns to Heatherhope Farm April 26 through May 1 for a handling clinic. Continue reading
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Tagged Bobby Dalziel, clinic, handling, lessons, Scotland, Sheepdogs
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One-of-a-Kind Spot
Training young Spot to be a sheepdog reminds me of the need to see all dogs–and all people–as individuals. Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Faith, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Spirituality
Tagged connected, Eastern, handling, individuals, religion, Sheepdogs, Spot, training, Western
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