Sheepdog training – with a little help from Johnny Mercer?
Take a look at two complementary short sheepdog training video tutorials, My Dog’s No Good and No Excuses Please! They both bear important messages for sheepdog trainers
My Dog’s No Good warns against falling into the trap of believing your dog will never make a good sheepdog. As long as it’s fit, healthy and keen, the only thing preventing your dog from achieving its potential is YOU! So if you find yourself thinking “My dog’s no good!” you probably need to reassess your training technique. And don’t be downhearted if your dog isn’t progressing as quickly as people tell you it should: every dog and handler combination is unique.
No Excuses Please! takes a different angle – the risks of allowing your dog to perform poorly, either because it’s easier to “just let him get on with it” or because you simply haven’t noticed. Be realistic, but always aim for accuracy and constant improvement. The more times your dog is allowed to work badly, the more confident your dog will become that:”This is how we do it!”
“You’ve got to accentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
And latch on to the affirmative
Don’t mess with Mister In-Between.”
So, what advice does Johnny Mercer have for sheepdog trainers?
According to Wikipedia, Mercer is best known as a Tin Pan Alley lyricist, but he also composed music and was a popular singer who recorded his own as well as others’ songs from the mid-1930s through the mid-1950s. Mercer’s songs were among the most successful hits of the time, including “Moon River“, “Days of Wine and Roses“, “Autumn Leaves“, and “Hooray for Hollywood“.
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