Sheepdog Training 12 - Control your temper

Control your temper – your dog will sense your mood.

If you’re training a sheepdog and you find yourself getting angry, there are two simple choices open to you:

1. Control Your Temper
2. End the session.

We’re only human, and we all get cross from time to time, but there’s really no point in going on with a training session if you’re cross with your dog. The dog’s training is very likely to get worse, rather than better if you’re angry with it.

Nothing confuses a dog more than an angry handler or trainer – and sarcasm is a disaster. Your bad mood is likely to make the dog nervous, and that will lead to mistakes, which will make you still more angry, and so on.

The vast majority of things that make a training session go wrong are the fault of the trainer, and NOT the dog. When you understand sheepdog training, you will know that’s true.

Our Online Training Tutorial “The Golden Rule of Sheepdog Training” covers this subject (by monthly or annual membership).

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Training – 1 Introduction Training – 2 Basic training requirements Training – 3 Why sheepdogs work Training – 4 Definition of a sheepdog Training – 5 A dog is for life… Training – 6 Bond with your dog Training – 7 Firm fair & consistent Training – 8 Never punish a dog for coming back Training – 9 Welcome your dog back Training – 10 ‘Reading’ your dog’s mind Training – 11 Careful thought, to cure problems Training – 12 Control your temper Training – 13 Don’t blame the dog Training – 14 What does a sheepdog do? Training – 15 Started sheepdog or puppy? Training – 16 ISDS registered or farm dog? Training – 17 Choosing a part-trained dog Training – 18 Chasing cars & other things Training – 19 Suitable housing for dogs Training – 20 Correct food for your dog Training – 21 Spend time with your dog Training – 22 Traditional sheepdog commands Training – 23 What happens when you start? Training – 24 A dog’s first encounter with sheep Training – 25 The supermarket trolley! Training – 26 The ‘Magic Cord’ Training – 27 Teaching a dog to stop Training – 28 Gripping or biting sheep Training – 29 Dogs with ‘too much eye’ Training – 30 Teaching the dog to drive sheep Training – 31 Sheepdog trials Training – 32 What happens at sheepdog trials?

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Sheepdog Training 12 – Control your temper

Control your temper – your dog will sense your mood.

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