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Here's some exciting information from the American Boxer Club.
Cross posted with permission
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Bruce and Judy Voran <bjvoran@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:08:39 -0700
Subject: [ABCMembersOnly] First ABC licensed Herding Event
To: ABC Members Only <ABCMembersOnly@yahoogroups.com>,
showboxer-l@showboxer-l.com
I came back Monday from a trip, together with Lin Jensen and Marilyn
Grayson, as spectators at the first ever ABC Sanctioned Herding Test
and Trial held by the Boxer Club of San Fernando Valley, held under
the mentorship of the San Pasqual Valley Herding Club as required by
AKC.
It was a wonderful experience – and well worth the two-day round trip
drive – to watch Boxers participate in a venue that we three from the
Boxer Club of Arizona had never been able to view before.
Shera’s Great Expectations HSAs TDX AX AXJ JHDs, HTDs-II, RLFs-II,
HRDs-III (hereinafter known as “Pip”) was entered in the Course A
Started Class. She was the only Boxer to be entered in the trial
level -- what I understood to be trial exercises. In that class
there was 1 Border Collie, 1 Australian Cattle Dog, 1 Bearded Collie,
1 Smooth Collie, 1 Belgian Tervuren, 1 Belgian Sheepdog, and 2 German
Shepherd Dogs. Pip placed first in the class with a score of 93 ½
points. The judge, an experienced judge in all-breed herding
competition, was obviously very impressed with Pip’s run. Pip tied
with a Collie handled by a professional handler and the tie was broken
on time. Pip’s run was 5 seconds faster.
20 Boxers were entered in the Herding Instinct Test and all 20
qualified. It was so impressive to see these Boxers of all ages and
experience with basic obedience training – which is required – come
into a ring and demonstrate an instinctive understanding of managing a
group of sheep. I was particularly impressed with a 7 month old
brindle bitch who seemed to exactly understand the process of managing
the herd. On the other hand, Boxers are instinctively
micro-managers.
Course B was, for me, the amazing visual experience of the day. This
is an open field test in which the dog and handler work together in
the most realistic run outside of an actual working environment. What
impressed me visually was watching the dogs – 1 Belgian Tervuren, 2
Rottweilers, 2 German Shepherds, 1 Belgian Malinois, 1 Miniature
American Shepherd, 1 Border Collie, 1 Pembroke Welsh Corgi, 1 Border
Collie, and 1 Boxer – Pip.
Pip had qualified in this course for an AKC title at two previous
events since Boxers had been approved for AKC titles since Jan. 1
2012. At this trial Pip did not qualify since she failed in driving
all the sheep into the pen as one of the last legs of the run.
However, simply watching this nearly seven year old Boxer run and
maneuver with what appeared to me to be at the max of vibrant health
and mental spirit was a vision of what our Boxers were bred to do.
Herding drive is prey drive restrained and defined by the working
relationship – discipline and trust -- between the dog and handler.
At the end of the day, Pip was Reserve High in Trial with a 1 point
score lower than the Best In Trial Border Collie. That result was
very impressive – given that Pip was the only Boxer competitor among
10 traditional herding breeds.
The AKC Rep -- Carol Delsman has asked for the video of Pip's run to
be used as a learning tool in her herding clinics.
Here are three URLs for you to watch to help in understanding the
venue of herding and ranch trials. I think you will be as engaged as
I was in viewing them.
FINAL ABC VIDEO EDIT.wmv - YouTube
pip earns her herding title! - YouTube
pip the boxer's ranch dog large flock ll - YouTube
If these videos inspire you to work in herding and ranch trials -- go for it!!
Judy Voran
Cross posted with permission
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Bruce and Judy Voran <bjvoran@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:08:39 -0700
Subject: [ABCMembersOnly] First ABC licensed Herding Event
To: ABC Members Only <ABCMembersOnly@yahoogroups.com>,
showboxer-l@showboxer-l.com
I came back Monday from a trip, together with Lin Jensen and Marilyn
Grayson, as spectators at the first ever ABC Sanctioned Herding Test
and Trial held by the Boxer Club of San Fernando Valley, held under
the mentorship of the San Pasqual Valley Herding Club as required by
AKC.
It was a wonderful experience – and well worth the two-day round trip
drive – to watch Boxers participate in a venue that we three from the
Boxer Club of Arizona had never been able to view before.
Shera’s Great Expectations HSAs TDX AX AXJ JHDs, HTDs-II, RLFs-II,
HRDs-III (hereinafter known as “Pip”) was entered in the Course A
Started Class. She was the only Boxer to be entered in the trial
level -- what I understood to be trial exercises. In that class
there was 1 Border Collie, 1 Australian Cattle Dog, 1 Bearded Collie,
1 Smooth Collie, 1 Belgian Tervuren, 1 Belgian Sheepdog, and 2 German
Shepherd Dogs. Pip placed first in the class with a score of 93 ½
points. The judge, an experienced judge in all-breed herding
competition, was obviously very impressed with Pip’s run. Pip tied
with a Collie handled by a professional handler and the tie was broken
on time. Pip’s run was 5 seconds faster.
20 Boxers were entered in the Herding Instinct Test and all 20
qualified. It was so impressive to see these Boxers of all ages and
experience with basic obedience training – which is required – come
into a ring and demonstrate an instinctive understanding of managing a
group of sheep. I was particularly impressed with a 7 month old
brindle bitch who seemed to exactly understand the process of managing
the herd. On the other hand, Boxers are instinctively
micro-managers.
Course B was, for me, the amazing visual experience of the day. This
is an open field test in which the dog and handler work together in
the most realistic run outside of an actual working environment. What
impressed me visually was watching the dogs – 1 Belgian Tervuren, 2
Rottweilers, 2 German Shepherds, 1 Belgian Malinois, 1 Miniature
American Shepherd, 1 Border Collie, 1 Pembroke Welsh Corgi, 1 Border
Collie, and 1 Boxer – Pip.
Pip had qualified in this course for an AKC title at two previous
events since Boxers had been approved for AKC titles since Jan. 1
2012. At this trial Pip did not qualify since she failed in driving
all the sheep into the pen as one of the last legs of the run.
However, simply watching this nearly seven year old Boxer run and
maneuver with what appeared to me to be at the max of vibrant health
and mental spirit was a vision of what our Boxers were bred to do.
Herding drive is prey drive restrained and defined by the working
relationship – discipline and trust -- between the dog and handler.
At the end of the day, Pip was Reserve High in Trial with a 1 point
score lower than the Best In Trial Border Collie. That result was
very impressive – given that Pip was the only Boxer competitor among
10 traditional herding breeds.
The AKC Rep -- Carol Delsman has asked for the video of Pip's run to
be used as a learning tool in her herding clinics.
Here are three URLs for you to watch to help in understanding the
venue of herding and ranch trials. I think you will be as engaged as
I was in viewing them.
FINAL ABC VIDEO EDIT.wmv - YouTube
pip earns her herding title! - YouTube
pip the boxer's ranch dog large flock ll - YouTube
If these videos inspire you to work in herding and ranch trials -- go for it!!
Judy Voran
