Stockdog Savvy by Jeanne Joy Hartnagle-Taylor and Ty Taylor includes everything you ever wanted to know about stockdogs. It is the quintessential guide to owning, training, trialing, working or caring for your farm or ranch dog. Nearly 300 pages illustrated with diagrams and how-to photographs galore! Chapters consist of starting a puppy, training all the basic herding maneuvers, working stock from a horse, getting ready for and competing in stockdog and herding trials, selecting and caring for various types of stock and so much more.
Whether you are interested in working dogs for a hobby, on the ranch, or for serious trial competition, Stockdog Savvy will be an invaluable aid. Beginning with chapters on herding dog characteristics, instinct, and choosing a herding dog, the authors explain how to prepare your puppy and do basic foundation training. The book progresses to starting the dog on stock and developing a useful working dog and ends with advanced lessons and preparing for the various types of competition.
For more information about Stockdog Savvy or the training DVDs, Herding I, II and II please visit:
http://www.lasrocosa.com/education.html
