sheepdog trials
Canine herding contests
Sheepdog trials are competitive events in which sheepdogs, typically border collies, demonstrate their ability to herd sheep through a course under the direction of a handler.
Dogs are judged on their skill, obedience, and efficiency in moving sheep through gates, pens, and other obstacles using a combination of verbal commands and whistles.
These trials showcase the working partnership between dog and handler that is essential to livestock farming.
We spent Saturday afternoon watching the sheepdog trials at the county fair.
- handlerOne who manages something
- outrunSurpass in speed
- flockAnimals gathered together
- penningWriting or confining animals
- shepherdingGuiding a group protectively
commands · that'll do · away · whistle · eye · singling · shed · lift · gather · crouch · herding instinct · tradition · championship · scoring · instinct · good boy · dog · agricultural fairs
- country festivitiescounty fair, state fair, country fair, harvest festival, fall festival
- country pursuitsfox hunting, pheasant shooting, deer stalking, fly fishing, beagling
- folk sportshighland games, Highland games, hurling, shinty, Gaelic football
- sheepdog trialsherding, handler, outrun, lift, fetch
- livestock farmingcattle ranch, dairy farm, stud farm, pig farm, milking
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sheepdog trialsagility courses
Competitive pet obstacle circuits
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