Shady Acres Sheep welcomes you to our Second Annual Stock Dog Trial to be held on our farm Sept 1 – 2, 2012.
This event features Border Collies doing what they were bred to do – herd sheep.
Handlers use voice and whistle commands to work with the dogs to move a small group of sheep around an obstacle course. The course is intended to test dogs with work they would be expected to do on a working sheep farm. The dogs will gather the sheep, drive them away from the handler and, depending on the class, move the sheep across the field, and put the sheep in a pen. The most experienced dogs must separate one sheep from the pack. These dogs are used the world over to herd sheep, cattle and other livestock.
