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"It‘s a . hours from Saskatchewan iff;f,flfe"r'(Ezlrlag';:;:‘:d'”;fefr‘i‘e';’%‘jlllcc'g’:rf';:;";'}.fles The Independent (with) livestock to train a challenge, and every time to enter two of their and programs pertaining to taxes , accounts and The Canadian Kennel â€" new dog on," Leach said. you go out, it‘s different." Australian sheep dogs in the payroll. Club (CKC) believes in _ To earn a CKC herding She‘s seen all kinds of clinic and they vowed to In addition to excellent customer service skills, the equal _ opportunities _ for _ title with a score of at least breeds entered in the CKC _ begin incorporating the aniâ€" ls’;zgilzzd Cla“‘_h‘,]fl:’e.bhgl” possess Giade 12 with postâ€" dogs. Why should border 75 out of a 100, a dog must â€" herding program, including mals in the running of their ononaimitnon ts d:;‘;f“;/;;’r‘l‘l‘:“;‘is‘;‘fltr‘:“ collies and Australian cattle â€" guide sheep around a Doberman pinschers and sheep farm when they supported by. rroventaiiciaied experiencé yath dogs be the only ones tested _ course, usually a ring 200 by _ standard poodles. returned home. payroll and financial transactions, in a computerized for their ability to herd liveâ€" 100 feet, following the voice "Most of them will catch They didn‘t travel as far environment. stock? or whistle commands of its _ onto it, in varying degrees," as Valerie Sharp, however, The 2003 salary range for this position is $31 200 â€" The CKC has been holdâ€" handler. Many of the dogs McDonnell said. to take part in the training 332536‘;;”“‘:‘\‘; Ig:]‘;{[’[“zg:; es ing herding trials and â€" tested work on farms but Usually, with owners who . sessions and trials. She Imcis[ Nss 4 l, §82" s : ; # i4 & ; s ied parties are invited to forward their resume, awarding titles officially for there â€" are _ "weekend are beginners, "the dog needed a plane to reach in confidence to Chief Administrative Officer about five years now and â€" herders," Leach said. catches on sooner than the Ontario from her home in Township of Cramahe, PO. Box 357. Colborne., ON, the competition is open to No one breed is superior _ person does. It takes a while â€" Iqaluit, the capital of KOK 180 or to cao@cramahetownship.ca by any breed. Such was the â€" to all others in herding liveâ€" for the person to know . Nunavut. hoi s 8t case when the Australian â€"stock. German shepherds where to be, and what to She brought with her a Wle “:flgl;fl“ applicants and advise that only those Catle Dop Club of Canada .. and Rottwellers "have herd. . do" * stemonth feelandic sheep . | itletiedforanintertiew willhe contacted Personal > recently held CKC herding â€" ing in them," for example, Some dogs are more diffiâ€" dog, a breed so rare there pormanteinpioyinen t aepnrnene trials at Ewe‘s Welcome â€" Leach said, but "the breeds cult to train than others, are only about 2800 worldâ€" Municipal Freedom of Information and Privacy Act. Farm east of Castleton. The are bred to do different â€" depending on the breed and wide. She owns four of Iiefhke_ Iongres = trials, held Aug. 1445, were _ jobs," so it‘s impossible to _ the personality of the aniâ€" them. _ Her â€" Folda _ of * AMicâ€"â€">?/c3 preceded byâ€" two days of _ draw comparisons. mal, Leach said, but again it â€" Greenstone was the first 16â€" 2 instinct testing and herding A good stock dog must be _ comes down to how know]â€" Icelandic to participate in a clinics. Seventeen dogs and _ willing to work with its hanâ€" â€" edgeable is the dog‘s hanâ€" CKC herding event. their owners took part in _ dler as well as have the abilâ€" dler. "No one has done anyâ€" the training sessions. ity to read animals, so that it _ "If you don‘t know how to _ thing with them in Canada," Serving as judge and â€" knows where the livestock move stock, how are you she said. "I‘m hoping to get trainer was Lynn Leach, a is going "before they go going to ask your dog to . them to the point where sheep rancher from Hope, â€" there" and thus be able to _ move stock?" Leach asked. they will be able to (acquire) B.C. who was instrumental | react without having to be But "once you‘ve manâ€" some titles because they are, in designing the herding â€" told what to do. aged a farm with a good after all, a working breed (in program. Running clinics "This is something that dog, you don‘t want to ever their native country)." and judging at trials has takes _ real â€" teamwork manage without (one)," _ Their outgoing, playful become a fullâ€"time job for â€" between you and the dog," Leach said, because. they nature and love of people Leach over the past three said Gina McDonnell, a save so much in labout, also make them good comâ€" years and the work takes â€" sheep farmer from Goderich even for farmers accusâ€" panions and they are often her across North America. _ who served as a judge for tomed to using allâ€"terrain used as therapy dogs. It marked the first time that herding trials for all . mmmmmmmm®®==== breeds had been held at Ewe‘s _ Welcome Farm. Owners Larry and. Sylvia Forster bought the farm six years ago in order to train border collies, their own â€" they now have m â€" and those belonging to other people. They have more than 100 sheep to work with to train dogs in herding, Bev Lewis, who organized the training and competiâ€" tion on behalf of the Australian Cattle Dog Club, said finding venues to hold clinics and. trials for all f breeds is "next to impossiâ€" ble" in Ontario. "For Sylvia to open up for us is really marvelous," she said. perer n k o