Herding in The Netherlands

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kchristy
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Tell us about yourself: My name is Katrina, I have 1 dutch shepherd name Merlin. He is a handful and keeps things in our house very interesting and fun :)
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:lol: :whistle:

Merlin tends to herd my son Thomas and practice bite work on him! The other day we were outside playing and Thomas is running full speed away from Merlin. Merlin circles around to Thomas' left to try to bring him into the corner of the yard. As Thomas starts to make his move to the right Merlin lunges through the air...... he clasps on to Thomas, by the arm, and takes him to the ground!!!! Awesomely enough, Thomas (who is 5) gives him the command "off" as Im running toward them and Merlin backs up and sits. Thomas gets up and starts hugging Merlin, ripped up shirt and all, and Merlin begins licking him in the face. They go back to playing like nothing even happened. We of course, are working on this not happening to Thomas, but I was proud of both of them for treating the situation like they did. :pint:
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Tell us about yourself: I adopted a Dutch Shepherd mix (without knowing what she was) from the SPCA here in Victoria BC and am now trying to learn everything I can about this breed. My husband and I work from home most of the time so I thought it was time to get a puppy! We have his 2 boys here half the time and we wanted a nice family dog.

Sugar looks like a miniature Dutch Shepherd with floppy ears, and has every ounce of DS traits in her little body!

I hope to learn from other DS owners and share doggy experiences.
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Aww, what a story!
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Gutsy boy you have there---I'm sure you did need to calm your nerves a bit!
Maybe you have a dog trainer in the making!
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Post by leih merigian »

What an awesome little boy you have! To have kept his head in that kind of pumped-up situation, come up with the correct command, get it out, then be full of loving forgiveness...you must be so proud of him!

Way to go, mom! :wtg:
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got a little dog whisperer! Wait, the Dog Whisperer is little. :mrgreen:
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He needs a tiny bite suit!

What a good boy for keeping his cool!! My daughter squeals, well, like a girl, if Xena even licks her clarinet. :roll:
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Tell us about yourself: I adopted a Dutch Shepherd mix (without knowing what she was) from the SPCA here in Victoria BC and am now trying to learn everything I can about this breed. My husband and I work from home most of the time so I thought it was time to get a puppy! We have his 2 boys here half the time and we wanted a nice family dog.

Sugar looks like a miniature Dutch Shepherd with floppy ears, and has every ounce of DS traits in her little body!

I hope to learn from other DS owners and share doggy experiences.
Location: Victoria BC

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Schlussdibusti wrote:got a little dog whisperer! Wait, the Dog Whisperer is little. :mrgreen:
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Tell us about yourself: My name is Katrina, I have 1 dutch shepherd name Merlin. He is a handful and keeps things in our house very interesting and fun :)
Location: McCurtain, Ok

Re: Herding in The Netherlands

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lol, Thomas is very good with Merlin :) You can tell they have a real strong bond. Merlin doesn't leave his side for anything and even with Merlins young age if people come into the yard to talk to us, he is always between the person and our son. I was very proud of Thomas for giving the right command. They both suprise me so much, sometimes you just think they don't listen, then they will shock the crap out of you. lol
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