The Secret is in the Sauce
Sheep Idaho Farm Flock Mix Hair/Wool Idaho Farm Flock Katahdins California Farm Flock St Croix/Dorper The secret is in the sauce. A line from the movie Fried Green Tomatoes. The secret is in the sheep! Consistency for the dogs. Learning to predict and read the sheep. I was watching other handlers at one of the winter trials, while speaking with a nice guy from suburbia with two nice dogs who was fairly new to trialing. He had no idea what kind of sheep he practiced on. Not even if they were hair or wool sheep. He did well in the trial. His dogs were very obedient. His timing was well practiced. It was a good team demonstration. When you start putting yourself out there and listening to others takes and opinions you really have to sift through the jetsam and flotsam. I totally get that everyone has their own