Trials...: Anyone can be an ethical breeder. It's so easy!

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Anyone can be an ethical breeder. It's so easy!

Hey, look! I'm an ethical breeder!

Ethical
Border

Collie Breeder
Award

Only, I don't breed dogs. All I had to do was go to this web site, put in a few details, and bing! I got this fancy html code to paste into my web site.

Just how awful and cynical do you have to be to put up something like this? I don't know. You'll just have to ask the people at TrainPetDog.com who created it.

1 comment:

ChazApril 28, 2013 at 2:12 PM
It's amazing how anyone who truely loves dogs could use tactics like this just to get backlinks from breeder sites.
The impression of being an award winning ethical breeder without merit can be use in ways that are not in the best interest for dogs.
I think I'll get one and show it off on my site...
Thanks much for calling it out Jim.... and.. er... Congrats!... :)
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Definitions

Gather: The dog goes out to the field and brings the sheep to the handler.

Outrun: The first part of the gather. The dog runs in a wide arc to the far side of the sheep.

Fetch: After the outrun, the dog brings the sheep to the handler, ideally in a straight line.

Drive: The dog pushes the sheep forward in a straight line, but not towards the handler.

Flank: Circling clockwise (come by) or counter-clockwise (away to me) around the sheep.

Balance Point: The point of maximum control over the sheep. Usually, the dog is on the opposite side of the sheep from the handler.

In-Balance Flank: A flank command that sends the dog towards the balance point, putting it in a better position to control the sheep.

Off-Balance Flank: A flank command that sends the dog away from the balance point. This is harder for the dog to accept because it must give up control.