A few weeks ago Tim and I started a Treibball training class. What is Treibball? It is a sport for dogs that originated in Germany. The basic idea is that dogs are trained to move large exercise balls (yoga balls) - like the green one in the photo into a soccer net. Although any breed of dog can participate in Treibball, it has been recommended as a great activity for herding breeds if you don't have any animals for them to herd since it uses many of the same types of behaviors. Since we live in in the burbs and are "sheepless in Seattle", I thought we'd give it a try(ball). (Argghh - I can't help myself I'm full of puns today!)
In this photo we are practicing "lining up". It is an essential part of the beginning training steps to teach the dog to face you to watch for instructions and to keep them pushing the ball toward you to bring it to the goal.
I've discovered that the training requires a pretty high level of skill on the part of the trainer, so at this point I have as much if not more to learn than Tim. I'm not sure we will ever get to a competitive level, but we are having fun learning together. I will post more about our lessons as we progress.
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