Well, not really...not quite anyway! :)
Our first exposure to herding, specifically herding with boxers, was in April 2004. Our friend Louise Watson, who had already attained at that time a CKC Herding Started title on her boxer, George, organized a Herding Instinct Test during the weekend of the Boxer Club of Canada National Specialty show in Chilliwack, BC. Always one for trying new things, I decided I'd give it a "kick at the cat", so to speak.
What I didn't guess, and really couldn't have guessed, was how much natural instinct both Porsche and Charlotte showed that day. What a thrill to watch my dogs have their "lightbulb moments" and then watch them actually start to work the stock, keeping them gathered. Shelley Friske, the examiner was very impressed and encouraged me to keep going with the girls.
Since then, I've been working towards finding someone within reasonable driving distance to give us lessons - the dogs and me! I was quite sure that *I* was going to need far more training than the dogs, and that's exactly what's happened! LOL
I got in touch with Lyn Ferris of Spinoff Enterprises and she was happy to help me out, though I could hear her scratching her head in the background...boxers!??...herding!??? :) I'm always happy to show how versatile a breed the boxer really is!!
We scheduled our first lesson and away we went...
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