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| A Dog's Show | |
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| Topic Started: Feb 16 2014, 12:05 PM (301 Views) | |
| Kahu | Feb 16 2014, 12:05 PM Post #1 |
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Man. Dog. Sheep. This was an unlikely formula for Kiwi TV gold; A Dog's Show was familiar as a homespun in its long-running Sunday night slot. The show featured sheepdog trials from around the country, with commentary provided by a sagacious, bearded John Gordon. In the final from a 1981 series, three farmers wield sticks and whistles and put their dogs through their paces to wrangle the "sticky sheep". It's 1981, but the only riots here are ovine. Trivia: the opening tune is a version of the song 'Flowers on the Wall', also used in the film Pulp Fiction. A Dog's Show (1981) |
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| Bitsy | Feb 17 2014, 01:24 AM Post #2 |
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I have sent this to a friend whose hobby is training/judging sheep dogs; he is associated with Texas A&M (agriculture and mechanic) and his love of the sheep dog is second only to the Texas Aggie football team....family says they are third. laugh123 |
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| Alli | Feb 17 2014, 03:05 AM Post #3 |
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I was totally caught up with the dogs gathering the sheep!! laugh123 |
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| Kahu | Feb 17 2014, 10:33 AM Post #4 |
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I put this piece on for Goldengal as the 'doggie person' really ... A Dog's Show no longer plays on TV, but I have to say that when BIL from Va first came here he was highly amused that a programme like that would be shown on prime time tv. biggrin 04 |
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| margaret | Feb 17 2014, 10:44 AM Post #5 |
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I love to go to a show were they have sheep dogs exhibiting what they can do especially those long necked ducks. I had my own sheep and was given a Sheltie. She instinctively knew how to round them up for me. |
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| Bitsy | Feb 17 2014, 10:46 AM Post #6 |
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I certainly enjoyed it as I am sure will Russ. |
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| Kahu | Feb 17 2014, 11:14 AM Post #7 |
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The Hunterville 'Huntaway' statue Posted Image Posted Image A huntaway rounds up sheep in New Zealand - the Vulcan Hotel in the background is one of the remaining goldrush hotels down south in Cardrona, better known these days for wintersports and adventure tourism. Posted Image Headers and Huntaways down in the tussock country South Island NZ When it comes to training sheep dogs, Lloyd Smith reckons it's all about the three Ps - purpose, precision and positive. The Palmerston dog triallist and trainer has been passing on his knowledge and training methods at training days throughout the country. In 2005, Mr Smith published a book, Pup Pen to Paddock, described as a no-nonsense guide to rearing and training better sheep dogs. Now he and Rural TV have produced a DVD which describes and demonstrates the system he uses for training both heading dogs and huntaways. The book was produced because of popular demand, people wanting to know his training method, and to coincide with his training days. Source Link |
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