Positive Herding A webinar with with Barb Buchmayer

Barb Buchmayer, author of the book "Positive Herding 101: Dog-Friendly Training." will in this webinar lead us in to the world of positive herding. Barb has pioneered a method for training herding dogs without the use of aversive tools, and in this webinar she will tell us more about it.

I had been captivated by the art of herding for 30 years but it wasn’t until a dozen years ago that I began to study the science of dog training. My mission has been to develop a method to train herding using positive reinforcement.

After decades of traditional herding, my introduction to positive training began in 2007. I have learned from several prominent dog trainers including Bob Bailey, Susan Garrett, and Kay Laurence.

In 2011, Sally Adam from South Africa contacted me for help with training her Border Collie puppy to herd using positive reinforcement. We worked together for several years, while 9000 miles apart, until Sally and her dog Renn became an amazing team. Renn worked sheep on their small acreage and went on to become the South African Sheepdog Association’s National Reserve Junior Champion in 2016.

When I got my youngest dog, Sir, I began keeping a training journal that I have used as the basis for my books on positive herding. These books lay out the successful step-by-step approach that I pioneered to train herding using positive reinforcement. The first book, Positive Herding 101, is currently available from most retailers and my second book, Positive Herding 201,  will be available in the summer of 2022.

I had been captivated by the art of herding for 30 years but it wasn’t until a dozen years ago that I began to study the science of dog training. My mission has been to develop a method to train herding using positive reinforcement.

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