The comics strip the dogs ACCIDENT RAF aug 31 benefit all knew when his arrived and what they were going to get. The oral dose made the dog purge and the faeces were collected and sent to a veterinary laboratory to check what parasites were present. Thankfully Hydatids has been eliminated and dogs are given pills every six weeks containing anthelmintic to control the other main internal parasites of dogs. getting her first 'purge' dose nobody liked this system then had to have her injections for distemper and parvo virus both killers of dogs. This was not as traumatic for her as it was a subcutaneous injection the loose skin of her scruff. The veterinarian was former colleague at the Ruakura Agricultural Research Centre the late Day. There's often debate about the order which you do things with a dog. Do you put some commands on her before you let her loose with sheep, or do you just let her run free to develop her natural instincts and then teach the commands? believed that the better option was to let the pup run free and then teach the commands. A good pup will quickly learn what the commands are, and almost understand why they're needed. here's now about 9 months old with some of her first meetings with sheep a confined space. The confined space is critical, as you 't want sheep to get the better of the pup. When you move to a larger area such as a small paddock, dog trainers always have old experience dog handy to prevent any disasters such as sheep escaping and the pup not being able to get head them off. You 't want a pup to become a simple chaser of sheep. You can clearly 's genetics showing through. These rams are not going anywhere, as she keeps increasing pressure on them by moving closer, and anticipating their every move. further developed 's skills by using her for light work on the farm as part of his team of dogs made up of older heading dogs and huntaways. things were always under control and the sheep never won the day to shake a dog's confidence. Top dog men like make sure a dog is never over-worked and situations never get out of control. Picture shows off to work with a Huntaway team member on the right and the picture below shows the end of a working day where has been part of the team. Once a dog starts to work it's important to keep them at it without overdoing it. A good stockman like knows exactly how to keep this fine balance, of avoiding both overwork and boredom. A heading dog is born to work not watch others doing it. was pleased with the and entered her for the 'Short Head and Yard' competition at the Waingaro dog trials near Raglan New Zealand's North Island. She did well on the cast, the gather and the drive and as you can on the picture below penned the sheep with no bother with plenty of force. told me she was probably too much of a hurry to get the job done to win, but he was delighted with her first outing. After the sheep were penned got a wee and she was quite happy with that... 2009 it was wonderful to catch up with again. He told me he had for about 8 years before passing her on for easier life. He reckoned she lived to about age 12. What a great contribution she made to farming one of the unsung heroes of her kind. Loving her boss, always wanting to get off the chain to work, hating day's off, and happy with a or