Aiko von der Kleinen Wiese – working the Sheep!
Posted By Sandy Wilson on August 15, 2011
Aiko is really coming along in his herding training. My husband and Aiko are really a wonderful team together and I think it all adds up to a great relationship with you and your dog. I think it really makes all the difference when you watch a handler and dog who have a great working partnership – their work together just seems to flow effortlessly.
Here are just a few pictures that were taken recently of our boy working! These pictures were taken by M. Rabon – thank you Meghan for some beautiful shots of our boy Aiko!
Here is Aiko in action moving along the flock during road work.
I love this picture as the sheep are returning to the pen; Aiko is watching his flock as they move past him to finish out his run.
Just one final picture of Aiko moving along the sheep. He is most attentive to his flock.
Aiko’s grandfather, Alf von Fafnerhaus, would be so proud of his grandson. Aiko loves to work the sheep just as his grandfather Nicky had done before him. Last Summer Aiko was lucky enough to have worked with a son of Nicky’s, Luki (Dux von Fafnerhaus), in the Catskills of New York tending over 300 sheep. It was such a beautiful sight to see these two dogs working together side by side, in harmony, tending to a flock of sheep together as a team. When you see these dogs working together without commands, it is truly a sight to behold.
Luki and Aiko working together in the Catskills of NY! “2010″
Hopefully I’ll have some pictures coming up of Delta working the flock. She is coming along nicely in her training and is starting to learn the road work. Certainly sheep herding is something that takes time to train both the dog and handler! Certainly learning to be a good handler as well as training the dog is a challenge, but one that is very gratifying when it all comes together.
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