Karl Fuller has won West Germany's HGH nationals 7 times. He has bred more HGH Siegers and Siegrens than any other man. The training concepts in this video are a result of the time Karl has generously spent with myself and my friends. The Continental or Tending style of sheep dog training was developed in the areas of Europe where there are few fences and specific fields that could be grazed. The Tending style is totally different than what most people think of when they see Collies work sheep.
Collies drive sheep from behind and cut sheep from the flock.
In the Tending style, the sheep are trained to follow the Shepherd and come when called. The dogs act as a living fence to keep the flock in the fields. The Shepherd wants them to graze. Our video shows that while genetics improves performance, systematic step by step work produces a well trained sheep herding dog.