Learn alongside other teams.

The most popular way to learn herding with your dog is through private or group lessons. During a lesson, Ian works with you and your dog — separately and together — helping each of you learn how to work sheep.

The advantage of group lessons is that you learn from watching others and participating in discussions of what's happening on the field, as well as from your own experience. The disadvantage is that it takes more time, and you may sometimes want more specific individual attention.

Joining a current group requires agreement of all current members. Forming a new group requires at least three people or four dogs.

Lessons are by appointment and typically booked a week in advance so that people in a current slot have the chance to keep it each week. Weekend slots are the most popular and also the most likely to be cancelled occasionally for trials, mini-camps, and similar events. To schedule, contact us at least 48 hours in advance and not more than one week in advance.