Yep, we used a rake. Plastic, mind you.
It's got so many ways to be helpful. It can block, it can guide, it can indicate direction, it can also, if need be, make physical contact with dog or sheep.
I don't agree with using my hands to strike a dog. But I don't disagree with some form of physical correction at times. And when a dog is working at that level of drive, physical corrections typically don't have the same kind of fallout that they might in other situations.
It's got so many ways to be helpful. It can block, it can guide, it can indicate direction, it can also, if need be, make physical contact with dog or sheep.
I don't agree with using my hands to strike a dog. But I don't disagree with some form of physical correction at times. And when a dog is working at that level of drive, physical corrections typically don't have the same kind of fallout that they might in other situations.