Wrapping up a month of agility practice with one more tick lesson learned
Piper's herding instinct means she covers a ton of ground fast during practice, tall grass and all, way more exposure than a casual walk would give her. Did a full check after tonight's session like always and found one more attached, last one of the month I'm hoping. Ending July with a much better system than I started it with honestly, learned a lot the hard way.
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Good on you for catching this last one before closing out the month. Sounds like Piper's in very capable hands heading into August.
This mirrors exactly what Raya deals with during her own drills, tall grass is basically unavoidable for working breeds. Listing page here for anyone considering an Aussie: https://allinpets.com/pets/dogs/australian-shepherd/
High-drive herding breeds really do cover more risky ground during practice than people account for, glad your system's improved so much over the month. There's a solid resource on proper technique worth a final read before August: https://allinpets.com/blog/dogs/tick-prevention-for-dogs-62/