THE RULE OF TEN
by Jay Homan, Rose McCleod, & Darlene Lasko
1. TRUST YOUR DOG!
2. LEARN TO WALK BACKWARDS
3. KEEP MOVING
4. WATCH YOUR SHEEP!
5. KEEP YOUR DOG OFF THE SHEEP
6. DON’T WALK STRAIGHT ONTO YOUR SHEEP
7. PUT A GOOD STOP ON YOUR DOG
8. BE AWARE OF WHERE YOUR DOG IS
9. DON’T FOLLOW YOUR DOG
10. ALWAYS BRING THE LARGER NUMBER TO THE SMALLER NUMBER— DO NOT CHASE A SINGLE
THAT’LL DO!
this article was compiled by students of John P. Carter’s at Herders Haven in British Columbia, Canada, in 1996