What are “clinics,” anyway?
A clinic is sort of like a nineteenth-century Chautauqua: some Big Hats occasionally travel around the country giving short-term classes (usually ranging from one day to as many as four or five days) to interested participants and their sheep dogs. You may attend a clinic either as a spectator (and watch the Big Hat work with other handlers and their dogs) or sign up with your dog yourself. For more information about clinics, visit the LittleHats clinic page. (Note: it’s been pointed out to me that “sort of like a nineteenth-century Chautauqua” is not a very helpful description, since few people know what a Chautauqua is, and that I ought to delete the reference or risk sounding like a pompous ex-academic. Nope, won’t do it–I’m interested in the Chautauqua Movement, and you should be too.
A clinic is sort of like a nineteenth-century Chautauqua: some Big Hats occasionally travel around the country giving short-term classes (usually ranging from one day to as many as four or five days) to interested participants and their sheep dogs. You may attend a clinic either as a spectator (and watch the Big Hat work with other handlers and their dogs) or sign up with your dog yourself. For more information about clinics, visit the LittleHats clinic page. (Note: it’s been pointed out to me that “sort of like a nineteenth-century Chautauqua” is not a very helpful description, since few people know what a Chautauqua is, and that I ought to delete the reference or risk sounding like a pompous ex-academic.
