Well, the dog show this weekend was cancelled due to the impending snowpocolypse. (It was a good thing too, as we got like 8″ of snow that switched to sleet after dark, creating 3″ of ice on top of the snow… dubbed snowcrete). We spent the rare weekend at home playing in the snow (until … More Snow Weekend!
My friend Anita has me out to Terri’s farm in Smithfield, VA so I could learn more about how to work ducks on a much more refined level. Fiddle: We worked on keeping sustained interest and making sure she stopped when I said stop. She struggled in driving the sheep, and wanted to be very … More Herding at Isle of Calais
Well, for the first time ever, I wasn’t actually attending the clinic as a participant, but as a worker. It was my job to get stock set, order the food, bring in the coffee in the morning, and create the run order and logistics. HOWEVER, we were allowed to do a bit of work and … More Larry Painter Clinic in Berryville, VA
This weekend, we brought out the feral gremlin, aka, Tommy, to take a spin in the Bred By Adult class. He is really starting to settle down into being a good boy! Saturday 1/10/26 Judge: Jean-Louis Blais Tommy – Reserve Winners Dog Sunday 1/11/26 Judge: Kim Moshlak Tommy – Best of Winners/Winners Dog – 2 … More West Friendship – January
The first week of the new year got started off with a bang! Fiddle: Finished her Started B Course Duck Title with a High in Trial (92), and tying for High in Trial (92, and 89), with an advanced level dog, which breaks the tie and wound up with Reserve High in Trial yesterday, and … More Blue Ridge January Herding Trial
December 2025 December 4-7th: Rally/Obedience/Conformation in Oaks, PA December 10-14th: Rally/Obedience/Conformation in Allentown, PA December 19th: Herding in Berryville, VA December 20-27th: Christmas in Raleigh, NC December 23rd: Herding at Claires in Pittsboro, NC December 28th: Herding in Berryville, VA
On the way back from the Christmas Holiday, we decided to stop in to Berryville and work the stock before the trial the first weekend of the year! Mazikeen and Chunky worked gathering the cattle, Rory worked on some basic driving skills, and a bit of fetching, and Tommy had his first exposure to cattle, … More Herding in Berryville
Whenever I get to North Carolina, I make it a point to work turkey with my friend Claire! Especially in large flocks. If the dogs push too hard, the flock will split, and if they don’t push hard enough, they don’t go! They really need to work rate, sense of group, and holding their lines!
This cluster was… well… chaos! However, Miss Chunky (Kuper x Fiddle) turned it out, finishing her Companion Dog title Wednesday, with a Bonus Beginner Novice leg from today and a second place finish, and then finishing her Rally Excellent title with two handler impaired qualifying runs! (Apparently, when I get tired, I don’t know my … More Star of Bethlehem Cluster – Allentown, PA
We didn’t get in to everything that we wanted to at the Oaks shows, as the rally filled up almost overnight! And obedience filled too! So, we did what we could! Thursday: Anyways, little miss Rory (Cordell x Fiddle) finished her Novice Rally title, with a lovely 98 and a 3rd place finish, and won … More Winter Blast Cluster in Oaks, PA
Clarjo Farms 