We took a huge road trip to nationals, and it was time for the little babies to join in. Fiddle was still cleaning up after them, nursing, and overall being the most wonderful mother. They got to meet Auntie Donna, and some prospective future owners and trainers. Auntie Robin was wonderful and helped us take … More Team Rocket is 5 Weeks Old
So, our Australian Cattle Dog Club of America decided to put together an inaugural Top 20 event for the nationals in 2024 for both the regular and owner handled categories. Last year Mazikeen was invited to Royal Canin, finishing #10, and her mother Fiddle finished the year as the #20 cattle dog. This night was… … More Nationals – The Top 20
Our last stop before heading to nationals in Tennessee was the 3 day show in West Friendship. Mazikeen hasn’t been shown since August, so we needed to refresh her mind on how to be a good little show dog. I was super pleased! We got 15 points worth of owner handled points, and 4 points … More West Friendship – October
The puppies continue to learn, grow, and thrive thanks to the amazing care of momma Fiddle. We introduced a litterbox for house training, and they continue to try and escape the nest box if we are not careful. Every day is filled with new experiences, from road trips, to yard time, to the introduction of … More Team Rocket is 4 Weeks Old!
Well, silly me, I forgot to enter the show Friday, due to an error on Raus part… I brought Rory out for the first time since July to knock the rust off of her for nationals… And it was fun. She wound up going Select on Thursday and Saturday. She was being a bit overexuberant… … More Hatboro/Devon/Montgomery
September was a pretty quiet month for us all around, with needing to stay close to home due to the birth of the puppies. August 30-September 2: Herding with Terri at Isle of Calais September 12th: Puppies Born September 20-23rd: Herding with Jean Barrett September 24-26th: Jan Wesen Clinic
The puppies still continue to grow and thrive! The puppies got their first nail trimming. Today is the last day for early neurological stimulation and early scentwork. Jessie reacted the strongest and best to all of the scents, with the boys being slightly more neutral. Meowth protested the ENS more than the other two, but … More Team Rocket Puppies are 3 Weeks Old!
The entire litter doubled in weight by day #8. There eyes are open, and they are really starting to motor around the nest box. We continued to do the early scent work, the early neurological stimulation and made sure we introduced new situations to the puppies every day. Lots of new textures, sensations, and more. … More Team Rocket 2 Weeks Old
In preparation for the herding trial at nationals, we went to the Jan Wesen clinic at my friend Anya’s house at Flying Bucket Farm. I participated with Mazikeen, Chunky, with Rory swapping in for some of the ranch style elements on day 3. We actually went through the 12 herding training steps in the big … More Jan Wesen Clinic
While the puppies were growing and learning, most of the cattle dog crew (Mazikeen, Rory, Chunky, Ukulele, and our special guest Bandit (was Sam I Am from the Dr. Seuss Litter) went up to work in Upstate NY to do some last minute preparations for the cattle dog nationals coming up in October. We worked … More Herding with Jean Barrett
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