May 2-4th: Bucks and Trenton May 5: Working at Flying Bucket May 6-8th: Jan Wesen in New York May 9-11th: Jan Wesen in Maine May 12-14th: Working at Flying Bucket May 15th: Health Testing in Ohio May 16-19th: Dave Viklund in Tazwell, TN May 23-25th: Best of Breed Cluster in Doswell, VA
Friday, Show #1 Judge: Mr. William Stebbins Sue: 1st Place in Bred By Puppy Rory: Nothing Friday, Show #2 Judge: Ms. Krista Hansen Mazikeen: Select (5-GC Points) Saturday JUDGE: Mr. Channing Sheets Sue: 1st Place in Bred By Puppy Chunky: Nothing Sunday JUDGE: Mr. Thomas W. Coen Sue: WD/BW – 2 Points Mazikeen – BOB/BOBOH – 5 Points
On that same trip to Ohio, we did the Pennhip, OFA Hips and elbows, and dentition on Rory too. Her Pennhip is LDI=.41, RDI=.43 She also has full dentition, fair hips, and normal elbows! This leaves only her CAER eye exam to finish her CHIC requirements!
We made a side trip to Ohio on the way to a tracking seminar to complete her requirements for CHIC testing! She has full dentition, a Pennhip Value of LDI=.42, RDI=.38, with fair hips and normal elbows! Everything else is clear and normal.
After we did the herding clinic in Maine, I went back to NY and did a lot of mixed flock work, farm work, and arena cattle work with Fiddle, Mazikeen, and Chunky, with some with little Miss Rory. We also did some foundations and fundamentals with Sue on both sheep and cattle in the small … More Back to Flying Bucket
We did a quick turnaround to go up to Maine for another Jan clinic. This group had been inviting me up for years, and this is the first time that I could take them up on it. The weather was TERRIBLE, like 40 degrees and raining, so we moved to an inside setup in Searsport! … More Jan Wesen – Prospect, Maine
It is time again for the Jan Wesen clinic! It was at Cherry Hill Farm in Honeyone Falls, NY. On the first day of the clinic, I worked Sue, Rory, Chunky, and Mazikeen on the fundamental steps. And then the next two days, I worked Rory, Chunky, Mazikeen, and Fiddle interchangeably (depending on the exercises … More Jan Wesen – Upstate NY
One of the things that I really need to be successful is just having the time to work my dogs on stock, especially cattle. Getting security moving stock away from me, holding pressure and gathering the stock up the middle of the field. I had the Fiddle crew with me (Fiddle, Mazikeen, Chunky, Rory, Sue), … More Working at Flying Bucket Farm
Well, we did not have any luck at Bucks and Trenton. I showed Rory on Saturday, and Mazikeen on Sunday, and opted to skip out on Monday to go work cows! BUT, I did get to meet one of the potential buyers for Mazie’s babies! Saturday, May 3rd, 2025 Judge – Thomas W. Coen Rory … More Bucks and Trenton
April 4-7: John Holman Clinic April 9-11: Harrisburg, PA Cluster April 12-13: Sam Adams Tracking Seminar April 14-17: Family Time in Raleigh April 18-20: Timonium, MD Cluster April 26: Bear, DE Cluster April 27: Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America Herding Trial
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