I need a lot more mileage on cows and confidence with dogs, so I went up to Berryville, VA, and took Rory, Fiddle, Ukulele, Mazikeen, and Azula up to work on gathering stock to me, setting up how to drive and hold lines and pressure! It was a wonderful Wednesday afternoon. Mazikeen working on an … More Herding Day in Berryville!
The Maryland Kennel Club was a two day show over the weekend after my birthday. I entered a whole bunch of dogs. Two class girls, Brie, and Rory, and three specials Mazikeen, Ukulele, and Azula. This really wasn’t our weekend…. but we had a lot of fun! Chunky got to meet Kit Kat, and Ukulele … More Maryland Kennel Club Conformation Show
After a weekend snow day, the husband and I packed all of the dogs and headed out to work cattle in Berryville, VA. Brie, Ukulele, and Rory worked in the small pen on calm, collected work under pressure. Where Mazikeen, Fiddle, and Chunky worked in the 100 × 100 field on flanking, the triangle exercise, … More Herding in Berryville, VA
After the Anita Ramsey clinic, we stayed another day for the Playing in the Pressure Clinic with Terri Chisman at the Isle of Calais. Counting for Day 3 of the 100 Day Challenge. Notes for Mandy: Must remember to get the dogs flanking the opposite direction if the flock mob the knees, and keep the … More Playing in the Pressure Clinic
I love working with my friend Claire, and I am really sad that I moved out of North Carolina so I don’t get to work with her much anymore. I worked everyone! Ukulele worked some farm chores with sheep and ducks, Mazikeen, Azula, and Rory worked driving mixed flock sheep and goats, and Fiddle did … More Muddy Herding in Pittsboro, NC
This cluster was cut short due to me getting Covid and having to pack up and leave Friday night! However, Rory and Mazikeen were entered in conformation. Rory 12/13- Nicolas DeBedout – OS/WB – 0 Points 12/14 – Allen L. Odom – WB – 0 Points 12/15 – Mr Richard Lashbrook – WB – 0 … More The Allentown Cluster
Rory, Fiddle, Mazikeen and myself returned to the Winter Blast Cluster in Oaks, PA, and we had an absolutely wonderful week of showing! Little miss Rory was a star, with a Best of Breed and Best Opposite and Mazikeen wasn’t far behind with one Best of Breed, and TWO owner Handled Group 2’s Mazikeen 12/6 … More Winter Blast Cluster – Oaks, PA
We brought Mazikeen, Rory, and Brie out to the Chesepeke Kennel Club the first weekend of December, and had a lot of fun! Mazikeen 12/2 – SEL/BOBOH = 1 Point 12/3 – Mrs Ann Yuhasz – SEL – 1 Point Rory 12/2 – BOB/WB – 1 Point 12/3 – Mrs Ann Yuhasz = WB – … More West Friendship – Week 2
After the November Herding Trial, we discovered that I was struggling to put together a full trial run, as I haven’t been training for that particular skill. We need to get the cows to fetch up the middle, then drive them down to the fence to the y chute, around the back of the course, … More November Cattle Lessons in Berryville
Rory and Mazikeen took a trip to their very first benched dog show! The national dog show, which airs on the television on Thanksgiving. Mazikeen got nothing this weekend, but Rory went on to glory! Mazikeen 11/16 – Ms. Vicki Allenbrand – Nothing 11/17 – Mrs. Linda Hurlebaus – Nothing 11/18 – Mrs. Terry DePietro … More The National Dog Show – Oaks, PA
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