We brought the red gang out to Berryville, VA to work on Advanced level work with Fiddle and Mazikeen, Intermediate sheep and cattle work with Chunky, and Started Duck work with Rory and Sue! It was the most wonderful, nice day, that this person, writing this post in August is longing for!
Ok, well hopefully I can get everything updated… I am currently home bound due to an impending snowpocolypse… so hopefully i can get the juices flowing and get the blog scheduled to get the last four months of the world of dog caught up. Thursday 08/14/25 Judge: Elizabeth Muthard Chunky: Best Opposite – 1 Point … More Cumberland, MD
So yes, I am aware that the blog is like, months behind schedule because I sort of fail in the upkeep department. However, I need to get this post with the 2025 goals archived so the 2026 goals can be moved onto the overall goals page! If 2024 was the year of Mazikeen… then 2025 … More Review of 2025 Goals
We came back to Flying Bucket after Nita Nee, so we could continue progesterone tests on Mazikeen. We did a lot of small pen work (Mazikeen here) under pressure, as well as working on driving fundamentals, holding pressure, and moving through things with the entire gang. Fiddle and Mazikeen also worked on some advanced arena … More More Work at Flying Bucket
I brought out Baby Sue and Chunky to work at the Jan Wesen clinic at Cherry Hill in New York. We did some really neat things. Sue is still struggling a bit with off balance work and it took him some time to relax over the course of a few days. This was a very … More Jan Wesen Clinic – New York
After we finished the ASCA trial in Maine, it was time to get back to work on foundations and fundamentals with all of the dogs! Sue did some good work on small pen sheep. We did the packed pen with all of the dogs I had with me, and worked on the preliminary steps on … More Working at Flying Bucket Farm
So… this trial, I learned something about Chunky… Despite working geese, runner ducks, pekins, and swedish blues… Call ducks were a total mystery. Like, she could get behind them and move them… but she didn’t hold pressure behind them, and wanted to keep stopping their movement. It was so very weird. So, there was an … More ASCA Trial – Chunky
This… was not really our cluster… But at least Chunky was able to get some points? Thursday JUDGE: Ms. Victoria M. Jordan Mazikeen: Select – 1 Point Friday JUDGE: Karen Hynek Sue: RWD Mazikeen: BOS – 1 Point Saturday JUDGE: Mrs. Wendy G. Willhauck Chunky: BOS – 1 Point Sunday JUDGE: Mr. Willhauck Sue: 2nd Place – Bred … More Doswell June Cluster #2
I finally got to go to my friend Kathy’s house for a clinic with my favorite clinician! We worked some cows that are not super used to dogs working them, so we had to put a different type of pressure on them to hold them. I worked Mazikeen, Rory, and Chunky through two spots the … More Dave Viklund in Tazwell, TN!!!!!
After Morgantown, we brought the gang down to Doswell, VA for the first cluster. It was indeed a good cluster for the gang! Sadly, our competition couldn’t join us, so Chunky didn’t get any points at all. 😦 But, we are slowly ticking away toward the Grand for her! Thursday JUDGE: Mr. Stephen Dainard Sue: 1/W/BW/BP … More Doswell June Cluster #1
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