With Chunky right now, we are focused on gathering confidence. Working in the small pen, skirting the stock, staying on the rail and stopping and flanking without me having to direct her. We are definitely gaining confidence, and our independence and some bite on cows. I am really looking forward to stretching our metaphorical legs … More Chunky – Cathy Hartley Lesson
So, with Fiddle, I have been working A LOT on getting her to roll off stock and take square flanks on cattle, be them the inside or outside varieties. And… it became super apparent at the clinic, that we didn’t do any work in having her bring and keep cows to me without me telling … More Fiddle: Larry Painter Cattle Clinic
Ukulele had the distinct disadvantage of working right before dusk, so the quality of the photography was very low. She is very much like Chunky, has a very good gather on default, and prefers to work a bit more on a distance. In this particular working session, we were working on sending her between the … More Larry Painter Clinic – Ukulele
It is… no secret that I love working Mazikeen on cattle. She’s a tough little girl who gets kicked in the face a lot. However, she is a very independent thinker, and really likes to do things HER WAY. When we first started, she would go in and hit any end of the cow that … More Mazikeen – Larry Painter Clinic – Berryville, VA
Chunky is… very different than her mother Fiddle, and her sister Mazikeen. I really was expecting a hard core, push them in and bust them up kind of dog. Instead, I have a dog that really wants to please me, is sensitive to my pressure, and is very respectful of the stocks bubble. Some of … More Larry Painter Clinic – Azula
Well, we ventured out to the AKC herding trial over New Years, Ukulele was making her sheep debut, and Fiddle and Mazikeen were trying to finish up their started Cattle Titles Fiddle Finished Saturday, with a respectable score in the 80s. Our first shots at intermediate were actually pretty nice too. Got a lot of … More New Years Herding Trial
Mazikeen is very much a teenager. She is very keen to work, unafraid of biting both ends, and is settling in as a confident worker. However, we are still taking some fly bys, and struggling with the concept of teamwork yet. She struggles to let go of the stock and do what needs to be … More Black Prong Larry Painter Clinic – Mazikeen
The first week of December, we travelled to Florida to work with Larry Painter. Little miss Chunky did one run on cows, working on lifting them out of the corners, and changing the directions with me as a partner. She isn’t like Mazikeen, shes a thoughtful, deliberate girl who cares about me, and my opinions. … More Black Prong Larry Painter Clinic – Azula
Well, I have been talking about trialing a LONG TIME now. And, let me tell you, I found a LOT of training holes, including getting the stock off the fence. Our outrun/lift/fetch need the most work. And I, as a handler, kind of lost my crap. Lots of yelling, and shrieking. The second day, I … More November Herding Trial: Berryville, Virginia
There is a reason I love this bitch so very very much… We are still working on getting our flanks wider, and moving in straight lines with the stock. Inside flanks are improving, and we are becoming more successful in working much further away from the stock. She loves to work, I feel our teamwork … More Herding Fun Day: Fiddle
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