Well… sometimes, you wait an entire year for a clinician that you love to return… AND YOUR DOG DOESNT LOOK LIKE THEY IMPROVED AT ALL! So, these cattle were very different from what Mazie is accustomed to. As roping cattle, they really were not afraid to lower their heads and challenge a dog, and she … More Road Trip Leg 7 – Rick Hardin – Mazikeen
So, Ukulele and I are working on our… team presence. She just came out of season, and she has been weird with pressure (both from me and from the stock. Throughout the few days that we spent in Texas with Erin, we really worked on getting her to gather a lighter and lighter group of … More Herding with Erin: Road Trip Leg 4 – Ukulele
This is the last weekend of work before Fiddle goes off to be bred. We worked the alley way on cattle. One of the things we have been working on is changing directions and covering and gathering without me supporting with the physical movement. She was doing ok with the driving and the inside flanks, … More Fiddle – Cathy Hartley
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
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
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