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!
Fiddle won High Combined Non Australian Shepherd! She took 4th place in Started Cows (behind her 3 Daughters), and then won the afternoon session to finish her started cattle title on Friday. She won the open cattle class and took a 3rd place to finish her Open Cattle Title on Saturday. Sunday, she took 3rd … More ASCA Trial in Maine – Fiddle
Mazikeen finished the ASCA trial with High Combined Started Dog! She won Started Ducks in the afternoon and took 3rd in the morning. She also won started sheep and started goats for her title, and took 3rd in started cows for her first leg, and won started cows for her second leg on Saturday. She … More ASCA Trial in Maine – Mazikeen
Little Miss Rory really impressed me at her very first trial. She was lights out working cattle for me, finishing her Started Cattle Title with two second place finishes (tied for first with a 95 with Chunky, but lost the tie breaker), but what really surprised me… was her looking like the most effortless duck … More ASCA Trial Maine – Aurora
After the show in West Friendship, we packed the gear and hit the road to my favorite place in Maine to work with Jan Wesen to prepare for the upcoming ASCA Trial. We did like, 5-8 rounds in a day, working on packed pen, in pressure, working the gauntlet of obstacles, driving, shedding, and walking … More Jan Wesen in Maine
Once again, the weather was absolutely flawless, and I had some fundamental work and trial prep that needed to be done. So, I packed up 5 cattle dogs and spent the most glorious late February day working the skills we need for future success. It was a much better weekend for me than the last … More More Herding in Berryville
My dear friend Christa has a herding facility in Louisiana that she has wanted me to come visit for a long time now. So, after the show in Jackson, MS, I drove out there to see her for a few days. We really needed to get more time on ducks with Fiddle and Mazikeen. They … More Herding at Promised Pastures
I took a few days off of work for the Tuesday/Wednesday AHBA Trial for Mazikeen, Chunky, and Fiddle to compete. Mazikeen was the rockstar though… winning the Level 1 Cattle Class both days, and finishing her AHBA Arena Level 1 Cattle Title, and winning the Level 1 Duck Title Tuesday and taking second on Wednesday … More Florida AHBA Trial
Our last event of the year, the Blue Ridge Herding Trial, was a LOT of fun! Warren took Brie out and got a leg of his PT and Mazikeen and I tried our hand at Advanced Sheep. We wound up qualifying once with a 2nd place finish! She also finished her Started B duck title … More Blue Ridge Herding New Years Trial
There really is no better way to spend a holiday weekend then herding with your husband and friends at the lake! It was a HOT weekend, but we practiced so many things with all of the dog, including penning, large flocks, running the PT course with Brie and Rory, worked geese, ducks, and sheep with … More Back at Herding at Isle of Calais
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