Once again, I am over the moon with my dogs this year! I did Obedience with both Mazikeen (Cordell x Fiddle) and Fiddle (finishing both their Beginner Novice and Companion dog titles). And we had a wonderful year, finishing in 4th and 6th place overall for the year! Fiddle has two legs toward her Graduate … More Year End Obedience Stats
This year, we decided to dip our toes into Rally. And at the end of the year, the Australian Cattle Dog Club of America put together a ranking of stats on each dog. And I am proud to say that every one of my dogs that competed wound up in the top 20. Fiddle finished … More Year End Rally Stats
We decided to travel to Florida to compete on some fresh calves, and it turns out, we have A LOT of work to do! I had this really big effect on the cattle, and I was just always in the way, and was trying to overcompensate and really just messed things up. I have to … More Sunshine Pembroke Herding Trial
Right after the holidays, Fiddle and I went to the Mount Vernon Kennel club to try and finish our Rally Advanced title and Beginner Novice title! She was super awesome in Beginner Novice, winning her class, with a score of 197! And she was slightly distracted to finish her title, but we did it! Fiddle … More Mount Vernon Obedience Trial
It was time for Turkey! I love visiting my friend Claire. Because large flocks of Turkey don’t really forgive anything. If you flank too far, they split. You have to maintain a constant pressure and sense of group to keep everything together. They are an amazing test of where you are. I have two videos … More Herding at Claires
On the way to family Christmas in North Carolina, the entire gang stopped down at the Isle of Calais in Smithfield, and spent a lot of time with Auntie Terri and friends. All of the dogs (except Clark) got spend a lot of time on stock! We work some corner exercises and understanding balance with … More The Isle of Calais Christmas Party
Well, we officially are almost nine weeks old in these pictures. We were running out of daylight, and had just returned from the vet. Probably the least cooperative and most rushed stack jobs EVER! and I didn’t have anything to bribe them with either. But, that is ok! An effort was made! I need to … More Team Rocket is 8+ Weeks Old
We decided to get the entire cattle dog gang out to swim at Terri’s house, and the water level was low enough that we could all actually wade out to the island, including the dogs that aren’t a huge fan of deep water swimming (Fiddle and Rory). the puppies were allowed to go in at … More Swimming Lessons for Team Rocket
I love working with Auntie Terri, and challenging ourself to be better at herding! so, I had Fiddle, Mazikeen, and Rory with me as well as the puppies, so we decided to do a really fun barrel racing exercise with everyone. It was Fiddles first real day back from maternity leave, and I was so … More Working at Isle of Calais – November
After the Doswell shows, we headed down to Auntie Terri’s House to work dogs, and get these guys instinct tested on ducks and sheep. They did a pretty good job, and I was so proud of what they showed. We only had one day, so we just decided to drop everyone in together and see … More Instinct Testing Team Rocket
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