Whenever I get to North Carolina, I make it a point to work turkey with my friend Claire! Especially in large flocks. If the dogs push too hard, the flock will split, and if they don’t push hard enough, they don’t go! They really need to work rate, sense of group, and holding their lines!
We stayed pretty close to home during the month of November! November 2025 November 1-2nd: Doswell, VA November 8-9th: Blue Ridge Herding Trial, Berryville, VA November 13-16th: National Dog Show in Oaks, PA November 23rd: ASCA Trial, Berryville, VA November 24-25th: West Friendship, MD November 28-30th: Obedience/Rally Trial, Point of Rocks, MD
Well Gang! We did it! Fiddle managed to walk away with her ASCA Working Trial Championship by finishing her last leg in Advanced Sheep and Ducks. She really gave me everything she could, and I was so proud of her! Fiddle: *WTCH* GCH CH Clarjos Twisted Golden Fiddle RL CD BN GN RE HSAsdc HIAsdc … More Working Aussies of Virginia ASCA Trial
I brought the entire red gang out to Berryville to prepare for the ASCA trial, as we haven’t done some of these courses on sheep and ducks before. Fiddle and Mazikeen worked Advanced sheep and ducks, Rory worked open level ducks, and Chunky worked started ducks and sheep! It was worthwhile, as I have never … More Herding in Berryville
Well, I got my entries in late, and by the time I had the money available, Saturdays trial was full, so only Fiddle and Rory got in! It was a pretty awesome weekend though! Fiddle was my little star, going 7/7 on the weekend, winning her Intermediate A Duck debut with a 95.5 and a … More November Blue Ridge Herding Trial
October 2025 October 1-6th: Morris/Essex/Hatboro/Devon/Montgomery October 13-23rd: ACDCA Nationals in Grey Summit Missouri October 24-26th: Doswell, VA Conformation October 29-Nov 2nd: Doswell VA Conformation
One of my favorite part of the ACD Nationals is that we have our test classes on cattle. So, little Mr. Sue was allowed to do his HT on cattle! I was so pleased with the effort he gave in the dying light! The judges wanted us to get him razzed up a bit, but … More ACDCA Nationals – Sue
Chunky made her debut in Intermediate Sheep and Cattle. She really gave me wonderful effort… and one errant sheep got a nose bite, which got us excused, and in cattle, we couldn’t quite get everything down, so we got NQs (which is better than being excused). I just can’t wait for where our future is … More ACDCA Nationals – Chunky
Like her mother and sister, Rory (Cordell x Fiddle) did a wonderful job at nationals! She also participated in the versatility, finishing 7th in Conformation, 3rd in her rally novice debut with a wonderful score of a 97, and finished 3rd on started cattle. Her and Fiddle were within 10 points from each other, and … More ACDCA Nationals – Rory
Aside from being the most titled Top 20 herding dog, Mazikeen also competed in the Versatility Competition, and finished in second place! She took 9th in Versatility conformation, 3rd in Advanced Rally, and 4th in Advanced Sheep! I am super excited for the future with her!
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