January 2025 January 3-5th : AKC Herding Trial in Morriston, FL January 7-8th : AHBA Herding Trial in Morriston, FL January 9-13th: Conformation in Brooksville, FL January 17-19th: Conformation and Obedience in Jackson, MS January 20-21st: Herding at Promised Pastures in Calhoun, LA January 24-26th: Conformation in Alexandria, LA January 27-31st: Herding in Texarkana, TX
I was really excited about this stop on my trip West! The Jackson Kennel Club had 3 DAYS worth of obedience matches after setup! I was able to make 2 of them with 4 of my dogs. It was SUPER useful, and the guys were super helpful in helping me to get nerves out, and … More Jackson, Mississippi
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
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
This was not our weekend for conformation, which is ok! We again decided to compete in obedience, rally, and conformation in Allentown, PA, and also did 5 days worth of Conformation. Rally Mazikeen finished her RE in Oaks, and we were unsuccessful in Masters (mostly me), but, this judge was really tough… Chunky finished her … More Star of Bethlehem Cluster
This was an insane cluster! Mazikeen and Rory both got to strut some stuff in the ring, and we did a LOT of obedience and rally. Mazikeen finished the weekend with an Owner Handled Group placement (3, from Patti Neale), her Beginner Novice title, her Rally Advanced and Excellent titles. I couldn’t be more proud … More Winter Blast at Oaks, PA
At the beginning of 2024, I set out to accomplish some pretty ambitious plans.. and for the most part, we were successful. But, the biggest winner of this year was Mazikeen, who finished in the Owner Handled Top 10, took several OH Group placements, and achieved way more than I set out to do… Our … More 2024 Goals – Accomplished and Beyond…
This was my very first time trying to balance performance and conformation showing into one category, and Mazikeen really stepped it up! She earned two OH group placements, two BOB, two rally titles, and two legs on her Beginner Novice Obedience title. Chunky also did remarkably well, and finished her Rally Novice Title and picked … More Cumberland, MD Dog Show
We travelled to the Shenandoah Valley to visit our favorite obedience clinician Marion Crain! Fiddle was on preliminary maternity leave, so Mazikeen stepped into her shoes! I was so impressed that she was able to function with 11 other dogs working! Playing games, growing our connection, heeling and working off leash at various different levels. … More Obedience Seminar with Marion Crane
Friday: Fiddle Finished her Companion Dog Title (CD) with a score of 185.5 under Dave Brobst. We were the only qualifying score in Novice A! She also finished her Intermediate Rally Title (RI) with a score of 96.0 under Joanie Brobst for a second place finish. Saturday: After finishing her CD, I entered her in … More Maryland Sporting Dog Cluster
Clarjo Farms 