My friend Anita has me out to Terri’s farm in Smithfield, VA so I could learn more about how to work ducks on a much more refined level. Fiddle: We worked on keeping sustained interest and making sure she stopped when I said stop. She struggled in driving the sheep, and wanted to be very … More Herding at Isle of Calais
Well, for the first time ever, I wasn’t actually attending the clinic as a participant, but as a worker. It was my job to get stock set, order the food, bring in the coffee in the morning, and create the run order and logistics. HOWEVER, we were allowed to do a bit of work and … More Larry Painter Clinic in Berryville, VA
The first week of the new year got started off with a bang! Fiddle: Finished her Started B Course Duck Title with a High in Trial (92), and tying for High in Trial (92, and 89), with an advanced level dog, which breaks the tie and wound up with Reserve High in Trial yesterday, and … More Blue Ridge January Herding Trial
December 2025 December 4-7th: Rally/Obedience/Conformation in Oaks, PA December 10-14th: Rally/Obedience/Conformation in Allentown, PA December 19th: Herding in Berryville, VA December 20-27th: Christmas in Raleigh, NC December 23rd: Herding at Claires in Pittsboro, NC December 28th: Herding in Berryville, VA
On the way back from the Christmas Holiday, we decided to stop in to Berryville and work the stock before the trial the first weekend of the year! Mazikeen and Chunky worked gathering the cattle, Rory worked on some basic driving skills, and a bit of fetching, and Tommy had his first exposure to cattle, … More Herding in Berryville
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!
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
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
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
Clarjo Farms 