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
I always love working with Dave Viklund. I had two working spots all four days. One for Mazikeen (trying to cross into advanced level work), and Rory and Chunky split a spot. Chunky has been struggling a bit with catching the eye of her sheep and not moving along to balance, OR, she overflanks and … More Dave Viklund – Burlington, IL
Chunky (aka Azula) also had a marvelous first ACDCA National Specialty. She was originally the alternate on our Team Rally team, but when Mazikeen came into season, she stepped up and hit a 97 and helped her awesome team finish 2nd out of 8 total teams! She wasn’t shown in conformation, but stepped back in … More Nationals – Chunky
This was… supposed to be our year… and in a way, it really was, despite being unable to really showcase your stuff. Our dreams to come in and compete in Versatility were dashed when you came into season 3 days before the obedience and rally trial, meaning that you couldn’t actually showcase your amazing talents … More Nationals – Mazikeen
In preparation for the herding trial at nationals, we went to the Jan Wesen clinic at my friend Anya’s house at Flying Bucket Farm. I participated with Mazikeen, Chunky, with Rory swapping in for some of the ranch style elements on day 3. We actually went through the 12 herding training steps in the big … More Jan Wesen Clinic
While the puppies were growing and learning, most of the cattle dog crew (Mazikeen, Rory, Chunky, Ukulele, and our special guest Bandit (was Sam I Am from the Dr. Seuss Litter) went up to work in Upstate NY to do some last minute preparations for the cattle dog nationals coming up in October. We worked … More Herding with Jean Barrett
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
So, Warren went travelling to Scotland, and I decided to spend 3 days down at the Isle of Calais working all of the cattle dogs, with Clark tagging along for fun! Fiddle was recovering from her stitches, but we worked all of the other dogs on Geese, large flock sheep, and ducks. Brie and I … More Herding at Isle of Calais
We had a wonderful weekend at the Blue Ridge Herding Trial July 27th-28th! Mazikeen finished her started duck title with a 1st and 2nd place finish, and some wonderful scores She also picked up her first leg of her Intermediate Duck title Chunky finished her started sheep title (somewhat… overenthusiastically, little thing), with two thirds … More Blue Ridge Herding Trial – Berryville, VA
For the weekend after the Jan clinic, Warren came up with Brie, and we all worked packed pens, pressure situations, and basic fundamentals with all of the cattle dogs except Fiddle (who was recovering from her AI insemination). We also worked cows, and some basic obstacle courses in the small area. It was a wonderful … More Working at Flying Bucket Farm
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