Mazikeen and I went to the Flying Bucket AHBA Trial at the end of July, where she finished her Arena Sheep level 1 title, and got a leg toward her arena Geese level 1 title. We also earned High Combined Australian Cattle Dog, and High Combined Bred By Exhibitor. She really does give 110% for … More Flying Bucket AHBA Trial – Hemlock, NY
If there is one thing that I love in life, it is doing different kind of stock dog training… and, my friend Anya talked big about how different Jan Wesen was from some of the other trainers, with participants getting up to nine working sessions a day, as the program is exercise based, rather than … More Jan Wesen Clinic – Hemlock, NY
So, every now and again I go to rent stock from the amazing Flying Bucket Farm in Hemlock NY. And with me, I had two of the 2023: Cordell (AE’s Law of the South) x Fiddle (Clarjos Twisted Golden Fiddle RL) puppies, Yertle and Vipper. We went up to work on small pen cattle fundamentals, and … More Herding Lessons – Hemlock, NY
Well, last June (I know, I am slow in posting)… I have like 45 posts in my back log Mazikeen and I went up to the the Australian Cattle Dog Club of America Regional Herding Specialty in Birdsboro, PA. We wound up taking 2nd place in started ducks, for her third time on ducks, and … More ACDCA Regional Herding Specialty – Birdsboro, PA
Ok. well, I am skipping ahead to June, and the trip to Jamestown, NY the first week of June, as I have 40 million blog posts ready to write (it’s August?), and exactly no time to actually review or write them, I am just going to get some pictures dumped. I really like where this … More Chunky – Cappy Pruett – Cattle and Sheep Clinic
July 3-6th: Hemlock NY, Puppy Instinct Tests and Herding July 7th – 9th: West Friendship, MD, Independence Day Cluster July 14th – 17th: Puppy Road Trip, Hemlock NY, Herding Lessons at Flying Bucket Farm July 18th -20th: Hemlock, NY, Jan Wesen Clinic July 29th-30th: Hemlock NY, AHBA Trial
So, part of the missing May journey is documenting… our rebuilding process. I love Uke for a lot of reasons, but we really kind of fell apart. So, at the May Dave Viklund clinic, I really set up and started everything over again, and are building different methods of communication and quiet reassurance and confidence. … More Ukulele – Cappy Pruett
So, while Fiddle is on maternity, the other Red Dogs and I decided to do some trialing. Mazikeen finished her started cattle title on a tough group of calves on Saturday. And Chunky, the little brat that she is… managed to finish her PT. It was not our best effort, but I am still proud … More Blue Ridge Herding Trial – June 3-4th
Well, with Mazie, we are still working on impuse control and walking up. We are geting a much more thoughtful, deliberate driving, but she often will lean with her shoulder to try and get around to the butts to bring them back on a gather. She is also very “sticky” in giving her stock up … More Mazikeen – Cathy Hartley – Dayton TN – Road Trip Leg 1
So, a lot of what Miss Chunky has been working on has been mostly cattle. But, we don’t always have access to cattle, so we really need to start developing brakes and self control. So, at the Cathy Hartley clinic, we really wanted to focus on stopping, a with me command, and trying to get … More Azula – Cathy Hartley – Dayton TN – Road Trip Leg 1
Clarjo Farms 