So, Ukulele had her 5th Birthday at the Jersey Shore Cluster. This show had CAT, FastCat, and Dock Diving, on top of conformation. We decided to try the FastCat, and she ran between 22.15-23.36 miles per hour to get her BCAT title. I am not sure if I ever will do it again, but it … More FAST CAT trial in New Jersey
With Fiddle out on maternity leave, and Leah the magnificent in town, I entered the Baltimore Kennel Clubs show in Timonium, MD. Saturday, we walked with nothing. Leah had a conflict, and I had to show my own dog. But Sunday, Leah was back under a Canadian Judge, and managed to show Ukulele to Select … More Baltimore Kennel Club
Oddly, Uke had no issues with these cows. Everyone else had heads lowered, and were being challenging jerks to the dogs, but they didn’t really do that with this little blue monster! She’s less confrontational than most, and chose to remove the pressure from the stock with her posture rather than starting a fight. She … More Road Trip Leg 7 – Rick Hardin – Ukulele
So, Ukulele and I are working on our… team presence. She just came out of season, and she has been weird with pressure (both from me and from the stock. Throughout the few days that we spent in Texas with Erin, we really worked on getting her to gather a lighter and lighter group of … More Herding with Erin: Road Trip Leg 4 – Ukulele
Now, we are on the way to work Agility Nationals in Tulsa, OK. And I decided to stop at Tim Allisons House (in Dayton, TN) for another set of lessons. Miss Chunky has not been on sheep in a VERY long time, and I think that she nearly knocked me out with her intensity and … More Herding Lessons with Tim Allison – Road Trip Leg 3
One of the people i miss the most since leaving North Carolina is Claire Apple, who knows how to read and train canine body language more than anyone else, So, after the judging seminar wrapped, I headed out to Pittsboro, NC to see some friends. Uke and I were kind of having a bit of … More Herding Lesson with Claire Apple – Road Trip Leg 2
Well, I am but a girl with a dream! To learn everything I possibly can about the herding dogs brain and body! I am on a quest to learn how to be a conformation judge, to be the best herder, to be the best person in the show ring, and to be the best breeder … More March Road Trip!
I love me some Ukulele … But she was in standing heat, and I would send her on flanks, and she would just… Stare at me. I finally decided to go move the cows myself, and she came unstuck, but was then obsessed with controlling the heads, and kept stopping the movement and bringing them … More Ukulele – Cathy Hartley Clinic
Erie Kennel Club Saturday 01/28/23 Judge: Mrs. Carol C Summerfelt I am so very proud of little miss Ukulele! She has been showing her little heart out (for everyone but me… Lol), and managed to move and show perfectly for my friend Jose Ribo, and took Winners for her fourth major to finish her Championship! … More CHAMPION Ukulele: Erie Kennel Club
Ukulele had the distinct disadvantage of working right before dusk, so the quality of the photography was very low. She is very much like Chunky, has a very good gather on default, and prefers to work a bit more on a distance. In this particular working session, we were working on sending her between the … More Larry Painter Clinic – Ukulele
Clarjo Farms 