The Catonsville Kennel Club was a three day show, 10-13 to 10-15. Rory made her debut in BPUP by taking a Group 2 and getting 3 Puppy of Achievement Points Mazikeen Friday – Albert P. Bianchi – Select Bitch Saturday – Christopher T. Moore – Nothing Sunday – Mrs. Terry B. Carter – Best Opposite … More Catonsville Kennel Club – West Friendship
After Jan left, we invited our friends Zoe and Willow out to practice all sorts of fun things! Holding and walking into pressure, driving, fetching, and moving cows through panels! Ukulele is the blue one, and then from top to bottom, Chunky, Rory, and Mazikeen Ukulele is gaining some confidence (video here), Chunky is trying … More Post Jan Time at Flying Bucket
Once again, I love Illinois in the Fall! I had two places in this Dave Viklund Clinic this fall, one for Mazikeen, and the other split with Chunky, Fiddle, and Uke. Once again, Mazikeen and I worked on keeping her shoulder off the stock, and switching to driving back to gathering. Chunky, it turns out, … More Dave Viklund in Illinois!
One of my favorite places on earth is Agility at the Farm in Campton Hills, IL. I come up there as many times a year as I can get in! And this last year, they installed a dock for dock diving events! I have never worked on a dock with my dogs before, and I … More Trying out Dock Diving
I had no idea that there were some amazing sandstone canyons at the Starved Rock State Park, right on the Illinois River! The campground was practically empty (not so great for cell service and wifi here), and we were able to walk several of these trails without actually seeing another soul!
This country is very wonderful! We are on the way out to St. Louis for the next clinic, and I had a LOT of work to do for my real job! So, we spent a few days hiking through the woods in Kentucky. This state park has a wonderful campground, many caves, and trails to … More Carter Caves State Park – Kentucky
This was a really fun month! September 4-5, 2023 = Starting in Pittsboro, NC with my friend Claire, herding turkey, sheep, and ducks September 6-7, 2023 = Carter Caves State Park, Kentucky September 8-10, 2023 = Dave Viklund, St. Louis, Missouri September 11-13, 2023 = Starved Rock State Park, Illinois September 14-17, 2023 = Dave … More September in Review
Well, after several days of judges education, I visited my friend Claire in Pittsboro, NC. Fiddle was still recovering from her stitches, so her coned head had to pass. But Chunky, and Ukulele worked the large flock of turkeys, Rory got to work both turkey and ducks, and Mazikeen had to do some driving with … More Turkey Time in Pittsboro, NC
Well, Mazikeen, Ukulele, and Chunky came with me in August to Doswell, VA. After the amazing week we had in Cumberland, this was an amazing follow up. Thanks to Alyssa for taking Mazikeen into the real group on Saturday! Mazikeen 08/24/2023; Mr. Jon R. Cole- BOB/BOBOH – 3 Points 08/25/2023; Mr. Raymond V. Filburn, Jr. – … More August Doswell, VA Cluster
The show site in Cumberland, Maryland is probably one of my most favorite ones that I have ever been to! I brought out Ukulele, Chunky, and Mazikeen, and my husband brought out Brie, and we had the most wonderful time, including another Best of Breed win over a ranked male special! We also took TWO … More Cumberland, Maryland Cluster
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