So, the weekend after the Salem, VA Cluster, i took the entire gang up to Berryville, VA to work on some cattle fundamentals. Keeping shoulders on the rail, going between the stock and the fence to set up a gather, holding calm pressure on heads, and pushing the heels only once, and only when needed. … More Road Trip to Susans – Berryville, VA
So, Chunky, Ukulele, Brie, and I took a road trip to Salem Virginia for the Mountain Valley Cluster. We had a really awesome time with friends, and finished Chunky’s Championship by taking Winners Bitch every day! Brie was Reserve Winners every day but Friday. Ukulele only showed for the weekend. Chunky 08/02: Ms. Carolyn Herbel: WB … More Mountain Valley Cluster – Salem, VA
08/02 – 08/06/2023: Salem, VA Cluster 08/13/2023: Cattle Work in Berryville, VA 08/17 – 08/20/2023: Cumberland, MD Cluster 08/23 – 08/27/2023: Doswell, VA Cluster 08/31 – 09/04/2023: Judges Education in Raleigh, NC
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
This weekend at the end of June and the beginning of July. I got to meet Alyssa, because Leah was super busy working as a handlers assistant. I showed Mazikeen, and Leah and Alyssa showed Uke! Mazikeen 06/29 – Best Opposite/BOBOH under Nancy D Simmons 06/30 – Best Opposite/BOBOH under Katheryn Madden 07/01 – Select/BOBOH … More Dogwood Cluster – Doswell, VA
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, 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
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