This was Fiddles first national, as she was on maternity leave last year! We decided to enter versatility, which required a Qualifying score in herding, another sport (nosework, tracking, agility, obedience, or rally), and participate in versatility conformation. She wound up qualifying in Advanced Rally (and her stupid handler didn’t bring her feet together and … More ACDCA Nationals – Fiddle
August in Review August 3rd, 2025: Obedience Trial in Maryland August 10, 2025: Herding Training in Berryville, MD August 14-17, 2025: Cumberland, Maryland August 21-24. 2025: Doswell, Virginia August 28-September 1, 2025: Lexington, Kentucky
June was a fun month! We stayed relatively close to home, which was wonderful, for a change! June 7-8th: David Henry Clinic June 14-15th: Morgantown, WV Show June 19-22nd: Doswell, VA June 26-29th: Doswell, VA
May 2-4th: Bucks and Trenton May 5: Working at Flying Bucket May 6-8th: Jan Wesen in New York May 9-11th: Jan Wesen in Maine May 12-14th: Working at Flying Bucket May 15th: Health Testing in Ohio May 16-19th: Dave Viklund in Tazwell, TN May 23-25th: Best of Breed Cluster in Doswell, VA
It has been a few months now, but I thought the old mans eulogy belong here on the website, as he was the inspiration of the name of my kennel, and my best friend for nearly 16 years. Clark, titles not really important, but they existed. April-ish 2009 – December 31, 2024 This is a … More Goodbye Clark!
October 30-Nov 3rd – Conformation in Doswell, VA Nov 9 – 10th – Herding Trial in Berryville, VA Nov 14-17th – National Dog Show in Oaks, PA Nov 18th – John Holman Herding Clinic in Berryville, VA Nov 23-24th – Conformation in West Friendship, MD Nov 30 – Dec 1st – Conformation in West Friendship, … More November in Review
June 1st-9th : Cappy Pruett Seminar – Upstate, NY June 15th-16th: Bryn Mawr Kennel Club June 20th-23rd: Doswell, VA Cluster #1 June 27th-30th: Doswell, VA Cluster #2
After Fiddle finished her CD in March, I decided that I actually really loved to do obedience. So, I went on the search for instructors and help to work on things at upper levels. In my google search, I found clinician Marion Crane, who is a law school professor. She has put Obedience Trial Championships … More Marion Crain Seminar – Kalamazoo
January 6th – Anita Ramsey Trial Strategies Clinic January 7th – Playing in the Pressure Clinic January 10-14th – Larry Painter in Berryville January 27th – Herding in Berryville, VA
This weekend was where I showed the progress we were making! We didn’t see it in the qualifying rate, picking up only one Intermediate Cattle leg with Fiddle, but we did some of the best trialing that I have ever done. Cheers to progress!
Clarjo Farms 