While the puppies were growing and learning, most of the cattle dog crew (Mazikeen, Rory, Chunky, Ukulele, and our special guest Bandit (was Sam I Am from the Dr. Seuss Litter) went up to work in Upstate NY to do some last minute preparations for the cattle dog nationals coming up in October. We worked … More Herding with Jean Barrett
There really is no better way to spend a holiday weekend then herding with your husband and friends at the lake! It was a HOT weekend, but we practiced so many things with all of the dog, including penning, large flocks, running the PT course with Brie and Rory, worked geese, ducks, and sheep with … More Back at Herding at Isle of Calais
So, Warren went travelling to Scotland, and I decided to spend 3 days down at the Isle of Calais working all of the cattle dogs, with Clark tagging along for fun! Fiddle was recovering from her stitches, but we worked all of the other dogs on Geese, large flock sheep, and ducks. Brie and I … More Herding at Isle of Calais
We had a wonderful weekend at the Blue Ridge Herding Trial July 27th-28th! Mazikeen finished her started duck title with a 1st and 2nd place finish, and some wonderful scores She also picked up her first leg of her Intermediate Duck title Chunky finished her started sheep title (somewhat… overenthusiastically, little thing), with two thirds … More Blue Ridge Herding Trial – Berryville, VA
For the weekend after the Jan clinic, Warren came up with Brie, and we all worked packed pens, pressure situations, and basic fundamentals with all of the cattle dogs except Fiddle (who was recovering from her AI insemination). We also worked cows, and some basic obstacle courses in the small area. It was a wonderful … More Working at Flying Bucket Farm
We arrived from Kansas to Upstate NY for the Jan Wesen Clinic. I worked Chunky and Rory on the basic fundamentals of holding pressure on both sheep and cows. Rory did really well the first two days, and then, I think her baby brain ran out of brainpower. Chunky was the opposite. But I am … More Jan Wesen Clinic – July
We had a lot of fun showing in West Friendship over the 4th of July weekend Friday 07/05/24 Mrs. Honey Anne Glendinning Rory and Chunky got nothing Saturday 07/06/24 Mrs. Bernadette F. Biasi Brie – BW/WB – 1 Point Rory and Chunky got nothing Sunday 07/07/24 Ms. Janina K. Laurin Rory – Select – 4 … More Independence Cluster – West Friendship
After the Doswell Cluster, we decided to go work sheep, ducks, and geese with our friend Terri! We worked on driving with Mazikeen and Chunky, gathering and sense of group with Ukulele and Rory. Lots of stuff working with large groups, sorting, and staying calm. Auntie Terri has really been helping me, the handler, be … More Working Dogs at Isle of Calais
We had a wonderful week in Doswell (again) at the end of June. Uke got her very first Best of Breed with her friend Alyssa, and Rory managed an OHG3. Thursday 06/27/24 Mr. Larry Abbott Rory – BOB/BOBOH Friday 06/28/24 Mr. Jimmy Moses Rory – BOS Saturday 06/29/24 Mrs. Leigh Ann Yandle Ukulele – BOB … More June Doswell, VA #2
So, I am super slow getting all of these blog posts done for the year, it is hard when you are on the road a lot. I showed Rory as a special at the Celebrate Virginia Cluster, and she walked away with 20 Owner handled points! So proud of my little turd 06/20/24 – Del … More Celebrate Virginia Cluster – Doswell, VA
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