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
Another two day show in West Friendship, and we didn’t really get any points at all, as we took Select both days. Her and I have a lot of work left to do to really get in sync in the show ring. She tries really hard for me, but we haven’t gotten on the same … More Post Thanksgiving West Friendship
Another weekend with Chunky at the West Friendship show. She’s a bit harder to show because she has legs compared to our competition, but I really do like her balance, when she is cooperating and trying not to murder me with her antics and shenanagins. Another Champion defeat, and we are now up to 13 … More Catoctin Kennel Club West Friendship – Pre Thanksgiving
After the national Dog Show, we took the day off of work and worked with some freshly weaned calves with Mazikeen and Chunky. We really had to reach hard through to get them to lift off the fence and start to fetch in the middle. I really had to work with my timing and positioning, … More John Holman Clinic
One of my 2024 Goals was to have Chunky finish her Grand Championship. She has two majors, and three champion defeats, with a total of 9 points before I, myself stopped showing her (she has been out periodically with juniors over the year though). So I took her to the National Dog show the first … More National Dog Show
Well, we officially are almost nine weeks old in these pictures. We were running out of daylight, and had just returned from the vet. Probably the least cooperative and most rushed stack jobs EVER! and I didn’t have anything to bribe them with either. But, that is ok! An effort was made! I need to … More Team Rocket is 8+ Weeks Old
We went to the Mattaponi and Sheltie Herding Trials on the 9th and 10th of November. Rory finished her PT on sheep, and now we are going to pivot to getting everything ready for started soon! She is now GCH CH AE’s and Clarjos When the Thunder Rolls *PT* But, most of this weekend was … More Herding Trial in Berryville, VA
We decided to get the entire cattle dog gang out to swim at Terri’s house, and the water level was low enough that we could all actually wade out to the island, including the dogs that aren’t a huge fan of deep water swimming (Fiddle and Rory). the puppies were allowed to go in at … More Swimming Lessons for Team Rocket
I love working with Auntie Terri, and challenging ourself to be better at herding! so, I had Fiddle, Mazikeen, and Rory with me as well as the puppies, so we decided to do a really fun barrel racing exercise with everyone. It was Fiddles first real day back from maternity leave, and I was so … More Working at Isle of Calais – November
After the Doswell shows, we headed down to Auntie Terri’s House to work dogs, and get these guys instinct tested on ducks and sheep. They did a pretty good job, and I was so proud of what they showed. We only had one day, so we just decided to drop everyone in together and see … More Instinct Testing Team Rocket
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