Once again, the weather was absolutely flawless, and I had some fundamental work and trial prep that needed to be done. So, I packed up 5 cattle dogs and spent the most glorious late February day working the skills we need for future success. It was a much better weekend for me than the last … More More Herding in Berryville
One of my favorite things to do is to load up my van with as many herding dogs that can fit (6, for the most part)… and getting to do some real training on fundamentals. On this trip, I introduced Sue to cattle (middle panel), with some gentle line work, he was… overly keen, so … More Herding in Berryville, VA
I always love working with my friend Erin, especially when a group of us actually get together to work on real things that cattle dogs need to work on. I worked all of my dogs at least once. Sue: The little viper discovered his teeth…. we worked him once in the little square pen, and … More Herding in Texas
I took a few days off of work for the Tuesday/Wednesday AHBA Trial for Mazikeen, Chunky, and Fiddle to compete. Mazikeen was the rockstar though… winning the Level 1 Cattle Class both days, and finishing her AHBA Arena Level 1 Cattle Title, and winning the Level 1 Duck Title Tuesday and taking second on Wednesday … More Florida AHBA Trial
We decided to travel to Florida to compete on some fresh calves, and it turns out, we have A LOT of work to do! I had this really big effect on the cattle, and I was just always in the way, and was trying to overcompensate and really just messed things up. I have to … More Sunshine Pembroke Herding Trial
Chunky (aka Azula) also had a marvelous first ACDCA National Specialty. She was originally the alternate on our Team Rally team, but when Mazikeen came into season, she stepped up and hit a 97 and helped her awesome team finish 2nd out of 8 total teams! She wasn’t shown in conformation, but stepped back in … More Nationals – Chunky
At the beginning of 2024, I set out to accomplish some pretty ambitious plans.. and for the most part, we were successful. But, the biggest winner of this year was Mazikeen, who finished in the Owner Handled Top 10, took several OH Group placements, and achieved way more than I set out to do… Our … More 2024 Goals – Accomplished and Beyond…
In preparation for the herding trial at nationals, we went to the Jan Wesen clinic at my friend Anya’s house at Flying Bucket Farm. I participated with Mazikeen, Chunky, with Rory swapping in for some of the ranch style elements on day 3. We actually went through the 12 herding training steps in the big … More Jan Wesen Clinic
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
July 1st-2nd – Herding With Terri July 5th-7th – West Friendship Shows July 11th-15th – Breeding Fiddle in Kansas July 16th-18th – Jan Wesen Clinic July 19th-21st – Herding at Flying Bucket July 27th-28th – Blue Ridge Herding, Berryville, VA
Clarjo Farms 