After the show in West Friendship, we packed the gear and hit the road to my favorite place in Maine to work with Jan Wesen to prepare for the upcoming ASCA Trial. We did like, 5-8 rounds in a day, working on packed pen, in pressure, working the gauntlet of obstacles, driving, shedding, and walking … More Jan Wesen in Maine
It is time again for the Jan Wesen clinic! It was at Cherry Hill Farm in Honeyone Falls, NY. On the first day of the clinic, I worked Sue, Rory, Chunky, and Mazikeen on the fundamental steps. And then the next two days, I worked Rory, Chunky, Mazikeen, and Fiddle interchangeably (depending on the exercises … More Jan Wesen – Upstate NY
September was a pretty quiet month for us all around, with needing to stay close to home due to the birth of the puppies. August 30-September 2: Herding with Terri at Isle of Calais September 12th: Puppies Born September 20-23rd: Herding with Jean Barrett September 24-26th: Jan Wesen Clinic
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
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
I love training and working herding in Jamestown, NY. The sheep DO NOT fetch to people, so we got to REALLY practice our driving skills, controlling sheep back to the draw on the lines I set, and preparing to do things to set up for the trials. Fiddle and Chunky split one spot, and Mazikeen … More Cappy Pruett Trial Strategies Clinic – Jamestown, NY
Back from posting hiatus! I love stopping at Agility at the Farm, and the first week in May belongs to the Larry Painter Clinic. I had one working spot, which I split between Mazikeen, Chunky, and Rory. Mazikeen: Chunky: Rory:
What can I say about working with Dave that I haven’t already said… oh wait… the answer to that is, a LOT of new revolutions and things. once again, we did this awesome clinic in St. Louis, and had our understanding of working dogs revolutionized I worked Mazikeen and Chunky on various different skills, but … More Dave Viklund in St. Louis, MO!!!!!
I love going to my friend Tim’s house, especially when my friend Cathy Hartley is giving a clinic! Mazikeen and I worked in both the drive aisle and the arena, switching between the gathering and driving. Her shoulder still wasn’t quite giving on those gather flanks. Stop micromanaging~ Chunky and I had some weird hiccups … More Lessons with Cathy Hartley
On February 24-25th, we went down to the Isle of Calais with our friend Teri, and did a clinic on setting up driving and drive lines. We did some work in the little center pen, and then spent a lot of the time fetching sheep, moving them down the drive lane, through the little donut, … More Setting up the Drive Clinic
Clarjo Farms 