Ok. well, I am skipping ahead to June, and the trip to Jamestown, NY the first week of June, as I have 40 million blog posts ready to write (it’s August?), and exactly no time to actually review or write them, I am just going to get some pictures dumped. I really like where this … More Chunky – Cappy Pruett – Cattle and Sheep Clinic
July 3-6th: Hemlock NY, Puppy Instinct Tests and Herding July 7th – 9th: West Friendship, MD, Independence Day Cluster July 14th – 17th: Puppy Road Trip, Hemlock NY, Herding Lessons at Flying Bucket Farm July 18th -20th: Hemlock, NY, Jan Wesen Clinic July 29th-30th: Hemlock NY, AHBA Trial
June 3-4th: Berryville, VA, Herding Trial June 5th: Berryville, VA, Anita Ramsay Duck Clinic June 6th-11th: Jamestown, NY, Cappy Pruett Cattle and Sheep Clinic June 17th-18th: Ludwigs Corner, PA, Bryn Mawr Kennel Club Show June 24th-25th: Birdsboro, PA, Australian Cattle Dog Club of America Herding Specialty June 28th-July 2nd: Doswell, VA, Dogwood Cluster Show
So, part of the missing May journey is documenting… our rebuilding process. I love Uke for a lot of reasons, but we really kind of fell apart. So, at the May Dave Viklund clinic, I really set up and started everything over again, and are building different methods of communication and quiet reassurance and confidence. … More Ukulele – Cappy Pruett
Well, with Mazie, we are still working on impuse control and walking up. We are geting a much more thoughtful, deliberate driving, but she often will lean with her shoulder to try and get around to the butts to bring them back on a gather. She is also very “sticky” in giving her stock up … More Mazikeen – Cathy Hartley – Dayton TN – Road Trip Leg 1
So, a lot of what Miss Chunky has been working on has been mostly cattle. But, we don’t always have access to cattle, so we really need to start developing brakes and self control. So, at the Cathy Hartley clinic, we really wanted to focus on stopping, a with me command, and trying to get … More Azula – Cathy Hartley – Dayton TN – Road Trip Leg 1
Because I am out of my mind… and just managed to decompress from the last crazy and insane journey? Less cows this time! But we are looking forward to a lot of miles on sheep that are starting to make sense to the dogs, and continue to build our teamwork! We have some Cathy Hartley, … More Road Trip Again!
Little Miss Azula has discovered her bite! We worked a lot on these confrontational cows, holding our adrenaline under control, and now diving in and biting all willy nilly. But she really started to amp up a bit, wanting to bust in and bite heels, and hold head pressure, wanting to bite the face too. … More Road Trip Leg 7 – Rick Hardin – Chunky
Oddly, Uke had no issues with these cows. Everyone else had heads lowered, and were being challenging jerks to the dogs, but they didn’t really do that with this little blue monster! She’s less confrontational than most, and chose to remove the pressure from the stock with her posture rather than starting a fight. She … More Road Trip Leg 7 – Rick Hardin – Ukulele
Well… sometimes, you wait an entire year for a clinician that you love to return… AND YOUR DOG DOESNT LOOK LIKE THEY IMPROVED AT ALL! So, these cattle were very different from what Mazie is accustomed to. As roping cattle, they really were not afraid to lower their heads and challenge a dog, and she … More Road Trip Leg 7 – Rick Hardin – Mazikeen
Clarjo Farms 