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
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
Oct 3-6th – Hatboro, Devon, Montgomery, PA Oct 11-13th – West Friendship, MD Oct 14-19th – Australian Cattle Dog Club of America Nationals Oct 20-23rd – Time in Wisconsin Oct 24- 27th – Dave Viklund in Chicago Oct 30-Nov 3rd – Doswell, VA
This weekend, I alternated showing Mazikeen and Rory every other day, with Mazikeen being three days, and Rory being two. Mazikeen earned her Owner Handled Silver Wednesday morning. Wednesday, October 30th, 2024 – Ms. Minna-Liisa Koltes Mazikeen – BOS/BOBOH – 2 Points Thursday, October 31st, 2024 – Mr. Del Richards Rory – SEL/BOBOH – 2 … More Doswell, VA – October
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…
This was… supposed to be our year… and in a way, it really was, despite being unable to really showcase your stuff. Our dreams to come in and compete in Versatility were dashed when you came into season 3 days before the obedience and rally trial, meaning that you couldn’t actually showcase your amazing talents … More Nationals – Mazikeen
So, our Australian Cattle Dog Club of America decided to put together an inaugural Top 20 event for the nationals in 2024 for both the regular and owner handled categories. Last year Mazikeen was invited to Royal Canin, finishing #10, and her mother Fiddle finished the year as the #20 cattle dog. This night was… … More Nationals – The Top 20
Our last stop before heading to nationals in Tennessee was the 3 day show in West Friendship. Mazikeen hasn’t been shown since August, so we needed to refresh her mind on how to be a good little show dog. I was super pleased! We got 15 points worth of owner handled points, and 4 points … More West Friendship – October
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