My friend Anita has me out to Terri’s farm in Smithfield, VA so I could learn more about how to work ducks on a much more refined level. Fiddle: We worked on keeping sustained interest and making sure she stopped when I said stop. She struggled in driving the sheep, and wanted to be very … More Herding at Isle of Calais
Well, for the first time ever, I wasn’t actually attending the clinic as a participant, but as a worker. It was my job to get stock set, order the food, bring in the coffee in the morning, and create the run order and logistics. HOWEVER, we were allowed to do a bit of work and … More Larry Painter Clinic in Berryville, VA
The first week of the new year got started off with a bang! Fiddle: Finished her Started B Course Duck Title with a High in Trial (92), and tying for High in Trial (92, and 89), with an advanced level dog, which breaks the tie and wound up with Reserve High in Trial yesterday, and … More Blue Ridge January Herding Trial
On the way back from the Christmas Holiday, we decided to stop in to Berryville and work the stock before the trial the first weekend of the year! Mazikeen and Chunky worked gathering the cattle, Rory worked on some basic driving skills, and a bit of fetching, and Tommy had his first exposure to cattle, … More Herding in Berryville
Well Gang! We did it! Fiddle managed to walk away with her ASCA Working Trial Championship by finishing her last leg in Advanced Sheep and Ducks. She really gave me everything she could, and I was so proud of her! Fiddle: *WTCH* GCH CH Clarjos Twisted Golden Fiddle RL CD BN GN RE HSAsdc HIAsdc … More Working Aussies of Virginia ASCA Trial
I brought the entire red gang out to Berryville to prepare for the ASCA trial, as we haven’t done some of these courses on sheep and ducks before. Fiddle and Mazikeen worked Advanced sheep and ducks, Rory worked open level ducks, and Chunky worked started ducks and sheep! It was worthwhile, as I have never … More Herding in Berryville
Well, I got my entries in late, and by the time I had the money available, Saturdays trial was full, so only Fiddle and Rory got in! It was a pretty awesome weekend though! Fiddle was my little star, going 7/7 on the weekend, winning her Intermediate A Duck debut with a 95.5 and a … More November Blue Ridge Herding Trial
Fiddle won High Combined Non Australian Shepherd! She took 4th place in Started Cows (behind her 3 Daughters), and then won the afternoon session to finish her started cattle title on Friday. She won the open cattle class and took a 3rd place to finish her Open Cattle Title on Saturday. Sunday, she took 3rd … More ASCA Trial in Maine – Fiddle
Mazikeen finished the ASCA trial with High Combined Started Dog! She won Started Ducks in the afternoon and took 3rd in the morning. She also won started sheep and started goats for her title, and took 3rd in started cows for her first leg, and won started cows for her second leg on Saturday. She … More ASCA Trial in Maine – Mazikeen
Little Miss Rory really impressed me at her very first trial. She was lights out working cattle for me, finishing her Started Cattle Title with two second place finishes (tied for first with a 95 with Chunky, but lost the tie breaker), but what really surprised me… was her looking like the most effortless duck … More ASCA Trial Maine – Aurora
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