I really am so excited about the prospect of this litter! It really felt like everything went wrong with this breeding, and I am thrilled that this frozen breeding resulted in 3 puppies! They were born via C-Section on September 12, 2024. Vin is a sibling to Fiddles maternal grandmother Spaders Vaquero Annie. I am … More Fiddle Puppies!!!
There really is no better way to spend a holiday weekend then herding with your husband and friends at the lake! It was a HOT weekend, but we practiced so many things with all of the dog, including penning, large flocks, running the PT course with Brie and Rory, worked geese, ducks, and sheep with … More Back at Herding at Isle of Calais
So, it was time to breed Fiddle for her very last litter, which involved making the trip out to Symbiom Genetics in Abilene Kansas. Since I used to live out in Kansas, I ended up visiting all of my old haunts near Manhattan, KS. I had Fiddle and Mazikeen with me. It was… ungodly hot … More Trip to Kansas!
So, I guess this probably comes as no surprise that I wound up keeping a red one? This time, I swear I wanted the blue one, but I think fate is conspiring against me? He was clear in all his health testing, carrying the color blue, was confident and bold in herding (was the first … More Introducing Sue (was Meowth)!
After working the wonderful sheep in Jamestown, we hit the road back up to Hemlock to work cattle. Chunky and Rory split a spot, with Chunky starting in the HT field and graduating to the arena, and Rory staying in the HT area. Mazikeen spent the three days in the arena. We are really starting … More Cappy Pruett Cattle Clinic – Hemlock, NY
After the trial strategies clinic ended, we continued to work on driving lines, control of stock going towards the draw, and building to bigger gathers and cross drives We were at the clinic for 3 Days, and I worked Mazikeen, Fiddle, and Chunky in the big field, and Rory in the round pen (for one … More Cappy Pruett Sheep Clinic – Jamestown, NY
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
After a quick trip back to Wisconsin to visit family, we embarked on the next adventure in dog training. On the way, we stopped at the Warren Dunes state park campground, and watched the sunset on Lake Michigan. I forget just how hard it is to walk uphill on Dunes! Rory and Mazikeen love to … More Warren Dunes – Michigan
After the Arkhoma Cluster ended, we had some time to fill before my next herding clinic in the St. Louis area. So, we went to a few state parks in Missouri for Hiking! We went to Roaring River State Park, and hiked the ridge trail and the river trail. We then made a pit stop … More Hanging out in the Ozarks
After spending time working sheep in Tennessee, we drove down to Erin’s house in Texas. All of the dogs were worked, including Ukulele and Mr. Poof. I had 4 spaces working the Sara Jo-Gahm, who had a lot of herding champions with cattle dogs before getting into border collies. I struggle a lot with micromanaging, … More Working in Texas with Sara Jo Gahm
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