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
I need a lot more mileage on cows and confidence with dogs, so I went up to Berryville, VA, and took Rory, Fiddle, Ukulele, Mazikeen, and Azula up to work on gathering stock to me, setting up how to drive and hold lines and pressure! It was a wonderful Wednesday afternoon. Mazikeen working on an … More Herding Day in Berryville!
After our first debut with Fiddle in obedience, I went to the Lower Camden Kennel Club on February 9th and 10th. On February 9th, we were so close to qualifying, but she broke her long sit stay, but she finished with a 192 and a second place finish on Saturday. 2 Legs down! I think … More Lower Camden Obedience Trial
We went to Point of Rocks, MD to do a few days of Rally and Obedience with Fiddle. She finished her Rally Novice Title with a 1st place and 3rd place finish respectively, with a score of a 98, and 93. After Fiddle’s successful debut in Beginner Novice right before New Years… I just decided … More Catocen Kennel Club Obedience Trial
After a weekend snow day, the husband and I packed all of the dogs and headed out to work cattle in Berryville, VA. Brie, Ukulele, and Rory worked in the small pen on calm, collected work under pressure. Where Mazikeen, Fiddle, and Chunky worked in the 100 × 100 field on flanking, the triangle exercise, … More Herding in Berryville, VA
So, for the first two days of the Larry Painter Clinic, I worked Fiddle in one working session a day for the first few days. Fiddle doesn’t really have the cover speed to cast out super wide to peel the running cows off the fence. We had to work on casting out REALLY WIDE to … More Larry Painter Clinic in Berryville, VA – Fiddle
Well, my goals for 2024 are set, and we are trying for the 100 Day Dog Training Challenge. Not all days will be documented on here. This is Day 2, as Fiddle and I worked Obedience at Tractor Supply on January 5th! Well, the first week of the New Year was marred with Monsoon like … More Anita Ramsey Trial Strategies Clinic
This weekend was where I showed the progress we were making! We didn’t see it in the qualifying rate, picking up only one Intermediate Cattle leg with Fiddle, but we did some of the best trialing that I have ever done. Cheers to progress!
Friday, December 29, Fiddle and I took off to the Rally and Obedience show in Northern Virginia! Where she had a 3rd place finish in Beginner Novice, and Finished her Novice Rally title with a score of 97 and a first place finish out of like, 9 dogs! I am so beyond proud of her!
I love working with my friend Claire, and I am really sad that I moved out of North Carolina so I don’t get to work with her much anymore. I worked everyone! Ukulele worked some farm chores with sheep and ducks, Mazikeen, Azula, and Rory worked driving mixed flock sheep and goats, and Fiddle did … More Muddy Herding in Pittsboro, NC
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