After the Dogwood Cluster, we hit the road again to Hemlock, NY for Flying Bucket Farm to instinct test the Fiddle x Cordell litter on ducks and sheep Playlist is here for the entire litter. Most of them showed some form of Instinct! We also worked the adult dogs until the fireworks drove us home! And … More Puppy Instinct Testing!
Well, last June (I know, I am slow in posting)… I have like 45 posts in my back log Mazikeen and I went up to the the Australian Cattle Dog Club of America Regional Herding Specialty in Birdsboro, PA. We wound up taking 2nd place in started ducks, for her third time on ducks, and … More ACDCA Regional Herding Specialty – Birdsboro, PA
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
So, while Fiddle is on maternity, the other Red Dogs and I decided to do some trialing. Mazikeen finished her started cattle title on a tough group of calves on Saturday. And Chunky, the little brat that she is… managed to finish her PT. It was not our best effort, but I am still proud … More Blue Ridge Herding Trial – June 3-4th
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!
Clarjo Farms 