Chunky is a good egg. At about 16 months of age she is really starting to come into her own presence and power. We have been working VERY hard on foundations (setting up for the gather, holding pressure in the corners of the pens). She has had a few experiences in a larger area on … More Herding with Erin: Road Trip Leg 4 – Chunky
So, Ukulele and I are working on our… team presence. She just came out of season, and she has been weird with pressure (both from me and from the stock. Throughout the few days that we spent in Texas with Erin, we really worked on getting her to gather a lighter and lighter group of … More Herding with Erin: Road Trip Leg 4 – Ukulele
Now, we are on the way to work Agility Nationals in Tulsa, OK. And I decided to stop at Tim Allisons House (in Dayton, TN) for another set of lessons. Miss Chunky has not been on sheep in a VERY long time, and I think that she nearly knocked me out with her intensity and … More Herding Lessons with Tim Allison – Road Trip Leg 3
One of the people i miss the most since leaving North Carolina is Claire Apple, who knows how to read and train canine body language more than anyone else, So, after the judging seminar wrapped, I headed out to Pittsboro, NC to see some friends. Uke and I were kind of having a bit of … More Herding Lesson with Claire Apple – Road Trip Leg 2
Well, I am but a girl with a dream! To learn everything I possibly can about the herding dogs brain and body! I am on a quest to learn how to be a conformation judge, to be the best herder, to be the best person in the show ring, and to be the best breeder … More March Road Trip!
Because I wanted something beautiful for my wall. I contracted my friend Bekki, who works for American Dog Fancier, and they created an absolute work of art for me. And I am in love.
After we were able to stretch our legs in cows, pushing super hard to move the highland cows, we have to dial down and work lambs and sheep. It has taken about 6 months to get her to stop using her eye to push on the stock on the shoulder. She has such a strong … More Mazikeen – Dialing Down
I love me some Ukulele … But she was in standing heat, and I would send her on flanks, and she would just… Stare at me. I finally decided to go move the cows myself, and she came unstuck, but was then obsessed with controlling the heads, and kept stopping the movement and bringing them … More Ukulele – Cathy Hartley Clinic
Now that we have a fairly reliable stop here…. We are really trying to stretch our legs and trust my dog to get things moving right. Mazikeen has this really super strong sense of balance. She wants to be bringing the stock back to me at all times. So in this exercise, we are gathering … More Mazikeen – Cathy Hartley
This is the last weekend of work before Fiddle goes off to be bred. We worked the alley way on cattle. One of the things we have been working on is changing directions and covering and gathering without me supporting with the physical movement. She was doing ok with the driving and the inside flanks, … More Fiddle – Cathy Hartley
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