Fiddles Ad – American Dog Fancier
March 21, 2023
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.
Tag: Herding
Mazikeen – Dialing Down
March 19, 2023
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
Ukulele – Cathy Hartley Clinic
March 17, 2023
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
Mazikeen – Cathy Hartley
March 15, 2023
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
Fiddle – Cathy Hartley
March 11, 2023
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
Fiddle is the Cover Girl
March 7, 2023
One of my puppy buyers is amazing! She decided to feature Fiddle and our cattle dogs in the digital edition of the Australian Cattle Dog Quarterly! She showcased some of my very favorite Fiddle pictures, with the cover taken by Sandra Allen, and featuring some of her amazing little babies!
Mazikeen: Driving Lessons
February 14, 2023
So, at the Larry Clinic, we really hit the fundamentals hard on cattle. We have been working a lot of precision, fundamentals, and going around stock without biting them unless necessary. Also, stopping wherever I tell her to. So we headed out to Hog Dog in Maryland to work driving and stopping where I told … More Mazikeen: Driving Lessons
Fiddle: Larry Painter Cattle Clinic
February 1, 2023
So, with Fiddle, I have been working A LOT on getting her to roll off stock and take square flanks on cattle, be them the inside or outside varieties. And… it became super apparent at the clinic, that we didn’t do any work in having her bring and keep cows to me without me telling … More Fiddle: Larry Painter Cattle Clinic
Larry Painter Clinic – Ukulele
January 31, 2023
Ukulele had the distinct disadvantage of working right before dusk, so the quality of the photography was very low. She is very much like Chunky, has a very good gather on default, and prefers to work a bit more on a distance. In this particular working session, we were working on sending her between the … More Larry Painter Clinic – Ukulele
Mazikeen – Larry Painter Clinic – Berryville, VA
January 30, 2023
It is… no secret that I love working Mazikeen on cattle. She’s a tough little girl who gets kicked in the face a lot. However, she is a very independent thinker, and really likes to do things HER WAY. When we first started, she would go in and hit any end of the cow that … More Mazikeen – Larry Painter Clinic – Berryville, VA
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