It is one of my favorite places on earth, after all! This trip we were getting cattle ready for the ASCA trial! This includes trying to figure out which groups that we want to work together, getting cows fetched to drive. This starts in the small pen (video footage here), then goes into the arena … More Back to Flying Bucket Farm!
Once again, I love Illinois in the Fall! I had two places in this Dave Viklund Clinic this fall, one for Mazikeen, and the other split with Chunky, Fiddle, and Uke. Once again, Mazikeen and I worked on keeping her shoulder off the stock, and switching to driving back to gathering. Chunky, it turns out, … More Dave Viklund in Illinois!
The area just outside of St. Louis is just marvelous! Mazikeen and I were developing some distance on these full sized, angus cows. Working on gathering, fetching, switching from driving to fetching back to driving again, and working the full length of the arenas with Dave Viklund. I need to get over several of the … More Dave Viklund in Missouri!!!!!
This was a really fun month! September 4-5, 2023 = Starting in Pittsboro, NC with my friend Claire, herding turkey, sheep, and ducks September 6-7, 2023 = Carter Caves State Park, Kentucky September 8-10, 2023 = Dave Viklund, St. Louis, Missouri September 11-13, 2023 = Starved Rock State Park, Illinois September 14-17, 2023 = Dave … More September in Review
Well, after several days of judges education, I visited my friend Claire in Pittsboro, NC. Fiddle was still recovering from her stitches, so her coned head had to pass. But Chunky, and Ukulele worked the large flock of turkeys, Rory got to work both turkey and ducks, and Mazikeen had to do some driving with … More Turkey Time in Pittsboro, NC
So, the weekend after the Salem, VA Cluster, i took the entire gang up to Berryville, VA to work on some cattle fundamentals. Keeping shoulders on the rail, going between the stock and the fence to set up a gather, holding calm pressure on heads, and pushing the heels only once, and only when needed. … More Road Trip to Susans – Berryville, VA
08/02 – 08/06/2023: Salem, VA Cluster 08/13/2023: Cattle Work in Berryville, VA 08/17 – 08/20/2023: Cumberland, MD Cluster 08/23 – 08/27/2023: Doswell, VA Cluster 08/31 – 09/04/2023: Judges Education in Raleigh, NC
Mazikeen and I went to the Flying Bucket AHBA Trial at the end of July, where she finished her Arena Sheep level 1 title, and got a leg toward her arena Geese level 1 title. We also earned High Combined Australian Cattle Dog, and High Combined Bred By Exhibitor. She really does give 110% for … More Flying Bucket AHBA Trial – Hemlock, NY
If there is one thing that I love in life, it is doing different kind of stock dog training… and, my friend Anya talked big about how different Jan Wesen was from some of the other trainers, with participants getting up to nine working sessions a day, as the program is exercise based, rather than … More Jan Wesen Clinic – Hemlock, NY
So, every now and again I go to rent stock from the amazing Flying Bucket Farm in Hemlock NY. And with me, I had two of the 2023: Cordell (AE’s Law of the South) x Fiddle (Clarjos Twisted Golden Fiddle RL) puppies, Yertle and Vipper. We went up to work on small pen cattle fundamentals, and … More Herding Lessons – Hemlock, NY
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