Whenever I get to North Carolina, I make it a point to work turkey with my friend Claire! Especially in large flocks. If the dogs push too hard, the flock will split, and if they don’t push hard enough, they don’t go! They really need to work rate, sense of group, and holding their lines!
We didn’t get in to everything that we wanted to at the Oaks shows, as the rally filled up almost overnight! And obedience filled too! So, we did what we could! Thursday: Anyways, little miss Rory (Cordell x Fiddle) finished her Novice Rally title, with a lovely 98 and a 3rd place finish, and won … More Winter Blast Cluster in Oaks, PA
We finally finished that silver grand championship! 37 Major wins, and points gotten under 65 different judges with 62 Champion defeats! We are now phasing out of conformation showing to focus on our performance career! Saturday 11/24/25 Judge: Mr. Kirkland Mazikeen – Best Opposite – 5 Points (NEW SILVER GRAND CHAMPION) Sunday 11/23/25 Judge: Mr. … More West Friendship November Show
Well Gang! We did it! Fiddle managed to walk away with her ASCA Working Trial Championship by finishing her last leg in Advanced Sheep and Ducks. She really gave me everything she could, and I was so proud of her! Fiddle: *WTCH* GCH CH Clarjos Twisted Golden Fiddle RL CD BN GN RE HSAsdc HIAsdc … More Working Aussies of Virginia ASCA Trial
I brought the entire red gang out to Berryville to prepare for the ASCA trial, as we haven’t done some of these courses on sheep and ducks before. Fiddle and Mazikeen worked Advanced sheep and ducks, Rory worked open level ducks, and Chunky worked started ducks and sheep! It was worthwhile, as I have never … More Herding in Berryville
I didn’t actually enter this show, but I totally took my obedience dogs with me to practice after hours. Fiddle and Mazikeen did a LOT of off leash work, proofing jumps, retrieves, and working on command discrimination and drop on recalls. I was amazingly proud of how well they worked in the slightly chaotic environment … More National Dog Show
Well, I got my entries in late, and by the time I had the money available, Saturdays trial was full, so only Fiddle and Rory got in! It was a pretty awesome weekend though! Fiddle was my little star, going 7/7 on the weekend, winning her Intermediate A Duck debut with a 95.5 and a … More November Blue Ridge Herding Trial
I am starting to pull away from doing conformation in favor of other sports to save and pool my money, but, my friends and I got together to enter on Friday Friday 10/31/25 Judge: Dr. Steven L. Keating Mazikeen: Nothing Tommy: Reserve Winners Dog
We drove back from nationals to drop into the Doswell show in October. We only entered on Saturday. Getting very close to that Silver Grand Championship Saturday 10/25/25 Judge: Mr. Thomas Coen Mazikeen – B/BOBOH – (2-GC Points)
Aside from being the most titled Top 20 herding dog, Mazikeen also competed in the Versatility Competition, and finished in second place! She took 9th in Versatility conformation, 3rd in Advanced Rally, and 4th in Advanced Sheep! I am super excited for the future with her!
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