While the puppies were growing and learning, most of the cattle dog crew (Mazikeen, Rory, Chunky, Ukulele, and our special guest Bandit (was Sam I Am from the Dr. Seuss Litter) went up to work in Upstate NY to do some last minute preparations for the cattle dog nationals coming up in October. We worked … More Herding with Jean Barrett
There really is no better way to spend a holiday weekend then herding with your husband and friends at the lake! It was a HOT weekend, but we practiced so many things with all of the dog, including penning, large flocks, running the PT course with Brie and Rory, worked geese, ducks, and sheep with … More Back at Herding at Isle of Calais
Mazikeen and I followed the successful weekend at Cumberland with another successful weekend at Doswell. Thursday – Dr. Vicki Sandage, DVM Select Friday – Mr. Brian Meyer OS/BOBOH Saturday – Mr. Charles L. Olvis OS/BOBOH Sunday – Mrs. Cindy Meyer OS/BOBOH/OHG1
This was my very first time trying to balance performance and conformation showing into one category, and Mazikeen really stepped it up! She earned two OH group placements, two BOB, two rally titles, and two legs on her Beginner Novice Obedience title. Chunky also did remarkably well, and finished her Rally Novice Title and picked … More Cumberland, MD Dog Show
We travelled to the Shenandoah Valley to visit our favorite obedience clinician Marion Crain! Fiddle was on preliminary maternity leave, so Mazikeen stepped into her shoes! I was so impressed that she was able to function with 11 other dogs working! Playing games, growing our connection, heeling and working off leash at various different levels. … More Obedience Seminar with Marion Crane
So, Warren went travelling to Scotland, and I decided to spend 3 days down at the Isle of Calais working all of the cattle dogs, with Clark tagging along for fun! Fiddle was recovering from her stitches, but we worked all of the other dogs on Geese, large flock sheep, and ducks. Brie and I … More Herding at Isle of Calais
We had a wonderful weekend at the Blue Ridge Herding Trial July 27th-28th! Mazikeen finished her started duck title with a 1st and 2nd place finish, and some wonderful scores She also picked up her first leg of her Intermediate Duck title Chunky finished her started sheep title (somewhat… overenthusiastically, little thing), with two thirds … More Blue Ridge Herding Trial – Berryville, VA
For the weekend after the Jan clinic, Warren came up with Brie, and we all worked packed pens, pressure situations, and basic fundamentals with all of the cattle dogs except Fiddle (who was recovering from her AI insemination). We also worked cows, and some basic obstacle courses in the small area. It was a wonderful … More Working at Flying Bucket Farm
So, it was time to breed Fiddle for her very last litter, which involved making the trip out to Symbiom Genetics in Abilene Kansas. Since I used to live out in Kansas, I ended up visiting all of my old haunts near Manhattan, KS. I had Fiddle and Mazikeen with me. It was… ungodly hot … More Trip to Kansas!
After the Doswell Cluster, we decided to go work sheep, ducks, and geese with our friend Terri! We worked on driving with Mazikeen and Chunky, gathering and sense of group with Ukulele and Rory. Lots of stuff working with large groups, sorting, and staying calm. Auntie Terri has really been helping me, the handler, be … More Working Dogs at Isle of Calais
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