After working the wonderful sheep in Jamestown, we hit the road back up to Hemlock to work cattle. Chunky and Rory split a spot, with Chunky starting in the HT field and graduating to the arena, and Rory staying in the HT area. Mazikeen spent the three days in the arena. We are really starting … More Cappy Pruett Cattle Clinic – Hemlock, NY
After the trial strategies clinic ended, we continued to work on driving lines, control of stock going towards the draw, and building to bigger gathers and cross drives We were at the clinic for 3 Days, and I worked Mazikeen, Fiddle, and Chunky in the big field, and Rory in the round pen (for one … More Cappy Pruett Sheep Clinic – Jamestown, NY
I love training and working herding in Jamestown, NY. The sheep DO NOT fetch to people, so we got to REALLY practice our driving skills, controlling sheep back to the draw on the lines I set, and preparing to do things to set up for the trials. Fiddle and Chunky split one spot, and Mazikeen … More Cappy Pruett Trial Strategies Clinic – Jamestown, NY
After a quick trip back to Wisconsin to visit family, we embarked on the next adventure in dog training. On the way, we stopped at the Warren Dunes state park campground, and watched the sunset on Lake Michigan. I forget just how hard it is to walk uphill on Dunes! Rory and Mazikeen love to … More Warren Dunes – Michigan
Back from posting hiatus! I love stopping at Agility at the Farm, and the first week in May belongs to the Larry Painter Clinic. I had one working spot, which I split between Mazikeen, Chunky, and Rory. Mazikeen: Chunky: Rory:
What can I say about working with Dave that I haven’t already said… oh wait… the answer to that is, a LOT of new revolutions and things. once again, we did this awesome clinic in St. Louis, and had our understanding of working dogs revolutionized I worked Mazikeen and Chunky on various different skills, but … More Dave Viklund in St. Louis, MO!!!!!
After the Arkhoma Cluster ended, we had some time to fill before my next herding clinic in the St. Louis area. So, we went to a few state parks in Missouri for Hiking! We went to Roaring River State Park, and hiked the ridge trail and the river trail. We then made a pit stop … More Hanging out in the Ozarks
So, this is probably my biggest show to date! I showed Rory for the first time, and this was Mazikeens last show! Thursday Mr. Charles L Olvis Rory – Select/OHBOB/OHG2 – 2 Points Friday Dr. Carol White-Moser Rory – Select/OHBOB/OHG3 – 2 Points Saturday Mazikeen – OS/OHBB/OHG1 Sunday Elizabeth Muthard Mazikeen – OS/OHBOB – 1 … More Arkhoma Cluster
After spending time working sheep in Tennessee, we drove down to Erin’s house in Texas. All of the dogs were worked, including Ukulele and Mr. Poof. I had 4 spaces working the Sara Jo-Gahm, who had a lot of herding champions with cattle dogs before getting into border collies. I struggle a lot with micromanaging, … More Working in Texas with Sara Jo Gahm
I love going to my friend Tim’s house, especially when my friend Cathy Hartley is giving a clinic! Mazikeen and I worked in both the drive aisle and the arena, switching between the gathering and driving. Her shoulder still wasn’t quite giving on those gather flanks. Stop micromanaging~ Chunky and I had some weird hiccups … More Lessons with Cathy Hartley
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