In preparation for the herding trial at nationals, we went to the Jan Wesen clinic at my friend Anya’s house at Flying Bucket Farm. I participated with Mazikeen, Chunky, with Rory swapping in for some of the ranch style elements on day 3. We actually went through the 12 herding training steps in the big … More Jan Wesen Clinic
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
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
July 1st-2nd – Herding With Terri July 5th-7th – West Friendship Shows July 11th-15th – Breeding Fiddle in Kansas July 16th-18th – Jan Wesen Clinic July 19th-21st – Herding at Flying Bucket July 27th-28th – Blue Ridge Herding, 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
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
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:
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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