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
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
After the Dogwood Cluster, we hit the road again to Hemlock, NY for Flying Bucket Farm to instinct test the Fiddle x Cordell litter on ducks and sheep Playlist is here for the entire litter. Most of them showed some form of Instinct! We also worked the adult dogs until the fireworks drove us home! And … More Puppy Instinct Testing!
Well, last June (I know, I am slow in posting)… I have like 45 posts in my back log Mazikeen and I went up to the the Australian Cattle Dog Club of America Regional Herding Specialty in Birdsboro, PA. We wound up taking 2nd place in started ducks, for her third time on ducks, and … More ACDCA Regional Herding Specialty – Birdsboro, PA
Ok. well, I am skipping ahead to June, and the trip to Jamestown, NY the first week of June, as I have 40 million blog posts ready to write (it’s August?), and exactly no time to actually review or write them, I am just going to get some pictures dumped. I really like where this … More Chunky – Cappy Pruett – Cattle and Sheep Clinic
July 3-6th: Hemlock NY, Puppy Instinct Tests and Herding July 7th – 9th: West Friendship, MD, Independence Day Cluster July 14th – 17th: Puppy Road Trip, Hemlock NY, Herding Lessons at Flying Bucket Farm July 18th -20th: Hemlock, NY, Jan Wesen Clinic July 29th-30th: Hemlock NY, AHBA Trial
June 3-4th: Berryville, VA, Herding Trial June 5th: Berryville, VA, Anita Ramsay Duck Clinic June 6th-11th: Jamestown, NY, Cappy Pruett Cattle and Sheep Clinic June 17th-18th: Ludwigs Corner, PA, Bryn Mawr Kennel Club Show June 24th-25th: Birdsboro, PA, Australian Cattle Dog Club of America Herding Specialty June 28th-July 2nd: Doswell, VA, Dogwood Cluster Show
Clarjo Farms 