So, at the Larry Clinic, we really hit the fundamentals hard on cattle. We have been working a lot of precision, fundamentals, and going around stock without biting them unless necessary. Also, stopping wherever I tell her to. So we headed out to Hog Dog in Maryland to work driving and stopping where I told … More Mazikeen: Driving Lessons
Well, we ventured out to the AKC herding trial over New Years, Ukulele was making her sheep debut, and Fiddle and Mazikeen were trying to finish up their started Cattle Titles Fiddle Finished Saturday, with a respectable score in the 80s. Our first shots at intermediate were actually pretty nice too. Got a lot of … More New Years Herding Trial
Love is a many strangled thing… like working with a pushy teenage cattle dog brat! LOL. We are preparing for a herding trial in November, and I am really worried about her not lazering down her body language. The pictures were proof that we have a LOT more work to do.
Once again, some beautiful pictures from Sandy… Chunky in the round pen! We have quite a bit of work to do on stopping. Shes great with giving to my pressures, and I am really excited about her future. We also got some good work in the small cattle pen, once she did the sheep to … More Herding Fun Day: Chunky
At the end of October/early November, we ran a herding fun day, of sorts, with Australian Cattle Dog people out at Keepstone Farm. My lovely friend Sandy is an amazing photographer, and took pictures. Ukulele is my special girl that I struggle with the most. She has AMAZING cover speed, and moves a lot like … More Herding Fun Day: Ukulele
I always get a bit nervous checking out new clinicians. But, my friend Jacquie (awesome owner of Agility at the Farm in Illinois) convinced me to stick around after the trial (which was less than successful on her end) to work Mazikeen with clinician Dave Vickland. He was our judge at the trial the previous … More Road Trip Stop #3.5 Dave Vickland Clinic
So, I have been meaning to make it to Dixie Roads Farm to see Tim and Tommye Ann’s property in Dayton, TN for a LONG time. They are some of my favorite people on the face of the planet. I spent a lot of time working sheep in the arena at this clinic. We had … More Road Trip Post #6 – Cathy Hartley Clinic
Following our High in Trial and finishing the HTAD 1 Cattle Title, we travelled to Illinois (Agility at the Farm) for a second AHBA Trial. It… was less than Successful in a lot of elements. Because we had to push on the cattle so hard, she didn’t really scale her body posture down to work … More Road Trip Post #3: Fiddle’s AHBA – HTAD Level 1
The month of August consisted of several herding lessons and practice, as well as the return of Fiddle to the herding arena! Nothing excited me more. She loves to drive so very much, so we need to get her back into gathering! We have been working SO HARD on calm, quiet thinking, and I really … More More Herding and Action Shots
Sometimes, it is nice to have a breakthrough… I have been lucky to have some amazing instructors and mentors who are always willing to talk to me about herding. My current instructor, Cathy Hartley at Bear Run Farm, has been working with me, sometimes dragging me through the same thing over and over again. I … More Day 8 and 9: Larry Painter Clinic – January 8th-9th
Clarjo Farms 