This weekend was where I showed the progress we were making! We didn’t see it in the qualifying rate, picking up only one Intermediate Cattle leg with Fiddle, but we did some of the best trialing that I have ever done. Cheers to progress!
Friday, December 29, Fiddle and I took off to the Rally and Obedience show in Northern Virginia! Where she had a 3rd place finish in Beginner Novice, and Finished her Novice Rally title with a score of 97 and a first place finish out of like, 9 dogs! I am so beyond proud of her!
I love working with my friend Claire, and I am really sad that I moved out of North Carolina so I don’t get to work with her much anymore. I worked everyone! Ukulele worked some farm chores with sheep and ducks, Mazikeen, Azula, and Rory worked driving mixed flock sheep and goats, and Fiddle did … More Muddy Herding in Pittsboro, NC
This cluster was cut short due to me getting Covid and having to pack up and leave Friday night! However, Rory and Mazikeen were entered in conformation. Rory 12/13- Nicolas DeBedout – OS/WB – 0 Points 12/14 – Allen L. Odom – WB – 0 Points 12/15 – Mr Richard Lashbrook – WB – 0 … More The Allentown Cluster
So, the last thing that I need to get for the Register of Merit is a basic Companion Dog obedience trial. So, to start working on this involves doing some teamwork together in the ring while working in distracting environments. So, after like, 100 years of not doing any form of obedience, I decided to … More The Rally Debut
Rory, Fiddle, Mazikeen and myself returned to the Winter Blast Cluster in Oaks, PA, and we had an absolutely wonderful week of showing! Little miss Rory was a star, with a Best of Breed and Best Opposite and Mazikeen wasn’t far behind with one Best of Breed, and TWO owner Handled Group 2’s Mazikeen 12/6 … More Winter Blast Cluster – Oaks, PA
We brought Mazikeen, Rory, and Brie out to the Chesepeke Kennel Club the first weekend of December, and had a lot of fun! Mazikeen 12/2 – SEL/BOBOH = 1 Point 12/3 – Mrs Ann Yuhasz – SEL – 1 Point Rory 12/2 – BOB/WB – 1 Point 12/3 – Mrs Ann Yuhasz = WB – … More West Friendship – Week 2
Dec 2-3rd – West Friendship Dec 6-10th – Winter Blast Cluster – Oaks, PA Dec 13-17th – Bethlehem Cluster – Allentown, PA Dec 27th – Claire’s House – Pittsboro, NC Dec 29th – Obedience Trial Dec 30-31st – Blue Ridge Herding Trial – Berryville, VA
After the November Herding Trial, we discovered that I was struggling to put together a full trial run, as I haven’t been training for that particular skill. We need to get the cows to fetch up the middle, then drive them down to the fence to the y chute, around the back of the course, … More November Cattle Lessons in Berryville
Mazikeen came with me to the West Friendship show right after Thanksgiving, and finished her Owner Handled Bronze Title, which requires getting a total of 250 points. You win 5 for OHBOB, and more points for OH Group placements. We had no competition, so we took BOB/BOBOH both days under Ms. Peggy Beisel-McIlwaine and Mrs. … More West Friendship – Week 1
Clarjo Farms 