With Chunky right now, we are focused on gathering confidence. Working in the small pen, skirting the stock, staying on the rail and stopping and flanking without me having to direct her. We are definitely gaining confidence, and our independence and some bite on cows. I am really looking forward to stretching our metaphorical legs … More Chunky – Cathy Hartley Lesson
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
Erie Kennel Club Sunday 01/29/2023 Judge: Mr Lawrence Terricone I really loved this judge. He looked at me stacking Fiddle, and was like…. No, don’t do that. Leave her be! Fiddle moved so smooth through the ring that day, and wound up taking her third major to finish her Championship. She also took Owner Handled … More CHAMPION Fiddle: Erie Kennel Club, Owner Handled Group 4
Erie Kennel Club Saturday 01/28/23 Judge: Mrs. Carol C Summerfelt I am so very proud of little miss Ukulele! She has been showing her little heart out (for everyone but me… Lol), and managed to move and show perfectly for my friend Jose Ribo, and took Winners for her fourth major to finish her Championship! … More CHAMPION Ukulele: Erie Kennel Club
So, with Fiddle, I have been working A LOT on getting her to roll off stock and take square flanks on cattle, be them the inside or outside varieties. And… it became super apparent at the clinic, that we didn’t do any work in having her bring and keep cows to me without me telling … More Fiddle: Larry Painter Cattle Clinic
Ukulele had the distinct disadvantage of working right before dusk, so the quality of the photography was very low. She is very much like Chunky, has a very good gather on default, and prefers to work a bit more on a distance. In this particular working session, we were working on sending her between the … More Larry Painter Clinic – Ukulele
It is… no secret that I love working Mazikeen on cattle. She’s a tough little girl who gets kicked in the face a lot. However, she is a very independent thinker, and really likes to do things HER WAY. When we first started, she would go in and hit any end of the cow that … More Mazikeen – Larry Painter Clinic – Berryville, VA
Chunky is… very different than her mother Fiddle, and her sister Mazikeen. I really was expecting a hard core, push them in and bust them up kind of dog. Instead, I have a dog that really wants to please me, is sensitive to my pressure, and is very respectful of the stocks bubble. Some of … More Larry Painter Clinic – Azula
Well, the National Owner Handled Rankings came out. And Fiddle is tied for #8, with 45 total points. From her two Owner Handled Group 3, and 3 Owner Handled Best of Breed I am a bit bummed we are breeding her when she comes in, because I want to ride this train out!
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
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