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Funny comparison of my two border collies. Beag who I’ve had since was a puppy and Scot who I’ve had a year this month. They are the same age, just a few days difference. I just gave each a greenie. Beag put it away in about two minutes flat if that. Scot amazingly took his [...]
As I was trolling through my Twitter stream this afternoon I ran across a link to this story: http://elkana.info from @border_collies. It’s short but excellent post about some of the issues surrounding getting a border collie, particularly a border collie puppy. I agree on all points. I would especially emphasize the one about a first [...]
I started herding a bit less than a year after I got Beag as a puppy. I had already tried obedience and agility to work with her and to make sure we had a relationship I could use to make sure I could control her under all circumstances. Building a bond where we could trust [...]
Yeah, I know I ended not only a sentence with a preposition but a headline, but it’s appropriate to this story . . . It’s a tale of getting in a bit over your head and having trust in your dog that you probably haven’t earned. A few weeks ago I went to do some [...]
I participated in my first AHBA trial 3 weeks ago down at ActionK9Sports.com I had never done this type of trail before and I was told by my instructor that I should START with level 2 HRD. Unlike the AKC courses I have done, this was working 9 sheep to start and from a pen. [...]
I went to grab a quick lesson with Terry out at Christy’s place in Norco. I always try to get there early to relax and get Scot in frame of mind that doesn’t include being wired from an hour in the car. Already there was a young lady with 2 Aussies. Turns out she works [...]
I really have no good answer for this question other than ‘right here.’ But I have been totally uninterested in updating this blog or my other one over at bike-guy.com. There has been stuff going on, but I’ve been too lazy to write about it. Until now . . . BCCGLA Trial, Jan 30, 2010 Because [...]
On Thursday after much prodding of my instructor I headed down to Valley Center to do some work with Scot in a large open field. After much thought I realize this was probably not the best idea. Don’t get me wrong, it was a great workout. You can get an idea of what we did [...]
October 31 & November 1, 2009 – Valley Center, CA USBCHA Sanctioned Judges: Albion Urdank and Terry Folsom Open ($45): 300+ yard outrun, lift, fetch, drive, pen, shed Pro-Novice/Nursery ( $40): 150+ yard outrun, lift, fetch, drive, pen Ranch ($35): 100 yard outrun, lift, fetch, pen 50% payback of entries to each class. No Limit [...]