First NC BHA Barnhunt!

Pow and Bruiser had a good time at the BHA Barnhunt this past weekend.  Pow got a Q in Novice with a 4th place, not too bad for a 13.5 yr old sheltie.  That's what shelties are supposed to be like at that age, not waddling around and sitting on the couch because they are worn out and overweight.  I'd like to get his Novice finished.  Bruiser got a Q in Novice as well, with a little training and he'll be even better in June!

Trout

Here's a picture of Trout starting our JHD run at Debbie's two weeks ago, taken by the very brilliant Dana Mackonis for me:

Here is a link to his pedigree - he is Macdega Ben Lomond x Sunway Pay to Play

Cheswood AHBA Trial Results

Well, my first judging assignment is now under my belt - did HRDs and HTADds and JHDs classes at Debbie's Cheswood AHBA herding trial.  Wasn't stressful, quite fun, and interesting. I had a good variety of runs from extremely competent to quite wild, with some handler errors thrown in the mix to make me ponder. Later my score logging in my head cost me a champ point, but I do that all the time anyway. I ran only Nari and Bruiser on Sat, then the whole crew on Sunday.

Let's see:
Bruiser got his HRDIIs title, and a leg on HTADId on little call ducks that he was scared to hurt.
Charlie got a leg on HRDIIIs and on HTADIIIs - very proud of him, he worked happy.
Nari got a champ point in HRDIIIs and again in HTADIIId, getting High Scoring Ducks - 6 left to go
Whiskey got a champ point in HRDIIIs, and I cost her a point in HTADIIId by retiring rather than just calling an attempt an moving on. Ah well, I was so sure I'd passed the 80 pt mark. 8 left to go
Candy and Caroline the OES got their JHD's finished
Natti put in a good try on HRDIs but was looking for mom and air scenting and the LOC/OC got her too many points off. Next time.

And Trout/Fitch (Sunway Abercrombie), the new addition, who has been here 2 wks? Got a leg in JHD. So proud of him.

CAT Dog

I sent Malcolm off with my friends Renee and Dana (who took this fabulous photo of him getting his title) to the MAHA CAT test (Coursing Ability Test).  Marq had taken him last year to get a leg on it, and my girls finished him off, making him Golem's By Any Means Necessary PT CA.  He's the first pup of the litter with a coursing title, although all the pups will probably have one, they are pretty easy to get going on it. He is wicked fast, and this is the only time I ever see him open up and run in turbo.

Want ad

Pondering placing a want ad:

Looking for husband:   Must be a sheltie who is friendly and quiet to share moments of high energy while biting naughty sheep. Prefer a man under 16" who does not waste time spinning.  A good work ethic is required.  Merles need not apply. If this is you please call my mom, Claire.


Seriously though.  Looking at potential sires for upcoming litters. Must have herding instinct (I'll be happy to test them for free, or pay to have them tested) and I prefer that they grip (wild is fine, barking is not). I do not like barking, so I prefer boys that don't bark while playing, don't bark at their people and definitely don't bark while working in whatever work they do.  No spinning allowed. No fear issues, confident, aloof with strangers fine. Must be good out and about. Heat tolerance preferred, and weather tolerance preferred.  17 inches and less, 14.5 to 15.5 ideal.  Head details can be variable, but I need a boy with a good rear end, sloped croup, and generally matching angulation.  Any solid color is fine, I'm more concerned with what's in the package than on the package.  Must be OFA good or excellent, MDRI n/m or n/n, clear eyes and I can help on health clearances if you don't know what they are or how to get them done. The boy can be a pet, performance dog, show dog - just has to be the right dog.

I'm trying to keep genetic variability, so avoiding Northlight, Trinity, Jusdandy and Faerie lines for now so I can cross back in later.

At any rate, if you see a dog I'd be interested in, let me know. Heck, could be at the dog park, you never know.Pow wasn't a show or performance bred dog, but look what he's produced.

email me at dogtraining at gmail dot com

Ivermectin Sensitivity...or MDR 1 test

As a reminder, if you have a farmcollie breed, go ahead and test for the MDR 1 gene mutation. Will save you worry about the vets giving the wrong medication (it happens), accidently double dosing a dog, or not being able to give your dog a medication it needs later in life:

http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/depts-vcpl/test.aspx

Breeders - test, and breed for clear dogs.  Especially if you are making farm dogs - that go everywhere and follow around on chores are an likely to try to clean up animals or eat poop.

Malcolm

Malcolm hasn't been getting much work. I'm having a Lyme relapse, and it has been so wet that I have been slack. He did great at the train station when I dropped Marq off to visit his dad - no amount of screeching train, twanging tracks, and passengers filing passengers bothered him. Even got in a little bit of tug.

Sheltie, Sheltie, Sheltie, GOAT!

Punch, Jack, Pow...and Vixen.  Obviously the dogs are annoyed that the new Boer doe has no stay of any sort.  I love this pic though, Looks like they are playing duck duck goose.

Albert going for a drive

Updates

Let's see:
2 more AHBA HtCH's - finished both Pow's son Blue (Ironwood Dances with Sheep) and Whoopi's daughter Kestrel (Golem's Cetan from First Light). That brings my total to five. 


Also finished Pow's son Miles JHD, making all 8 pups from the last litter herding titled.  That's 14 out of 15 dogs I have produced with herding titles. I'd say I'm pretty consistent.


I also put both a HRDIs and a HTADIs on Michelle Frank's Bruiser (smooth collie), finished the HTADIs on Dana's Natti ( Terv)