by admin | Nov 20, 2022 | Dogs, trials
It is a question that every handler has to answer with every dog. It is a question that has a lot of answers, a lot of ifs ands or buts. The question; When is it time to move a dog up? In some venues and/or locations the question is answered by requirements, ie....
by admin | Nov 1, 2022 | Dogs, life lesson, trials
I Feel You! I just came home from a trial called Catbird SDT held in Cheney Washington. It is a trial that Trudy and I look forward to every year. The courses are set up to challenge the handler and dog with terrain and sheep. A person always leaves trials...
by admin | Feb 24, 2020 | Dogs, Training
One of the common questions that comes up while working stockdogs is simply “Can I….”. Everyone has an idea of what they have to do to be correct working their dog. Judges will tell you what you need to do. Trainers will tell you not to do this but...
by admin | Feb 3, 2020 | Dogs, life lesson, Training
It has been one of those days. One of the days that you wake up and you know that it might be a good day to find something to do that involves no one else.The second day of a functioning migraine but it is life so moving on… that is the plan anyway. Out in the...
by admin | Jan 17, 2018 | Dogs, trials
There is always something interesting going on at trails. This last weekend I was at a trial up in Washington. Between running my dogs I was watching others run their dogs as well as visiting (one of those runs was my wife Trudy’s winning pro/nov run with her...
by admin | Jan 7, 2018 | Dogs, Training
I see it all the time, people who spend months, and even years on a behavior. I have to give them credit. It takes a lot of dedication to put all that effort into a single behavior. One common example is people who have dogs that are nervous around people. I watch...
