My Herding Experience

I have been working with Australian Kelpies since 1985 and Australian Shepherds since 1999. I have competed in Australian  Shepherd Club of America, Working Kelpie Inc., American Kennel Club,   American Herding Breed Assn.  Canadian Kennel Club and Border Collie trials.   I am an American Kennel Club Herding Judge, American Herding Breed Assn. Judge, Australian Shepherd Club of America Stockdog, Obedience and Tracking  judge.  I have competed in Herding  (WTCH, HX, HC), Tracking (TDX), Obedience (UDX), Agility, Flyball (FDX), Fresbee and just  have fun with my dogs.
My husband and I work our dogs on our 600 cow dairy farm doing  ( 300 organic) a variety of  chores: bringing cows in for milking, holding gates, sorting, and letting us know when livestock are trying to escape.  We have also increased our working stock to 13 Cheviot and x breed sheep and a few ducks.  My dogs are all fed BARF raw. I have been feeding Barf since 1994
My background on the farm and trialing has increased my awareness of the  importance of having a well-trained dog. The more advanced the dog's training,  the better you do in trials and the more work you can do on the farm. Each day I  am learning to improve my technique and my dogs.
The information on these web pages is meant to be used by my students in conjunction with my classes.
I offer classes and seminars on the  following topics :
- Herding,
- Obedience,
- Operand Conditioning (Clicker training for basic dog behaviors)
- Tracking  (seminar's only)