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Photo by Mary Williams Hyde
The
Stockdog Journal
In This Issue:
Features:
2 Working Ranch Dog
By Jennifer Denison
7 For the Love of Dogs and Livestock
By Mark Klaus
Departments:
32
37
38
39
40
40
Trial Results
Clinics and other Events
Breeders Directory
The Sale Barn
Advertising Price Guide
Subscription Information
8 Luck, Karma, Whatever….
By Gwen Johnson Shepperson
16 When Versatility Matters
By George Muehlheim
On the Cover:
Ty Openshaw and Zeke
Advertisers Index:
Inside Cover:
Tim Cox Fine Art
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Cowdog World Online
7
SE Iowa Nursery Challenge
8
Winnemucca Cowdog Trial and
Sale
Western States Ranch Rodeo Association National Finals Ranch
Dog Challenge.
On this page:
Back Cover
Dusty (Ron Enzeroth handler, not
shown) watches sheep being set
out on the open trial field
2012 USBCHA Nat’l Cattledog Finals
(C) Barry Lambert
Inside Back Cover &
barry@BDLphoto.com
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November/December 2011
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Story by Jennifer Denison
S
A Nevada buckaroo and his border collie win their first stockdog competition at the Western States Ranch Rodeo Association
National Finals Ranch Dog Challenge.
tanding outside the indoor arena at the Winnemucca Event Center in Winnemucca, Nevada, ranch hand Ty Openshaw,
his horse and his red-and-white border collie,
Zeke patiently wait their turn to showcase
their skills at the first annual Western States
Ranch Rodeo Association Ranch Dog Challenge. It’s Zeke’s first time coming to town
for a stock-dog competition, and he regularly
looks up at Openshaw for instructions. The
arena is a far cry from the ranch where the
cowboy, the horse and cow dog work each
day. Still, the trio enters the arena and gets to
work, as though they’re pushing cattle in an
open meadow, rather than a maze of corral
panels that simulate ranch situations.
A little unsure of what he’s supposed
to do, Zeke keeps a close eye on the cattle and
his handler. Before long, he locks on to the
cattle, creeping up to them and directing them
through the course with graceful, catty moves.
The team didn’t complete the course in the
fastest time of the 13 competitors in the same
division; but it does earn the highest score
from the judge and a berth in the final round
to decide the overall ranch-dog winner.
Photography by Mary Williams Hyde
Competing against the top two contestants in the Open Class, as well as his boss,
Ricarda Braatz, who placed second in the
Ranch Cowboy Class, Openshaw and Zeke
sweep the final round as though they have
done this many times before. In reality, however, they practiced less than two days, because Openshaw had not planned on even
entering.
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“I wasn’t sure we could perform in town, but Ricarda
talked me into it two days before the event,” Openshaw says. “The $75 entry fee was the most I’d ever
spent on the dog, but we ended up making money.”
A Willing Partner
A Nevada native, 23-year-old Openshaw and
his newlywed wife, Tia, buckaroo on Squaw Valley
Ranch, near Midas in Northeastern Nevada. As the
cost and liability of hiring cowboys has increased,
many ranches have gone to using dogs. Squaw Valley
allows Openshaw to have as many dogs as he would
like to get his work done efficiently.
“I do a lot of work on the ranch alone,”
Openshaw explains. “So, having a dog is necessary. I
spend a lot of time with Zeke.”
Given to Openshaw as a birthday gift from a
fellow working cowboy, the 1 1/2-year-old border
collie has shown signs of being a good stock dog since
he was a puppy.
“He has always been kind of a loner and
doesn’t play with other dogs,” Openshaw says.
Openshaw collects his awards. He’s shown here with the course
designer and contest judge Jerry Howard (left) of JMH Kelpie Dogs
from Wyoming, and WSRRA Director Travis Yutzie of Oregon.
“I like that kind of independence in a dog.
He’s also very calm and came right up to me the first
time I saw him.”
From a pup, Zeke wanted to please his handler, always looking back at him. By the time he was
6 weeks old, he had learned that a low whistle meant
to stay down. When he was four months old, Openshaw started using him for small cattle jobs. Border
collies are often known for not having a lot of
“bite,” but Zeke showed aggression toward cattle
right away, barking and nipping at them.
“The first time I worked him on cattle, we
were processing 3,000 head of yearlings” Openshaw
recalls. “After we’d get a bunch done, we’d move
them down a 600-yard stretch from the corral to the
pasture. He’d go with me and follow along.”
Ty Openshaw’s Zeke moves the cows through the course at
the Western State Ranch Rodeo Assoc. Ranch Dog
Challenge.
Openshaw also likes to work Zeke on yearlings, because they don’t fight as much as a mother
cow trying to protect her calf, and they tend to stick
together in a herd, which gives the dog confidence.
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The only dog Openshaw has, Zeke is the
cowboy’s top hand. Squaw Valley is a cow-calf and
natural beef yearling operation that runs several
thousand head of cattle, including 1,500 mother
cows and 6,000 yearlings in the summer.
All work is done horseback, Openshaw relies on
Zeke to help gather cattle, hold the cattle in the
rodear (a way of working cattle in a pasture using
horses and dogs to keep them in a herd, rather than
a corral), and also to bring cattle to the cake truck
in the winter and to move cattle to other pastures.
Working horseback is different from working a dog from the ground.
“Your body language changes when you’re
in the saddle” Openshaw says. “It just takes being
with the dog everyday so he can learn your body
language. First, get him to hook on to you and stay
behind you if you’re not using him. That way, he’s
not influencing the cattle.”
Roughing It
In the wintertime, Openshaw has his
horse saddled and ready to ride by 7 am and
doesn’t finish until after dark. In the summer, he
starts around 4 am and finishes around dark. On
an average day, Openshaw rides 15 miles to the
cattle, with Zeke following behind at a steady
pace. If he’s pushing cattle, he may ride up to 20
miles. Though he tries to give Zeke an occasional
day off, the dog is ready to work every morning
and coaxes his handler into taking him. Other
than snow buildup in his paws, the many miles he
logs each day doesn’t affect Zeke in the wintertime. In the summer, though, when temperatures
soar above 100 degrees in the high desert ranchlands in northeastern Nevada, Openshaw has to
be careful with Zeke.
“I found out last summer that Zeke is not
a good summer dog,” Openshaw says. “He’s a big
-framed dog and has to be able to get in the water
Openshaw and Zeke move cattle through an alley in the course.
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every hour or so to cool off. He went down on me
and I packed him on my saddle until I reached a
creek I cooled him off in the creek, then tied him
to a post while I loped home and got a pickup to
take him to the vet. I thought I was going to lose
him, but he recovered.”
At home, Zeke is docile and follows
Openshaw around, or he’s asleep in the house.
“He’s rather lazy until you put a cow in
front of him,” Openshaw laughs.
Zeke is the first dog Openshaw has invested a lot of time in training. He’s plans to get some
female border collies and start raising stock dogs
for use on the ranch. Unlike many stock-dog owners, Openshaw plays with Zeke and he’s part of
the family.
“I want him to be a working dog, but also my
buddy,” Openshaw says. “A dog can feel if he’s
just a tool, and Zeke is more than that to me.” ~
Jennifer Denison is the senior editor at Western Horseman
magazine, and the media coordinator for the Western States
Ranch Rodeo Association. She is based in Woodland Park,
Colorado, where she enjoys exploring mountain trails horseback
with her border collie, Ruby Jean, and Pembroke Welsh Corgi,
Opal Annie.
As the cost of hiring and keeping cowboys increases, ranches
have turned to using stock dogs. “Having two dogs is like having six good guys,” Openshaw says.
Cowboy-Style Dog Trial
In November 2011, the Western States Ranch Rodeo
Association held its first Ranch Dog Challenge during
its National Finals in Winnemucca, Nevada. The competition is designed to showcase the abilities of some
of the hardest working staff on many ranches–the
working cow dog.
The course for the competition simulates obstacles a rancher encounters when working cattle in
corrals, alleys and in the open. The handler is horseback, but is judged on the natural calming ability of his
or her dog while maintaining efficient control of the
livestock with minimal stress to the cattle.
The contest is divided into two classes: the
Open Class for professional breeders, trainers and
handlers; and the Cowboy Class, for non-pro dog handlers and working ranch hands who use their dogs on
the ranch. Each contestant is timed and judged on a
point system, one point is awarded for each head of
cattle put through the obstacles. In the case of a tie,
the contestant with the fastest time in the tie wins.
Ricarda Braatz, who is Openshaw’s boss on the Squaw Valley
Ranch, encouraged him to enter the dog trial. He ended up
placing first in the Cowboy Class, and Braatz was right behind
him in second place.
The next cow-dog trial will be held February
29-March 1, 2012 in conjunction with the WSRRAsanctioned Ranch Hand Rodeo at the Winnemucca
Event Center in Winnemucca, Nevada. For more information, visit wsrra.org or ranchrodeonv.com.
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trainers, organizations and anyone interested in cowdogs.
For the potential buyer, Cowdog World will not only
connect you with top breeders and trainers, Cowdog World
will also provide information to help you make an informed
decisions when selecting a dog or puppy.
For Breeders, Cowdog World will provide an increased
online presence and connect you with a more informed
buyer. Cowdog World invites all responsible breeders and
trainers to list their kennel information and services.
WWW.COWDOGWORLD.COM
Photo: Jennifer Arp Photography
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For the Love of Dogs
and Livestock
This is why it is important,
especially for readers of The Stockdog
Journal, to be willing to stand up a
bit more for dog breeders and
other animal interests when
meeting with an agricultural
organization or group.
by Mark Klaus
I feel quite honored to be given the opportunity to author
a column in The Stockdog Journal. I write a column in the
weekly Agriculture publication Feedstuffs. I am very excited
to present my voice to this audience as well.
Most often in my column for Feedstuffs, I find myself writing about Animal Rights Extremists and their effects on
agriculture legislation, regulation, and the public’s opinion
of agriculture as a whole. However recently I have found
myself discussing to my mostly agricultural audience the
plight of dog breeders and other animal interests.
In my opinion, the real target for the Animal Rights Extremists is Agriculture. That opinion is widespread
throughout the various agricultural industries. However, to
make the vast sweeping changes they are seeking, the Animal Rights Extremists have to gain more supporters along
the way. I’m not really sure if a loaded gun could even
persuade me to let go of that stick of beef jerky. Yet, there
are others in more urban areas, and even many rural communities, that lack knowledge about agriculture that could
fall victim to the propaganda and start serving vegan burgers on their back yard grills. I just hope I’m not invited to
those BBQs.
The general public has a great deal more knowledge and
concern for those animals that they know the most about,
dogs and cats. To they are more easily persuaded to give
to an Animal Rights “charity” that promises to save the
poor puppies and kittens from abuse. The Animal Rights
groups also heavily target zoos and exotic animal owners,
another group of animals the general public feels they understand and would hate to see abused. These groups also
target hunting and fishing to some extent. Many believe
they do not target hunting with nearly the same zeal as they
do agriculture and pet breeders because the general public
overall still supports ethical hunting. However, I am more
inclined to believe that they do not target outdoor recreational activities more because they would be pushing
against a stronger wall, which are the vast government
agencies that exist in large part due to licensing fees and
other recreations sources of income.
Perhaps allowing the release of a large predator across the
west that feeds on your lamb, kid, and calf crops was the
compromise, but that could just be my wild conspiracy
theorist side speaking.
Mark Klaus
Generally speaking, there seems to
be a bit of “bad blood” towards
agriculture from many in the dog
breeding business. Many dog
enthusiasts feel they are too often “thrown under the bus”
when negotiations over anti-agriculture legislation are presented.
We must understand that any attack on any animal interest is
indeed an attack on all. Success for an Animal Rights group
through legislation of any kind means a growing number of
public citizens will deem that group credible and the public
will then see them as a credible source of “expertise” when
the next anti-animal law is proposed.
Stand up and speak out at dog trials or livestock meetings,
let your friends know that an attack on any animal interest is
nothing more than these groups’ attempts to gain supporters
to come after them next. Do this for the love of your hobby
or livelihood, or, at the very least, do it for the love of dogs
and livestock. ~
Mr. Klaus grew up on a small crop and livestock farm near Estherville,
IA. After his father exited livestock production, Klaus took over the
vacant livestock facilities, getting his first Agricultural loan at age 13.
Marketing 500 market hogs annually, as well as backgrounding cattle to
utilize some pasture ground on the family farm, as well as off-farm
employment paid for the tuition for Klaus to attend college at South
Dakota State University, where Klaus obtained a B.S. Degree in Animal Science in 1999.
After college, Klaus has worked in a wide variety of Agriculture and
Food related industries eventually entering into the retail food marketing sector, as well as retracing his roots back to production agriculture,
working again on the family’s grain production enterprise and starting
a niche livestock enterprise with meat goats.
Leaving the retail food marketing employment to focus on the livestock and grain enterprises, Klaus began working with the Feedstuffs
Publication in 2010.
Klaus remains highly enthusiastic about the future of agriculture while
still recognizing the vast challenges facing agriculture, both from a
public perception standpoint, as well as from the standpoint of the
difficulties in meeting demand of an ever increasing, and more hungry,
world population. ~
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Luck, Karma, Whatever…..
By Gwen Johnson Shepperson—KS Ranch Heelers
T
he best wedding present I received wasn’t a
set of towels, or the handmade chili bowls
that we still have and use in the cabinet today. It
was the barking, tail-wagging blue speckled bundle
of trouble my brother-in-law gave me that came to
be known as Peach. My husband’s dog had taken
upon himself to sire a litter of pups out of my
brother-in-law’s red bitch. As a result, I received
Peach as a wedding present. She was by no means
my first working dog. I actually had a perfectly
good sidekick at the time, but she was the first that
decided right away that she belonged to me alone.
My husband would tell her to do something, and
she would look at him as if he were speaking Chinese, and then look at me as if to say, “do I HAVE
to listen to HIM?!”
When she was little, she’d ride horseback
with me trailing cattle. I’d put her down for a mile
or two to follow the cattle with the big dogs, and
then back up into the saddle with me when she
tired. By the time she was grown, she’d seen just
about every situation you could think of with cattle,
and was a reliable, rock steady girl that had a knack
for being one step ahead of the cattle—she could
see a job at hand and get it done. She grew up to
be a wonderful companion as well as a stock dog,
and was by my side whatever I was doing. She welcomed our children some years later and we welcomed her litters of puppies as the years went by
too. If I was milking the Jersey cow for evening
chores, you’d find Peach lying in the barn patiently
waiting for me to be done. If it was time to get the
kids at school, you’d find Peach loaded up in the
pickup. She went with me checking first calf heifers
in all hours of each spring night and was the first to
greet me for morning chores the next day.
Peaches
Time flies when you are having fun, and like
the saying goes “It ain’t the years, it’s the miles”
and, for a working dog, that is especially true. The
day came when Peach was about nine years old that
long days of cow work were just too much to ask of
her. She’d stay home and lie by the corral fence
along the road, waiting for us to return home from
the day’s riding, always happily greeting me when
we’d get back home. One June afternoon we returned from checking cattle in summer mountain
pasture to find Peach curled up in her usual spot by
the fence. Except this time, she didn’t get up from
her spot to greet us, even when I called her. I handed to reins of my horse to my daughter and went to
see Peaches. I could feel her body was already stiff
and cold-- she’d passed away some time that day
napping and waiting for us to come. With a very
heavy heart, and a lot of tears, I buried her in the
backyard that evening .
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For months, I would walk outside for
morning chores and call Peach’s name out of habit, only to remember otherwise. It felt like I had
lost part of myself with her. She had been at my
side for a decade and now it felt as though there
was a huge, gaping hole beside me. I missed her
terribly and spent many tear-filled hours sitting in
her favorite spot in the barn. We had numerous
other dogs, but none of them were my personal
dog as Peach had been. I had no intention of trying to replace her anytime soon. Trying to replace
her seemed like an impossible task.
Sophie
Peaches and her puppies
Almost a year after Peach passed, I was asked by a
friend if I thought I could give one of her friend’s
dog’s a home for her as a favor. We didn’t need another dog particularly, but I found myself interested.
“How old is she? Good with kids? Has she ever
done any working?” Red female, 3 years old, wellmannered and loves kids, but never seen cattle before, just a by-product of a divorce that needed to
find a good active home. That should have been
it—she’d never worked and was a grown dog, why
would I want her? But she was good with
kids….and maybe mine would like her.... so I heard
myself say “Sure, if your friend thinks we’d be a
good home for her we can take her; as long as she’s
good with the kids.”
That next weekend that red dog arrived. My
life since then has been forever changed. Sophie
bounded out of her old owner’s car with a joyful smile
as though she had just arrived home from a long trip.
She happily rolled in lawn grass, and played fetch with
the kids like she had known them all her life. She was
gorgeous—deep red, lovely head, wonderful temperament and an infectious energy and smile in everything
she did--- I found myself liking everything about her.
I anticipated that we might have to give her some time
to bond and learn the ropes around our place, but she
instead dove in head first to every new experience
with eager vigor and attached herself to me right away.
She was following me around wherever I went even
before her old owner left for home that first afternoon. My husband joked that Sophie probably
thought she was at summer camp with all the fun she
was having! She helped me gather the milk cows that
first evening and worked as though she had done it all
her life—she was a natural and completely confident
in her abilities.
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Since her arrival here 4 years
ago, Sophie has become my top dog
and beloved companion, she is my
constant shadow. She is all heart and
drive and no matter how many long
hours out on the range it’s been, she’s
by my side until the job is done, and
we’ve had a lot of long days. She has
produced puppies that are working all
over the US, Mexico and Canada.
And above all, she loves me.
Sophie loves me as though I
am the only person that matters in the
world, just like Peach had. It’s a bond
with a dog that I had come to believe
might only happen once in a lifetime,
and I’ve already been lucky enough to
experience it twice. I still can’t believe my luck, karma, whatever you
want to call it. Here I thought that I
was saving Sophie by giving her a new
home, but instead, she ended up saving me.. ~
Sophie moving bulls in the morning
Gwen Shepperson of KS Ranch ACD’s raise 2500 head of Angus beef cattle on over 250,000 acres in Wyoming . Ranching has been part of
her family for over 100 years, and they have always had workings dogs. The dogs are part of the family and are an integral part of ranch life
and work. Whether they are gathering cattle for branding in the spring, trailing up the mountain to summer pastures, doctoring cattle in the fall
or feeding cows in the winter, the dogs are always along.
Sophie working
the bulls
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Hello
from the Stock Dog Journal!
M
y name is Wayne Bamber;
I will be helping the new editor, Deb Meier.
We live about one hour North of Des
Moines, in Alden, Iowa. We hope you are enjoying this issue so far. I thought a short biography would be the best way to introduce
myself.
I grew up in Southeastern Colorado
on a small, by today’s standards, farm/ranch.
My Dad raised wheat and cattle. We usually
had a dog of some kind around when I was
growing up. The first one I remember was
named Lady. Her job was to chase my Uncle’s cows out of the yard when they got out
of the pasture.
My mom always had a big garden, so
protecting the garden was a priority. The only
commands she knew were “sic-em” and
”here”. This was my first exposure to cow
dogs.
We were never, to my recollection, without a
dog at home for any extended time. Most of the dogs
were given to us, and most were cross bred. However, we did have one Border Collie given to us. He
lived to be 17 years old; his claim to fame was living
after being bit by rattle snakes several times. The first
dog I bought was Brandy; Brandy was an Australian
Cattle Dog, or blue heeler, registered with the National Stock Dog Registry. Brandy was the first dog I
trained to really be used to help work the cattle.
Brandy was my Ranch hand.
There are a few things I realize, in looking
back, that made my first experience with training a
working dog a success. The first thing was being in
college when she was a pup.
Being away from the ranch allowed me to get a
good recall and stop established away from stock.
The second thing was starting her on calves in a
pen when I went home for the weekend. Having a
stop and recall meant that I could now work on
directions. Having Brandy got me hooked on the
value of a good working dog.
When I was growing up, our cattle work
on our herd usually turned into a mess, for a lack
of a better description. Dad didn’t own any horses. He preferred to use a pickup for a horse. If the
cows could be bribed, we would lead them to the
corrals. This usually worked, as long as they had
time to forget their last experience in the corrals.
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When we had a pinkeye outbreak, it was time
to call out the Calvary! We borrowed horses from the
neighbors and the fun began. The cows, not being
used to seeing a horse, thought the pasture was being
invaded by aliens. The chase was on until we got
them together! Once together the cows would usually go along until we got to the corrals; then just trying
to keep them pushed up to the gate was a chore.
Within the next year or so, Dad gave in and
we had a horse of our own. What a difference in the
cows, they would still head for the back of the pasture and be difficult to pen at times, but not as bad as
before. When I was 17, I bought my first horse.
I had tried to use the old Border Collie and
found myself frustrated. By this time he was 7 or 8,
and set in his ways, He knew how to chase. If I could
get him to slow down and actually drive; when the
cows went through a gate he would go to the head
and bring them back over you.
help sort the calves by size. When the sale started, I
penned the cattle in the buyer’s pens. The best part
of that was using my own horse. Riding the alleys
was helping me to get my horse broke better than I
would have just using her at home.
I left school after winter quarter and went to
work for Excel Smith at Trinchera, Colorado. It was
calving season. Going from our small herd to the
Smiths operation was baptism by fire! Excel was
raising most of the exotic breeds of cattle that had
been imported at that time.
From calving season to A-I season; we really
didn’t have any break. The FDA had not released
Lutalyse yet, so we were doing heat detection twice
a day and bringing cows in for breeding. Cows in
heat can be some of the most difficult stock to handle. You need the cow’s calf to be with her usually
for an over night stay at the corrals. Most cows in
heat could care less if their calves were along.
My next experience was college in Lamar,
CO, and a part time job at the Sale Barn, I would
Wayne has
always had a
horse from the
day that his
father allowed
him to get his
first one.
At present he
owns two,
Zippo Jack
Henry (Jack)
and a gray
daughter of
Jack.
(Photo is of
Zippo Jack
Henry as a 2
year old.),
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Excel was a good teacher, and I learned how to
read the cow’s body language and where to be or not
to be to get the job done. This was practicing low
stress livestock handling at its best. Excel’s theory was
to make the cow think it was her idea to go where you
wanted her to go. If you could do that things went
pretty smooth. After the breeding season was over, I
went home to Springfield to help Dad. After seeing
some of the exotic calves at Smiths and watching how
fast they grew compared to English Breeds, I told Dad
about them and when the college offered an AI school,
I went to the school.
And calves together a lot easier. By the end of the
third breeding season, this herd of renegade cows
could now be penned with one rider and a dog at any
time. Later in my career, I was on a ranch in central
Kansas with two registered cow herds, and a steer operation where we back grounded 500 to 700 calves. If
wheat pasture was available we grazed that, and then
they would go to grass in the spring. Brandy is buried
on that ranch. She died of heat exhaustion when she
was 10 years old.
Life was about to get interesting; our cows were still
not at ease with horseback riders invading the pasture;
they had also not been handled in small groups.
Thanks to working at Smiths, I had one seasoned AI
horse, and another broke horse to use. Knowing how
our cows were going to be, I got a colt from one of the
neighbors. I had him started by the time we started
breeding.
I had planned to just use him for heat detection. However, with my brother riding an older horse,
using the colt turned out to be a good plan. That took
some pressure off of the older horses that were doing
most of the work. The first year of breeding was
tough; getting cattle to yield to a horse is no different
than dog breaking them.
Lamar Community College had started a horsetraining program. I went back to school to take advantage of that program. I met people that would influence the way I did things. I met Eddie DuVall in the
horse-training program. Eddie and I started doing
some team roping. While I was hanging out with Eddie, I met his brother Johnny. The DuVall operation at
that time focused on Polled Hereford cattle, and Quarter Horses. At that time, they were using blue heelers.
They had just started using their first kelpie on their
ranch. This led to my purchase of the blue heeler
named Brandy.
The third year of breeding was when I started
using Brandy. Using the dog made keeping the cows
In an effort to preserve Brandy’s line Wayne secured a female
many years later from Ed Duvall that was a descendant of
Brandy’s littermate.
The next ranch I was on did not use dogs. We had a
400 plus commercial cow herd and back grounded 1000
calves per year. The second year I was there, we expanded to 1500 calves. This was when my ranching career ended. We were loading wheat out of a bin and no
one thought about the wheat having a mold problem.
When the wheat stopped coming out of the unloading
auger, we thought the problem was chaff build up.
Chaff can bridge on the grate over the auger when the
bin is close to being empty. I went in the bin with out a
dust mask to work on the blockage. Not realizing any
danger and the consequence is a lasting problem with
some types of dust. This led to trying to find an occupation that would allow me to minimize my contact
with the types of dust that bothered me the most.
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In the years to follow most of the time I have had at
least one horse around. My horse activities that I participated in were mostly cattle related; team roping,
team penning, and ranch horse competition. I also
competed in cowboy mounted shooting. Many of the
people we were shooting with were trail riders, and
going to some of the state parks in Wisconsin to ride
was part of the fun! One weekend, at Wild Cat Mountain State Park, we met an older gentleman and his
grandson. What caught my eye was the red heeler that
was with them. I asked where that dog came from; and
to make a long story short, a red heeler pup went
home with us. This was the start of a new beginning
with stock dogs for me.
After moving from Wisconsin to Iowa, we found a
Border Heeler and started raising some puppies. The
question a person has to ask themselves is, “How
good of a dog am I selling?” When you only have a
small acreage, the question is what type of livestock
will work to prove the working ability of the dog? I
had never had sheep and really did not want them. I
thought smaller animals were the key to having the
numbers I would need. I went with goats; it seemed
like a good plan at the time. Now comes the next step;
using dogs for real work is some times more forgiving
than threading the needle at a trial. With our situation
the obvious way to prove our dogs is by trialing, we
started going to clinics and trials.
Along the way, we discovered hair sheep; I then
discovered the smooth coated Border Collie. I bought
Jake from the late Pete Carmichael of Timber Lake,
South Dakota.
Rhonda driving a young rodeo bull prospect
Our next step was bringing Marc Christopher
in for some seminars and private lessons. There are a
lot of stories that can be told about our progress in
these last few years.
I still have a core base of my blue heelers
with some genetics that trace back to Brandy’s littermate, Sis. Our Border Collie line is in progress; starting with Jake. We have crossed Jake to some different types of bitches producing some good dogs. The
one stand out dog came from an old girl that we
eventually lost to cancer. Before she died she gave us
one pup; Deb’s Ricky, there were three in the litter
but he was the only one that survived whelping.
Jake’s accomplishments started with winning the
2010 Southern Iowa cattle dog shoot out. We were
also Reserve Champion at the 2010 Iowa State Fair
cattle dog trial. Our next win was the 2011 Hoosier
Horse Fair invitational trial; We also won the 2011
Dawson County Fair invitational trial, and placed
12th at the 2011 USBCHA National Finals.
Wayne working Ricky after soybean harvest with Jack
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I am excited to have the opportunity to work with this magazine! One
of my goals is to promote low stress livestock handling skills and
stockman-ship. The same principles apply; be it human on foot or
horseback or using a dog or any combination of these. We are planning to have some articles on how dogs fit in livestock operations by
visiting farms and ranches and taking some video footage along with
interviews. We are also planning to add a legislative section. With the
Humane Society of the United States running amuck; the stock dog
world needs to be informed of new and proposed legislation. They, the
HSUS, along with other animal rights groups are a threat to all livestock producers. We are planning articles on training, breeding, and
selection using some video and interviews where it is possible to do so.
Also, don’t miss our next issue of The Stockdog Journal, Tim Cox’s
wonderful print “More Then Just a Horse” will be featured on the
cover. We are grateful to Tim for allowing us the use of his artwork~
THE WONDERFUL STOCK DOG
By Mike Langford
I stand back in the holding pen and see these
amazing dogs enter the arena and transition from
playful companions to focused competitors. As they
enter with their handler, they are taken to the near
third of the arena and given the down command.
Three head of cattle are released from the
holding pen and trot into the arena. The dog’s eyes
are focused and steady. He is then released with a
flank command and leaves the handler in a full run,
making initial contact with the restless stock. The
dog initially strikes hard to gain control of the flighty
stock. The stock make erratic passes back and forth
across the arena until brought together as one unit by
the undeterred stockdog. The handler begins to control his dog with subtle commands. The dog listens
to the handler’s commands and follows them while
always remaining focused on the job at hand.
The cattle are driven down the middle of the
arena to the first obstacle. The handler and the
stockdog work together, moving the reluctant cattle
through it. The cattle leave the first obstacle in a
steady run.
The dog, instinctively and simultaneously
with
handler’s commands, is sent ahead to regain control.
The cattle pass through the second obstacle
and are flanked ahead to the third of four obstacles.
As the cattle pass into the neck of the third obstacle,
they begin to ball up in the corner. The dog is sent on
the away side while the handler flanks the other.
When challenged by a stubborn steer, the handler
gives his dog the hit command and with a clean strike
to the head he moves off. The cattle leave the third
obstacle on their way to the fourth.
The cattle begin to settle with their every move
being controlled by the dog. Approaching the fourth
obstacle the handler sends his dog on the come by.
The dog is given the down command briefly while the
cattle continue to settle. The cattle are moved into
and down a short alley with light pressure from the
dog. The cattle are driven to the opening of the stock
trailer. With a push command from the handler, the
dog gives a strong but low heel bite on the rear steer
and in a fluid motion all three head leap into the trailer
to complete the course.
The dog is given the “that’ll do” command and
recalled back to his owner. With a pat on the head the
dog leaves the arena with his handler to the applause
of the audience. What a great day for both dog and
handler! ~
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By George Muehlheim
I
got a dog to help out around the farm and
to use for shearing jobs a few years back.
My previous dog was an Australian Shepherd, I decided to replace her with the same breed. There’s really
no reason why I started with an Aussie; it just happened to be the breed I came across first. If I had
run into a Border Collie, then I would be probably be
espousing their virtues.
I searched around quite a bit looking for a
good breeder. It’s pretty tough finding a good working Aussie because so many of the breeders try to sell
their “versatility.” As in their dogs can do obedience
and conformation, run through an obstacle course,
chase Frisbees and butterflies, and oh yeah, he can
work livestock, too. I learned some years ago from
buying multi-purpose farm implements that they really didn’t do anything very well, with few exceptions.
It’s the same thing with dogs.
I ended up buying a dog from Roger Stevens;
he and his wife Kathy own Pincie Creek Aussies in
Dothan, Alabama.
Roger has been breeding Aussies for
work on his cattle ranch for somewhere
around thirty years. From what I have
seen of his dogs, they’re very consistent
top to bottom. I wasn’t too concerned
about getting a dog bred to work cattle since we were
mostly going to be working sheep. I’ve kind of
thought that dogs were a little like haircuts; you can
always take a little more off, but you can’t add any
back on.
I brought Roy home at eight weeks old, by
fourteen weeks, I decided to put him on some lambs,
he took right to them. He showed ability to work
either direction right away. He was a real wool puller
at first; depending on whether we had him in with
white or black lambs we would call him Santa Claus
or ZZ Top, but he quickly got over that.
Later that fall I was taking a load of lambs and a couple cull ewes to the market on a stormy night. When
it was time to unload, the fifteen or so head were
pretty spooked and had jammed themselves into the
front of the trailer tighter than bark on a tree with no
intentions of coming out. My old dog just couldn’t
get them out no matter how hard she tried and when
I pulled one by the leg it would just suck right back
into the group.
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All this time while I was pulling on
lambs, Roy was making a racket
outside the trailer trying to get in.
He was only seven months old at
the time but I figured what the
heck, let the kid try. Like a natural,
he tunneled right under the group
and popped out up front and started giving them hell. The whole
group turned in unison and walked
off the trailer and into the pen. He
really hasn’t looked back since that
time.
When he was a year old he
had to get some minor surgery.
The vet said no work for a week
for fear that he would rip his
stitches. So, I left him in the house
while I did some work with the
older dog out in the field. He
chewed through a screen door,
jumped off a second story porch
and crawled over 2 four-foot gates
to get out to me. I checked him
out and saw he never broke any of
his stitches, I figured if he wanted
to be out there that bad, he may as
well stay. He pretty much hasn’t
left my side since.
Most of the places I shear are small
to medium sized farms, under fifty
head, though I have a few larger
farms too. I ask the owners to
have their sheep penned up when I
get there to make catching them
easier, but more times than I’d like
to say they’re out milling about in a
pasture or large paddock.
Much of Roy’s work is in these paddocks and lots, rounding up sheep and putting them into a pin-together catch
pen that I shear from. Because the majority of the sheep I shear only see a dog once a year when we show up,
the reaction varies from place to place.
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We’ve had some farms where the sheep were
scared to death of him and would try to jump over
the fences. There really wasn’t enough room in the
paddock for him to get back, but somehow he figures out how to release the pressure and finesse them
in. Good, loose-eyed dogs have a move where they
can turn their heads off light sheep and ease the pressure enough to settle the stock., this is one of Roy’s
specialties. Other times the sheep are really combative and are ready to make a stand.
I sheared at a place that had about forty Oxford ewes
that tried to kill old Roy every time he went into the
pen. The real crux of working in situations like that
is the dog has to use just enough power to move the
sheep without beating them up. Too much of that
and you won’t be asked to come back.
The dog has to be an ambassador for stock
dogs too. A lot of the folks I shear for the first time
think the dog is going to harass their sheep. So it
puts them at ease when he lays down out of the way
when he’s not working. An off switch is absolutely
essential. Another thing I like about him is the way
he treats lambs, I’ve never seen him put his teeth on
one. Moving ewes with lambs can be hectic; ewes
wanting to move, lambs not knowing enough to go
along, then everyone gets mixed up. Roy never loses
his cool; he just keeps bumping lambs along. I’ve
seen him jump over a confused lamb to discipline a
combative mother, then release the pressure and let
them walk away. I wish I could say I taught him that,
but I’d be lying.
A couple years ago we got into cattle, Roy
made the adjustment just fine. The real problem was
with me learning to read the stock better. Fortunately,
I got a lot of help from Roger reading stock and learning to position myself differently. I like the calm way
Roy works cattle. He comes in a little high on the
heels, but is absolutely fearless on heads. I buy feeder
calves in early spring a few at a time and dog break
them for few days then let them go, Roy sees his share
of green cows.
I don’t own a lot of land and have to lease land for pasture. I’m picking up more land this year and plan to
increase my cattle operation so I’ll be doing more
transporting and moving cows around. Roy’s done
well so far and I have no reason to doubt he’ll be up
for the new challenge.
“he’s (Roy)
done well so far
and I have no
reason to doubt
he’ll be up for
the new
challenge”
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I’ve really enjoy the USBCHA trials as the courses
change depending on the location and even year to
year, which I think makes you a better handler. From
what I’ve seen so far the competition has been at a
very high level. I haven’t had the opportunity to make
it to as many trials as I would like, but I hope to get to
more in the future.
Ben coming in low on the heel
I trialed a little bit with my old dog, but not
much; just some local AHBA trials. Then I started
doing ASCA trials with Roy. The thing I do like
about ASCA is that there is a lot of trialing in a
weekend. Two trials each a day on sheep, cattle
and ducks with most places giving out awards for
high combined for all classes of stock. A lot of
dogs are good at one class of stock or in an individual trial, but the good ones show consistency all
the way through. For those who are unfamiliar
with the process, ASCA holds a national stockdog
final which is their invitational championship
I’ve had Roy for eight years and for a while I
was wondering if he was going to be that once in a
lifetime dog. Then along comes Ben, my two-year old
who shows the promise of being every bit the dog
Roy is. Tough, intense, durable, and eager to work,
with a loyalty that’s hard to match. They also have a
pretty good social behavior. After a day of chewing
on heels and trading blows with the cattle, Ben has a
little five-year old girl at home he adores. He does his
darndest to sleep under her bed every night. The ability to work many different types of livestock, fierce
guardian of the farm and a good friend of the family,
I’m not sure how others see it, but that’s my idea of a
versatile dog. ~
qualifying run, the top ten go to
the second day in each class of
stock where they get two final runs
which count towards their combined score as well as individual
champions.
Roy is the only dog in that
time who has made it to the second day on all three classes of
stock all three years taking the Reserve High Combined each year.
In the last couple of years
I started doing USBCHA points/
time trials on cattle and some
sheep points/time trials too.
Ben getting a cow stopped
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Friendly get together~
Novice Trial tests both dogs and training
By Deb Meier, Editor The Stockdog Journal
O
n November 5th, 2011 Bob Johnson a
dog trainer and nationally known dog
trialer offered a special novice trial for anyone that
wanted to come and test their skills and their dogs.
Many new faces, most taking a stab at dog trialing for
the first time sent their dogs around the one of two
courses each offering a sheep and cattle division.
The Novice class was held in a large outdoor sand
arena and the Pro-Novice class was held out in a
large pasture just on the outskirts of small town of
Tingley, Iowa.
Sheep and Cattle, a local fare
The Jacob sheep is a small, piebald (colored
with white spots), muti-horned sheep that are raised
for their wool, meat and hides. The family also cares
for a small cow/calf herd (approx. 40 cows). “We
have only had stockdogs for two years.” says Jeff,
“with the dogs we can get tasks done in minutes that
used to take us 2-3 hours”. Both Jeff and Jenia have
their own dogs, both border collies, Jeff purchased his
dog already trained. Jania’s and Niyole’s dogs were
both purchased as pups, they train them on their own
with the assistance of Bob Johnson.
Kirk Smith and his 1 1/2 year old dog Newt
also competed in the Novice division. Kirk and his
dog are in charge of 375 cows and 1200 calves. Kirk
says; “With the dog we can work the cattle much quieter with less stress on the cows.”
Iowa is best known for corn and hogs, but
the state also raises its fair share of beef. Cattle and
calves are the state’s fourth-largest agricultural commodity, and the industry is worth about $2.5 billion a
year with a total number of 3.9 million cows and
calves on hand as of January, 2011 (Iowa Department of Agriculture). Iowa’s farmers and ranchers
also care for approximately 210,000 head of ewes and
lambs, Iowa is one of the top 10 sheep producing
states with a number 10 ranking (Source: USDA
NASS Sheep and Goat Report, January 28, 2011).
Livestock Producers
Overall honors in the Novice Division went
to Niyole Livingston of David City, IA. Niyole and
her young dog Bess (also her first border collie) won
the cattle division and placed second in sheep. Niyole, along with her father Jeff, and mother Jenia
raise both sheep and cattle. Their flock of sheep
consist of approximately 85 Jacobs and Jacob cross.
Niyole Livingston’s dog Bess brings the sheep up the arena
Photo by Leaning Tree Stockdogs
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Curt Travis and Griff patiently wait for the cows to be set out on the field
Photo by Leaning Tree Stockdogs
Top honors in the Pro-Novice division were
shared by two handlers; Rhonda Kaldenberg of
Indianola, Iowa and her new dog Tip gave Curt
Travis of Creston, Iowa and his dog Griff a run
for their money.
Rhonda, who has a few head of sheep at
home, purchased Tip recently from Chrisman
Farms of Knoxville, IA. Tip has a long history of
winning at the trials under the direction of Bob
Johnson. Curt and Griff have teamed up at two
other trials. The first was the Nebraska State Fair
a few years back when they placed second in Novice, then again this past fall at the Southeastern
Iowa Cattledog Trials, where they had a great
showing in the Pro-Novice division. “Griff never
gets the chance to work dog broke cattle,” says
Travis, “every six months we get fresh cattle into
the feed lot, the cows don’t get handled by dogs
enough to get broke even though we use dogs
every day.”
True Believers
Curt and his family run a 600 head feedlot.
Travis says “A good dog will replace 5 paid hands,
and be less stressful on the cattle. A good dog can
quietly and calmly walk a sick calf out of the lots
when a person couldn’t do it.” In addition to the
feed lot the Travis family also maintains a 200 head
cow herd.
Using stockdogs has really caught on in the
Travis extended family, “my cousins all bought dogs
after seeing how much use they can be.”
The Novice Trials were a great opportunity
for stockmen to get together and test dogs. Bob
Johnson offers practice and lessons every Tuesday
evening weather permitting at his facility west of Tingley. If you ever get to southern Iowa on a Tuesday
evening be sure to drop in. ~
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SUNDOWNER STOCKDOG ASSOCIATION
Nov. 2011
A LOT OF NEWS to report this month. The 2011
trial year is over, plans for 2012 being made, changes,
awards, futurity, challenge, and so on, all the news,
but more to come after Director’s meeting.
THANKS TO: Mike Langford, Eldon Griffin, and
the directors for turning out cattle, Ruthann Daniel
for helping me in the office, and the ladies that helped
with the banquet by bring food, and to everyone who
helped clean up and do all the things that needed doing to make the weekend successful. It takes us all!
Thanks to Nestle/Purina rep Larry Walters for making the long trip to be a part of this important November weekend.
On a sad note, long time member, Billy Blue passed
away. Billy loved watching good dogs work. He has
raised some really good dogs. The last few years, he
has not been able to attend many trials, but his name
was always mentioned sometime during the trial
weekend. The cowdog world has lost a good man.
SPONSORS for this year include: Tritronics, Purina, Daniel Enterprises-Mike Daniel, Atoka Ok, Donna Hardman-First Insurance, Atoka Ok, DC Cattle
Co. (Darrell & Karen Cook), Longview RanchWeleetka Ok, Eldon Griffin, Brent & Ruthann Daniel, Jim & Carol Rochester, Kirby Elenburg, and Janet
& Dennis McBride.
DOG OF THE YEAR awards were presented at the
Banquet held in the Stockton Bld., Calera on Nov. 11.
Open Champ, Darrell Cook & Cowboy – Tritronics
training collar, jacket, plaque, buckle
Res. Open, Janet McBride & Cookie – buckle
Ranch Champ, Joey McBride & Liz – Tritronics training collar, jacket, plaque, buckle
Res. Ranch, Michael Johnson & Sadie – buckle
Novice Champ, Darrell Cook & Cowboy – Tritronics training collar, jacket, plaque, buckle
Res. Novice, Jeff Williams & Reba – buckle
Beginner Champ, Eldon Griffin & Jack – jacket,
plaque,
BANQUET: This year the banquet meal was provided by several ladies. Karen Cook coordinated the
meal and provided the meat plus other things. By
everyone pitching in, the association saved $500.
Thanks to all!
ASSOCIATION MEETING: “Change”, the
word that best describes the meeting, and I believe
change for the better. All four directors resigned,
not because of bad feelings or pulling out of the association, but because there comes a time when
change is needed. After some discussion, four men
accepted the position of director.
The new governing body consists of Eldon Griffin, Joey McBride, Michael Johnson, Jeff Williams,
and me, Janet McBride. All former directors offered
their help, if needed. I agreed to stay one more year
as Secretary/Treasurer. Melissa McBride has
offered to help me with the newsletter and the record keeping that I do on the computer, and Ruthann
Daniel has offered to help keep points/time at every
trial. I really hope that sometime during the 2012
year, someone will step up and take over, at least do
the 2012 Futurity/Challenge. Regardless of how this
year goes, it is my LAST year in this position. If
anyone, male or female, wants my position, please
contact me and we will take your request before the
board. My record books and all association business
are open to the membership. If you have any questions about the association business, contact me.
One topic discussed at the meeting was sanctioning SSA trials with the USBCHA. This subject
was discussed and it was decided that the sanctioning
might bring in more entries. The association membership voted on sanctioning all trials in 2012 with
USBCHA, and the motion passed.
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One topic discussed at the meeting
was sanctioning SSA trials with the
USBCHA. This subject was discussed
and it was decided that the sanctioning
might bring in more entries. The association membership voted on sanctioning all trials in 2012 with USBCHA,
and the motion passed.
With this sanctioning, SSA must pay the USBCHA $4
per entry and send results from every trial. Due to this
$4 fee, SSA entry fees will go up to $65 for Open,
Ranch, and Novice, and $55 for Beginners.
If you want to accumulate the USBCHA points, you
must be a member before you can be awarded the
points. Membership forms are on the internet. Other
business discussed included holding trials at various locations, 2012 trial schedule, changing the “can’t
run in anything but puppy futurities before the SSA
Futurity” rule, trying to recruit more sponsors, and a
few other things.
The new Board of Directors will hold a meeting soon
and decisions will be made concerning 2012. After
that meeting, I will send out another newsletter.
Futurity – 14 entries,
Entries for finals, Open Challenge – 14 (8 in finals),
Non-open Challenge – 10 (5 in finals)
Photo by Jodie Wood
It was definitely tough for the young dogs, as well as
the older dogs in the Challenge. The conditions were
the same for everyone. Futurity dogs ran first, followed by Open Challenge, then Non-Open challenge.
Hot dogs were provided for lunch with the awards
banquet/meeting starting about 6:30 p.m. (all results
later in the newsletter)
Sundowner Futurity Results
FUTURITY WINNERS:
1ST place – Paul Gilbert & King, owned by Kirby
Elenburg- Tritronics training collar, jacket,
buckle, 3 mos. Purina dog food, $2000
2nd place – Brent Daniel & AC, owned by L.H. Wood
Jacket, buckle, dog food, $1200
3rd place – Joey McBride & Troy, owned by Dennis &
Joey McBride --- Dog food, $600
Points/time was cumulative for the 3 days.
Eight out of the fourteen entries were called back for
the finals. All 8 will receive a jacket.
FUTURITY FRIDAY, Nov. 11, started off with
OPEN WINNERS:
honoring our men and women in uniform. The American Flag Salute was led by 22 yr. veteran, Ruthann
Daniel. Brent Daniel, also former military, led the
group in the Star Spangled Banner. If you have never
heard Brent sing, you are really missing out. He has a
beautiful voice.
Immediately following the opening ceremony, a complete weekend of dog trialing began. The cattle were a
little uncooperative. They were not dog broke and
probably had never seen a dog before the directors
moved them around the arena. Some tried to jump
out, some succeeded.
1ST place – Darrell Cook & Hooch --- Buckle, 3 mos.
Purina dog food, $1500
2nd place – Brent & Luther --- Buckle, $950
3rd place – Jack King & Bill --- $350
NON-OPEN WINNERS:
1st place – Joey McBride & Liz --- Buckle, 3 mos.
Purina dog food, $1300
2nd place – Kelly Mullins & Boots --- Buckle, $700
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A VIEW FROM THE
HOLDING PEN
I
by Mike Langford
recently volunteered to work at
the Sundowner Stockdog Association cattle dog futurity and challenge. As I rotated cattle in three’s
from the holding pen to the arena, I
began to see a cattle dog trial in a
whole different view. I have sat many
times in the stands and watched many
trainers and their working dogs go to
work.
Seeing the trainers and their working dogs from the
opposite end has opened up a new perspective. I
stood back and realized the unbelievable amount of
time that is put into having a cattle dog trial of this
level. Preparation first begins with the ending of the
futurity trial the year before. Trainers begin to prepare a plan in order to be a part of next year’s futurity. They begin to evaluate their young dogs. They
work and evaluate these dogs for the next few
months, settling on their futurity prospects. These
prospects are worked daily and groomed for the
year’s best trials…the futurity.
Next, starts the preparation for the trial itself. First a
location must be secured. A trial of this nature
needs an adequate facility to accommodate its needs,
including an arena, holding pens, seating, and preferably a “press box” for keeping times and regulating
the flow of the trial from an elevated view above the
arena. Sponsors must be secured to help finance the
trial itself, such as arena rental, awards for the winners, help, stock charge, as well as many other costs.
Preparation is also needed to locate and secure cattle
to be worked for the trial. It seems to be more and
more difficult to the obtain stock for a cattle dog
trial, especially in times of drought.
All of the preparation and plans start coming together just a few days before the trial begins. This
seems to be where all of the hard work comes together, but also begins. The work and dedication
of each association’s directors and members help
transform a cattle dog trial, into a union between
dog and handler. If you see a stockdog owner,
handler, or trainer and you support stockdogs and
their associations, tell those involved thanks for all
of the hard work and dedication. ~
Mike Langford, Atoka,
OK owns and operates
Smokin Bay Livestock
Services (SBLS). SBLS
provides all breed working
dog training and custom
cattle services to the
public.
SBLS provides assistance with varied livestock needs,
such as cow catching, gathering, feeding, working, and
doctoring cattle.
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Introducing the…...
3rd Iowa Cow Dog Club Nursery Challenge!
Trial Information
This trial is for nursery-aged dogs only and will be targeted for
points towards the National Cattle Dog Trials - Nursery Class.
Nursery dogs are dogs born on or after January 1st, 2010
Limited number of entries
There will be two trials held, one each day on Saturday and Sunday.
Then it will be time for the .....FINALS!!!
of the Nursery Challenge
Entry information
Photo by Leaning Tree Stock Dogs
Gary Goehring’s Suzy getting around to stop the
steers at a fun day in November at Keosauqua, Iowa
Entry fees will be paid in 3 installments: Feb. 1st, 2012,
April 1st, 2012 and August 1st, 2012.
Entries will be closed when the entry limit is reached or
Oct. 1st, 2012, whichever come first.
If payment are later or skipped, then there will be a $50 late fee,
which is accumulative (see schedule).
A minimum of $250 entry fee if paid on time or a maximum of
$400 if all installments are late.
Dog is allowed to be withdrawn, however no refund will be given.
Payment Schedule
Due: If paid late
Feb. 1st, 2012 $50 $100
Apr. 1st, 2012 $50 $200
Aug. 1st, 2012 $150 $400
Once the 1st payment is made, the payments will be continued with
the next due date. For example, if the 1st payment is made May 10,
2012, then $200 is due and the next installment payment will be
$150 on August 1st, 2012.
Entries cannot be transferred to another dog, however a change in
owner or handler is allowed.
Contact Info: Gary Goehring
18594 Hwy. 1, Keosauqua IA 52565
641-919-0865
Jerry Davis’ Jake trying to get to the right place
JustAsk@iowacowdogclub.com
www.IowaCowDogClub.com
This event will be held during the Scenic Drive Festival held every year in Van
Buren County, Iowa. See their website for more information on all of the events
associated with this festival: www.VillagesOfVanBuren.com.
Also a trial will be held both days for Open, Pro-Novice and Novice dogs.
Deb Meier’s Ricky
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The annual US Southern Cattledog Championship was held on October 8-9 and the Brandon Farm Cattledog Trial on November 12-13 in Greeneville, Tennessee. Both trials are hosted by Brandon Farm and sanctioned by the USBCHA and GSDA.
Joe Parham and Wyatt from Candler, NC. won the Hi-Point Championship buckle with 393 points and Ron
Madison and Duke from Cherry Creek, NY. were Reserve Champions with 352 points.
Brandon Farm host several cattledog trials each
year in the spring and fall. These trials are held on
a large field with a demanding course that consist
of a 250 yd. outrun, a series of fetch panels, drive
and 100 yd. cross drive, z-chute and then into a
pen and onto a trailer.
The competition is always fierce with several past
USBCHA National Champions competing. Spectators are always welcome to come and spend the
day. For more info on upcoming trials at Brandon
Farm go to www.caneycreekbordercollies.com
Photos submitted by Richard Brandon
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By: Terry S. Toney
Rodears are essentially a horseback version of
a cattle dog trial. The rodear concept actually originated in the West, and has remained largely a fixture
in the California and Oregon areas of the US. Originated by Ambrose McAuliffe, a long time cutting
horse supporter and cattle dog trainer, the first rodear
competition was held in 2005 in Ft. Klamath, Oregon. It has since become a yearly event. However,
the rodear type of cattle dog trial until recently, has
remained only on the West Coast.
Merle and Sandi Newton, along with a few
enterprising individuals, are trying to change that.
Recently, the rodear concept has seen an expansion
into Texas. The first Texas style rodear was held as a
side event to the Texas Cattle Dog Association Finals
on Saturday, November 5, 2011, after the conclusion
of the Texas Cattledog Association Novice Finals.
Keith Baehmann was the course director of the first
Texas rodear, in partnership with Reuben Parton.
However, the effort to bring a rodear style
event to Texas required the concerted efforts of several dedicated individuals and took several months of
planning and preparation. Keith stated that his friend
and neighbor, Glenn Guttridge, had heard about a
rodear clinic being put on by Jeffrey and Sheri
Mathews in Weatherford, Texas (April , 2011). The
clinicians were Merle and Sandi Newton, who are no
strangers to cattle dog trials and are considered to be
the pioneers of the rodear cattle dog trial. Keith
Baehmann had read an article in the Quarter Horse
News magazine about the rodear and was interested,
since he had a background in cattle, dogs, and horses.
Glenn Guttridge and the Newtons have been friends
for years, so Glenn and Keith loaded up and attended
last day of the clinic as spectators.
During the clinic, liking what he saw, Keith
began discussing the idea of a Texas rodear with Reuben Parton and his wife, Cam Brandon. They came
up with the idea of putting a rodear on during the
Texas Cattledog Finals. The Cattledog Finals are the
culmination of a set of qualifying trials but the rodear
event would be open to the world. The Finals were
chosen for two good reasons; one was the facility, cattle, and interested participants would all be in place
already, and there was supposed to be a cutting horse
event going on at the same time, in another arena,
which could generate interest in cattle dogs from another area of the agricultural world, as well.
Kenneth Beasley was instrumental in getting
permission for the rodear event to be held after the
Finals, and several meetings were needed to write the
rules and develop a challenging course. A couple of
weeks before the rodear was scheduled, Reuben,
Keith, Cam, and a few others came over to Keith’s
arena to try out the course and make adjustments.
Keith mentioned that due to the complexity of the
course, many extra corral panels were needed, when
compared with a regular arena trial, so course set up
and break down was fairly extensive. The rodear style
of cattle trial, when set up in a correct manner, requires a true partnership and coordinated effort between horse, rider, and dog.
Like in most cattle and sheepdog trials, it can
be argued that “luck of the draw” can have an effect
on placing. However, in the rodear, the first obstacle
required the horseback handler to negotiate a gate, and
enter a sort pen with nine calves. Three of the calves
were identified with glued tags on their backs. Tagged
calves could not be used for the contest, so three untagged calves had to be sorted out of the mix. The
handler picked the three calves that would be used, so
the “luck of the draw” could not be blamed on anyone
but the handler himself. Some cut deep into the herd,
picking and choosing, others peeled three off without
the tags and moved out of the sort pen into the arena.
Four other obstacles, including two alleys, a u- shaped
chute with openings on all sides, and an exhaust pen
then had to be negotiated through. No cattle were
rerun in the rodear, although the cattle had been used
in the Finals, so they responded to dogs.
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Fifteen handlers and dogs participated in the first ever
Texas rodear, with all the participants having trialed
earlier in the Texas Cattledog Finals. The format was
time and points. There was a nice mix of novice to
open level dogs being trialed, with six dogs being
open level, three being pro-novice level, and six more
being novice dogs.
Most of the handlers had never participated in a
rodear before, so Reuben Parton did a “test run” with
a dog that was not entered, so the handlers would be
able to see the big picture. Because it was a new
event, everyone watched everyone else to pick up tips
and ideas of what worked and what did not. According to judge Marjie Baehmann , “rules for future
events will be modified in consideration of what was
learned during the first trial,” but it was definitely
deemed a success by everyone.
Most people who have cattle and cattle dogs seem to
have a pasture ornament or two (called a horse) looking over the fence at them when they feed. What kind
of horse does best at this event? A well bred, expensive cutting horse, maybe?
According to Keith Baehmann, the most important
issue when choosing a horse for a rodear event is to
choose one that is well broke and respectful of the
rider. Certainly a “cow horse” can be helpful, but the
Newtons , who pioneered this event, actually use Missouri Foxtrotters. Any horse who can handle the
sounds and sights in an arena without spooking, has
some lateral movement to make opening and closing
gates on horseback easy, and is familiar and comfortable with moving cattle and having dogs close by can
be a successful mount. The Texas rodear is an idea
whose time has come!
Rodear Event Top Five Winners; Full results can be
found at: http://www.texassheepdogassoc.org/
breakingnews.html
Handler
1
2
3
4
5
Chester Williams
Sonya Blomgerg
Reuben Parton
Adam Thetford
Lynn Daniel
Dog’s
name
Ox
Boss
Oreo
Cooper
Brett
Points
Time
(60max)
60
47
47
40
39
6:36.5
03:40.0
08:00.0
08:00.0
08:00.0
Time
Line
01:13.0
01:08.0
01:06.0
01:00.0
00:41.0
Many thanks to Keith Baehmann for his help in writing this
article, as well as providing the rules and course diagram.
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Iowa Stock Dog Association’s
2012 Open Handler/Dog Finals
The Iowa Stock Dog Association will once again be hosting the
Open Handler/Dog Finals for 2012. ISDA will be inviting the Top
Sheep Dogs and the Top Cattle Dogs to compete in the event. The
finals will be held September 8th, 2012 in Osceola, Iowa (location is
tentative). Any questions or if you would like to learn more about
the finals please contact Bob Johnson, 641-340-5409 or bjohnson@iowatelecom.net or go to www.iowastockdog.com
Rules and Regulations
1) The 2012 Open Handler/Dog Finals will be run in accordance
with the “Guidelines for ISDA Trials and Events” as published by
ISDA and is available on the Iowastockdog.com website.
2) Handlers must be ISDA members in good standing prior to
points being credited. Memberships should be sent to the ISDA
Treasurer, 10123 150th Street, Alden, IA 50006 prior to entering an
event or be presented to a ISDA Board member prior to the first
run of the first class of the trial. (current list of members can be
found on the Forms page of the www.iowastockdog.com website)
3) The Finals will consist of Two (2) Classes, Open Sheep and
Open Cattle. Each class will be limited to Ten (10) Handler Dog
Teams.
4) Handler/Dog Teams will be selected based on points earned in
the Open Division, based on livestock division during the 2012
Trial Season as ISDA sanctioned and/or point earning trials. (ie:
Cattle Dog Points will be credited toward the Cattle Dog Finals,
Sheep Dog point will be credited toward the Sheep Dog Finals)
5) Handler/Dog Teams that participate in an ISDA sanctioned
and/or point earning trial but fail to earn points based on the
point schedule as published in the Guidelines for ISDA Trials and
Events shall be credited 1/10 of a point for attending the trial provided they place above at least one other handler/dog team.
6) Each handler will be limited to one dog per division; if a handler
has more then one dog qualified in the top 10 that handler may
select which dog they wish to run, so long as the selected dog has
qualified.
7) Points are accrued based on Handler/Dog combination and are
non transferable.
8) In the event of a tie at the 10th place qualification, slots will be
filled as follows: each Handler is contacted to confirm their willingness to participate in the finals, then the slot(s) will be filled via
a random drawing of all Handler/Dog combinations that are tied.
9) In the event that a Top 10 qualifier elects to not attend the Finals or has qualified multiple dogs the open slot will be offered to
Handler/Dog combinations that have earned points giving priority
to those earning the most points.
10) In the event that all Ten (10) slots are not filled, the slots will
be offered to Open Handlers/Dogs at the discretion of the Trial
Committee and may include second dogs run by handlers already
qualified and entered.
11) The Sheep Dog Finals will be a Judged trial; the Cattle Dog
Finals will be a Point/Time Trial.
12) An entry fee will be determined prior to the finals and will be
due and payable on or before the deadline established by the Trial
Committee, updates will be posted on the ISDA.net website. Date
and location of the Open Handlers/Dog Finals is subject to
change.
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Texas Sheepdog Association Finals
November 18, 19 & 20, 2011
Open after Double lift Finals
Eml Luedecke
Spot
400
Ron Enzeroth
Jake
378
Allen Mills
Sis
337
Ron Burkey
Sky
331
Michele McGuire Nell
316
Chris Thomson Tweed 316
Bud Boudreau
Delta
295
Allen Mills
Fran
281
Susan Carpenter Nick
277
Jimmy Walker
Jiggs
273
Bub Boudreau
Annie 246
Michele McGuire Molly
96
Ron Enzeroth
Dusty
61
John Lewis
Flo
72
Open Ranch after 2 rounds
Cather Laria
Rae
144
Larry Burkes
Dot
131
Catherine Laria Rip
130
Allen Mills
Kate
128
Lurena Bell
Bliss
122
Jimmy Miller
Trigger 119
Rachel Chepulis Gyp
118
Eml Luedecke
Hope
113
Collie Moreland Birdie
97
Terri Nicolau
Brock
89
Joyce Elliott
Meg
77
John Lewis
Mist
44
Ranch after 2 rounds
Mary Bowsher
Kate
Cynthia Frey
Kate
Mary Bowsher
Cap
Joanne Hardy
Josh
144
122
111
62
Novice after 2 rounds
Pat Ashcraft
Dan
Pat Ashcraft
Patch
Cindy Roper
Jack
92
81
62
Nursery after 2 rounds
Michele McGuire Brook
Bud Boudreau
Nan
Lurena Bell
Bliss
Ron Burkey
Shadow
John Lewis
Mist
Monika Treadway Rob
Mary Calder
Jim
Chirs Thomson Tweed
Linda May
Trim
Chuck Riley
Meg
Bud Boudreau
Gyp
Kay Stephens
Jack
150
147
146
144
144
142
140
138
137
126
72
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Emil Luedecke and
spot at the pen
(Emil and Spot at the
2011 Texas Open Trial
Champions)
(C) Barry Lambert barry@BDLphoto.com
Ron Burkey and Sky
at the pen in the
Open Double
Lift Finals
Allen Mills and Sis
at the pen
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Oklahoma State Fair—Cattledog
Oklahoma City, OK Sept. 20, 2011
Open Championships
Laura Stimatze Jett
Michael Johnson Jake
Josh Baxter
Pete
Laura Stimatze Gus
Wayne Bamber Ricky
Brent Daniel
Luther
Richard Hall
Pepper
Brent Daniel
Jethro
Janet McBride
Cookie
Robin Dillon
Cinch
60
50
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
45
Ranch Championship
Tommy Blessing Doc
Glenda Blessing Bree
Jim Rochester
Banjo
Myra Bradford
Lonely
Jeff Williams
Reba
Jim Rochester
Buddy
Michael Johnson Sadie
Joey McBride
Liz
60
60
60
55
55
45
45
45
Novice Championship
Nathan Gooch
Mirage 45
Carol Rochester Buster 45
Futurity
Lynn Daniel
Robin Dillon
Wayne Bamber
Brent Daniel
Brent Daniel
Scott Hughes
Lynn Daniels
Michael Johnson
Lynn Daniel
Robin Dillon
Brent Daniel
Joey McBride
Kirby Humphrey
Scott Mayfield
Ben
75
Slick
75
Ricky
75
Candy 75
Gus
70
Amos 60
Jewell 60
Nick
55
Mirage 55
NP Jake 45
AC
30
Troy
30
Frank 25
Sis
15
Nursery
Lynn Daniel
Mirage 75
Tommy Blessing Doc
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Oklahoma State Fair—Sheepdog
Oklahoma City, OK Sept. 21, 2011
Open
Mike Goracke
Pard
75 80 155 *
Keith Baehman Josie
74 71 145 *
Jenna Baxter
Tess
67 65 132 *
Martha Howell
Tim
56 70 126 *
Buster Berryhill Roy
67 59 126 *
Nancy Duley
Davey 54 65 119 *
Wayne Bamber Ricky
60 58 118 *
Nancy Duley
Vick
54 64 118 *
Top Eight to Open Championship
Open Championship
Jenna Baxter
Tess
Mike Goracke
Pard
Keith Baehman Josie
Nancy Duley
Davey
Martha Howel
Tim
Nancy Duley
Vic
Buster Berryhill Roy
Wayne Bamber Ricky
77
76
76
69
67
67
61
DQ
Open-Ranch
Kate Ogle
Mickey Welsh
Jenna Baxter
Buster Berryhill
Jamie Jaksch
69 79 148 *
61 74 135 *
62 65 127 *
53 69 122 *
57 64 121 *
Hope
Kemp
Blaze
Kate
Same
Ranch
Ruth Hines Katie
61 63 124*
Ruth Hines Jewels
56 59 115*
Josh Baxter Pete
51 58 109 *
Susan Bennett Pearl
37 45 82 *
Susan Bennett Nan
29 43 72 *
Ruth Hines Curly Bill
DQ 59 59
Kelsey Harding Fender
25 20 45
*Top Five to Ranch Championships
Hope
60
Rita
Cinch
Ace
60
60
45
Saturday Ranch
David Leierer
Opie
90
Joey McBride
Liz
75
AJ Malnar
Skipper 75
Sunday Open
Randy Reed
Lyle East
Bob Johnson
Dollar
Spot
Ruby
135
135
135
Sunday Ranch
Ruth Hines
David Leierer
AJ Malnar
Kate
Opie
DD
135
135
120
Sunday Novice
Eldon Griffin
Melissa Rowell
Randy Bradford
Jack
45
Mac
30
Maggie 30
SMOKIN BAY
LIVESTOCK SERVICES
All Breed
Cattle Dog Training
And
Custom Cattle Services
50
54
47
40
34
Novice
Kirby Humphrey Syd
43 52 95 *
Pat Ashcraft Dan
27 41 68 *
Pat Ashcraft Patch
29 36 65 *
Michael Povey Tina
28 20 48 *
Kirby Humphrey Kit
46 46 *
*Top Five to Novice Championships
Kirby Humphrey Kit
44
Kirby Humphrey Syd
41
Pat Ashcraft
Dan
40
Pat Ashcraft
Patch 35
Michael Povey Tina
14
Nursery
Kate Ogle
Saturday Open
Jerry Davis
Robin Dillon
Bob Johnson
Saturday Novice
Landon Miner
Liz
45
Randy Bradford Maggie 45
Twila Leierer
Ritz
30
Open-Ranch Championship
Kate Ogle
Hope
67
Buster Berryhille Buster 63
Jenna Baxter
Blaze
57
Jamie Jaksch
Sam
55
Mickey Welsh
Kemp
44
Ranch Championships
Ruth Hines Jewels
Ruth Hines Katie
Josh Baxter Pete
Susan Bennett Pearl
Susan Bennett Nan
Duckhead Ranch Cattle Dog Trial
South Coffeyville, OK Sept 24-25 2011
Host: Mike & Lisa Minor & Family
(65 entries on Sat, the largest CDT in
Oklahoma Stock Dog Assoc. History)
“See us on Facebook”
Mike Langford
(580)263-0248
Atoka, OK
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Georgia Stock Dog Assoc. Fall Trial
Dawsonville, Oct. 1-2, 2011
Handlers held onto their hats as gusty winds
ushered in the new GSDA season October 1st
and 2nd at the farm of Hubert Bailey in Dawsonville, Georgia. Both dogs and handlers
were eager to get back to trialing after the time
out for a long, hot summer. The open, open
ranch and nursery classes were expertly and
consistently judged by Roy Brown, while
Renee Heick, Alex Golden, Angela McCrann,
Tony Stewart, and Barry Zimmerman capably
judged the other classes.
GSDA held its annual meeting during the lunch
break on Saturday and elected new officers for
the coming year. Aubrey Nelson is the new
president and Tony Stewart is the vice president. Year end awards were handed out as
well as recognition given to Aubrey Nelson as
“most improved handler.” A special award “The
Longest Mile” was deservedly awarded to
Hubert Bailey.
Business finished, delicious lunches were
served both days by Sandy Hanebrink and
Dorothy Dillon. Thanks to them for the nourishment, to Hubert for hosting the event, and
thanks to the judges and all the volunteers who
worked hard to set up the course, move sheep,
scribe and do all those necessary stock things
that made the trial run smoothly. Congratulations to the winners! By: Cathy Nelson
(reprinted from the Georgia Stockdog Assoc.
Website)
SATURDAY RESULTS
OPEN SHEEP (56 DOGS)
1. R.C. Tomlinson Jan 93
2. Dawn Boyce Gage 92
3. Alex Golden Brent 91
4. Jon Tholkes Doc 91
OPEN RANCH (9 DOGS)
1. Jon Tholkes Mox 81
2. Tom Patterson Mable 77
3. Pat Gallagher Bailey 76
PRO NOVICE (20 DOGS)
1. Carol Anne Tholkes Stone 65
2. David Saunders Ralph 59
3. Thom Conn Joe 50
NOVICE (13 DOGS)
1. Ashley Sanders Nan 67
2. Avery Skinner Daisy 57
3. Ann Allen Bailey 50
NURSERY (5 DOGS)
1. Kenneth Arrendale Levi
SUNDAY RESULTS
OPEN SHEEP
1. Vickey Russell Devi 93
2. Bob Ford Cap 93
3. Kenneth Arrendale Belle 93
4. Dawn Boyce Carson 90
OPEN RANCH
1. Jon Tholkes Mox 87
2. Kenneth Arrendale Levi 84
3. Marianna Schreeder Cass 84
PRO NOVICE
1. Pat Gallagher Bommer 79
2. David Saunders Ralph 76
3. David Saunders Rosco 65
NOVICE
1. Ann Allen Bailey 78
2. Cindy Carrington (Reba) Emma 71
3. Lisa Tapley Grace 65
4. Beth Anderson Patch 62
5. Kristen Wahl Hattie 61
NURSERY
1. Hubert Bailey Star 73
L & M Sheep Dog Trial
October 1-3, 2011
Allen, South Dakota
(reprinted from
www.wyomingstockdog.com)
Warm weather for the first weekend of
October but we still had a great time! The
sheep worked really well despite some
extra help from my guard dogs at times.
Wendy Schmaltz graciously judged for
us! Thanks so much to all who helped
scribe (Rita Snodgrass, Barb Ross, Cindy
Galt, Tashina Richardson, Mary Anne
Warns), set out (Dustin Hicks, Dennis
Edwards, Rene LaBree, Bud Boudreau)
and set out pens (Brandy Hicks, Mike
Hicks. Also a HUGE than you to my mom
Jeanie, for all her help with the food on
Saturday. You are awesome!! We couldn’t do it without all of you! Hope to see
you again next year.
Open Day 1—16 Dogs
1 Dennis Edwards - Nap
2 Bud Boudreau
- Sam
3 Dennis Edwards - Ben
Open Ranch Day 1—8 Dogs
1 Dennis Edwards - Boone
2 Bud Boudreau
- Nan
3 Bud Boudreau
- Gyp
Nursery Day 1—5 Dogs
1 Bud Boudreau
- Ben
Novice Day 1– 3 Dogs
1 Rita Snodgrass
Hillsboro Cattle Trials, Oct. 22
Hillsboro, TX
1st Open
Handler Dog
Pts
Time
1 Kirby Elenberg Spook 75 2:16.03
2 Reuben Parton Oreo 75 2:17.37
3 Reuben Parton Lucy 75 2:18.44
4 Brent Daniel
Luther 75 2:47.53
5 Wayne Elmore Starr 75 2:51.18
2nd Open
Handler
Dog
1 Rita Shinn
Quik
2 Kelly Mullins
Tug
3 Reuben Parton Oreo
4 Chris Thomson Sean
5 Lynn Daniel
Brett
Pts
Time
75 2:01.82
75 2:04.70
75 2:08.47
75 2:30.47
75 2:59.40
1st Pro Novice
Handler
Dog
1 Rita Shinn
Roady
2 Brent Daniel Knox
3 Jim Rochester Buddy
4 Dal Lamphere Ted
5 Brent Daniel Gibb
Pts
Time
75 2:37.05
75 3:16.55
75 3:50.93
75 4:52.06
65 3:34.90
2nd Pro Novice
Handler
Dog
1 Jim Rochester Toby
2 Jim Rochester Buddy
3 Brent Daniel Gibb
4 Rita Shinn Roady
5 Rita Shinn Bizzie
Pts
Time
75 2:41.27
75 2:41.75
75 2:44.42
65 3:33.00
65 4:05.91
1st Novice
Handler
Dog
Pts
Time
1 Brent Phelps Champ 75 4:28
2 Tracy Onstad Diamond 65 3:36
3 Adam ThedfordCooper 60 5:00
4 Wayne Shinn DoWeWin 60 5:00
5 Joey Sucamele Queen 35 5:00
2nd Novice
Handler
Dog
Pts
Time
1 Sonya Blomberg Boss 75 2:41.10
2 Joey Sucamele Chex 75 2:50.98
3 Joey Sucamele Queen75 2:52.70
4 Kurt Truax
Teddy 75 3:57.75
5 Tracy Onstad Diamond 70 3:54.42
Open Day 2—14 Dogs
1 Dennis Edwards - Nap
2 Cindy Galt
- Bert
3 Bud Boudreau
- Sam
Open Ranch Day 2—10 days
1 Bud Boudreau
- Nan
2 Dennis Edwards - Boone
3 Dustin Hicks
- Kat
Nursery Day 2—5 Dogs
1 Bud Boudreau
- Ben
Novice Day 2– 3 Dogs
1
Rita Snodgrass
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US Southern Cattledog Championship
Greeneville, TN
October 8-9, 2011
Joe Parham & Wyatt Champion
Ron Madison & Duke Reserve Ch.
Trial #1
Tony Stewart
Reuben Parton
Joe Parham
Dwight Parker
Bill Reed
Susan Rhoades
25 Runs
Lad
141
Oreo
141
Wyatt 132
Mike
132
Lad
123
Shep
111
Trial #2
Steve McCall
Dwight Parker
Bill Reed
Ron Madison
Joe Parham
Richard Brandon
24 Runs
Meg
139
Craig
138
Ann
135
Duke
133
Wyatt 132
Cuz
123
Trial #3
Steve McCall
Bill Reed
Richard Brandon
Ron Madison
Joe Parham
Bill Reed
24 Runs
Meg
142
Lad
140
Cuz
137
Duke
130
Wyatt 129
Ann
111
Brandon Farm Cattledog Trial
Greeneville, TN November 12-13, 2011
Overall Points
Handler
Dog
Pts.
Bill Reed
Ann
428
Richard Brandon Cuz
390
Richard Brandon Beck
374
Dwight Parker
Bree
368
Bill Reed
Lad
338
Anita Young
Mitch
304
Joe Parham
Wyatt 300
Bill Reed
Glen
300
Dwight Parker
Mike
293
Dwight Parker
Craig
282
Open Trial #1
Bill Reed
Dwight Parker
Joe Parham
Richard Brandon
Richard Brandon
20 Runs
Ann
146
Craig
134
Wyatt 134
Beck
131
Cuz
129
Open Trial #2
Dwight Parker
Bill Reed
Richard Brandon
Anita Young
Richard Brandon
20 Runs
Mike
146
Ann
141
Cuz
131
Mitch
125
Callie 122
Open Trial #3
Richard Brandon
Bill Reed
Dwight Parker
Bill Reed
Richard Brandon
20 Runs
Beck
146
Ann
141
Bree
139
Lad
138
Cuz
130
Nursery Trial #1 8 Runs
Carol Anne Tholkes Styx
Andrew Rogers
Nicko
Nursery Trial #2 5 Runs
Joe Parham
Scooter
LAST CHANCE, OCT. 14 - 17, 2011 SDT
1ST OPEN
1 Scott, Gary
Joe
94
2 Goracke, Steph Gwynn 87
3 Luedecke, Emil Spot
87
4 McGuire, Michele Molly
87
5 Riley, Chuck
Moss
84
2ND OPEN
1 Mills, Allen
Sis
2 Enzeroth, Ron Jake/1
3 McGuire, Michele Nell
4 Goracke, Steph Mack
5 Holmes, Alison Rhys
96
91
91
90
88
1ST NURSERY/TRIPLE CROWN
1 Holmes, Alison Don/T
79
2 Calder, Mary
Jim/T
75
3 Bell, Lurena
Bliss/T 73
4 Holmes, Alison Britt/T
69
5 Riley, Chuck
Meg/T 61
1st Nursery
1 Enzeroth, Ron Duke
2 Thomson, Chris Sean
75
62
2ND NURSERY
1 Enzeroth, Ron
69
Duke
1ST OPEN RANCH
1 McGuire, Michele Mosse
2 Stephens, Kay Jack
3 Treadway, Richard
75
4 McGuire, Michele Milo
5 Burkey, Ron
Shadow
79
76
Bess
73
73
2ND OPEN RANCH
1 Holmes, Alison Britt
2 McGuire, Michele Mosse
3 Bell, Lurena
Bliss
4 Treadway, RichardDan
5 Miller, Jimmy
Trigger
87
81
80
74
73
1ST RANCH
1 Bowsher, Mary
2 Jobes, Sandy
3 Lambert, Barry
4 Bowsher, Mary
5 Trapp. George
85
72
70
64
59
Cap
Ellie Mae
Nella
Kate
Jenny
2ND RANCH
1 Bowsher, Mary Kate
2 Bowsher, Mary Cap
3 Lambert, Barry Nella
4 Oliver, Emalee Smudge
5 Jobes, Sandy
Ellie Mae
1ST NOVICE
1 Satterfield, MicheleCade/1
2 Hawn, Bruce
Molly
3 Roper, Cindy
Jack
4 Roberts, Cathy Zippy
5 Ashcraft, Pat
Patch
2ND NOVICE
1 Spurger, Jo
Jack
2 Ashcraft, Pat
Patch
3 Ashcraft, Pat
Dan
4 Fullagar, DonieneTate
5 Roper, Cindy
Jack
OAKTREE FALL CLASSIC (Sheep)
Bart;esville, OK Oct 15th & 16th
Judge - Danny Shilling
Open
Lyle East Ted
Helen Alewine Gus
Helen Alewine Pepper
Lyle East Spot
Jenna Baxter Tess
Sat
73
77
74
55
69
Sun
80
75
63
81
61
Ttl
153
152
137
136
130
Open Ranch
Angie Coker-Sells Lucky 77
Bob Brown Bell
74
Angie Coker-Sells K.Leigh 72
Angie Coker-Sells Andy 78
Susan Abrams Kacee
64
Jenna Baxter Blaze
58
76
73
73
66
70
75
153
147
145
144
134
133
Ranch
Ruth Hines
Lyle East
Ruth Hines
Ruth Hines
Josh Baxter
72 127
63 124
63 115
56 95
49 92
Jewels
Jodi
Curly Bill
Kate
Pete
55
61
52
39
43
Novice
Kirby Humphrey Syd
57
Kirby Humphrey Kit
52
Dwight Sears
Sadie 33
Sharon Harris
Mindy 40
Mike Minor
Spec RT
59
36
38
31
42
116
88
71
71
42
Proud Paws Pet Food
ADM Alliance Nutrition
75
72
67
63
61
52
44
43
34
27
45
40
39
37
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High Quality Dog Food
at Affordable Prices
Contact Donna Moore
515-835-0188 or 515-832-5003
www.admani.com to find
a dealer near you.
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Texas Sheepdog Association Finals
Cattle November 5th & 6th, 2011
Rodear
Chester Williams Ox
60
Sonya Blomgerg Boss
47
Reuben Parton Oreo
47
Adam Thetford Cooper 40
Lynn Daniel
Brett
30
Kyle Dillard
Boss
36
Ken Beasley
Bull
32
LH Wood
Bree
32
Keith Baehmann Josie
32
Cindi Pimentel
Tom
31
George Slaughter Belle 26
Rita Shinn
Quik
24
Jatona Sacamelle Rosa 24
Open after 2 rounds
Jimmy Walker
Angie 120
Kirby Elenburg Nuge
110
Brent Daniel
Luther 100
Brent Daniel
Jethro
90
Kirby Elenburg Spook
75
Kenneth Beasley Bull
75
Kenneth Beasley Bocephus75
Kelly Mullins
Tug
75
Jimmy Walker
Mitch
45
Reuben Parker Lucy
60
Pro-Novice after 2 rounds
Jim Rochester
Buddy
Scott Hughes
Pete
Kirby Elenburg Spike
Kirby Elenburg Dub
Philip Butler
Booker
Kenneth Beasley Jody
Amanda Clayton Cowboy
120
120
110
105
105
105
105
Novice after 2 rounds
Brent Philips
Champ 60
Adam Thetford Cooper 60
Joey Sucamele Chex
60
Tracy Onstad
Cinch 45
Jatona Sucamele Mick
45
Tracy Onstad
Diamond45
Sonya Blomberg Boss
45
George Slaughter Bell
45
Brent Phelps
Jill
45
Joey Sucamele Queen 45
Yellow Rose Arena Stockdog Trials
Platte, SD November 25th & 26th
Open Cattle (40 dogs)
Tim Gifford
Jean
105
Bob Johnson
Ruby
95
Deb Meier
Ricky
90
Kaelene Forsyth Gypsy 80
Laura Hicks
Rock
80
Juan Reyes
Red
80
Bob Wagner
Odi
70
Wayne Bamber Jake
70
Juan Reyes
Zak
55
Murray Ketteler Roy
55
Rudy Starke
Charlie 55
Top Ten to the Finals
Stockdog Trials (Sheep)
Gillette Complex 12-10-11
Open Finals
Juan Reyes
Laura Hicks
Wayne Bamber
Deb Meier
Juan Reyes
Murray Ketteler
Rudy Starke
Bob Johnson
Bob Wagner
Tim Gifford
Kaelene Forsyth
Intermediate– 11 Dogs
1
Laura Hicks Ty
2
Gerald Bunny Lance
3
Gerald Bunny Link
4
Jamie Spring Cort
Red
Rock
Jake
Ricky
Zak
Roy
Charlie
Ruby
Odi
Jean
Gypsy Rose
Nursery (15 Dogs)
Rudy Starke
Charlie
Bob Johnson
Boss
Deb Meier
Ricky
Dorrance Eikamp Kate
Murray Ketteler Husker
135
105
90
90
75
Pro-Novice (7 Dogs)
Tim Naasz
Mack
65
Bob Johnson
Boss
60
Murray Ketteler Rachel 55
Intermediate (5 Dogs)
Jan Wagner
Bisc
Val Strand
Mako
Sawyer Naasz
Ryn
125
75
70
Novice
Craig Howard
70
Belle
Open Sheep (29 Dogs)
Gerald Bunny
Lou
Gerald Bunny
Levi
Kaelene Forsyth Gypsy
George Muehlheim Ben
Bob Johnson
Ruby
George Muehlheim Roy
3:03
3:08
3:15
3:36
3:37
3:51
Open—16 Dogs
1
Jamie Spring
2
Gerald Bunny
3
Gerald Bunny
4
Rene LaBree
Reece
Levi
Lou
Jace
Open Ranch-13 Dogs
1
Jamie Spring Hope
2
Dustin Hicks Kat
3
Gerald Bunny Logan
4
Laura Hicks Rock
Nursery– 6 Dogs
1
Joni Swanke Sage
2
Dorrance Eichamp Scot
3
Laura Hicks Jess
Novice– 6 Dogs
1
Michelle Miller Matti
2
Katie Fennama Pep
3
Patricia Morgan Bear
Mutton Punchers SDT
Sundance, WY Fairgrounds 12-11-11
Open-12 Dogs
1
Dennis Edwards Nap
2
Gerald Bunney
Levi
3
DeeLynn Garman Mandy
4
Gerald Bunney
Lou
Open Ranch-12 Dogs
1
Dennis Edwards
2
Mary Anne Warns
3
Rene LaBree
4
Laura Hicks
Boone
Tenley
Kade
Jess
Intermediate
1
DeeLynn Garman Hope
2
Jamie Spring
Cort
3
Laura Hicks
Ty
Novice-4 Dogs
1 Michelle Miller
Matti
Each year there is a Cowboy Christmas Craft
show that is held in conjunction with the
Yellow Rose Arena Dog Trials.
You are met with the wonderful sights and
smells of Christmas when you walk into the
door. From scented candles, baked goods,
custom crafts, petting zoo to having the kids
pictures taken with Santa.
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Jan. 14 & 15, 2012
Performance Dogs in Action
Pleasant Grove, CA AHBA
Rusty Jeffers
ewedriver@gmail.com
1/28/2012
Pt Pleasant SDT
Pt Pleasant, CA USBCHA
LisAnn Spencer 916-768-3411
boundless1959@aol.com
www.ptpleasantranch.com
2/18/2012
C-54 SDT
Fellesmere, FL USBCHA
Steve Nagel 321-724-1086
Steve Skara 321-984-7898
1/14/2012
Rockyewe Winter Series SDT
Roy, WA USBCHA
Judy Norris 253-843-1253
rockyewe@msn.com
2/2/2012
Klamath Bull Cow Dog CDT
Klamath Falls, OR USBCHA Cattle
Julia Williams (530) 320-1699
jawillyams@gmail.com
http://klamathbullsale.com/
2/18/2012
Kuecklehan Ranch Arena CDT
Bonham, TX USBCHA
Janet McBride 580-889-1512
1/14/2012
Colorado Winter Warmup SDT
Longmont, CO USBCHA
Irene Stoller 303-651-2039
irenestoller@aol.com
2/4/2012
Ft. Worth Stockshow
Ft. Worth, TX USBCHA
Francis Raley 254-486-2500
f.raley@att.net
www.texassheepdogassoc.org
2/18/2012
Walker Cattle CDT
Prairie Grove, AR USBCHA Cattle
Danny Shilling 417-732-2325
herdingdogs@hotmail.com
1/14/2012
Stock Dog Trials
Gillette, WY USBCHA
Penny Means 307-682-2648
2/4/2012
Tose Farm SDT
Poparville, MS USBCHA
Penny Tose 601-795-2080
pwtose@hughes.net
2/18/2012
Kuecklehan Ranch Arena CDT
Bonham, TX USBCHA Cattle
Janet McBride 580-889-1512
1/14/2012
Colorado Winter Warmup SDT
Longmont, CO USBCHA
Irene Stoller 303-651-2039
irenestoller@aol.com
2/9/2012
Lazy J Classic SDT
Carnesville,, GA USBCHA
Dawn Boyce 706 335 6323
colliegirl@juno.com
www.DogTrialEntry.com
2/21/2012
Tumbleweed Classic CDT
Portales, NM USBCHA Cattle
Amanda Clayton (575)302-9007
claytonacres@live.com
1/15/2012
State of Jefferson Winter #1
Tulelake, CA USBCHA
Geri Byrne 541-891-7518
geri@ bcollies.com
Feb.10-12, 2012
Barbara Davenport & Elsie Rhodes Trial
Gig Harbor, WA AHBA
Barbara Davenport 253-884-5959
K9SayNo@aol.com
Feb 24-26, 2012
ASC of Arizona, Cactus Classic Working Trial
New River, AZ ASCA
Dawna Sims 928-533-1108
painted7ranch@hotmail.com
1/20/2012
NWSS Stock Dog Trial
Denver, CO USBCHA Cattle
Tim Gifford 308-631-0387
tcgifford@bbcwb.net
2/11/2012
El Presidente SDT
Caldwell, ID USBCHA
Pat Shannahan 208/318/4920
pshanny@cableone.net
2/24/2012
Wine Glass SDT
Gouldbusk, TX USBCHA
Eileen Stineman 325-357-4681
WineRanch@aol.com
1/20/2012
Covington CDT
Monroe, LA USBCHA Cattle
Michael Park 504-329-1829
sstockdog@yahoo.com
2/11/2012
Roy, WA USBCHA
rockyewe@msn.com
2/24/2012
That'll Do SDT
Malabar, FL USBCHA
Mark Ireland 321-693-6226
mireland@wildblue.net
Jan. 21, 2012
Great River Stockdog Club
St. Paul, MN AHBA
Audrey Jellison 612-386-5037
Kundegon@yahoo.com
2/11/2012
Bowie SDT
Bowie, TX USBCHA
Chuck Riley 940-872-4164
chuck.riley@att.net
2/25/2012
Stirling Acres Winter Arena Series SDT
Coldstream, BC USBCHA
Lee Lumb 250-545-6730
llumb@me.com
www.stirlingbordercollies.ca
1/21/2012
Ettrick SDT
Butler, MO USBCHA
Kathy Knox 660-679-5578
jkk@osagevalley.net
2/14/2012
Suwannee River SDT
Branford, FL USBCHA
Cheryl Williams 570-499-0318
culleymont@epix.net
www.jaggerwilliamsbordercollies.com
2/25/2012
Resistol Hats & Tuf Stockdog Trial
Madrag, OR USBCHA Cattle
Tom Blasdell 541-420-8685
nailingshoes@gmail.com
1/26/2012
Ft. Stockton SDT
Ft. Stockton, TX USBCHA
f.raley@att.net
2/17/2012
Wind Chill SDT
Pottsville, TX USBCHA
Monika Treadway 254-372-3198
monikatreadway@gmail.com
3/1/2012
Top of the Hill SDT
Fredericksburg, TX USBCHA
Ron Burkey 210-355-3172
ronburkey@hotmail.com
1/28/2012
The Big Freeze SDT
Caldwell, ID USBCHA
Don Helsley 208-866-6982
helsleyranch@gmail.com
2/18/2012
Dawgwood Farm SDT
Goldvien, VA USBCHA
Wink Mason 304-754-8609
sandyandreva@aol.com
March 2-4, 2012
Stockdog Trials-Georgia Performance Aussies
Ball Ground, GA ASCA
Andrea Hoffman
andrea@istariaussies.com
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3/2/2012
Winnemucca Cow Dog Trial
Winnemucca, NV USBCHA Cattle
Michelle Hammond 775-623-5071
www.ranchrodeonv.com
3/10/2012
Roy, WA USBCHA
rockyewe@msn.com
3/10/2012
Bob Montgomery SDT
Greenwood, MS USBCHA
Leslie Scruggs 662-324-5075
scruggsbc@yahoo.com
3/10/2012
SJVBCA Citrus Classic SDT
Porterville, CA USBCHA
Sally OxFord 559-784-2835
sallyoxford@aol.com
3/10/2012
Flying Cow Arena CDT
Afton, OK USBCHA Cattle
Dean Bridges 918-906-6735
oaktreebc1@aol.com
www.oaktreebc.com
3/15/2012
Star of Texas SDT
Austin, TX USBCHA
f.raley@att.net
3/16/2012
Sonoma Wine Country. SDT
Santa Rosa, CA USBCHA
Sandra Milberg 707-539-2414
smilberg1@gmail.com
www.sonomasheepdogtrial.com
3/16/2012
Star of Texas CDT
Austin, TX USBCHA Cattle
f.raley@att.net
3/17/2012
Stirling Acres Winter Arena Series SDT
Coldstream, BC USBCHA
Lee Lumb 250-545-6730
llumb@me.com
www.stirlingbordercollies.ca
3/17/2012
Houston Arena SDT
Houston, TX USBCHA
Joy Hall
sheepgoddess@rouxcrew.com
3/17/2012
St Patrick’s Day Sheedog Trial
Heppner, OR USBCHA
Karen Mohney 509-520-8281
bluecrystal@gotvc.net
3/24/2012
Brandon Farm Spring Cattledog CDT
Greenville, TN USBCHA Cattle
Richard Brandon 423-823-0764
www.caneycreekbordercollies.com
March 31-April 1, 2012
Lone Star ASC, All Breed Stock Dog Trial
TX ASCA
Marcus Krieger 806-367-1592
3/31/2012
Highland Games SDT
Helotes, TX USBCHA
4/14/2012
Republic FFA CDT
Republic, MO USBCHA Cattle
Danny Shilling 417-732-2325
4/28/2012
Duckhead Ranch Cattle Dog Trial
South Coffeville, OK USBCHA Cattle
Mike &Landon Minor 918-440-1266
oaktreebc1@aol.com
www.oaktreebc.com
5/24/2012
National Cattledog Finals CDT
Redding, IA USBCHA
Greg Sharp 877-735-6490
Jeff Mundorf imundorf@netins.net
www.nationalcattledogfinals.com
9/25—9/30
National Sheepdog Finals
Klamath Falls, OR USBCHA
Gery Byrne/Amy Coapman
512-508-4062
http://2012nationalsheepdogfinals.wordpress.com/
Clinic, Playdays
other Events
Roy Cox Cowdog Clinic
Jan 14 and 15, 2012
Lexington Ok 73051
Yancy Paul 405 312 1500
January 14-15, 2012
Tom Blasdell Cattledog Clinic
Twin Pines Ranch, Eagle Point, OR
Contact: Katrina 541-538-0318
rkdamon@yahoo.com
January 20-22
National Western Stock Show
Stock Dog Sale Jan 19th
Dog Trials (sheep & cattle) Jan 20-22
Denver, CO 888-551-5004
www.nationalwestern.com
3/23/2012
Zamora Hill's SDT
Zamora, CA USBCHA
Bill Slaven 530-662-4507
winesy@aol.com
January 24 - 28th
Red Bluff Bull and Gelding Sale
Working Stockdog Sale
Red Bluff, CA (530)527-2045
http://redbluffbullsale.com
January 27-29
March 24-25, 2012
Central Texas ASC All Breed Stockdog Trials
Waller, TX ASCA
Judy DeShazo 936-931-9464
deshazo@hughes.net
XP Ranch Stockdog Training Clinic
with Kent and Lori Herbel
Conroy Farm, Farmington, Minnesota
Deb Conroy atconroyfarm@hotmail.com
2-Feb-12
Klamath Falls Bull /Horse Sale
Dog Trials
Klamath Falls, OR 541-274-1499
www.klamathbullsale.com
February 4-5, 2012
Jack Knox Stock Dog Clinic
Fitchburg, WI
Contact Rowie Symon-Roske
email rrroske@charter.net
February 4-5
Roy Cox Cowdog Clinic
Brownwood, TX—Chris Rickard
rickardcowdogs@yahoo.com
325-203-8687
February 11-13
Tenley Dexter Clinic
Bargersville, IN
Working Spots full, auditor spots avail
Contact Michelle Durkin 317-902-8401
email blueboniff@ori.net
February 21st, 2012
Nebraska Cattlemen's Classic
Working Dog and Ranch Horse Sale
Buffalo County Fairgrounds
Kearny, Nebraska
contact: Ronette 308-627-6385
www.cattlemens.org
February 29-March 4, 2012
Winnemucca Cow Dog Trial & Sale
Winnemucca, NV
775-623-5071 ext 101
www.ranchrodeonv.com
March 23-26
XP Ranch Stockdog Training Clinic
with Kent and Lori Herbel
Bellwether Farm Cobden, Illinois
Contact Mary Swindell
atmswindel@siu.edu
www.bellwetherfarm.com
618-873-4568 or 618-567-5046
Events at Finelia Farm— 1/2 way
between Columbus and Cininnati, OH
937-981-2443
April 14 & 15
BAHA Fun Training Weekend
April 28 & 29
Finelia Farm Points Trial
June 23 & 24
AKC Course B Sheep & Ducks
Marc Christopher Stockdog Training
Seminars, Camps & Private Lessons
May 26-27—All Levels Seminar
May 28-29—Camp with Marc, Denice &
Claudie (3 lessons per day
June 22—All levels (Fundamentals)
June 25 & 26—Private Lesson
August 10, 11, 12 & 13—Private Lessons
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Border Collie
DandK Border Collies
Tough dogs for tough jobs, Pups and
started dogs always available.
www.dandkbordercollies.com
806-548-0066 / 719-734-5560
The East Coast Cowdog Connection: Your source for tough cattle
working dogs. Pups and started dogs
available at most times. Finished
dogs occasionally. McCallum and
Alexander lines. Larry Griggs: 704694-8553
The West Coast Cowdog Connection: Ranch tested cowdogs
Griz and McCallum bloodlines
Bakersfield, CA
Burt Schulte 661-805-0141
Chris McLaury 661-342-3937
Cowdog Connection.com
Border Collies with proven bloodlines
for sale, working videos online. Striving for cattle dogs with heart, intelligence and natural instinct.
Linda Franklin
California 559-618-0400
Rim Fire Stockdogs
Border Collies and Kelpies
Producing dogs that can and will
work cattle, not sheep dogs trying to
work cattle. Jeb Pringle
Benson, AZ 520-586-7484
jebpringle@powerc.net
CP Ranch
Working Border Collies
Training, Private Lessons, Pups &
Started Dogs on occasion
15 Duquesne Rd.
Nogales, AZ 85624
829-841-3444 www.cpranch.com
Rocking B Farm
Border Collies & Gelbvieh Cattle
Jim Blackwell
Gibson, NC 910-268-4111
Head ‘N Heels Border Collies
Home of “Mack” 2001 World
Champion Cowdog, WCDA Mack’s
sire is “Bill” ‘01, ‘02 and ‘03
USBCHA USBCHA Natil Finals Ch.
Mack’s grandsire is “Ben” 1996
Nat. Finals Ch and his grand-dam is
Alasdair MacRae’s “Nan”, Intl Supreme Ch and three time USBCHA
Natl Finals Ch—Mack is also line
bred #Dryden Joe, #Fortune’s Glen,
##Winston Cap. Stud Service, Pups
Mickey Thibodeaux
Greenwood Spring, LA
225-261-3886
www.headnheels.com
10/12
VR Stockdogs
Cowdogs for Cowboys
Vic & Rickey Roe
King City MO 660 535 6146
vrstockdogs@jagtec.net 1/13
Leaning Tree Border Collies
Striving to produce dogs with confidence, feel and balance. Why train
it when you can breed it?
Pups available on occasion
Alden, IA
515-854-2060 / 641-373-6159
www.leaningtreestockdogs.com
Hangin’ Tree Cowdogs
Mikles’ Hangin’ Tree Cowdogs
Tough but biddable dogs for cattle
work. Pups &started dogs available.
Jody Mikles, Elk City, OK
C: 508-243-9441/H: 580-225-5369
email: jod@itlnet.net
www.miklescowdogs.net
1/12
Rhodes Cowdogs
Hangin’ Tree Cowdogs—Pups and
started dogs available occasionally.
See the website for photos and videos of the dogs working cattle.
Nicole Rhodes 765-580-1683
www.rhodescowdogs.com
Kelpies
Moo Hollow Kelpies
Pups, Started & Trained Dogs
Darren Wall 575-312-6402
wdasher71@yahoo.com
7/10
DuVall Kelpies
Stock tested, working stockers and
cow/calf pairs daily in a true ranch
situation
John and Cody DuVall
Granada, CO 719-734-5349
Rim Fire Stockdogs
Border Collies and Kelpies
Producing dogs that can and will
work cattle, not sheep dogs trying to
work cattle. Jeb Pringle
Benson, AZ
520-586-7484
jebpringle@powerc.net
Shady Rest Kelpies
Bred for cattle work ~ home of “Will”
Wardell Yates
Kevil, KY 270-462-3358
Australian Shepherd
Pincie Creek Stockdogs
Reg. Australian Shepherds selectively
bred for cattle work. 50 years of
breeding with strong lines. Roger &
Kathy Stevens, Dothen, AL 36305
www.pinciecreek.com
334-692-3883
Australian Cattle Dog
KS Ranch Australian Cattle Dogs
Gwen Shepperson
Arminto, WY
www.ksranchheelers.com
307-267-1956
Pups, started and finished dogs
available
"Our dogs work for a living....and
LOVE it!"
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For sale: Metal Shenendoah
Lanyards For Sale
The Original whistle lanyard designed
and made by The Carving Cowboy are
available again. After a devastating
house and business fire it’s time to
start over. Lanyards are braided from
hand cut lace, are adjustable and have
replaceable snap swivels.
Send $35—check or money order for
each lanyard to
The Carving Cowboy
1212 Grand Ave #119
Boulder Bluff Inc.
Home of
"The STOCKMAN'S BEST FRIEND"
Training Videos
The Variable Pitch Shepherds
Whistles
Commands: Cassette or CD
Break-Away Lanyards
Training Collars
Trained Dogs for Sale
lamb and kid feeders. 400# and
700# capacity. Stored indoors.
Also other livestock feeders and
equipment available.
Located in SE South Dakota
Call (605)-321-0494 or email at
mklaus2010@hotmail.com
1107 Young Ridge Rd.
Greenwood, AR 72936
Phone & Fax 479 996-4007
www.boulderbluffinc.com
Billings, MT 59102
Outdoor Poultry Feeder—200lb cap.
Stock Sticks by Jeri
Variety of standard and customizable light weight graphite shafts for
herding/trialing. From $12 to $24.
Great awards for trials and gifts for
friends.
www.stockdsticksbyjeri.com
jeri@stocksticksbyjeri.com
Yam Lamb Sheep & Cattle
Company
Handmade woolen products. Caps,
scarves, vests, sweaters, mittens, socks,
slippers, shawls, ponchos & blankets.
All products blade sheared, hand
washed, carded, spun, knitted, crocheted, woven or felted.
Also offering brain tanned lamb skins,
wool in various natural colors and soft
soap made from tallow.
huiha@centurytel.net
Border Collie Pups
ABCA Registered out of
Shenendoah 400 lb.
Lamb or Poultry Feeder
Bud x Sis
Both parents are National Cattledog
Qualifiers with Lyle East.
Sis is Open Cattledog of the Year
with the Show-Me Stockdog League
and Arkansas Stock Dog Assoc.
$500.00
Vic &Rickey Roe King City Mo
660 535 6146
vrstockdogs@jagtec.net
Outdoor creep feeder or poultry
feeder 300 lb. capacity
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2012 National Cattledog Finals
May 24th—27th, 2012
Redding, Iowa
For the second year in a row the United States Border Collie Handlers Association (USBCHA) National
Cattledog Finals will be held in Southwestern Iowa near Redding. This event is not possible without the
support of the local community and businesses all over the United States and Canada. The 2011 National
Cattledog Finals made history when it was streamed into nearly 100,000 homes across the United States via
RFD-TV.
Schedule of Events
Thursday, 24th -Saturday, May 26th
Dogs Run—7 am to dusk
Sunday, May 27th
Jennifer Arp Photography
Nursery Class Finals—8 am
Followed by the Open
Class Finals
Award Presentation
The 2012 National Cattledog Finals is made possible by our numerous fine Sponsors, including by not limited to:
The Stockdog Journal
10123 150th Street
Alden, IA 50006
2012 National Cattledog Finals
Handler and Dog Sponsorship Program
The 2012 National Cattledog Finals will sell 50 Open Dog Sponsorships and 30
Nursery Dog Sponsorships at $125.00 each. By purchasing a sponsorship, you will
have your own “team” of a handler and dog to cheer for at the trials. The purpose of
this program is to provide a sponsorship opportunity to individuals and businesses at
an affordable level, while raising funds to offset trial costs. Sponsorships will be sold
on a first come first serve basis.
Dog Sponsorships are deductible as an ordinary (advertising) business expense but
not as a charitable deduction. Sponsors will receive a receipt for tax purposes.
Dog Sponsors may request a specific dog and handler team and we will do our best to
accommodate requests. However, we can NOT guarantee placement.
Dog-Handler Team assignments will be posted as they come in. We routinely update
the list of entered teams that still need a sponsor. We will continue to sell
sponsorships until every team has a sponsor.
Sponsors will receive:
-Name listed on 2012 National Finals Website (www.nationalcattledogfinals.com)
-Name listed on Running Order next to their handler/dog team 2012 National Cattledog Finals Trial Program
-A portion of each sponsorship will be placed into a prize pool, not only do you get your own team as a sponsor,
but you also get to win a purse in the event your team is crowned either the Reserve or National Champion.
Contact Deb Meier 515-854-2060 or Greg Sharp 1-877-735-6490 for more information
Or go to www.Nationalcattledogfinals.com for a sponsorship form

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