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Comment by Jett on October 31, 2009 at 5:24pm

Took Rowan for a herding instinct test this week and now she will be taking lessons! We think she was bred for cattle herding in WY and Dave (trainer) thinks she was probably too soft for what they were probably looking for....but she's got great sheep instincts and shouldn't have a problem moving cows once she knows what she's doing and gains some confidence. Guess I need to learn to walk backwards over uneven terrain whilst surrounded by sheep....
Anyone else doing herding with their Aussie?

Comment by Nancy Westrell on October 30, 2009 at 12:11pm

Just wondering if anyone knows more about ASCA plan to offer Rally Obedience in the future. I saw on the ASCA committee listings that they have a Rally Committee now. That would really be a fun event for them to add here in Region 1!

Comment by Nancy Westrell on September 12, 2009 at 5:37pm

Can .... not....com....ply. Un.....der....au....ssie mind .....con...trol....

Comment by Rick Gaston on September 12, 2009 at 11:50am

Dakota wants to rule the world. Submit now.

Comment by Nina Sage on April 21, 2009 at 8:15pm

didn't make it (again this year), was at agility trials in Ridgefield all weekend :)

Comment by Nancy Westrell on April 21, 2009 at 7:29pm

I really wish I'd been there - I'd like to see if my dogs have herding potential.

Comment by pdxjake on April 21, 2009 at 6:46pm

Did anyone go to the NW Pet & Companion Fair last weekend with their Aussie? Did you try to herding assessment? Every time I go I soooo want to take my Pearl and see what she'll do!

Comment by Jett on April 20, 2009 at 12:51pm

I just wanted to introduce the newest member of my Aussie family! Rowan joined us on Friday morning. She is 1 year 7 mos. old, a lovely red merle (with very little actual merling) that came from HeRD of WY rescue after being returned to the humane society for the 3rd time. She needs a brush up on her overall manners and she will nip when excited, but she's a really easy girl to train and confident but defers to Kiva & Jester. There are a couple of photos on my profile (I also added some of Kiva, finally). We'll be taking a basic obedience class just for the brush up, and she starts flyball in two weeks.

Comment by Jessica and Laura Stoneway on April 16, 2009 at 5:31pm

We thought for sure Syd was a Standard when she was little but now we're convinced she's just a little bit on the big side of mini. She's AWESOME! And the *perfect* size. ;)

-Jessica, Laura and The Syd-Monster

Comment by Nina Sage on April 15, 2009 at 10:16pm

welcome to pdxdog, I have a mini too :)

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