“Last Day of Summer” Photo by Gwen Shepperson

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“Last Day of Summer” Photo by Gwen Shepperson
The
Stockdog Journal
In This Issue:
Departments:
Features:
4 Baldy on Sheep
by Bud Williams
6 Moments to Remember
by Ron Green
14 The Westerwälder Cowdog
16 Catching Cows is a Blast
20 Help Wanted
by Dieter Seiwert
by Tom Blasdell
by Wayne Bamber
25
28
29
34
37
38
39
40
40
Livestock Health
Canine Health
Trial Results
Trial Dates
Clinics and other Events
Breeders Directory
The Sale Barn
Advertising Price Guide
Subscription Information
Advertisers Index:
Inside Cover:
Tim Cox Fine Art
13 Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic
23 Winnemucca Ranch Rodeo NV
On the Cover:
“Last Day of Summer”
By: Gwen Shepperson
26 American Border Collie Assoc.
27 Pipestone Vet Clinic
30 Runway Pets, Inc.
37 ADM Nutrition
39 PMC Studio
Inside Back Cover:
2013 USBCHA Nat’l Cattledog Finals
On this page:
“First Look at Cattle”
(C) Leaning Tree Stock Dogs
Back Cover
Butler’s Western Cowdogs
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Volume 5—Issue 1
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Bud Williams
1932-2012
L
ate Monday afternoon, November 26th the news
of the Bud Williams passing began to spread
across the livestock industry. Bud is known world-wide
as the authority on low-stress livestock handling. A brief
message was posted on Bud’s Stockmanship website
(www.stockmanship.com) that reads, “Thanks to all of
you for helping us make things better for the animals.”
Tuesday morning the following
request was posted to Facebook by Tina Williams, Bud's
daughter:
"In memory of Dad's
work, we'd just ask folks
who work around livestock
to use good stockmanship
and share the word with
others."
Bud and Eunice Williams
His biography on Bud and Eunice’s website reads,
“Bud was born in 1932 on a farm in Southern
Oregon, where he was raised with a variety of farm
animals including work horses, dairy and beef cattle,
sheep and hogs. After he and Eunice married in 1952,
he worked on cattle and sheep ranches in Northern
California. His reputation as a “trouble shooter”
evolved from being a good neighbor and “bringing in
the ones that got away.” The main qualifications
enabling him to perfect his method of handling
livestock are his great powers of observation and pure
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stubbornness. He has always said “No cow is going to
get away from me, she doesn’t live long enough.” They
also were able to rotationally graze without fences by
taking any type of livestock (including weaned calves)
onto unfenced ranges, teach them to stay as a herd.”
“After their daughters left home, Bud and Eunice
started traveling in earnest, only taking jobs that were
difficult and interesting. They have had excellent
results working both beef and dairy cattle, sheep,
goats, elk, fallow deer, reindeer, bison and hogs. They
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have gathered wild reindeer above the Arctic Circle in
Alaska and wild cattle in Old Mexico and the Aleutian
Islands and have implemented remarkable increases in
production in dairy herds as well.”
“In 1989, after much urging from people he has
helped through the years, Bud began actively teaching
his Stockmanship methods to a larger number of
people in the hope his unique methods of working
livestock will not die with him. For the eleven years
ending in 2000, Bud and Eunice headquartered at Vee
Tee Feeders Ltd. near Lloydminster, Alberta. This is
one of the most northern feedlots on the continent.
Since the bulk of the incoming cattle are freshly
weaned calves, and the weather conditions are far from
ideal, Bud feels the information he gathered there has
special significance.”
Bud and Eunice lived together in Independence, KS,
where they continued to work with livestock people
around the world to spread the word about good
stockmanship.
Bud was the originator of the “Bud Box,” which
replaces the traditional half-round “tub” crowding area
to more efficiently move cattle. A sample diagram is
below.
made things better for the animals, but they also made
things better for the people working those animals. He
taught hundreds how to “settle” livestock after
shipping. He explained to his students how they could
apply cell grazing without fences by “placing”
livestock in pastures. He taught how to move herds
faster and more calmly without an army of people. He
developed and taught practices for working animals in
corrals that didn’t rely on yelling, chasing or hot shots.
He developed innovative facility designs like the “Bud
Box.”
Countless posts about how Bud has helped both
ranchers and the animals can be found all over the
Internet from friends, colleagues and students, can be
found on the internet, Mike the administrator of “The
Truth About Agriculture simply stated: “The livestock
industry lost a huge icon on Monday.” So very true.
We thank Bud Williams for all the years of hard work
and sharing so much knowledge and information, and
we promise that we will do our best to use good
stockmanship and share the word with others.
Dave Pratt writes on “From Ranching for Profit Blog”
There’s no doubt that Bud’s concepts and methods
Screenshot of the “Bud Box” concept as seen at http://beefmagazine.com/images/bud-box.jpg
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Over the past year Bud and Eunice have been compiling and sharing a series of short
stories about the many dogs that were special in their lives, to share with our readers.
We have many more stories to share over the upcoming issues.
Baldy On
Sheep
by Bud Williams
A
fter we got Baldy and started working with the
sheep was some interesting times. Baldy had only been
around cattle a few times and had never even seen a
sheep. I had been around sheep a lot but they were
gentle sheep in a smaller area. I’d seen my father’s dog
work but she knew what was wanted and just did the
job on her own. I had spent a little time working with
cowdogs. Baldy had to learn in a large area with really
wild sheep and I had to learn almost everything that a
person needed to know to do the job I was hired to
do. This meant that we started out learning together,
with each of us having the same amount of knowledge
at the beginning.
It has been my experience over the years that animals,
especially dogs and horses, learn the basic things much
faster than people do. That means that Baldy learned
and stayed ahead of me most of the time. It seemed
that the only thing that held him back was waiting on
me to catch up. When I finally started to learn enough
to know I didn’t know very much, good things started
to happen.
Baldy was getting much better and the sheep were
working better and much easier.
I quickly learned - well, not too quickly, maybe finally
is a better word, that the best way for me to work
animals with the dog was to let the dog use what it did
best and him control the animals. When we first
started it was trial and error with mainly error. The
sheep would run as soon as they saw us, I would send
Baldy he would stop them and the sheep would start
running a different way. They would have run if Baldy
had stopped or even if he had hid.
When we started working the sheep they only knew
one thing and that was to run as fast as they could and
try to hide when they got out of sight.
Baldy
When the sheep got out of my sight it would be
impossible for me to direct Baldy, yet he still had to
keep working or lose the sheep. This is when I started
to realize why the little border collie was able to go
into a large herd of sheep and bring back one lamb
(the right lamb) was because she knew how to work
animals. This was when I started to “let” and even
tried to help Baldy learn how to work animals. The
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“let” really helped, but my trying to help, at first,
seemed to hurt more than it helped. That made me
realize that I must also learn how to help - as well as
let the dog learn how to work animals.
We were at this place with these sheep every day for
about 2 months. By now Baldy could work these
sheep fairly well, not real good, just fair. This wasn’t
his fault, he wasn’t a sheep dog to start with and had
to learn with very little help from me. At this time it
seemed to me that Baldy was working real good
because the only thing I had to compare him to was
how he was when we started. Since those days I’ve
had some really good sheep dogs so I do know what a
sheep dog is.
Eunice and I then moved to another flock of sheep to
be with them while they lambed. This was in a
different area but still part of the same ranch
operation and a totally different breed of sheep.
These sheep were just as wild but within two or three
days Baldy had them figured out and the sheep were
working better than the other sheep had after 30 days.
By now Baldy was working good enough that he could
easily gather and work large or small groups of wild
sheep, he never did get good at working one sheep.
With one sheep it always looked like he was looking
for where the other sheep were and didn’t keep his
attention on one or maybe he just didn’t like to work a
single. This was probably my fault as I had really tried
to make him work one sheep like the little border
collie female had and he just wasn’t that kind of dog.
Pacific Ocean, there was also lots of fog. The sheep
would quietly walk into the fog and then run as hard
as they could to the nearest brush. That only worked
one time. The next time the sheep went into some
fog, Baldy could also run and before the sheep would
get to the brush Baldy would be ahead of them.
When we caught up the sheep would be standing with
Baldy holding them waiting for us to get there.
While Baldy was helping us work the sheep and get
our job done he also gave us time to get some other
dogs and have time to work with them. . . . But that is
another story about our continuing work with - and
learning how to better work and understand working
dogs.
Stockmanship School
Eunice Williams
1816 N 10th Street
Independence, KS 67301
620-331-0289
[email protected]
www.stockmanship.com
Baldy was a wonderful dog and really smart. He only
had to work a new area one time and the next time he
knew just what was expected and would do the right
thing unless told not to. When the sheep had to be
turned at a certain place, Baldy would be there just in
time to make the turn even if he had to work in front
of Eunice to do it.
These sheep had spent their life trying to get away
from the people trying to gather them. This country
was rough and there was lots of brush and timber with
good places to hide. Being almost within sight of the
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Ron Green with
Kiki at the pen.
This was the first
USBCHA Nat’l
Sheepdog Finals
that Ron has
competed in. Ron
and his dogs have
qualified and
participated in
the USBCHA
National
Cattledog Finals
numerous times.
Moments to Remember
I
By Ron Green
arrived Tuesday at the Finals, in time to watch
many of the Open handlers’ runs. The sheep
were giving the Open dogs fits; these were the
same sheep we would be running in Nursery
the next day. I caught up with my friends Hope and
Laurie, and Chavo’s co-owners and sponsor, my good
friends Roger and Gaynor Edwards. Waiting for us in
the handlers’ tent was Kiki's sponsor and breeder,
Bobbi Farquhar. I also crossed paths with friends I
had made over the years in the Cow Dog circles; Lana
and Marty Rowley, Ray and Amy Copeman and Geri
Burns were all knee deep helping to put these finals
on. In the audience, I spotted many more familiar
faces. Several of these people I consider my herding
friends; many helped me in this adventure with
herding dogs.
After wandering about yakking with old and new
friends I headed over to the Nursery handlers’
meeting. The course was pretty short and sweet: 350
yard outrun, counter clockwise around the post, right
hand drive, and nine minutes to complete it. I wished
my fellow competitors good luck: “See y’all
tomorrow!”
That night, the names of many great handlers
haunted my mind; names such as Scott Glenn,
Amanda Milliken, Bill Orr, Patrick Shannahan,
Dianne Deal and Tom Wilson. All these names are
recognized the world over. In order to get into the
finals, each dog had to score in the top twenty
percent of their classes at least twice. After all, this is
the Championships. You have to earn the right to
compete here; every one of the eighty-three
sheepdog contestants are winners. This is the United
States Border Collie Handlers Association’s biggest
event in North America . I'm extremely honored to
be here.
Why would I be so nervous? I'm a virtual un-known
in the sheep dog world. My sole goal was to make it
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Handler’s Meeting, all in attendance eagerly awaiting the final round of competition
into the top 33 dogs in the nation, and this
achievement would undeniably highlight my week in
Klamath Falls , OR . However, fifty awesome dogs and
handlers would have to be cut to make room for the
newbie. I knew my dogs had the ability to come away
number one, and I had fought endlessly to master this
sport. Still, there were many superior handlers present;
experts that I look to for guidance. Nevertheless, let
me clear one little thing up: just because I was nervous
does not mean I was scared! I knew without a doubt
that Chavo would go out and give me every ounce of
his heart; and I knew that my little Kiki would do the
same. I love and adore both of these young dogs, and I
knew that they would give me their all.
Wednesday --- That morning, I awoke to a brisk fall
dawn; zest and tension sashaying on the breeze. I was
excited and nervous at the same time, for today Chavo
was embarking on a new adventure: running in the
USBCHA Nursery Championships. It was a surreal
feeling to be here at this moment in my life.
Throughout the morning, the scores ran pretty darn
high. However, I was taken aback by the variations of
the judges’ score cards; there was sometimes as much
as a twenty point spread between the two judges. And
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as the day progressed, the rising temperatures resulted
in scores plummeting. We would run at number
twenty-eight, during the hottest part of the day;
hopefully the trend wouldn’t continue into our run.
The big moment finally here, I set foot on the field;
the realization washed over me in a daze. Walking
towards the post, I overheard someone inquire, “Isn't
that the Cow Dog guy?”
I wanted to address them and say, “Why yes, I am.”
Instead, I continued steadfastly. Nervous perspiration
trickled down my face, and the twang of alfalfa
radiated off the hay fields beneath the blazing sun.
Luckily, my trembling knees escaped undetected by
the line of spectators. Oddly, I'm not like this at cow
dog trials. I continued reminding myself, “Trust your
dog and your ability; you can do this.” The moment
Chavo left my side on his outrun, my worries
vanished. Finally, we were working stock, and doing
the best we knew how. I no longer heard the crowd;
everything but the task at hand was tuned out. My run
was a blur of activity; my whistle parched against my
tongue. By the time we were done penning, my shirt
was plastered to my back, evidence of our run of
valor. I walked off the field, proud of myself and my
dog Chavo. I knew it wasn't the winning run, yet I felt
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we had held our own out there. The Judges seemed to
agree too, and scored us 127 and 1/2 points, putting
us in the top 15 for the day.
Thursday --- Following suit to yesterday, we were
blessed with cool temperatures and high scores for the
morning runs. Unfortunately, Chavo was sliding down
in the standing fast. Oh well, what will be, will be.
Today, little Kiki takes her turn at the post. Once
again, we drew during the heat of the day. And it was
hot; scorching hot out on the field. By the time we
completed this run, little miss Kiki will have run miles
in the heat. But she is conditioned for this. She is an
athlete; the hours, weeks, and months of training will
now come in handy.
Walking up to the post, I was a bit nervous, but not
nearly as bad as yesterday. As I studied the field, Kiki’s
gaze followed mine. I knew the instant she spotted her
sheep from the briskness in her steps. Once again,
when the dog left my side it was all business. As I
tuned into Kiki and the sheep, the crowd and other
handlers were tuned out. I sent Kiki to the left on the
bye side; she ran about as wide and deep as she could
possibility go. As I stood there, my heart thrilled at
her beauty, speed and determination as she streaked
to the top of the field.
From the moment contact was made, my handling
skills were tried. The sheep bolted down the field to
the right hand side; a hard whistle promptly slowed
Kiki, hot in pursue. It was soon evident that these
woolies were not going to slow down. Now, Kiki had
to swallow distance to sway those rascals. As she
raced to cover, the sheep gained speed to outrun her.
The points for our run were flying out the window
fast. Then, as if by magic Kiki overhauled those speed
demons, brought them through the fetch panels, and
down around the post. Her
drive away was perplexing,
because now the sheep wanted
to rest and nibble the field. This
was not pretty, for we were
playing bump and run with the
ewes; not a good way of
keeping favorable points. For
the life of me, I could not figure
out how to pace those darn
sheep. I'd walk Kiki up, and
they would bolt; I'd slow her
down, and they would stop for
dessert. However, we managed
to navigate them around the
course, only missing the cross
drive panels. Finally at the pen,
the tension was amazing. Kiki
was locked in and the sheep
were feeling the pressure. Why
didn't they just walk in? Well,
I'm still asking myself that
question. One ewe in particular
Heading out to the Handlers’ Post
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quick getaway. Looking at my little girl working
her heart out for me, I told her “Well I'm
confused too.” With that, even the Judges
started laughing. Despite all, we kept our
humor and accepted defeat as honorably as we
knew how. Finally, time was called; thank God.
Needless to say, Kiki didn't make the top 33,
but she was a champion in my heart.
Kiki making her lift
was not going to enter that pen. Every move Kiki
made, she would craft a counter move. The ewe was a
bundle of nerves, and used the pen as a shield; if it was
between her and the dog, she felt safer. And any
assistance from me was useless. When I hit the ground
with my stick, that ewe flew. As she was almost in, I
nudged the gate slightly and the hinge moaned; she
went haywire. I directed my stock stick at her, and
exclaimed “I don't like ewe!” Instantly laughter erupted
from the crowd. Yet I was still at a loss; this ewe had
our number. Now the sheep were split into two groups.
I sent Kiki to the left, but she decided to go right.
Quickly I gave her a disapproving "LIE DOWN".
Then, I saw the group she was trying to cover stealing a
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Later in the day, Chavo and I would have a
chance with the woolies; our running order was
twelfth team at the pole. Heck, with any luck
the cool weather might hold. At this point, we
had already achieved our goal of making it into
the top 33 Nursery dogs in the nation. From
our current position at 29th, there was no way
we could make it to number one. Nonetheless,
we were going to give it our absolute best try.
As I observed the other runs, I tried to figure
out the tendencies of the sheep. Yet the varying
reactions to the different dogs were puzzling.
As the sheep came down the field, they would
raise their heads and observe the people in the
tents and seats; sometimes, they almost seemed
drawn to the audience. You could see the
pressure exerted on them as they rounded the
pole or when entering the pen, the dog
defiantly covering the zone between the crowd
and handler. On the drive, if the sheep were allowed
to nibble the grass, they would stop, thus causing
the dog to move in close. Consequently, these had
been my two trouble areas in the previous runs.
Once they stopped, it became a sequence of stop
and go’s. Another evident point I noticed was that a
brash dog equals wrecks with these sheep. If
anywhere during the fetch or drive the dog instilled
fear, these sheep became overly reactive. Slow,
calm, and methodical was the only way the teams
were persuading the sheep to enter the pen to
complete their runs. By the end of the day, those
twenty points proved to be a huge twenty points. I
hoped I would remember my little observances
during our run.
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Kiki and her Sponsors
Our turn arrived; surprisingly, I wasn’t even a little
nervous. I didn’t know whether that was because we
had achieved our goals, or since I was relaxing,
becoming a member of the sheepherding community. I
wasn’t brooding over all the possible mishaps; I was
thinking of strategies for after our outrun. I felt
proactive; thinking ahead, instead of yesterday’s
reactive. As I walked to the post, I swelled with
confidence. Chavo took off like a streak of lightning. I
admired his shiny coat, his muscular build, and his
speed as he zoomed to the top going deep around the
sheep. He stopped a bit short of balance, and then
started walking in towards our group of sheep. I blew a
re-direct, but he paid me no heed; he was on a mission,
and his full concentration was fetching those ewes. As
they lifted, they started to gain speed. It felt smooth, so
I just stood there quietly watching. As they came down
the hill, Chavo was exerting just enough pressure to
maintain a steady trot. Just before entering the panels,
they flipped to the left and just skimmed the panels,
barely missing. Soon they were back on line and headed
straight towards me. As they approached, I started
planning for their allure of the crowd. I sent Chavo a
little early to cover; it worked like a charm. We made a
nice tight turn around the pole, setting us up straight
towards the drive panels. At this point, I kept
reminding myself, “Keep them moving, and don’t give
them a chance to eat.” Once again, this ploy worked. I
was still concerned about over pressuring, yet I wanted
constant movement. I’m sure our lines were a bit
squiggly, yet the movement continued, and without
instilling fear into the ewes. The first drive panels were
easy; they simply walked straight through the middle. I
was still determined to keep them moving, and we hit
the second set of panels on the cross drive also. As they
turned and headed toward the pen, I wanted them
settled. So, I asked Chavo to slow down with a steady
whistle command; they promptly wanted to stop and
graze. I asked for a steady walk up and Chavo fearlessly
glided forward. Now posed next to the pen, I softly
swung the gate open; the sheep shifted their gaze
towards me. I slightly turned my head to avoid
aggressive signals towards the ewes. Soon, Chavo was
holding them to me at the pen; now if they would just
enter. One sprang to slip past me, and Chavo went
wide and covered with ease. At that point, they
accepted his control and quietly entered. They stood
compliantly as I shut the gate, the spectators applause
thundering in the background.
Chavo and his Sponsors
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You deserve a
peck on the
cheek to Dad -we did good…
Ron celebrates a
good finish
I knew this wasn't the winning run of the day, yet I also
knew we had held our own among the top 33 handlers
and dogs in the nation. As I walked off the field, I
tipped my cowboy hat towards the crowd in
appreciation of our run’s approval; I felt proud of
Chavo and myself. I had no clue of our placement for
the day, or the week even. It didn't matter anyway;
none of the Judges’ scoring, good or bad, could take
this feeling of accomplishment from us. I walked off
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the field with my head held high and a big smile
creasing my face. I knew we had competed against the
best in North America and had held our own; in my
mind, Chavo was a winner of the highest quality.
Chavo simply knew that I was his person, the one who
he would give his life to please; and pleased I was. I
deliberately refrained from watching the score board
the rest of the day; I wanted to savor the feelings
running through my thoughts. I didn't care if we
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moved up or down the score board; the sound of the
spectators’ applause kept echoing in my ears.
Soon, the finals were over. The Nursery
Championships had been decided, and the open had
also finished for the day; the loud speakers were
announcing the awards for the Nursery Dogs, being
given at the Handlers’ tent. At this point, I knew we
were doing well and had moved up the score board;
how far I didn't know yet. The President of the
USBCHA took the mike: “I'd like to announce the
top twenty dogs and give them their awards…19th
Ron Green and Chavo.” I was living in a dream state;
we had moved up 10 spots against the best dogs and
handlers on the North American Continent. We
accepted our ribbon and check, with our heads held
high. A smile radiated in our award pictures, and our
Sponsors were right there applauding our
accomplishments. I will savor this feeling for the rest
of my life.
For all of our supporters, our sponsors, our mentors;
we owe you so many thanks. My appreciation can
never be repaid or expressed to the fullest; still, Thank
You, Thank You, THANK YOU. To my wife: the love
of my life and my main supporter; she is my strength
and my backbone. Vickye, baby I love you with all my
heart.
“Concentration”
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K
evin and the boys and I were eating out
at a restaurant in another town. A
serviceman in uniform came in and sat at
a table by himself. I told the waitress I wanted to
buy his lunch.
He had ordered a steak with all the fixins. The
other three guys in my party turned and looked at
me. No one said anything. As I was digging for my
credit card to pay I looked up to see Wyatt trying
to give me a $20 bill. He wanted to help pay. I told
him I would get it this time and he could help next
time. I paid for our lunch and his and told the
waitress to keep it anonymous.
I wanted my boys to see me do this. I wanted
them to learn to be grateful for the sacrifices that
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are made for them. I hope it taught them
something. The next time I see servicemen in a
restaurant, I will do it again.
I am thankful every day for the life I live. It is
because of brave men and women serving this
country that I am allowed these freedoms.
Buying them a meal is the LEAST I can do.
_______________________________
Laura Brandt Radford resides in Alva,
Oklahoma with her husband Kevin and their
two sons Wyatt and Garrett.
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The Westerwälder Cowdog
by Dieter Seiwert
The Westerwälder
Cowdog also known
as the Westerwälder
Kuhhunde is a very
old German cowherding breed of dog.
The breed evolved
from the ancient agricultural use of the forest by providing oak
bark for the tanneries,
firewood for the villages and forage for the
farm animals. This way
of forest management
has been used since
the middle-ages and
probably way before!
Villagers would select
a small piece of community forest; it was
clear cut and then left
for about 5 years to
regrow. After this peHerdsman Karl Jakob and his dog Struwel (Curly) taken sometime in the 1950’s or 60’s
riod, it was used to graze
drifts, pieces of unfarmed land along the roads and
the farm-animals which included sheep, goats, pigs
fields, heading out to the mountain pastures. Each
and cattle.
morning, after milking, the herdsman would gather
In the mountain regions of middle Germany, Westerthe herd and take the cows to the grazing grounds so
wald, Siegerland and Harz, the main use of these forthat they could get well fed. They then would move
est pastures was to feed the cows. In this poor counto resting areas where the cows could chew there
try side the cow was "the working animal". Oxen,
cuds, then on to water tanks, and in the afternoon
castrated bulls, where used only by the more wealthy
herding the herd slowly over the best grass back in
farmers, whereas the average farmer depended on
town.
their cows for most of farm work! The average famiThese herdsman created a cowdog specifically suited
ly kept 7-10 cows, all farmers where forced by law to
for the wet and windy mountain conditions, this dog
keep all livestock in the community herd. These
is now known as" the Westerwälder Cowdog".
herds where tended by one herdsman, who had a
These dogs were needed to prevent any damage to
helper, and 1-2 cowdogs.
the crops and control the community herd of cows
In spring, the herds would move along the cattle
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Dieter Seiwert and Nelly, 6 year old Kuhhund
as they were moved daily back and forth from town to
pasture, herds size could exceed 250 head in large towns.
There is a long tradition of using herding dogs, written
documents reveal that cattle-herding dogs were used
from 1460 up to 1980 in the regions Westerwald and
Siegen.
The Westerwälder Kuhhund is a medium sized, agile,
hard biting, herding dog with a dense medium length
and harsh sometimes curly coat. They come in a variety
of brown colors with or without black mask or white
trim. This was a dog exclusively used by "the cowherdsman”, not the farmers. These herdsmen were highly esteemed members of the towns, responsible for the cow
herd and any damage done by the cows and the wellbeing of the cows. His pay was the same or more than
the school teachers. Not only was he the herdsman, but
also a butcher and a doctor acquainted with herbal cures
for both man and beast! A cowherdsman dependent on
his helpers, a special breed of herding dog, developed
strictly to handle cows, a dog developed to bite both
nose and heel, and noted to not be suitable for any other
livestock, then cows! There is an old term cowherdsman
saying, when "they" (the cowdogs) bite, that the bones
crack, after a couple of bites, the cow were usually lame
for some time. The Westerwälder Cowdog, while used
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for more than 700 years to herd the cows in the
mountains, today, only a small number of these good
dogs are left in Germany.
A breeding pool of about 30-50 dogs along with
some 100 crossbreeds is all that is left of a tradition
that is older than most well-known herding dog
breeds today
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Dieter Seiwert grew up on a small dairy farm and
has had dogs for almost 30 years. In the late 1980s
he discovered Border Collies, in 1998 he purchased
sheep with the intentions of giving his dogs some
work to do. Soon he found not all herding dogs are
good herding dogs, and being a native to Germany
he looked for a German herding dog with some
power. He found the Westerwälder Kuhhund and
purchased his first in 2004. Playing on sheep with
those dogs he soon found out that his dogs were real
good just not for sheep but also cattle, so in 2009 he
traded the sheep for Galloway cattle (3 heifers and a
bull) which were the foundation of the cattle he
works his dogs on today. Currently Dieter has four
(4) cowdogs all from different lines of breeding and
some offspring!
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Catching Cows is a Blast!!!
by Tom Blasdell
I haven't had this much fun in
a while!!
I got a call to have a go at
catching 3 head of cattle off
Bend City limit property. I
readily agreed to it, and
THEN though I best ask her
what the story is.
I was told that the cattle
included a cow, her calf from
last year and this years spring
calf. Many had already tried
to capture the trio but had
failed, they had been darted;
chased with 4 wheelers; dogs
were brought in but the cattle whipped them off and
someone even tried to rope them. It was quickly
discovered that when these cattle get to a fence they
don't even blink. To add to the challenge, the area is
heavily covered with juniper trees and tall sage brush.
I first laid my eyes on them in a fenced open field, so
we just shut the gate thinking they wanted to be in
that area and hoped that they might stay until I
returned with the trailer, corral panels, horse and dogs.
When I returned to the field, to my surprise, there was
not a critter to be seen. Someone showed up in a
truck to see what was going on, after a short visit he
shared that he had seen them and told me where those
sneakers were, hiding out in the juniper cover just one
field over.
I stayed back and sent two dogs, Heifer & Kate in
around them. Heifer headed off right while Kate
headed around to the left, as soon as those cattle
realized that they were spotted they took off smoking.
Both dogs were able to get ahead to cover the escape
route, they were hitting the faces straight on like a
linebacker smacking a full back. Dust was boiling up
from hooves spinning to get away from those pearly
whites, the cow whipped around trying to hook the
nearest dog as the calves were held from running the
other direction by the other dog. I sent Web over to
hold the other side to prevent the cattle from
selecting a new escape route. This goes on for
maybe 2 or 3 minutes but soon the dogs have gained
ground are able to get the cattle bayed up allowing
for the dust to settle, the dogs to back off and all to
catch some air.
Now it is time for me and my horse “Bit” to go into
action, riding back and forth, just out of the pressure
zone so that the cattle can settle with horse riding
around. Once the cattle settle in I have the dogs
bring them up a little.
The calves want to settle down and follow Bit, but
mom wants no part of it. She keeps trying to turn
off looking for a weak spot so that she can make a
brake through the first hole that she can create. But
my crew of dogs prevailed, showing her that the right
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place to be was right up behind Bit. We go about 3/4
mile to my truck and trailer where I have panels set up
to help guide the cattle into the trailer.
Before we can get to the panels we have to go through
a gate and then around the rig to get to the open side.
We proceed at a trot through the gate, but that
Corriente cow throws her head in the air and hit a run
with caution to the wind. She has made an escape at
this gate eluding the fastest 4 wheelers in the country;
she knows she CAN DO IT!! I call out to my dogs
“Get a Head!” all 3 dogs are hot on her through the
rocks and juniper trees. That was when the calves
figure I don't have any of the dogs left to hold them
and they have no interest in being left behind, off they
go to catch up with mom.
I hear wire breaking then a cow bawling, “GET A
HOLD!” I tell my dogs as I urge Bit into lope and
scamper on down the fence to find a gate. I slide Bit
to a stop, grab the gate and throw it open, ”BRING
'EM UP!” I call out to the dogs, the dogs go out into
the next field and soon here comes the calves. I call
Kate back so that she can hold the calves up while
Heifer & Web are turning the cow around out in a well
irrigated, soft pasture. Heifer & Web bay up the cow
on one side of the field under a lone standing tree. I
drop down off Bit so that I can check my cinch and
say to my crew “OK kids, this could get western!”
The sound of heavy breathing hung in the air, all eyes
were upon that cow, I settle back in, astride Bit and
built my loop figuring it be best to get a well-deserved
“polly” necklace on that ole’ cow. As soon as push Bit
to move in the cow sticks her head in the air, nodding
her head at me, I know she is flipping me off with
those horns. I toss out my loop, she tries to sprint by,
but her new found necklace lands true and settles
around her horns as pretty as can be. “OUT ! AWAY
TO ME!” I call out to the crew; all three dogs run
around the calves and bring them back to their now
dancing mom.
The old mamma cow not easy to give in charges Bit so
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I flip the slack down so she can run over it and dally
up grabbing another gear. With a thud and a few cuss
words that I share with the crew the cow flops then
slides on the ground. “GET HER UP!” They all 3
come in as if to get themselves a quick steak. She
jumps up and we are off, “BRING EM UP!” I call out
directing the crew to bring the calves behind; they
come at a high lope.
We get to the corner, I was thinking that it would be
the easier way to get back to the truck, OOPS !! No, it
ain't, the gate is shut, now the cow tries to jump the
fence back into the trees.. I stack on my dallies, Bit
turns off hard, cow is still in the air on the apex of her
high jump and proceeds to comes down on the fence,
where she proceeds to get tangled up. Many wires
break along with the sound of wire stretching -cuss
words shared some more.. Good thing for a long
rope, it’s paying off now, I eye up the H brace
supporting the gate. I run over by the H brace, tie off
to both posts and get out of there before our dance
partner has a chance to get to her feet. When she
finally regains her feet, the scene is: one mad cow
whose flipping me off horns have now turned to
daggers; calves standing nearby breathing hard; and
dogs laying in a semi-circle just waiting for next move.
I ride Bit off and tie her ways down the fence line,
from there I climb on over the fence to figure out how
to safely open the closed gate. Keeping the H brace
between me and my “Sweet heart”, I carefully go to get
that gate open so we can get to the trailer across the
field. She figures this idea out about as fast as I make
my moves, her memo shows up: “open gate = kick
that damn cowboys a$$. She smacks the H brace runs
down it and crashes the gate, wholly crap you b-- what
in the heck you thinking? Calves spook and jump into
the field with the darn trees, “HEY GET A HEAD!” I
call to the dogs, as the cow, who is still tangled up goes
down again. I run around and like any dip wad jump
on her thinking I will tie her down right
here.. WIRE and all. The wiriery legged
Corriente sow jumps up to meet me so fast
that I can’t help but yelp some kind a girl
scream. But Heifer, being the sweet friend
she is and having been around Tom long
enough to know he got himself in trouble
AGAIN, comes right in there, shoots the
gap and takes that cow by the nose taking a
couple swings back and forth while I run the
hell out of there. Right about then Kate and
Web show back up with calves; OK,
everyone lay down I will be back. I make
the hike on foot to get the truck, trailer and
panel and drive back over to where the cow,
calves and dogs are. Backing right up next
to the H-brace, that angry rip takes a lunge
at my trailer, then tries to run off as I hear a
loud crack, one post breaks clean off, sure
glad I tied her off to both posts. I run as
fast I can, grabbing panels to get the alley set
up so we can get this job done.
Charlie & Web , two of Tom’s dogs take a break from work
Right about then a city worker drives
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up on her ATV, “how’s it going”, “OH IT is great”
adding that the cow wants to catch a ride from over
here by this gate instead of where I thought we could
get her loaded. Right about then I see movement;
“Ma’am, you might want to roll back a ways” as I note
how close the city worker has parked. Crap “hurry
here she comes” as she smacks the panels, trying to lift
them out of her way with her horns, just a couple of
feet from that buggy actually fighting her way right
into the trailer. I don't remember who screamed
louder cow, gal or me, but we all made noise and all 3
dogs thought it was their cue that it was time to bite
some more. The calves came running around the wire
& post pile making their escape, right into the trailer; I
ran up, slammed the trailer gate shut with only one
panel left standing, tied off to the trailer The poor gal
from the city is still moving out when I get gate shut,
she didn’t stop until she was clear down the fence line
by Bit.
Now it’s time to call the owner and let him know they
are in the trailer, he only owes me $300 and needs to
pick them up tomorrow… he thought the price was a
little high - I thought way low..
But the fun was well worth it, it’s always a blast going
out to play with a great crew of dogs, my horse and
spoiled critters!
time needed to create good canine ranch hands in several
different states for other people.
He has also done very well at cattle dog trials, winning several
of the largest trials on the west coast. His accomplishments
include Champion Nursery Dog of the year twice; Reserve
Champion Nursery Dog or the year; Klamath Falls Bull Sale
challenge dog trial three times; Fort Klamath Rodear Open
Reserve Championship & Open Championship, Winnemucca
Rancher (nursery) twice.
www.Tufstockdogs.com
541-420-8685
[email protected]
Tom Blasdell loves working and training stock dogs. He spent
many years buckarooing around Oregon, Washington Idaho
and California on large cattle ranches. He has trained dogs as
well as starting colts and BLM mustangs.
This experience gave Tom the opportunity to see that every
animal is an individual and needs to be read differently.
Everyday is a teaching and learning experience. Tom
realized that if read right, a dog can change it's working style
to different types of stock, using it's rating ability.
In the last 25 years the demand for trained stock dogs has
surpassed the demand for horse training, allowing Tom the
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Heifer confronts a cow
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Help Wanted –
by Wayne Bamber
Looking for a canine partner to replace my kids when they go off to school. Duties include
gathering my cows and calves from the pasture once a day and sorting any individual that
requires special treatment with her calf and moving it to the handling system. Cattle are
gentle, quite easy to handle individuals of stellar temperaments, if they weren’t I wouldn’t
allow my kids to help me with them. I have never used a working dog before but I trust
that you will know what to do; did I say my cattle are quite tame?
Y
es, this is a
fantasy classified ad but
I’m certain that many
got a chuckle out of it
along with visualizing
what these gentle, tame
cows with stellar
temperaments would do
the first time they
caught sight of a dog invading their territory. As
expected they didn’t take it well, heads shot up, a war
bellow sounded and about 7 momma cows with calves
in tow came charging with plans of scaring the
daylight out of the offensive dog. The owner of the
cattle stood there completely shocked, he never in life
imagined that his cows could be so mean, obviously
intent on killing the dog. Could you imagine if the
cattle producer had gone out on his own with his
newly acquired dog, expecting the same reaction that
he saw demonstrated by the dogs’ seller, or maybe his
vision had been shaped by a television show or when
he visited and watched a local cattle-dog trial? His
expectation would have been his dog setting off
around the cows and within minutes his cows would
have been heading his way and soon ready to
obediently work their way through the processing
alley.
But that often times is not reality and we often
wonder how many cattle producers that were willing
to try supplementing their workforce with a working
dog immediately threw in the towel when the cows
response was aggressive toward the dog and the
operator not knowing what to do stood by as his
newly acquired, often inexperienced dog which
possibly was quite expensive, lit out through the fence
and was gone heading for the next county. Or, instead
went to war with the cattle soon to soon to be
whipped by the cattle and rendered nearly useless. Did
he think that he was sold a dud? Did he think that
dogs were useless and obviously not going to save him
any time or labor? How would he have any idea as to
what to do to get from the unexpected reality to that
vision he had just moments before, when the gate
latch first rattled and he confidently walked into the
pasture with the cows?
This subject invites a lot of discussion due to so many
varying conditions such as environment, age of the
cattle, type of cattle, and many other factors that may
influence the degree of dog-breaking that is needed.
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With the proper insight and approach dogs can
be introduced into a not so friendly dog
environment and go on to being a great asset
and labor saver to the cattlemen.
We recently started working a cow-calf herd
with the following situation:
The cows were gentle and accustomed to being
herded with a four wheeler and people on foot.
This method of handling required having
enough bodies to prevent escape; in this case
the cattle producer was utilizing his teenaged
sons. This created a problem, the sons were
growing up and going off to college and
moving on with their own lives, leaving the
operation short-handed.
The solution to the problem, which also comes
with more problems: start using a dog,
beginning with finding a dog. Cow/calf dogs
that are trained and also for sale are hard to
find, the alternative to a finished dog is a pup
or started dog but it will take some time to
develop, good natural instinct, and being
trainable will go a long way. In this particular
situation the operator purchased a young dog
that was just started on livestock and over the
course of the next year will bring this dog along
on his calves and eventually will move the dog
up to the older more challenging cattle. To
assist in assuring that the young dog will have a
chance, outside help was enlisted to accustom
the cattle to dogs utilizing older, proven dogs.
The environment for this herd was an intensive
grazing program, using five-acre pods (grass
pastures), requiring the cattle to be moved quite
frequently, for this reason they will need to
tolerate a dog working in close proximity, even
when the calves are quite young.
This set of cows present an added challenge to
get them dog broke, we have encountered cattle
that had protected their calves from coyotes,
but in this case they have learned to chase the
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Photo 1: dog applies pressure - Photo 2: cow becomes aggressive
Photo 3: dog rewards cow for leaving by letting her go
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not always with a corresponding dam while
other sets had a replacement heifer or two.
Each set was then worked until each animal
was both yielding to the dog and minding
their own business. Some of the sets, were
worked by only one dog, some we switched
dogs to verify that the cows would yield not
to just the initial dog but also to a dog that
they had not been schooled by, this also
allowed the two dogs we had available for the
task to catch a break and rest.
family pet/show collie dogs, of which the owner had
tried to utilize to assist gathering the pastures but had
failed.
My strategy in breaking these cows was to get them to
respect the dog, which is not the same as fearing a dog; I
do not want them to fear the dog. My concern with
cattle that fear dogs is that in these small pastures there
will be a lot of fence to fix as fear will create more fight
and flight reactions in the cattle. Because these cattle
were successful in the venture of chasing the farm dogs
and as timing would have it the calves were not yet
weaned, we could not gain an advantage on these cattle
in the pasture even with two dogs teamed up. We tried
several tactics and it seemed like all it took was one cow
to turn and think a dog was close, even at 75 feet the dog
was too close and trigged the cow to take to fight. She
would bellow and all those cows were called in to begin
the hunt for the dogs.
We elected to put the dogs away and brought the cows
into the barn that had a newly built continuous fence
pen, of ample height, off to one side. We proceed to sort
groups of four (4) to six (6) cattle consisting of no more
than two momma cows; some sets had a pair of calves,
The reward at the end of the day, was when
we moved the cows as a complete herd back
to the pasture, the only cows that wanted to
fight the dogs, were the ones that had already
been on the cull list after the calves are
weaned. When the calves have been weaned
we will go back and work all of the cattle a
second time and possibly a third. Ideally I would
have rather waited to start the breaking process after
the calves had been weaned, but winter was quickly
approaching, both temperature and footing
conditions were ideal right now. Waiting until after
weaning and the holidays would have put the job into
January, the risks of injuring either cows, dogs or
both was too great in the case of slick conditions
which often occurs in this region of the United States.
Previously I mentioned type of cow, within any breed
of cattle there are gentle cows and there are also wild
cows. I believe the major difference is how these
cows respond to pressure, the wild cow responds by
running away, while the gentle cow has to be pushed.
This difference can also be seen to varying degrees
when the cow responds to a man on foot versus a
man on horseback, or a dog. Frequency of handling is
another factor that is very much a key as to how a
cow responds to pressure along with that amount of
pressure applied.
The gentle cow that has been handled by a man on
foot, when confronted by a dog will feel the pressure
of a dog at a much greater distance than the pressure
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of a man. The same is true of a man on horseback,
compared to a man on foot. Now add a calf at side, the
cow feels she must protect the calf, the pressure of the
man on foot may not change a lot, likewise the man on
horseback if neither is viewed as a threat. But the
dogs’ pressure that was tolerated at a distance without
the mother instinct, now with the calf at side, is viewed
as a predator and a much greater threat.
Most wild cows have been made that way due to the
way they were handled or even due to lack of handling.
I have seen cows that will in some cases eat out of
your hand, but at the sight of a man on horseback,
throw up their heads and run to the back of the
pasture. This same cow after being handled by a man
on a horse daily will no longer feel the need to flee at
the sight of a man astride a horse.
The problems we encountered with this set of cows,
was twofold; .1. Being worked by a man on foot they
tolerate a lot of pressure from a man on foot. 2 they
did not tolerate working dogs and would actually be
aggressive to the pressure of the dog having
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successfully chased off the farm dogs. This change of
pressure means that we had to gain the advantage on
an individual basis, and force these cows to accept a
different kind of pressure from a dog, in this instance,
allow the dogs to punish them for being aggressive to
the dogs. We want them to move from the pressure of
the dog, but we don’t want them to run away. It is a
fine line, we want these cows to respect pressure from
a working dog, and not fight as if the dog is a predator.
In the case of a cattleman that would like to begin
utilizing dogs but finds that they have no assistance
available to dog break his cattle, taking the slow
approach of using the dog only on weaned calves and
replacement heifers initially and over time work his
way up until the majority of his herd is accepting to
dogs will yield the same results. The process takes time
and often times cows will still challenge the dogs
authority, but hopefully by understanding why the
cows are responding the way they are future stockdog
owners can have a good idea as to how to help their
dog gain a working advantage and enjoy how useful
good working dogs can be.
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Success Through Sanction and Stimulus is the first of
a five (5) DVD set featuring the training techniques of
Roy Cox. Roy Cox provides a in-depth narrative
outlining his principal belief system taking the viewer
down a step by step path toward what Roy feels will
help develop a harmonious relations with their dogs.
another trainer; often times we spend to much time
trying to train the dogs body when instead we should
be training their mind, a dog that has a good Sanction
is a dog that is in a particular state of mind keeping in
mind that a favorite phrase that Roy Cox has is “The
Mind Controls The Body”.
The video is high quality, clear & crisp with three
different audio tracks allows viewers to select the
amount of commentary that they would like to listen
to as they watch Roy’s lessons with a young dog
named Zip.
This DVD would be a great investment for working
dog owners who are struggling with maintaining
leadership over their dogs. If your dog runs off to
work on his own, will not stop working to return to
you on command, leads you by the leash or in general
has you working for him this DVD is for you.
Roy takes Zip through basic requirements of loading
and unloading on command, coming when called,
walking at heel and waiting to enter a gait until invited.
All requirements while simple, are made more difficult
over time by changing the amount of activity and
distraction (Stimulus) in the surrounded environment..
Roy uses what he refers to as a “Sanction” to
communicate to the dog when he is making either the
correct or incorrect decision.
To order a copy of the DVD or to find information
about the next DVD in the series visit the website:
http://roycoxcanineconnection.com/
Over the past months I have seen many people
inquire as to what a Sanction is. The term “Sanction”
has no single definition, for lack of a better
explanation I will refer back to my experiences with
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sheep eat acorns? Will they avoid them? Do they
provide any parasite relief at all?
Livestock Health
Pipestone
Veterinary
Clinic
Pipestone, MN
A: Sheep can eat acorns and will. They can become
toxic after consumption of large quantities of young
oak leaves in the spring or green acorns in the fall.
Fallen trees as a result of a storm are often associated
with outbreaks. Mortality may be as high as 70%.
Parasite relief would be baloney.
G.F. Kennedy DVM Answers your questions
Number of Lambs
Q: I have a flock of Katahdin ewes that are about 7
years old. I am having all singles so far. Could this be
due to the age of the ewes? What would you suggest?
A: I suspect heat and condition of ewes when bred
that could be affected by age. Older ewes in good
condition at breeding time usually have multiple births.
If you look at their teeth they never get over 4 years
old. At that time they need to be evaluated yearly
individually before being retained.
As far as breeding they need to be in good condition
and that should be improving at least until they are
bred. Ewes that lamb Feb, Mar, April will have a
higher lambing percentage.
Q: I switched to fall lambing 2 years ago. I am getting
many single lambs from ewes that previously had
twins and even triplets. I have about 70 ewes that
produced 2 triplets and 11 pairs. The rest had single
lambs except 10 had none. Does the fall produce this
result over spring lambing? What else should I look at?
A: Fall lambing is characterized by less milk flow,
reduced lambing percentage and conception rate. I
only recommend it as a 3 crops in two years program.
What you get is a bonus. It is also breed sensitive,
some ewes wont lamb in fall.
Q: Can you clear up some muddy water. I've read
articles alleging acorn toxicity for sheep and goats. Can
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Q: , I have dorpers and was recently told that ewes
that lamb with twins and then lamb again in the same
year are most likely to have a single on the second
lambing..... Is this true? I'd just never heard that
before. Here is the exact quote:
"Well that explains it, If she has lambed twice in one
year, most likely why she had a single this time,
it is possible for hair sheep to lamb twice in
one year, but most times they will single on second
lambing,
not always, but you should only expect one on the
second, Just too hard on the ewes, to keep up body
condition and have multiple births on second lambing
in one year."
I had always thought time of year at conception and
amount/quality of feed/forage played a part in it as
well. And if this were true, wouldn't most ewes very
seldom have twins again after their first lambing on an
accelerated lambing program? Your thoughts?
A: The facts would be that traditionally whether they
have lambed before or not lambing percentage and
milk flow is somewhat less in the fall. I consider lambs
born in the fall as bonus. Obviously it is more difficult
to maintain adequate nutrition when a ewe lambs three
times in two years. Ewes that due nothing but rest for
four months of the year at lambing time should have
more lambs. As far as individual ewes it can bounce
back and forth either way. Ewe life may be shortened
due productivity of ewe but total life time production
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won’t be. Ewes bred as ewe lambs out produce ewes
that don’t lamb as yearlings. If ewes lamb the first
time in the fall I would expect their lambing
percentage to be higher the following spring.
Vaccinations
Q: This year my ewes starting lambing quite a bit
earlier than normal. So consequently, all the ewes did
not get their CD&T vaccination at the appropriate
time. I have had one lamb die that was close to 30
days old. He displayed all the signs of having
overeating disease. Is it safe to vaccinate all the lambs
I have on the ground currently for overeating? If so
what dosage would you recommend for them? What
age is too young to vaccinate at?.....
A: In my own flock I haven't vaccinated ewes with
CDT in excess of ten years based on information
gained by doing vaccination trials for a vaccine
company.
I vaccinate the lambs at processing with 1cc Vision
CDT mixed with 1cc of aqueous pen. Processing time
is first day or two of life before they leave lambing jug.
I vaccinate again with CD at weaning. With this in
mind you may vaccinate at any age with Vision CDT
or CD.
I suspect your lamb may have died of an intestinal
displacement. A common cause of a sudden sporadic
death in that age lamb although clostridium is possible.
Q: In the past we have used CDT and Tetanus to give
to lambs at processing. We banded the tails at that
time so that is why we gave the tetanus. What is the
difference between CDT and CD? I heard one is fast
acting if you had an interotoxema issue and one is the
vaccination. Is this true and can you give me some
insight.
Can I give 1cc CDT, 1cc Tetanus and 1cc of Aqueous
Pen in the same syringe to lambs at processing?
A: CDT is an enterotoxemia bacterin that includes
tetanus toxoid. Combined with 1cc of aqueous
penicillin gives you immediate and long standing
tetanus protection. They may be mixed in same
syringe as used.
Feeding Tips
Q: We are thinking about feeding beet pulp to our
flock as a supplement. Is this something that you
would recommend doing? If so how would it be fed
also, dry or do we have to let soak in water 1st.
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A: I have not had experience with beet pulp. I visited
with a nutritionist friend at he stated it took 6# of wet
pulp to equal 1# of corn. Dried pulp generally doesn't
compete due to price. When considering using
alternative feeds it generally requires getting a
nutritionist involved and a flock of 200 ewes or more.
challenge the need to run the lambs on grass. Would
creep feed lambs and then keep in dry lot on grain and
hay. Vibrio vaccination is important in the ewes but
with four you will probably sneak by and we are late if
they haven’t previously been vaccinated.
Q: Feeding pregnant ewes grass hay and 1/2 lb. corn a
day. Can I continue feeding this or should I switch
over too good quality alfalfa and increase corn. They
should start lambing Feb.1.
Give lambs 1cc of CDT and 1cc of aqueous pen
mixed together in one syringe subq at processing, day
or two after birth. Revaccinate with CD 8 weeks at
wean and three weeks later. You can use CDT but the
T portion isn’t necessary.
A: Need to switch to at least half alfalfa six weeks prior
to lambing. Feed grain according to condition, may
want to increase to a pound six weeks prior to lambing.
Valbazen will get Tape worms but isn’t a very good
wormer for stomach worms and eventually they
develop resistance to the tapes.
Deworming
Q: We live in northwest Missouri and recently
purchased 4 bred ewes for a 4-H/FFA project. Two of
the ewes are due Jan. 27th and the other two on Feb.
12th. We are wrestling with the worming and
vaccination program we got from the breeder we
purchased them from. For worming they said to use
Cydectin and Valbazen. They said to deworm the ewes
now, but also 1-3 days after lambing, then again in the
spring and again in fall if needed. The lambs need
dewormed at 4-6 weeks, again at 8 weeks and every 4
weeks after that. We need more clarification of what
wormer, when and how much for the ewes and lambs.
I noticed that Cydectin says it's not to be used on
pregnant sheep? As for the vaccinations, they said
Vibro and CD-T for the ewes 30 days prior to lambing.
The lambs get the CD-T at 1-3 days, 4-6 weeks and 8
weeks of age. Does this cover everything we need?
Vets in this area aren't as knowledgeable on sheep and
we were told that your clinic is one of the best in the
country. I'm hoping to get an order for everything we
need in to you by the end of the week if possible.
A: Cydectin is ok for pregnant ewes, Valbazen is not.
Worm with Cydectin now and before going to pasture
in the spring. If the lambs don’t see grass they will not
need worming. If they do probably 8 weeks of age and
rotate grazing areas and worm as needed rotating
grazing areas each time. If this is a 4 H project I would
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Canine Health
Hypothermia
As winter is beginning to get serious all dog owners
should refresh their memory about dogs being
susceptible to the cold. While a dog may appear to
thrive while working on a bitter day, it can be damaging
to them. Hypothermia is the lowering of the core body
temperature well below the dog’s normal 101.5 to 102.5
normal rectal temperature. Substantial lowering of the
temperature interferes with the metabolic functions of
the body and affect the internal organs. A dog’s first
reaction to the lowering of his temperature is to shiver.
Shivering increases the muscle activity, which in turn
increases heat production. At the same time, his blood
circulation shifts away from his legs and feet to his
internal organs.
Mild hypothermia causes an increase in blood pressure
and heart rate, but if the time and severity of heat loss
continues, heart rate and blood pressure decline and
cardiac arrhythmias or cardiac arrest can occur. Severe
hypothermia leads to respiratory depression, lethargy,
lack of coordination, paralysis and collapse.
Dogs with rectal temperatures between 90 and 99
degrees Fahrenheit are considered to have mild
hypothermia, while dogs with temperatures below 90
degrees F can be considered as moderate to severe. All
dogs with temperatures below 90 degrees should be
presented to a veterinarian for evaluation. Symptoms
that worry us are muscle stiffness, slow heart rate, slow
respiratory rates, stupor and fixed pupils. These dogs
are in serious trouble. Early signs include mental
depression, shivering and weakness.
Treatment: Dogs should be kept very quiet on the trip
to the veterinarian, as movement can lead to lethal heart
beat abnormalities and even cardiac arrest. Wrap the
dog in thermal blankets to conserve body heat. External
heat sources like heating pads and electric heaters can
burn skin quickly, heating them up slowly is the best.
Apply external heat to the trunk of the dog, the chest
and the belly as this avoids unwanted dilation of the
vessels of the legs and the feet. A protective blanket
should be placed between the heat source and the dog at
all times.
Allowing the dog to inhale warm air from the truck heater
vents also benefits in warming the body core of the dog.
Veterinarians will use IV fluids, warm water enemas and
placement of warm fluids in the stomach to gradually
increase core body temperature. Veterinarians may also use
corticosteroids and monitor the dog for heart arrhythmias
and pneumonia and check for frostbite.
Prolonged exposure to the cold can also cause frostbite– the
death of tissue in the extremities. Dog toes, tails, ear tips
and scrotum are all the most common frostbite areas.
Frostbitten tissue appears pale and is cold to the touch. It
should be rewarmed slowly and given time to heal. It may
turn red, swell, and will become painful before turning scaly.
If your dog’s circulation has been badly affected, the tips of
its extremities may even rub off; careful handling is
essential.
Prevention: Obviously, prevention is worth more than a
pound of cure with hypothermia and frostbite. So, a few
simple precautions:
If Shep is an outside dog with a thick double coat, is
accustomed to frigid winter weather and has a sheltered
place to get away from the wind and the rain, he can
probably stay outside no matter what winter throws his way.
But if he’s old, arthritic or debilitated in any way, or if his
coat is not heavy enough, a warm, draft free kennel is
essential. Very young and very old dogs are more
susceptible than others. Sick or recovering dogs are also
more likely to get too cold. Take extra care with dogs in
these categories.
Nutrition: The best source of energy for the hard working
dog during cold weather is a high-fat food in the range of
20%. Contrary to popular opinion, high fat food does not
make your dog run “hot”. In fact, dogs on high-fat diets
perform better on hot days than dogs on lower fat diets.
But, high-fat diets do help a dog maintain their weight
during a hard working season. Research has shown the
value of high-fat diets in Pointers in the Deep South and
sled dogs in the Far North. On the average, dogs require
about 7.5 percent more food for each 10 degree drop in
temperature. One way to help ensure that dogs eat enough
it to feed them twice a day. Keep in mind that some dogs
will get diarrhea or other digestive problems when their
food is changed or when intake is increased, unless it is
done gradually over a period of 7 to 10 days.
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I OWA S TOCK D OG
A SSOCIATION
Nov/Dec 2012
Iowa Stock Dog Association
The 2012 ISDA Season is in the book and we have already moved on to the 2013 with our first two
trials already behind us. Congratulations to our 2012 Open Finals Champions, Nyle Sealine with
Flint in the sheepdog division and Mike Davis with Sugar in the cattledog division. This is the second time in a row that Mike and Sugar have been our Finals Cattledog Champions.
We also want to congratulate our other year end champions, the overall year end Open Champion
based on points earned at each ISDA Trial was Bob Johnson with his dog Ruby. The Pro-Novice
Champion is Jeff Livingston with Spot, and reserve to Mary Bolton with Jeta. The Novice division
Champion is Kelli Kraft with Sally and Reserve Champion is Jena Livingston with Buck.
The Southeastern Iowa Cattledog Trials were held on October 12th & 13th, this year was a especially memorable due to the amount of rain that fell, we were all swamped but still had a great
time and thank our host Gary Goehring. The winner of the 3rd annual Nursery Challenge was Jerry Davis with Bailey, Bob Johnson won the Shoot-out with Ruby.
Travis Feeders just outside of Creston, IA was the location of a new trial. The trial was held in a
harvested soybean field on fresh weaned steers and heifers. Our hosts, the entire Travis family,
including a slew of young horseman made us all feel welcome and really showed how to put on a
trial. We look forward to a future trial at this location, it doesn’t get any better, plenty of fresh
cattle, a great field for the Open and Nursery with a near by arena for the Pro-Novice and Novice.
Please be alerted of a new Cattledog trial coming up in January, John Holman is hosting a trial at
Chance Ridge Ranch, this is the same indoor arena that we were at 3 years ago, it is awesome!!!
10123 150th Street
Alden, IA 50006
Phone: 515-854-2060
Mobile: 641-373-6159
Email: [email protected]
www.iowastockdog.com
Board of Directors
Debbie Meier. Alden, IA 515-854-2060
(2010-2012) - 2012 President, Treasurer
Mary Bolton, No. Liberty, IA 319-626-6293
(2011-2013) - 2012 Vice-President
Ruth Schlafke, Jewell, IA 515-310-0197
(2010-2012) - 2012 Secretary
Amy Cochran, Adel, IA 515-306-2296
(2011-2013) - Board Member
Bob Johnson, Tingley, IA 641-340-5409
Curtis Dukes, Kent, IA 641-348-2389
Mike Davis, Murray, IA 641-447-2041
Also, if anyone would be willing to host the annual meeting and awards banquet possibly with a
fun day please contact a board member. We have been down in Tingley the last few years, while
a ideal setting it would be nice to have it moved to other locations.
Hope to see everyone in Elkhorn, NE and have a safe and Happy Holiday!
Announcements
 ISDA Membership
must be paid prior to
participating in a
sanction trial in order
to count for year end
points.
 Accepting nominations for the ISDA
BOD , contact any
board member , 2
terms expiring
Volume 5—Issue 1
Upcoming Events
January 12, 2013
Winter Classic CDT
Elkhorn,, NE
John Holman 402-469-5056
[email protected]
June 8th, 2013
Iowa Sheep & Wool Festival
Sheepdog Trial, Adel, Iowa
515-854-2060
[email protected]
June 23 & 24, 2013
SE Iowa Cattledog Trials
Keosauqua, Iowa
Gary Goehring 641-919-0865
July 14th, 2013
Cedar County Fair SDT
Tipton, IA
Mary Bolton
[email protected]
August 14th, 2013 (tentative)
Iowa State Fair 8 am
Sheepdog & Cattledog Trials
Des Moines, IA
October 12 & 13, 2013
SE Iowa Cattledog Trials
4th Annual Nursery Challenge
Keosauqua, Iowa
Gary Goehring 641-919-0865
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2012 ISDA Open Finals Results
Open Cattle
Mike Davis Sugar 60 pts. 3:36
Wayne Bamber Jake 60 pts 4:19
Nyle Sealine Flint 60 pts 4:33
Deb Meier Ricky 60 pts 4:51
Jerry Davis Rita 60 pts 4:53
Bob Johnson Ruby 60 pts. 5:12
Ed Ball Bubba 45 pts
Murray Ketteler Roy 15 pts
Curtis Dukes Duce T/O
Open Sheep
Nyle Sealine Flint 86
Deb Meier Ricky 73
Bob Johnson Jazz 65
Jerry Davis Rita 63
Mike Davis Sugar 61
Wayne Bamber Jake 60
Curtis Dukes Jag 58
Rich Hall Pepper 48
Murray Ketteler Griz 26
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Ohio Valley Stockdog Assoc.
October 20-21, 2012
Hartford, KY
The fall foliage of the hills of Kentucky provided a
beautiful backdrop for the freshly manicured trial field,
further accented by the newly constructed panels and
pen. Blustery winds put a chill in the air on Saturday
and had handlers reaching for hats and gloves;
however Summer returned on Sunday with lots of
sunshine and the coats were soon shed.
Roy Brown expertly sorted the runs by judging and
announcing the winners in each class both days. Davis
Greenwell’s healthy trial fit sheep provided a true test
for both the handlers and the dog. Robin Reasoner
and Hawk confidently spotted all run and all handlers
agreed the team was a great bonus to the trial.
Thanks to all the volunteers who helped clerk, post
scores and bake the delicious treats for our noon meal.
Our everlasting thanks to Tom Sorrels and W.A.
Newton for maintaining our beautiful trial field.
Thanks for the tireless young boys helping with the
setout pens. A bit thanks to the USBCHA and the
American Border Collie Assoc. for their support and
sponsorship.
Congratulation to all the handlers. Safe travels and see
everyone in the Ohio County Park next spring.
Results
Saturday
Novice
1st
Paula McCaleb
ProNovice
1st
Chuck Dimit
2nd
Maureen Guse
3rd
Jim Lowery
4th
Bill Reel
5th
Steven McCaleb
Sage
Chuck Dimit
Chad
Allen Hickenbottom Sweep
Connie Brannen
Velvet
Open
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Chuck Dimit
Allen Hickenbottom
Allen Hickenbottom
Bob Kelley
Chuck Dimit
Rex
Vic
Coll
Shawn
Cole
79
73
68
92
89
86
84
83
Sunday
Novice
1st
Paula McCaleb
Sage
58
ProNovice
1st
Chuck Dimit
2nd
Jim Lowery
3rd
Steven McCaleb
4th
W.A. Newton
5th
W.A. Newton
Joel
Stormy
Ash
Judy
Jan
78
69
67
64
57
Ranch
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Chuck Dimit
Jim Lowery
Allen Hickenbottom
Allen Hickenbottom
Chad
Kay
Sweep
Shep
79
73
71
71
Open
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Allen Hickenbottom
Connie Brannen
Chuck Dimit
Chuck Dimit
Lisa Greene
Vic
Rem
Rex
Cole
Deuce
96 (runoff 90)
96 (runoff 84)
86
83
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2nd
3rd
4th
78
74
66
65
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E-mail results to
[email protected] or mail them to
10123 150th Street
Alden, IA 50006
515-854-2060 / 641-373-6159
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Dunnigan Hills Fall 2012 Trial
November 16-18, 2012
Zamora, CA
OPEN – Day 1
1. Judy Loflin Cam 86
2. Sandi Andersen Liz 83
3. Sandra Milberg Quill 83
4. Claire Burson Tes 83
5. Billy Trent Coal 82
6. Nina Fox Jed 81
7. Judy Loflin Rudy 80
8. Anne Mock Ben 80
9. Chris Guzman Po 80
10. Bill Orr Sly 79
11. Vicky Yablonsky Gus 79
12. Gloria Atwater Nick 78
13. Bill Orr Roy 78
14. Claire Burson Lad 76
15. Anne Mock Zac 76
16. Jean Singer Tug 76
17. Erin Swanson Lark 76
18. Rhonda Lauritsen Holly 76
19. Tom Spencer King 76
20. LisAnn Spencer Lacy 75
21. Colleen Duncan Hope 70
22. Rochelle Stanford Koko 69
23. Barb McPherson Callie 68
24. Polly Lowry Meg 67
25. Kathy Hoffer Trig 65
26. Lasoya Lerma Blazin’ Beau 64
27. Joan Cudd Paddy 64
28. Karen Smith Ruby 63
29. Bob Dias Roc 62
30. Polly Lowry Fox 59
31. Sue Gustafson Glen 59
32. Erin Swanson Cooper 58
33. Sharon Roman Nicky 53
34. Tom Spencer Moss 53
35. Vicky Yablonsky Daisy 48
36. Kathy Hoffer Meg 40
37. Steve Alongi Tess RT
38. Carolyn Erdman Chance RT
39. Carolyn Erdman Jenna RT
40. Bob Dias Kirk RT
41. Rhonda Lauritsen Craig RT
42. Sharon Roman Flair RT
43. Rochelle Stanford Rack RT
Open Day 2
1. Sandy Andersen Liz 86
2. Tom Spencer Moss 85
3. Judy Loflin Cam 85
4. Anne Mock Zac 84
5. Claire Burson Tes 83
6. Chris Guzman Bo 83
7. Barb McPherson Callie 82
8. Nina Fox Jed 81
9. Jean Singer Tug 81
10. Anne Mock Ben 81
11. Bill Orr Roy 81
12. Colleen Duncan Hope 80
13. Vicky Yablonsky Gus 80
14. Lasoya Lerma Blazin Beau 79
15. Vicky Yablonsky Daisy 78
16. Polly Lowry Meg 78
17. Gloria Atwater Nick 77
18. Erin Swanson Cooper 76
19. LisAnn Spencer Lacey 75
20. Rochelle Stanford Koko 75
21. Steve Alongi Tess 75
22. Carolyn Erdman Jenna 75
23. Sandra Milberg Quill 74
24. Rhonda Lauritsen Craig 73
25. Rhonda Lauritsen Holly 73
26. Kathy Hoffer Trig 73
27. Bob Dias Roc 73
28. Bill Orr Sly 72
29. Sharon Roman Nick 71
30. Kathy Hoffer Meg 68
31. Polly Lowry Fox 67
32. Claire Burson Lad 67
33. Tom Spencer King 61
34. Joan Cudd Paddy 61
35. Judy Loflin Nash 58
36. Sue Gustafson Glen 35
37. Carolyn Erdman Chance 34
38. Bob Dias Kirk RT
39. Judy Loflin Ruby RT
40. Sharon Roman Flair RT
41. Rochelle Stanford Kira RT
42. Erin Swanson Lark RT
43. Bill Trent Coal RT
Pro Novice #1
1. Sharon Freilich Nan 81
2. Tom Trent Angus 79
3. Angela Akers Hazel 76
4. Gloria Atwater Gael 75
5. Gloria Supernaw Lad 74
6. Marilyn Volpe Hemp 73
7. Alcyen Johnson Reno 71
8. Tom Redelfinger Luke 70
9. Karen Kollgaard Tru 70
10. Barb McPherson Jade 69
11. Karen Kollgaard Dickens 68
12. Tom Spencer Reg 68
13. LisAnn Spencer Hank 65
14. Teri Tucker Jasper 64
15. Billy Trent Ryme 64
16. Patti Sowell Lil 62
17. Yvette Cook Web 62
18. Sharon Roman Bess 60
19. Rusty Jeffers Britt 59
20. Carol Leyh Tess 57
21. Lisa Steg Kit 56
22. Tom Spencer Top 56
23. Jack Mathieson Jake 54
24. Sandra Milberg Hope 52
25. Vivian Willis Lili 51
26. Hiroko Komori Dusty 50
27. Carolyn Leyh Collene 39
28. Peggy Taylor Allie 23
29. Lisa Steg Dot DQ
Pro Novice #2
1. Yvette Cook Web 76
2. Alcyen Johnson Reno 74
3. Karen Kollgaard Tru 74
4. Patti Sowell Lil 72
5. Gloria Supernaw Lad 72
6. Barb McPherson Jade 71
7. Teri Tucker Jasper 70
8. Gloria Atwater Gael 70
9. Lisa Steg Kit 69
10. Tom Spencer Reg 67
11. Carol Leyh Collene 66
12. Rusty Jeffers Britt 64
13. Sharon Freilich Nan 63
14. Tom Radelfinger Luke 63
15. Sandra Milberg Hope 63
16. Tom Spencer Top 62
17. Vivian Willis Lili 62
18. Karen Kollgaard Dickens 62
19. Peggy Taylor Allie 58
20. Tom Trent Angus 53
21. Hiroko Komori Dusty RT
22. Jack Mathieson Jake RT
23. Sharon Roman Bess RT
24. Angela Akers Hazel DQ
Vashon Sheepdog Trial
Vashon, WA
September 14-16, 2012
2012 Special Award Winners
PIE Top High Point Open TeamLyle Lad & Gin
Lein Animal Clinic Top Washington Open Team-Dave Imas & Cap
Fair Isle Animal Clinic Top ProNovice Award-Connie Brannen &
Velvet
Puget Sound Energy Best Outrun
Award-Maggi McClure & Kep
Windermere Realty Best Lift
Award-Patrick Shannahan & Riggs
True Value Best Drive Award- Lyle
Lad & Gin
Pandora's Box Best Pen AwardConnie Brannen & Rem
Island Lumber Best Shed AwardHeather Haynes & Lad
Madrona Cove Best Single AwardJeff Maroni & Carmen
The Island Quilter "Ah, shucks! I'll
do better next year!" AwardDiane Pagel
The Honorary Tom Stewart Stockmanship Award- Lynn Johnston &
Jesse
Pro-Novice 1 (top 6)
Patrick Shannahan Abby 80
Lyle Lad Lucky 76
Connie Brannen Velvet 70
Cindy Baker Finn 69
Karen Child Doug 66
Christie True Dusty 65
Pro-Novice 2 (top 6)
Lyle Lad Tip 71
Lyle Lad Lucky 70
Connie Brannen Velvet 66
Karen Child Doug 64
Sandy Johnson Nell 63
Cindy Baker Finn 61
Open Class 1 (top 6)
Lyle Lad Gin 99
Patrick Shannahan Andi 95
Patrick Shannahan Riggs 93
Lynn Johnston Jesse 84
Maggi McClure Rob 84
Laura Vishoot Tucker 82
Open Class 2 (top 6)
Elissa Thau Tommy 60
Diane Pagel Nan 60
Lynn Johnston Jessie 59
Donna Donahue Taff 59
Laura Vishoot Brynn 58
Tierney Graham Blazin’Brisco57
Colorado State Fair
Sheepdog Trials
Open Trial (top 6 of 15)
Daniel Keeton Newby 84
Daniel Keeton York 82
Daniel Keeton Sonny 79
Lise Anderson Piper 76
Lise Anderson Mack 75
Open Ranch (top 6 of 15)
Daniel Keeton Nap 82
Lise Anderson Nellie 77
Tina Leplatt Sandy 74
Richard Bailey Abbie 70
Victoria Long Nessa 70
Victoria Long Ellum 52
18th Ettrick Kennel STD
Butler, MO
October 25-28, 2012
Results:
Sat Open 64 dogs ran
1 Kathy Knox Sal
2 Larry Burch Dot
3 Alasdair MacRae Li
4 Linda Meyer Faith
5 Stephanie Goracke Mack
6 Terry Murray Jick
7 Kathy Knox Clint
8 Don Russell Rex
9 Chuck Riley Nan
10 Jack Knox Nap
11 Suzy Gansky Cap
Sun Open 62 dogs ran
1 Alasdair MacRae Jim
2 Alasdair MacRae Li
3 Stephanie Goracke Gwynn
4 Terry Murray jess
5 Patricia MacRae Cap
6 Larry Burch Dot
7 Mike Goracke Kate
8 Roy Taber Craig
9 Roy Taber York
10 Kathy Kawalec Sue
11 Stephanie Goracke Mack
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Pronovice 37 dogs ran
1 Stephanie Goracke Tweed
2 Linda Meyer Jill
Nursery 6 dogs ran
1 Thad Fleming Gig
Happy Hollow Autumn Classic
Russelville, MO
November 2nd & 3rd, 2012
Sunday Double Lift Final
1. Alasdair Macrae Jim 155
2. Alasdair Macrae Li 142
3. Larry Burch Dot 140
4. Margaret Johnson Fleet 133
5. Kathy Knox Sal 132
6. Roy Taber Craig 125
7. Jack Knox Jim 122
8. Linda Meyer Faith 111
Open Friday
1. Margaret Johnson Fleet 87
2. Larry Burch Dot 84
3. Roy Taber Craig 83 (olf 43)
4. Jack Knox Nap 83 (olf 42)
5. Linda Meyer Faith 82
6. Susanne Hoffman Toss 81
7. Terry Murray Jess 80
8. Kathy Knox Sal 77
9. Alasdair Macrae 75
Open Saturday
1. Jack Knox Jim 96
2. Alasdair Macrae Li 89
3. Alasdair Macrae Queen88(olf 48)
4. Larry Moore Bee 88 (olf 46)
5. Alasdair Macrae Jim 87
6. Peg Anderson Spot 85
7. Chuck Hoffman Sweep 83
8. Patricia Macrae Sweep 81(olf 46)
9. Terry Murray Jess 81 (olf 44)
Pronovice Friday
1. Margaret Johnson Rain79(olf 48)
2. Peg Anderson Bear 79 (olf 45)
3. Margaret Johnson Lark 68
4. John Seraphine Nell 64 (olf 45)
5. Richard Bailey Abbie 64 (olf 34)
Pronovice Saturday
1. John Seraphine Nell 82
2. Peg Anderson Bear 80
3. Linda Meyer Jill 79
4. Margaret Johnson Rain77(olf 47)
5. Jennifer Boznos Tony 77 (olf 45)
Ranch Friday
1. Carol Wanta Rain 81
2. Kathy Owens Johnnie 71 (olf 44)
3. Robin Reasoner Abby 71 (olf 41)
Ranch Saturday
1. Robin Reasoner Abby 76
2. Kathy Owens Johnnie 73
3. Larry Moore Taf 69
Volume 5—Issue 1
Novice Friday
1. Carol Wanta 34
Novice Saturday
1. Lando Koch 33
Southeastern Iowa CDT
Keosauqua, IA
Saturday Oct. 13th, 2012
Open
Mike Davis
Sugar
Curtis Dukes
Deuce
Thad Fleming
Nell
Gary Geohring
Suzy
Rudy Starke
Shep
Lyle East
Liz
Lyle East
Sis
Bob Johnson
Jazz
Jerry Davis
Rita
Bob Johnson
Ruby
Lyle East
Spot
Ron Long
Hoss
Patty Koller
Jazz
Patty Koller
Skeet
Gary Geohring
Mac
Deb Meier
Ricky
Ed Ball Bubba
Rudy Starke
Charlie
Curtis Travis
Griff
Wayne Bamber
Jake
Ron Baucom
Rex
Thad Fleming
Molly
Ron Long
Cap
Robin Reasoner
Hawke
Nursery
Bob Johnson
Rudy Starke
Lyle East Liz
Ron Baucom
Jerry Davis
Ron Long
Bob Johnson
Gary Goehring
Lyle East
Lyle East
Patty Koller
Pro-Novice
Curtis Dukes
Ed Ball
Bob Johnson
Rudy Starke
Bob Johnson
Bob Johnson
Ron Baucom
Jerry Davis
Ed Ball
Ron Long
Blue
Charlie
Cody
Bailey
Hoss
Check
Patch
Max
Kensie
Zeus
Tuff
Dot
Blue
Rock
Check
Turbo
Mae
Bailey
Tic
Lil
Novice
Mark Triggs
Zeb
Sunday Oct. 14th, 2012
Open
Robin Reasoner
Hawke
Lyle East
Spot
Vic Roe
Bob Johnson
Gary Geohring
Thad Fleming
Rudy Starke
Ron Baucom
Curtis Travis
Ed Ball
Mike Davis
Jerry Davis
Deb Meier
Rudy Starke
Curtis Dukes
Lyle East
Gary Geohring
Vic Roe
Lyle East Liz
Thad Fleming
Bob Johnson
Wayne Bamber
Ron Baucom
Bud
Ruby
Mac
Molly
Shep
Mae
Griff
Bubba
Sugar
Rita
Ricky
Charlie
Duece
Sis
Suzy
Pal
Wayne Bamber
Jerry Davis
Jeff Livingston
Murray Ketteler
Ron Baucom
Bob Johnson
Curtis Dukes
Ron Baucom
John Overholtzer
Mike Davis
Rich Hall
Curt Travis
Deb Meier
Rich Hall
Murray Ketteler
Nell
Jazz
Jake
Rex
Nursery
Lyle East Kensie
Rudy Starke
Bob Johnson
Jerry Davis
Lyle East
Gary Goehring
Ron Baucom
Rudy Starke
Lyle East
Bob Johnson
Nursery Saturday 11-3-12
Bob Johnson
Blue
Niyole Livingston Bess
Rich Hall
Sis
Ron Baucom
Cody
Billy Clevenger
Pup
Charlie
Blue
Bailey
Max
Patch
Cody
Rock
Liz
Check
Pro-Novice Saturday 11-3-12
Murray Ketteler
Rachel
Murray Ketteler
Garth
Murray Ketteler
Clue
Bob Johnson
Blue
Jerry Davis
Bailey
Bob Johnson
Check
Murray Ketteler
Hazel
Billy Clevenger
Pup
Pro-Novice
Ed Ball
Rudy Starke
Jerry Davis
Bob Johnson
Curtis Dukes
Bob Johnson
Dot
Rock
Bailey
Check
Tuff
Turbo
Novice
Mark Triggs
Lindsay Rawson
Zeb
Quin
Shootout Finals
Bob Johnson
Ruby
Jerry Davis
Rita
Lyle East
Spot
Rudy Starke
Rock
Mike Davis
Sugar
Rudy Starke
Shep
Ed Ball
Dot
Nursery Finals
Jerry Davis
Bailey
Bob Johnson
Blue
Gary Goehring
Patch
Rudy Starke
Charlie
Travis Hometown/Travis Crop
Cattledog Trial
Creston, IA
Open Saturday 11-3-12
Bob Johnson
Jazz
Murray Ketteler
Grizz
Murray Ketteler
Belle
Jake
Rita
Spot
Roy
Mae
Ruby
Duce
Rex
Maggie
Sugar
Pepper
Griff
Ricky
Sis
Kate
Novice Saturday 11-3-12
Jenia Livingston
Buck
Mark Triggs
Zeb
Kristi McKenny
Turbo
Open Sunday 11-4-12
John Holman
Lee
Jerry Davis
Rita
Bob Johnson
Jazz
Ron Baucom
Rex
Vic Roe
Sis
Mike Davis
Sugar
Murray Ketteler
Kate
Murray Ketteler
Roy
Curtis Dukes
Duce
Murray Ketteler
Grizz
Jeff Livingston
Spot
Deb Meier
Ricky
Curt Travis
Griff
Wayne Bamber
Jake
John Overholtzer Maggie
Ron Baucom
Mae
Bob Johnson
Ruby
Murray Ketteler
Belle
Vic Roe
Bud
Nursery Sunday 11-4-12
Bob Johnson
Blue
John Holman
Roy
Kelli Kraft
Sally
Ron Baucom
Cody
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Travis—Creston, IA Cont.
Pro-Novice Sunday 11-4-12
Bob Johnson
Blue
Cutis Dukes
Tuff
Murray Ketteler
Clue
Murray Ketteler
Rachel
Jerry Davis
Bailey
Murray Ketteler
John Holman
Niyole Livingston
Billy Clevenger
John Holman
Bob Johnson
Deb Meier
Murray Ketteler
Hazel
Hope
Bess
Pup
Roy
Check
Slick
Garth
Novice Sunday 11-4-12
Kristi McKenny
Turbo
Mark Triggs
Zeb
Jenia Livingston
Buck
Paul Kraft
Sally
Trial Dates
1/5/2013 - 1/6/2013
Edgeworth SDT
Gordonville, VA
Florence Wilson 540-832-2812
[email protected]
1/5/2013 - 1/5/2013
Colorado Winterwarmup SDT
Longmont, CO
Irene Stoller 303-579-3697
[email protected]
1/5/2013 - 1/5/2013
Wolston Winter Trial #2 SDT
Scio, OR
Ian caldicott 503-394-2021
[email protected]
1/11/2013 - 1/13/2012
Kuymal & Bel Canto Ranches. Nenach, CA
Nenach, VA
Peggy Richter
[email protected]
1/11/2013 - 1/13/2013
Kuymal & Bel Canto Ranches
Nenach, CA,
Peggy Richter [email protected]
1/12/2013 - 1/12/2013
Stockdog SDT
Gillette, WY
Penny Allemand 307-682-2648
[email protected]
1/12/2013 - 1/12/2013
Kirchgessner Winter Trial Series 3
Arlington, WA
Lynne Green 206-372-4719
[email protected]
1/12/2013 - 1/13/2013
Lazy J Farm SDT
Carnesville, GA
Dawn Boyce 706 335 6323
[email protected]
1/12/2013 - 1/13/2013
Bowie SDT
Bowie, TX
Chuck Riley 940-872-4164
[email protected]
www.texassheepdogassoc.org
1/12/2013 - 1/13/2013
CAROLINA ASC-Findley Vue Farm
Burlington NC,
919-812-8744 [email protected]
1/14/2013 - 1/14/2013
Caney Creek Nursery Trial
Greeneville, TN
Richard Brandon 423-823-0764
[email protected]
1/15/2013 - 1/16/2013
SP Valley Herding & SW Rottie Club
Escondido, CA,
Rita Favreau at [email protected]
1/15/2013 - 1/15/2013
MacDonald's Ewesful SDT #4
Longbranch, WA
Sue MacDonald 253-884-2915
[email protected]
1/12/2013 - 1/13/2013
Stockdogranch Winter Series CDT 2
Pala, CA
Anna Guthrie 706 803-4991
[email protected]
1/17/2013 - 1/20/2013
Ft. Stockton SDT
Ft. Stockton, TX
Herbert Holmes 830-683-7515
[email protected]
1/12/2013 - 1/13/2013
Wink Mason
Goldvein, VA,
Wink Mason at
[email protected]
1/18/2013 - 1/20/2013
The Big Freeze SDT
Caldwell, ID
Don Helsley 208-866-6982
[email protected]
1/12/2013 - 1/12/2013
Winter Classic CDT
Elkhorn,, NE
John Holman 402-469-5056
[email protected]
1/20/2013 3 Amigos CDT
Cheyenne, WY
Bob Wagner 970 420-2336
[email protected]
1/13/2013 - 1/13/2012
Freeze your Hinny SDT
Bill, WY
Bonnie Mitts 307-351-3320
[email protected]
1/25/2013 NWSS Cattledog Trial
Denver, CO
Tim Gifford 308 631-0387
[email protected]
1/13/2013 - 1/13/2013
Rockyewe Sseries SDT
Roy, WA
Judy Norris 253-843-1253
[email protected]
1/25/2013 NWSS Cattledog Trial
Denver, CO
Tim Gifford 308 631-0387
[email protected]
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1/26/2013 - 1/26/2013
National Western SDT
Denver, CO
Mark Henderson 303-621-2335
[email protected]
1/26/2013 Montana Winter Fair CDT
Lewistown, MT
Guy Maberry 406 538-3634 H
[email protected]
1/26/2013 Gr River Stkdog
Prior Lake MN,
JoAnna Yund at [email protected]
1/26/2013 - 1/27/2013
New Hope ASC
Plantersville, TX
Donna Doubler 281-851-8131
[email protected]
1/26/2013 - 1/27/2013
Blue Rock SPECTACULAR—AHBA
Tonopah, AZ
Ph. 623-487-1877
E-Mail: [email protected]
arizonaherding.com
1/31/2013 Klamath Bull & Horse Sale CDT
Klamath Falls, OR
Julia Williams 530 320-1699
[email protected]
klamathbullsale.com
2/1/2013 TASK Farms
Leona Valley, CA,
Terry Kenney at [email protected]
2/1/2013 - 2/3/2013
Florida ASA
Lady Lake, FL
[email protected]
2/1/2013 - 2/3/2013
Suwanee River SDT
Branford, FL
Sheryl Williams 570-499-0318
[email protected]
www.jaggerwilliamsbordercollies.com
Volume 5—Issue 1
2/2/2013 - 2/2/2013
Lazy J SDT
Scio, OR
[email protected]
2/8/2013 - 2/10/2013
Barbara Davenport & Elsie Rhodes
Gig Harbor, WA,
Barbara Davenport at [email protected]
2/2/2013 - 2/2/2013
Wolston Winter Trial #3 SDT
Scio, OR
[email protected]
2/8/2013 - 2/10/2013
El Presidente SDT
Caldwell, ID
Pat Shannahan 208/318/4920
[email protected]
2/2/2013 - 2/2/2013
Kirchgessner Winter Trial Series 4
Arlington, WA
Lynne Green 206-372-4719
[email protected]
2/9/2013 - 2/9/2013
Rockyewe Sseries SDT
Roy, WA
[email protected]
2/3/2013 - 2/3/2013
State of Jefferson Winter Series 3 SDT
Tulelake, CA
Geri Byrne 541-891-7518
[email protected]
www.bcollies.com
2/9/2013 - 2/10/2013
Pala, CA
[email protected]
2/8/2013 - 2/10/2013
Lazy J Classic SDT
Carnesville, GA
Dawn Boyce 706 335 6323
[email protected]
2/15/2013 - 2/19/2012
Wind Chill SDT
Pottsville, TX
Monika Treadway 254-372-3198
[email protected]
www.windchillsdt.com
2/8/2013 - 2/10/2012
Barbara Davenport & Elsie Rhodes Gig
Harbor, WA
Gig Harbor, WA
Barbara Davenport
[email protected]
2/16/2013 - 2/18/2013
C-54 SDT
Fellesmere, FL
Steve Nagel 321-394-1573
[email protected]
2/8/2013 - 2/10/2013
Lazy J Classic SDT
Carnesville, GA
Dawn Boyce 706 335 6323
[email protected]
2/19/2013 - 2/20/2013
Tumbleweed Classic CDT
Protales, NM
Amanda Clayton 575 302-9007
[email protected]
2/8/2013 OK Cowdog Classic
Duncan, OK
Garl Lohman 405 226-0630
[email protected]
okhorsefair.com
2/22/2013 - 2/24/2013
That'll Do SDT
Malabar, FL
Mark Ireland 321-693-6226
[email protected]
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2/22/2013 - 2/25/2013
Wine Glass SDT
Gouldbusk, TX
Eileen Stineman 325-357-4681
[email protected]
2/27/2013 - 3/3/2013
Ranch Hand Rodeo Weekend
Winnemuccca, NV
1-800-962-2638 or 775-623-5071
www.ranchrodeonv.com
2/28/2013 - 3/3/2013
Top of the Hill SDT
Fredericksburg, TX
Ron Burkey 210-355-3172
[email protected]
3/2/2013 - 3/3/2013
Boudreau Nursery SDT
Red Owl, SD
Sarah Boudreau 605-381-7429
[email protected]
3/2/2013 - 3/3/2013
Mardi Gras Open SDT
Poplarville, MS
Penny Tose 601-795-2080
[email protected]
www.tosestockdogtrial.com
3/2/2013 - 3/2/2013
Rockyewe Series SDT
Roy, WA
[email protected]
3/2/2013 - 3/3/2013
Boudreau Nursery SDT
Red Owl, SD
Sarah Boudreau 605-381-7429
[email protected]
3/8/2013 - 3/10/2013
Over the Moon Cattledog Trial
Chilhowee, MO
Thad Fleming 660-909-2067
[email protected]
3/9/2013 - 3/10/2013
Bob Montgomery SDT
Greenwood, MS
Bob Montgomery 662-299-1261
[email protected]
3/9/2013 - 3/9/2013
Classic Agri show SDT
Grande Prairie, ALB
Holly Crichton 780-538-9264
[email protected]
3/29/2013 - 3/31/2013
Shepherd’s Crook SDT
Gary Summit, MO
Robin Reasoner 314-517-7726
[email protected]
3/9/2013 - 3/10/2013
Pala, CA
[email protected]
3/29/2013 - 3/31/2013
Lone Star ASC-Melmac Ranch
Gainsville, TX
[email protected] 940-736-8607
3/15/2013 - 3/17/2013
Sonoma Wine Country SDT
Santa Rosa, CA
Sandra Milberg 707-539-2414
[email protected]
www.sonomasheepdogtrial.com
4/6/2013 - 4/7/2013
Bluebonnet Classic
Crawford, TX
Francis Raley 254-486-2500
www.sheepdogfinals.org
3/15/2013 - 3/17/2013
Happy Hollow SDT
Russellville, MO
Laurie Nichols 573-230-7400
[email protected]
4/6/2013 - 4/7/2013
Bluebonnet Classic
Crawford, TX
www.sheepdogfinals.org
3/16/2013 - 3/17/2013
Gatesville SDT
Gatesville, TX
Btent Swindall 254-223-0770
[email protected]
4/13/2013 - 4/14/2013
Shallow Creek SDT
San Antonio, TX
Eleno Montemayor 210-862-0862
[email protected]
3/16/2013 Twin Country Schuzthund Club
Roy, WA,
Karen Bostwick at [email protected] or
360-943-4707 evenings
4/13/2013 - 4/14/2013
Shallow Creek SDT
San Antonio, TX
Eleno Montemayor 210-862-0862
[email protected]
3/22/2013 TASK Farms
Leona Valley, CA,
4/26/2013 TASK Farms
Leona Valley, CA,
3/22/2013 - 3/24/2012
Shepherd’s Crook SDT
Gary Summit, MO
Robin Reasoner 314-517-7726
[email protected]
4/27/2013 - 4/28/2013
Stirling Acres SDT
Coldstream, BC
Lee Lumb 250-545-6730
[email protected]
www.stirlingbordercollies.ca
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4/29/2012 Stock Wranglers ASC
Olive Branch, MS
5/2/2013 - 5/6/2013
USBCHA National Cattle Finals
Leeton, MO
[email protected]
www.usbcha.com
5/3/2013 - 5/5/2013
Goring Ranch SDT
Termonton, UT
Carol Clawson 801-913-3438
[email protected]
www.utahstockdog.org
5/3/2013 TASK Farms
Leona Valley, CA,
5/10/2013 - 5/12/2013
Border on Paradise SDT
Turbotville, PA
David Fetterman 570-742-3527
[email protected]
5/11/2013 - 5/12/2013
Keepstone Farm SDT
Berryville, VA
Sandy Payne 304-754-8609
[email protected]
www.keepstonefarm.com
5/15/2013 - 5/19/2013
Bluegraqss Classic SDT
Lexington, KY
Susan Carvalho 859-494-6189
[email protected]
www.bluegrassclassicsdt.com
5/18/2013 - 5/19/2013
DELTA ASF
5/3/2013 - 5/5/2013
Working ASC of NV-3/4 Circle H Ranch Twin Oaks Ranch, Galt, CA,
Gardnerville, NV
5/4/2013 - 5/5/2013
Lazy J Nationals Benefit Trial SDT
Carnesville, GA
Dawn Boyce 706 335 6323
[email protected]
Proud Paws Pet Food
ADM Alliance Nutrition
5/22/2013 - 5/27/2013
Tabletop SDT
Colorado Springs, CO
Lise Andersen 719.351.5343
[email protected]
High Quality Dog Food at Affordable Prices
Contact Donna Moore
515-835-0188 / 515-832-5003 or visit
www.admani.com to find a dealer near you.
Clinic, Playdays other Events
January 24, 2013
National Western Stock Show
Denver, CO
5th Annual Stockdog Sale
www.nationalwestern.com
February 8, 2013
The Oklahoma Cowdog Sale
Duncan, OK
www.okhorsefair.com
Gary Lohman 405-226-0630
January 25, 2013
Red Bluff Cow Dog Sale
Red Bluff, CA
www.redbluffbullsale.com.com
530-527-2045
February 9-11
Tenley Dexter Clinic
Bargersville, IN
Working Spots full, auditor spots available
(317) 902-8401
[email protected]
February 1, 2013
Klamath Falls Cow Dog Sale
Klamath Falls, OR
www..klamathbullsale. com
541-274-1499
Volume 5—Issue 1
February 27– March 3, 2013
Winnemucca Cow Dog Sale
Winnemucca, NV
www.ranchrodeoNV.com
800-962-2638 or 775-623-5071
February 19, 2013
Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic Cattledog Expo
Kearney, NE
www.necattlemen.com
308-627-6385
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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 Ramey
719-734-5560 Cody
1/13
BJ Border Collies
Working Border Collies
Training, Private Lessons, Pups &
Started Dogs on occasion
Tingley, Iowa 641-340-5409
[email protected]
1/13
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
5/13
Head ‘N Heels Border Collies
Home of “Mack” 2002 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
Greenwell Springs, LA
225-261-3886
www.headnheels.com
10/12
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
[email protected]
1/13
VR Stockdogs
Cowdogs for Cowboys
Vic & Rickey Roe
King City MO 660 535 6146
[email protected] 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
Rocking B Farm
Border Collies & Gelbvieh Cattle
Jim Blackwell
Gibson, NC 910-268-4111
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!"
9/12
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: [email protected]
www.miklescowdogs.net
12/12
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 12/13
Kelpies
Moo Hollow Kelpies
Pups, Started & Trained Dogs
Darren Wall 575-312-6402
[email protected]
9/12
DuVall Kelpies
Stock tested, working stockers and
cow/calf pairs daily in a true ranch
situation—Granada, CO
John and Cody DuVall
719-734-5349 / 719-734-5560 1/13
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
[email protected]
1/13
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
10/12
Waylon Australian Shepherds
Working bred Aussies selected to
produce
strong, confident cow dogs that
excel on the ranch, farm, or trial
field.
ASCA & AKC registered.
Ferreh Hiatt
Daleville, IN
(765) 744-8533
[email protected]
www.waylonaussies.com
12/12
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