Riles

Maybe crate her in your bedroom, first night away from siblings n Mum makes ur first night pretty much the norm. Rosie did the same.

To have fun with Rosie doing everything she enjoys, any titles/passes will just be an added bonus Cheers Riles

Dearest Mr & Mrs Springer My heart breaks for you both, Max was such a special boy and knowing the insurmountable love you have for him, makes it beyond my comprehension how your coping I still remember him in his Dads arms at the beach that day. Rest In Peace Max, the hole you've left with your family will probably never heal. Riles

:D Miracles happened in those two bloody days! ;) :D

How did we go? HOW DID WE GO???? We just spent the last two days with the Monty Roberts of the herding world. Incredible, amazing, gobsmacked!!!!! It is beyond my comprehension how lucky we were to get the opportunity to attend, the results will be seen this coming season, it will blow your mind. Cheers Riles PS: Thanx for the hot tip about the aero guard,I had Tropical strength and we had to keep putting it on every half an hour. Mutant bloody flies alright, Tuesday we thought we were going to be carried away by them and it was stinking hot, yesterday was a lovely day cause it rained. Absolutely spewing I didn't have a cam corder and your right, I could have spent a month with Lyn, you just could NEVER tire of the woman.

Am off to the next one Fantastic that you had such a great time, I've been hanging out for this for WEEKS! :p Cheers Riles PS: Thanx for the aeroguard tip, the flies have been awful lately

Good luck sweetheart, you'll go great guns

You little ripperrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr CONGRATULATIONSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS to everyone, what a wonderful weekend of achievements!!!!!! ;) Stop being so hard on yourself Mrs D, YOU GOT A PASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!! Fantastic!!!!!!! Fidelis, Bcourse is a dirty word :cool: You must all be so pleased Riles

Hi All ;) I've been given permission to cross post this information from our yahoo group. Lynn is an experieced herding trainer and one of the original committee members still on the CKC Herding Program, she is also a judge. She will be coming out from Canada to give some clinics, the details are as follows: Foundation Clinic 15th - 17th November Aimed at those early in their herding training and those looking to reinforce their foundations. Recommended for dogs of Pretrial (PT) level and below, although this will be flexible. Cost $240 for 3 days. Trialing Clinics - 20th & 21st November Aimed at building on foundation training and developing more advanced trialing skills. Recommended for dogs trialing or preparing to trial (PT and above), also flexible. Cost $160 for 2 days. Location The clinics will be held at Drouin (VIC) approximately 90 minutes from Melbourne Lynne is an all breed herding instructor and you can find out more information on her Here If you are interested, please visit the Vic Herding Assocation yahoo group or send me a pm. Happy Herding Riles

;) WAY TO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CHOOKA!!!!!!!!! So happy that we will see you around the traps next season!!!! They don't just hand out the passes sweets, they were two very tough judges so you earnt them alright Not sure but I'm going to the meeting at KCC to find out, don't want to get caught out next season

Ahhh fooeeyyy........ You'll be great There is a type Well my type is "I have no idea" :p

Good luck chooka, I'm sure you'll go great guns Make sure you post up how you go, we should start a "herding" thread for all things herding :p

Yeh I can't wait!!!! We have so much to learn and I'm really looking forward to it. I'll be sure to tell him Mrs D is waiting with baited breath when I see him

Thanks Squeak, Rosie sounds quiet similar to Storm, I'll start tonight and let you all know how I go She is just such a quiet girl and the only time you hear noise is when she is asleep and she groans ;) ;) She does, would you believe at the trial she had her head resting on the back of the sheep trying to push them up and they just stuck her up because she is such a soft worker ie. hard sheep don't take her serious. I got THE phone call last night!!!! Come on Mrs D, you should know what THE phone call would be............. took your advice and have been lucky enough to get into one of God's clinics at the end of October ;) :D :p

Yeh I'm with SM, drag mum along :rolleyes: People don't realise how amazing it is until they see it themselves and she is one SUPER herding dog!!!!!

:rolleyes: Thanks Kitkat was along the lines of what I'd been told but I'm yet to work out what frustrates Rosie *sigh*

How would you teach a dog to speak who never barks I've had a few suggestions but would love to hear what the trainers on here think too. Riles

Cash was incredible and it was so fantastic that it was recognised He just such a natural and I love watching him! Colin was soooooooooooooooo impressed with her and you did so well chooka ;) You've been well and truly bitten by the bug now sweetheart :D It was a great day as always, Rosie needs a bark command or sumfin, the sheep worked out how soft she was and stuck her up :p so we retired :p I'm happy the season is over so we can get a heap of practice in before next year

Australian Shepherd Club trial is on next weekend (1+2 September) at KCC Park, the link is on a few pages back

I wish I could but I'd be lieing, where the tunnel is for the sheep to enter the big paddock, up to your ankles still in mud They did however do the tests in the big paddock, we just brought out extra fencing and made a small yard so unless the other area dries out, I imagine the same will happen at the ASCV trial Phew!!!!! Did they round off the corners like they're s'posed to? I'm only VERY new myself sweets The less I interfere the better, mouth shut and hands in pockets. I only open my mouth to say "stop" and one hand up in the air. If I need to push her around one hand out of pocket in the direction I want her to go with no vocal command. Actually Herding Guy taught me that, he's always in my head saying "shut the fark up Riley, stop interferring n let the dog work" :) I get nervous and say the opposite of my hands, also I did use a stick in her first PT that day (VHA trial), however I made the mistake of hunting her out with it too much so she started focusing more on the stick than the sheep, so threw it over the fence during the test. Just about everytime I have corrected her, she had it right and I was wrong It really comes down to what works for you and your dog, different strokes for different folks From watching a lot of other people trial, and my own tests, where we all fall down? We interfere with the dog too much just IMH newbie opinion More practice, more practice, more practice, for the Mumma Bear, the child could do it with her eyes shut *sigh*

I agree with Kelpie-i's great advice

Can I ask what your concerns are in relation to the herding behaviour? Rosie herds EVERYTHING, we were all sitting at the outdoor table last night and she just did laps of the table and all of us, no bad has ever come from it and I've never tried to stop her so I'm unsure what is worrying you Riles

I did a google search and have sent you a pm with some club information, best bet would be to contact them and get along to a trial for a sticky beak :D

I wish I could but I'd be lieing, where the tunnel is for the sheep to enter the big paddock, up to your ankles still in mud :o They did however do the tests in the big paddock, we just brought out extra fencing and made a small yard so unless the other area dries out, I imagine the same will happen at the ASCV trial Date of fixture, I always put the two days the trial is on ie. ASCV I wrote "1+2 September 06". I've never put anything in the "member of club" bit so it doesn't matter if you leave it blank. You did perfect with the "entered in" bit. You have to put her registered name, number etc and like Indi said, Mum and Dads details/numbers also. I also mentioned to Kate on the weekend that you'd be sending your entry in and giving her a call to make sure it was all okey dokey, she said NO PROBLEM :D I actually read them religiously and I also pratice in my head when I go to bed, I literally count sheepies to fall asleep :eek: But its more me that needs the practice and we also need to get a few more commands on Rosie now. We do regularly train but the next trial is coming up so quickly so I'll just see how we go on the weekend. Thankfully there is no mention of not being allowed to pick up your dog after penning the sheep and planting kisses all over her face I just can't believe how much fun it is or how nice the people are, especially to newbies, definately a great sport to participate in Happy Herding & Good Luck To All Riles & Rosie

Because the Mumma Bear has no clue :p Will see what the mentors think and take it from there. Good luck can't wait for an update and piccies As far as I know, you need to lodge your HT papers with the VHA before entering the next level, that can be as simple as you've put them in the letterbox (ie. they do not have had to have reached the VCA but must be on the way). I lodged Rosie's PT today (well sent it off anyways) so I could (hypotheticaly) upgrade to HS.