Results from the Rookie Rumble

For results and photos from the Rookie Rumble, please go to the Stockdog Blog.

Enjoy!
Jodi

Instinct Test Wrap-Up

Well, the instinct test went off on Saturday without a hitch. Thank you, Valerie, for coming out and helping us with it! We had several dogs to test. We started out with testing the pup I had, Drift, and he was quite the little talent. I didn't, however, get any photos of it.

Later in the morning, Jack and Gary came by with two dogs. Some of you may recognize Jack from previous events.



He brought Gary (and Zip) with him.



I tested Gary's dog, Zip. What a nice dog he is going to be! Here's Gary giving him a pep talk.



Zip was way more interested in the ducks than whatever dad had to say.



At some point, I also assisted with testing Jack's pup, Tres. (Yea, as in "uno" "dos" "tres" ... only Jack's other dog is not named "Dos" ... her name is "Two" ... don't ask me.) Tres wasn't quite as interested as her brother, Zip, so I ever so smartly jumped right in to see if my Zip and I could get things moving. Yeah, we got things moving alright. I used Zip to move the sheep from behind Tres to make Tres think she was doing it, and then I made my fatal mistake. I turned my back on all of it. Next thing I know, the sheep were pushed up from behind me, took my feet clean out from under me, and down I went, knocking the wind out of me pretty good. To add insult to injury, I landed in the same stuff I slipped on. Oh joy. Luckily I had a change of clothes in my truck. But ... my back now hurt, so Janie had to take over for the rest of the day.



She didn't like me snapping pictures of her.



So I took pictures of her cute barn ...



And her cute ducks...





Crazy duck.



Hey! Weren't we doing instinct tests?



Oh yeah! I don't have the release forms, so I couldn't name names, but this mini aussie was adorable!



Janie brought Lucy in to help. Lucy is a Smooth Collie.







Here's another one of our participants.



And another ...



Sorry to short everyone out on the photos. My back started gettin' real sore and I had to sit down ... just like I've been doing most of today. :-)

Enjoy!
Jodi

Rookie Rumble Entry Form

I've posted it HERE in hopes of people being able to open it. Please let me know if this works or not.

Thanks!

Upcoming Instinct Test

Spread the word! Gem State Herding is having an instinct test!

Date: Saturday, June 13, 2009
Time: Starting at 10:00 a.m. - Appointments preferred.
Place: Ohadi Ranch in Caldwell
Price: $25.00 per dog

For your convenience, GSH now has a PayPal account!

Free "Novice-Novice Only" Trial

Free "Novice-Novice Only" Trial
Date: Saturday, June 20, 2009
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Place: Couch Livestock, 20024 Red Top Road, Caldwell, ID 83607
Judge: Don Couch
Lunch: Pot Luck
Entries: FREE! (Entry form available soon)

What a rare opportunity! A true novice-novice trial! Come on out and enjoy a day just ... running your dog! No scribing, no setting stock ... this one is just for you as a "thank you" for all your support! See you there!

(For all other handlers, we are looking for a few volunteers to help out and show your appreciation ... please contact Jodi at hayewe@gmail.com. Thank you!)

Google Group

Please join us on our google group! Many of the members are on the chat group. Feel free to post an introduction, questions, trial/clinic announcements, etc. The rules are simple. Must be civil ... and must be dog/herding related. That's all! Enjoy!

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Meeting

Gem State Herding is having a meeting this Wednesday, May 6th at Jaenne's home. We will be discussing plans for the rest of the year. The meeting is open to the public. There will be hors d'oeuvres and refreshments. Please email Jaenne' at crazy4agility@gmail.com to let her know that you are coming and for directions.