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All of my dogs have shown tremendous herding instinct here on the farm with cattle, sheep and ducks. All of my dogs (current and past) have been used on ducks, sheep, and cattle. Its amazing to see them do what they were bred to do!

At some point I would like to have them AKC Herding Instinct Tested, and get some formal training done with trainers.

Sadie had a terrible accident in March of 2006. After a 100% signature of approval from both the surgeon and rehab vet, Sadie started basic Agility in September 2006.

In September 2007, Sadie and I, Dawn and Magic (Sadie's littermate) went to our very first NADAC trial where Sadie attempted Jumpers and Tunnelers. Since it was nearly 85 degrees, and our first day ever outside for any type of agility, Sadie did not qualify for her jumpers. However by the afternoon I think she figured it out and we ended up not only qualifying for Tunnelers and our first leg, but also received 2nd place behind her brother! What a great experience! We hope to get our Tunnelers and Jumpers titles soon.

Sadie now has her NAJ (Novice Agility Jumpers) title with three qulalifying runs and all three legs with a perfect 100 points in each run!
Sadie has one leg for her NA (which was also 100 points and 1st place) (after the 2nd one was revoked due to an entry marked with the wrong jump height). Sadie will be doing Preferred in 2010 until a second jump height measurement can be done and recorded.

Ell and Zoe are both in Foundation Agility and both are loving it! Stay tuned for updates with them!

Sadie and Oliver have both taken Novice Obedience. It wasn't really Sadie's favorite thing to do (she'd rather run in agility) but we continued with Oliver and did his intermediate obedience as well. We broke into the Rally scene to get our feet wet. In three days we qualified for all three legs with 79, 96, 94. The 2nd and 3rd legs Oliver and I were also 4th place in our Rally Novice classes! I'm so proud of my Big O for getting his RN. I hope that we will be able to train off leash more to get our RA sometime soon!

On another note, Sadie received her Canine Good Citizen certificate in September 2007. Oliver received his CGC January 2009!  It is a great accomplishment for both he and I after getting him when he was very nervous, unsocialized and afraid of most everyone. He's come a long way and I couldn't be prouder of my boy!

Sadie earns her first two legs for her RN at the CWCCA National Specialty in April 2009. We hope to get our third leg sometime soon!

Sadie - Sadie won at 4 point major going over several specials for Best Opposite Sex and Best of Winners. She also had received 2 pts and then a single point after her accident. Goes to show what that little heart dog of mine is made of! She was Reserve Winners Bitch more times than I can remember. She is now my heart dog and we have a lot of other performance events lined up for her! Sadie had 7 points with 1 major before I decided to have her spayed (for more than one reason, mind you).

Oliver - Oliver was a bit too shy for the show ring, although when he was younger was an impressive boy. He may not be what we were hoping for in a show dog, but he still is my lap dog and my constant companion and we have a lot of performance things lined up for him.

Mac - Mac has the no fear, and he loves to be with me in the ring. He stacks beautifully and has some gorgeous rear angles, perfect coat, and a very striking color. Many times RWD, Mac has now earned 7 points towards his CH title. After a long talk with his breeder, we have neutered him and placed him with a great couple in WI.

Zoe - My little ZM has been RWB close to 25 times now, however in the past 8 weeks, (with only shows 5 of those weeks) she has earned 12 points, 4 of which were a 4-pt major! She finished with a 2nd 4-pt major!

Ell - She received 10 of her 12 points out of the puppy class and is needing just a second major to finish! Its currently difficult to find majors in our area so we'll wait a while to finish her.

Justice - Justice received FOUR Puppy Group placements, and four minor points from the puppy classes before we had him grow up some away from the ring. He is currently with his new home in ND and I was hoping to grow him on with them to see if he matured into the dog I was hoping for.

Mitcham - Mitcham earned a Puppy Group 1 in Vermillion, SD in June 2009 as well as Puppy Group 2 in Cambridge June 2009. He earned three 3-point majors in very limited showing and now has 12 points, just needing three singles to finish. Now if I could just master the grooming we'd be set!

Daisy will not be shown even though she has the nicest structure and movement of my dogs. She is coated and that is a huge fault according to the standard, although only cosmetic..