She ran to the gate

She ran to the Gate By Diane Pagel 11/2010

She ran to the gate,

Her old eyes pleaded to be let in,

I looked over her to the young ones

Her nose nudged the side of my knee

The young ones dare not approach,

She nudged my knee again

And her old eyes pleaded to be let in

Again, I looked past her old face.

I called Roo to be my chore dog

He approached his mom, looked and fled

I called him back to me

But, he ran faster away.

I looked down at Tess,

Her silent snarl froze in time

Her eyes warning her son to leave now

Which he did with great passion.

I drew a heavy sign and let her in

Swiftly, as if she was three and spry

Quickly picked up the flock

And brought them to my feet.

She sorted the groups

And ran the backline

I never had to tell her a single command

Remembering she was my better half.

Soon we were done,

Her tongue was long

However, her eyes were bright
And she swaggered to the gate

Waited for me at the gate

This time to let her out

And beamed a bright smile at me

And I gave her a pat on her head

I closed the gate behind her

The young ones came running up

This time she greeted them

With a gentle wag of her tail

Fire Ridge - Open - JB Brick and Scamp

This is JB first Open run with Scamp.  She did quite well, considering that Fire Ridge is a tough field, with rolling hills and blind spots.

 JB and Scamp going to the post.

 Her sheep at 550 yds away.

They got the fetch and completed the course. I was very impressed on how well calm the run was, despite the fact the sheep are tough. I know that my first Open run, I was panicked stricken! She got her  shed and made it look easy. They did great for the first time and it is a beginning of a new adventure for them. We look forward to seeing them at many more Open trials.

Welcome to Open, JB and Scamp.

Fire Ridge Nursery, PN and Novice

FIRE RIDGE PRO NOVICE ROUND 1

HANDLER DOG SCORE
1 DIANNE DEAL PETAL 75

2 DON HELSLEY WIZARD 74

3 NOELLE WILLIAMS MAX 72

4 DON HELSLEY ASH 69

5 RAY CRABTREE TY 61

6 GALE GANN CHILI 60

7 NORM CLOSE ICE 60

8 JEANIE HELSLEY TAITE 59

9 JORGEN PERSSON MERCKX 55

10 BRYAN WHITE SCOOP 54

11 KAREN STANLEY CLARE 52

12 HOPE HARRIS TIGR 47

13 NOELLE WILLIAMS FLY 45

14 KAREN COMBS BUDDY 40

15 LANA ROWLEY MINT 40

16 JUDY NORRIS GLEE 29

17 DAN WILLIAMS GAEL 28

18 SUSAN LINDSTEDT STAR 0

19 TRUDY VIKLUND TICK 0

20 JUDY NORRIS KASEY 0

21 CORINNE BERG TAY 0

22 TIERNEY GRAHAM BRISCO 0

23 SUE WESSELS KATE 0

24 KAREN MOHNEY MAVERICK 0

25 Jb BRICK DODGE 0

26 JAENNE SURRETT MO 0

27 ELIZABETH BAKER SOOT 0

28 BOB HICKMAN RYDER 0

NORM CLOSE MEG 0

PATRICIA PEDERSEN TESSA 0

FIRE RIDGE PRO NOVICE ROUND 2
HANDLER DOG

1 ELIZABETH BAKER SOOT 73

2 DIANNE DEAL PETAL 72

3 DAN WILLIAMS GAEL 65

4 NORM CLOSE MEG 63

5 DON HELSLEY WIZARD 62

6 BRYAN WHITE SCOOP 62

7 JORGEN PERSSON MERCKX 60

8 JUDY NORRIS KASEY 55

9 PATRICIA PEDERSEN TESSA 52

10 BOB HICKMAN RYDER 51

11 HOPE HARRIS TIGR 46

12 JO FERGUSON GAGE 46

13 JUDY NORRIS GLEE 45

14 KAREN STANLEY CLARE 44

15 CORINNE BERG TAY 44

16 KAREN COMBS BUDDY 43

17 JAENNE SURRETT MO 40

18 TRUDY VIKLUND TICK 27

19 DON HELSLEY ASH 0

20 TIERNEY GRAHAM BRISCO 0

21 NOELLE WILLIAMS MAX 0

22 RAY CRABTREE TY 0

23 NOELLE WILLIAMS FLY 0

24 Jb BRICK DODGE 0

25 GALE GANN CHILI 0

JEANIE HELSLEY TAITE 0

LANA ROWLEY MINT 0

KAREN MOHNEY MAVERICK 0

NORM CLOSE ICE 0

FIRE RIDGE PRO NOVICE ROUND 3
HANDLER DOG SCORE

1 DIANNE DEAL PETAL 83

2 DON HELSLEY ASH 82

3 DIANNE DEAL MAE 81

4 ELIZABETH BAKER SOOT 79

5 RAY CRABTREE TY 78

6 JO FERGUSON GAGE 77

7 VICKI CLOSE JESS 76

8 DON HELSLEY BRISCO 74

9 JORGEN PERSSON MERCKX 73

10 DON HELSLEY WIZARD 70

11 JUDY NORRIS GLEE 69

12 GALE GANN CHILI 67

13 NORM CLOSE MEG 62

14 PATRICIA PEDERSEN TESSA 61

15 NORM CLOSE ICE 61

16 BRYAN WHITE SCOOP 59

17 JAENNE SURRETT MO 41

18 MARY ANN LINDSAY TAN 37

19 DAN WILLIAMS GAEL 0

20 JEANIE HELSLEY TAITE 0

21 HOPE HARRIS TIGR 0

22 CORINNE BERG TAY 0

23 KAREN COMBS BUDDY 0

24 TRUDY VIKLUND TICK 0

25 LANA ROWLEY FLY 0

26 BOB HICKMAN RYDER 0

27 KAREN MOHNEY MAVERICK 0

28 JUDY NORRIS KASEY 0

29 NOELLE WILLIAMS MAX 0

30 MARY HAMILTON TOSS 0

FIRE RIDGE NOVICE-NOVICE ROUND 1
HANDLER DOG SCORE

1 MARY ANN LINDSAY HEMP 60

2 CAROLYNN HARTWELL BRYAN 55

3 ERICA GORDON TATE 0

4 JANE HICKMAN RACHEL 0

5 TOM COONEY JOSIE 0

KAREN COMBS FLEET 0

CAROLYNN HARTWELL BETH 0

FIRE RIDGE NOVICE-NOVICE ROUND 2
HANDLER DOG SCORE

1 MARY ANN LINDSAY HEMP 57

2 ERICA GORDON TATE 46

3 CAROLYNN HARTWELL BRYNN 0

JANE HICKMAN RACHEL 0

TOM COONEY JOSIE 0

CAROLYNN HARTWELL BETH 0

KAREN COMBS FLEET 0

FIRE RIDGE NURSERY ROUND 1

HANDLER DOG SCORE


1 DIANNE DEAL PETAL 76

2 KAREN CHILD HARP 74

3 KAREN STANLEY CLARE 0

4 KAREN CHILD LUKE 0

5 VICKIE CLOSE JESS 0

6 ELIZABETH BAKER CRAIG 0

7 DIANNE DEAL MAE 0

FIRE RIDGE NURSERY ROUND 2

HANDLER DOG SCORE


1 KAREN CHILD HARP 66

2 DIANNE DEAL MAE 34

3 KAREN CHILD LUKE 28

4 DIANNE DEAL PETAL 0

5 JO FERGUSON GAGE 0

NOELLE WILLIAMS COPPER 0

VICKIE CLOSE JESS 0

ELIZABETH BAKER CRAIG 0

FIRE RIDGE NURSERY ROUND 3
HANDLER DOG SCORE

1 KAREN CHILD HARP 78

2 DIANNE DEAL PETAL 76

3 JO FERGUSON GAGE 71

4 KAREN CHILD LUKE 0

MARY HAMILTON TESS 0

NOELLE WILLIAMS COPPER 0

Fire Ridge Open Scores

FIRE RIDGE OPEN ROUND 1 DOG SCORE

1 LAVON CALZACORTA TESS 81
2 BOB DIAS ROCK 81
3 ROB MILLER JEN 80
4 LANA ROWLEY KELL 80
5 NORM CLOSE JAKE 79
6 BOB DIAS KOKO 78
7 PATRICIA PEDERSEN PATCH 73
8 LYNN JOHNSTON JESSE 73
9 KAREN CHILD ROCK 73
10 DIANNE DEAL ZORRO 71
11 ELIZABETH BAKER RYE 71
12 LYNN JOHNSTON ANNA 71
13 DON HELSLEY BLUE 71
14 NOELLE WILLIAMS LAD 69
15 DON HELSLEY TAG 69
16 DIANE PAGEL NAN 68
17 NOELLE WILLIAMS NAP 68
18 DONNA DONAHUE TAFF 67
19 LANA ROWLEY NELLIE 67
20 VICKIE CLOSE GALE 65
21 DIANE PAGEL ROO 64
22 JEANIE HELSLEY COLE 61
23 ELIZABETH BAKER ROSS 60.5
24 VICKIE CLOSE HANNA 60
25 LYNN GREEN KURT 59
26 LORA WITHNELL SALLY 58
27 KAREN CHILD JIM 57
28 SUE WESSELS TESS 56
29 BOB DIAS MCCLOUD 55
30 DEE MARRONI CAP 52
31 DONNA DONAHUE KATE 49
32 GENE ZURCHER BESS 49
33 HEATHER HAYNES DESA 44
34 KAREN MOHNEY GRIT 44
35 JOE HAYNES PENNY 43
36 Jb BRICK SCAMP 41
37 LORA WITHNELL NELL 40
38 LAURA VISHOOT TUCKER 35
39 DIANNE DEAL ANNIE 34
40 DICK WILSON RAYGAN 28.5
41 ROB MILLER REX 0
42 NORM CLOSE GWEN 0
43 SUE WESSELS LEXY 0
44 KAREN STANLEY TRIPP 0
45 LINDA WHEDBEE LIDDY 0
46 DAVE IMAS CAP 0
47 LAVON CALZACORTA GUS 0
48 RON GREEN TIGR 0
49 KAREN CHILD HICKORY 0
50 BOB HICKMAN MOJO 0
51 MELINDA EDEN JILL 0
52 AMY COAPMAN JEAN 0
JOE HAYNES RAIN 0
DIANNE DEAL FAME 0
KAREN STANLEY MEG 0
RON GREEN KANE 0
GERI BYRNE DAN 0
PATRICIA PEDERSEN JENNY 0
JEFF MARRONI CARMEN 0
BOB HICKMAN TROOPER 0
LAURA VISHOOT BRYNN 0
SUSAN LINDSTEDT VANGIE 0

FIRE RIDGE OPEN ROUND 2 HANDLER DOG SCORE

1 DIANNE DEAL FAME 87
2 BOB DIAS ROCK 86
3 LYNN JOHNSTON JESSE 86
4 JEANIE HELSLEY COLE 85
5 NORM CLOSE JAKE 84
6 DON HELSLEY TAG 84
7 LANA ROWLEY KELL 82
8 VICKIE CLOSE HANNA 82
9 DIANE PAGEL ROO 81
10 ROB MILLER REX 79
11 DIANNE DEAL ZORRO 77
12 KAREN CHILD ROCK 77
13 GERI BYRNE DAN 76
14 LANA ROWLEY NELLIE 76
15 PATRICIA PEDERSEN JENNY 76
16 ROB MILLER JEN 74
17 VICKIE CLOSE GALE 74
18 LYNNE GREEN KURT 71
19 KAREN STANLEY TRIPP 70
20 DIANNE DEAL ANNIE 69
21 BOB HICKMAN TROOPER 69
22 LYNN JOHNSTON ANNA 68
23 LAURA VISHOOT TUCKER 68
24 JOE HAYNES PENNY 67
25 KAREN CHILD JIM 66
26 DON HELSLEY BLUE 65
27 SUE WESSELS LEXY 65
28 ELIZABETH BAKER ROSS 64
29 LINDA WHEDBEE LIDDY 64
30 NOELLE WILLIAMS LAD 64
31 JEFF MARRONI CARMEN 63
32 DIANE PAGEL NAN 63
33 GENE ZURCHER BESS 62
34 JOE HAYNES RAIN 62
35 NOELLE WILLIAMS NAP 60
36 BOB HICKMAN MOJO 58
37 SUE WESSELS TESS 55
38 NORM CLOSE BLAZE 55
39 DONNA DONAHUE KATE 53
40 DONNA DONAHUE TAFF 53
41 Jb BRICK SCAMP 52
42 LAURA VISHOOT BRYNN 52
43 JO FERGUSON JILL 50
44 BOB DIAS MCCLOUD 49
45 SUSAN LINDSTEDT VANGIE 40
46 PATRICIA PEDERSEN PATCH 38.5
47 MELINDA EDEN JILL 26
48 DAVE IMAS CAP 23
KAREN MOHNEY GRIT 0
HEATHER HAYNES DESA 0
KAREN CHILD HICKORY 0
ELIZABETH BAKER RYE 0
KAREN STANLEY MEG 0
RON GREEN TIGR 0
DICK WILSON RAYGAN 0
MELINDA EDEN COON 0
BOB DIAS KOKO 0
AMY COAPMAN JEAN 0
LAVON CALZACORTA GUS 0
RON GREEN KANE 0
DEE MARRONI CAP 0
JO FERGUSON TEAK 0
LAVON CALZACORTA TESS 0

DOUBLE LIFT OPEN
Handler Dog


1 Lynn Johnston Jesse
2 Lavon Calzacorta Tess
3 Jeanie Helsley Cole
4 Bob Dias Rock
5 Dianne Deal Zorro
6 Dianne Deal Fame
7 Vickie Close Hanna
8 Karen Child Rock
9 Diane Pagel Roo
10 Lana Rowley Kell
11 Norm Close Jake
12 Lana Rowley Nellie

Camping Scenes

We did a little camping between the two trials. Here is our view from our campsite. it is in central Oregon.

Does anyone know what this is? Make and Model?

Old firetruck.

View of the hills...such a lovely view to wake up to each morning.

 Looking out the trailer door. It was sunny during our stay.

Another view from the trailer. It was a quiet and restful spot to hang out for a couple of day. Tomorrow will be the Fire Ridge Photos.