Sheep Thrillz Results July 2-5

Open Day One
Handler Dog score
Lynne Green Kurt 93
Karen Child Jim 81
Elissa Thau Riof 79
Noelle Williams Gael 78
Jo Ferguson Teak 76
Noelle Williams Lad 70
Noelle Williams Nap 70
Karen Child Rock 69
Morgen Magnuson Tess 69
Diane Pagel Nan 69
Derel Fisher Jan 69
Diane Pagel Lucy 68
Ian Caldicott Joe Kidd 64
Donna Donahue Davy 60
Laura Vishoot Ripley 59
Lynn Johnston Anna 58
Laura Vishoot Wren 58
Sandra Babb Cap 49
Sue MacDonald Jan dq
Lora Withnell Killiebrai Sally rt
Lorri Schubert Quill rt
Sue MacDonald Bess rt
Cheryl Munson Cap rt
Jim Cooper Zot rt
Bonnie Block Dan rt
Brian Ricards Mig rt
George MacDonald Chris rt
Donna Donahue Kate rt
Elissa Thau Nell rt
Amy Coapman Jean rt
David Lee-Johnson Bute rt
George MacDonald Huck rt
Ian Caldicott Bear rt
Cheryl Munson Jett rt
Lorri Schubert Mot rt
Brian Ricards Doc rt


Open Day two
Handler Dog score
Derek Fisher Jen 95
Brian Ricards Doc 83
Karen Child Jim 82
Karen Child Rock 75
Elissa Thau Riof 73
David Lee-Johnson Bute 68
Noelle Williams Lad 67
Noelle Williams Gael 67
Morgen Magnuson Tess 66
Diane Pagel Lucy 60
Noelle Williams Nap 59
Laura Vishoot Wren 56
Lora Withnell Killiebrai Sally 55
Laura Vishoot Ripley 55
Donna Donahue Davy 55
Lynn Johnston Anna 55
Ian Caldicott Joe Kidd 54
Elissa Thau Nell 54
Jo Ferguson Teak 47
Sandra Babb Cap 46
Diane Pagel Nan dq
Ian Caldicott Bear rt
Amy Coapman Jean rt
Cheryl Munson Jett rt
Lorri Schubert Mot rt
Sue MacDonald Jan rt
George MacDonald Huck rt
Donna Donahue Kate rt
George MacDonald Chris rt
Lynne Green Kurt rt
Cheryl Munson Cap rt
Jim Cooper Zot rt
Lorri Schubert Quill rt
Sue MacDonald Bess rt
Brian Ricards Mig rt
Bonnie Block Dan rt

DOUBLE LIFT Top 16 Dogs from the two days of Open
Handler Dog score
Derek Fisher Jan 148
Noelle Williams Nap 145
Karen Childs Jim 135
Noelle Williams Lad 128
Noelle Williams Gael 109
Lynne Green Kurt 100
Ian Caldicott Joe Kidd 96
Diane Pagel Lucy 96
Donna Donahue Davy 77
Brian Ricards Doc 60
Laura Vishoot Wren RT
Elissa Thau Riof RT
Laura Vishoot Ripley RT
Morgen Magnuson Tess RT
Jo Ferguson Teak RT
Karen Childs Rock DQ

Novice 1st round
Handler Dog score
Brittnay MacNeill Hillcrest Havoc 39
Karen Combs Tex 37
Karen Combs Skye 34
Ally Lantis Lex 25
Molly Westling Mel 20
Ally Lantis Lucy 13

Ranch 1st Round
Handler Dog score
Fred Dickhous Buster 55
Suzanna Anaya Yoko 48
Ruth Lake Sophie 40
Ruth Lake Tia nc
Sue Foster Ben rt
Shilah Olsen Tess rt

Pro-Novice 1st round
Handler Dog score
Karen Child Hickory 68
Cheryl Munson Flint 61
Lynn Johnston Jesse 55
Lora Withnell Nell 54
Jim Cooper Amos 53
Suzanna Anaya Kilt 48
Brittnay MacNeill Hillcrest Mick 37
Laura Vishoot Drew 36
Dick Wilson Raygan 35
Linda Whedbee Liddy 29
Noelle Williams Max dq
Dan Williams Lad dq
Donna Donahue Taff dq
Judy Boles Gilly rt
Linda Whedbee Tristan rt
Karen Combs Buddy rt
Ursala Pettyjohn Pete rt
Dave Imas Cap rt
Julie Roeter Jade rt
Lorri Schubert Pete rt
Karen Child Molly rt
Vicki Smith Jessy rt
Lisa Williams Tess sc


Nursery
Handler Dog score
Jim Cooper Amos 67
Noelle Williams Max 49
Dave Imas Cap 45
Laura Vishoot Tucker 39
Karen Child Nell 34
Lora Withnell Nell 23
Donna Donahue Taff rt
Karen Child Chance rt

Novice 2nd round
Handler Dog score
Jodi Wiktorowski Sweep sc
Karen Combs Tex dq
Ally Lantis Lucy rt
Brittnay MacNeill Hillcrest Havoc rt


Ranch 2nd round
Handler Dog score
Suzanna Anaya Yoko 48
Karen Combs Skye 43
Sue Foster Ben dq
Fred Dickhous Buster dq
Ally Lex rt
Ruth Lake Tia sc
Shilah Olsen Tess sc
Ruth Lake Sophie sc


Pro-Novice 2nd round
Handler Dog score
Laura Vishoot Drew 71
Lynn Johnston Jesse 69
Dave Imas Cap 64
Suzanna Anaya Kilt 60
Dan Williams Lad 59
Dick Wilson Raygan 56
Lorri Schubert Pete 56
Noelle Williams Max 52
Karen Child Molly 50
Vicki Smith Jessy 38
Linda Whedbee Liddy 36
Donna Donahue Taff dq
Karen Combs Buddy dq
Laura Vishoot Tucker dq
Karen Child Hickory dq
Cheryl Munson Flint rt
Brittnay MacNeill Hillcrest Mick rt
Ursala Pettyjohn Pete rt
Julie Roeter Jade rt
Judy Boles Gilly sc
Lisa Williams Tess sc
Jim Cooper Amos sc
Linda Whedbee Tristan sc

Name the dog and cat

OK, you folks are too darn clever. Here is a tougher one to guess.

Name the dog and cat?

Just what are they doing?

Where is this taken?

Hints: Open dog. Handler is from out of State. Cat is local.

This is sure to stump ya!! Only one other person knows this answer!!

Derek Fisher Lessons on Aug 22 and 23 at my farm

I am pleased to offer herding lessons with Derek Fisher on Aug 22 and 23. Lessons will be $60 for one hr (2 dogs max) and $35 for 30 minutes (one dog). Derek has generously offered to give us a good rate for the weekend.

Please let me know your date and time preferences. Located in Carnation, WA


A little about Derek:

Derek Fisher is a USBCHA open handler from Idaho who has been competing for 13 years. He was named “Rookie of the Year” at the 2001 USBCHA and ABCA National Finals at the age of 20. He was the 2000 champion at the prestigious Meeker Classic Sheepdog Championship Trials, and is a three time winner at the Western States Regional Championship. He has also been in the top 20 at the USBCHA Finals

Derek is known for his ability to “read” dogs and to tailor his training methods to the individual dog/handler team. He is fair and consistent and brings out the best of each dog’s natural ability. He is an interactive trainer who welcomes questions.

Mystery Handler and Dog

OK, I know some of you folks are pretty darn smart!! Let's see how smart you really are!!

Name the handler/trainer and the dog.

Hints:
Handler/Trainer is not me!!
Dog is a female.

Put your answeres in the comments. In a few days, I will tell you who they are and who sent me the picture. Hopefully by then, someone will have the right answer.

Trial Updates- soon but Farm Updates now!!

I've been buried at work and home so I still need to do my trial updates from MacDonald's Trial as well as the Sheep Thrillz Trial. I still need to take about Tess's retirement and her Quilt. I will do this in the next few days. Really, I promise!

On the home front. The four goslings are down to ONE Goslings...yes, just ONE. The crows carried off three of them. The duck who had four ducklings now has three. Again, the crows. The black Muscovy Hen who was laying on eggs...well, they didn't hatch so I snuck in some farm store bought ducklings (2 Piebald ducklings) and she is raising them. One of them got nabbed by the crows. They are in the chicken coop (aka a dog run) and when the ducklings squeeze out of the kennel, the crows nab them.

Jennie, the Turkey hen died of old age, She just fell asleep and never work up. I need to get Tom a hen as he is lonely. I also need to get a hen for the male Guinea who moved in. He belonged to the neighbor but decided he wanted to live over here. He is a real personable Guinea. We know when someone is here because he announces them. I really like Guineas. When I was young, we had them and I have fond memories of them. I had several that were pets and would follow me around. I alos had pet geese, ducks and a peasant.

The coyotes have been active and got four lambs too. What do the wild animals think we are...fast food? Apparently so!! The LGD have been busy at night barking at the coyotes and recently we have had no losses. We weaned the lambs and for several night we were serenaded by screaming lambs. Getty especially hates that time of the year.

I had my fields mowed too. The marsh field which is in my bottom part of my lower pasture was mowed yesterday and we have a new nice square field to work in. The beaver dams down the road cause the water to back up and flood that part of the field. We have had record sunshine so it dried up and I had it mowed. Maybe in August if it is still dry, I will have it plowed so the swamp grass is removed.

My training field is being hayed now and should be done next week. I had the part of it which had lots of swamp grass all plowed up and now it looks nice. I also had the upper part mowed and just plowed up. I am trying to get the fields in good shape so I have more area to train and less swamp grass.

The two Arabs are doing well as guardian horses and they are fat. Emmy is 23 years old and runs around like a filly. She is my favorite horse and loves her sheep. Emma, the Desperado V daughter is very jealous and wants to be spoiled by me every time I am at the field. She is a former show horse and that might have something to do with that.

I haven't had much time to train Sava, Rainey or Belle the last couple of weeks very much as I have been out of town for trials. I will be putting more time on them soon. I do use Rainey or Sava for chores to keep them sharp. Rainey is just like her mother, Tess. She runs to one gate to the other and looks back at me to make sure I am going to open one of them to have her work. It's a younger version of Tess and sometimes I get a pain in my chest knowing that Tess won't be the chore dog anymore. Tess does help Getty with the chores in the morning. I try to use Sava or Rainey to sort sheep for lessons.

Lucy is the cowdog now. I need to have the cow moved sometimes and Lucy loves to work the cow. Tess will also work the cow but I try to use Lucy. Lucy will grip on the head and is more authoritative on moving the cow than Tess. She is not sure about the Turkey though.

The fruit trees are starting to bear fruit and the garden is doing well. I broke down and got a new sprinkler so it waters the garden without me having to go out and move the sprinkler every five minutes. (old one). The tomatoes plants are huge and we expect to have a huge crop. I was looking forward to eating the ripe raspberries but the birds got to them first. Oh well, I hope they enjoyed them.

We are off to the Mt Vernon Games this weekend and then home for a weekend. I will be taking Tess and Lucy to this trial. Tess won this trial two years ago. It is in a baseball field and with hair sheep. They have the Scottish Highland Games and I enjoy the food there. Janey will be running Scott and we all will have a good time. I'll have a Shepherd Pie for all of you!!