Developing a Thinking Dog… A homesteader / farmer / small rancher came with his Aussie the other day. The dog was nice and talented. We talked about his goals and…
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The 2024 Working Aussie Futurity is in the books! The event went out without much of a hitch. Ten amazing trainers and dogs met up in Frost, Texas to share…
March 29-31: Spring Cattle Extravaganza (3-day cattle camp) We will be working cattle all weekend long. April 5-7: AHBA & MSSA trials. We had a blast last time and we…
Do we ditch the judges? That is the question many of us have been pondering for the last few years. I have been trialing actively for the last 7 years…
Big Announcement: This fall is going to be so EXCITING here at the Ranch! I am soooooo thrilled to share our plans with you today! I have been planning this…
There is no such thing as perfect, that’s for sure. Several people have recently asked me about my set up. So it forced me to create some content. I like…
Due to popular demand, we are having a futurity! It’s an Australian Shepherd only futurity. Futurities used to be a common occurrence in our breed, however the last futurity anyone…
INTERVIEW WITH GARY ERICSSON FROM SALMON, IDAHO This interview took place in 1988. At the time of the CenTex Futurity in Richmond, Texas. Gary, with his two blue merle dogs,…
by Andrea Scott I conducted this interview in the spring of 2019. It is done in an oral history format. As is often the case of oral history, subjects weave…
We all know that photos and videos can be edited or made to look like something is there that’s not. The only way to tell if something is the way…
COWBOY DRIVING by CynDee Cooper Whether you use a dog for ranch work or trials it becomes necessary at times to Cowboy drive stock with your dog. This technique can…
