June Musings

[sclmarm]

Where did June go!  Ha!  We have been enjoying a relatively cool summer so far.  Mid 70's to mid 80's and even some rain.  It stayed green for a lot longer than it usually does, which I love!  Now we're in to mid to upper 90's.  Yikes!  Not my favorite, but it is summer.

Comments

[semperfido]

That’s quite an update. Lots and lots of things going on. I love reading about the trails. I love Poppet.

[sclmarm]

I kept thinking I need to write and then wouldn't. Ha! Poppet is such a lovely little girl! :)

[nosemovie]

Such great photos Bonnie. That William is a handsome dude!

[sclmarm]

Thanks! So glad I upgraded to the iPhone 8+. That William is handsome, but also a lot like Noodle! Ha!

[gordongirls]

I hope there are videos, especially of 4H agility! Go William and Noodle.

And I have no idea why a mama sheep wouldn't want to play with the dogs.....

[sclmarm]

No video of the sheep dog trial, but will definitely try and get video of the agility.

Some of them are more protective for sure.

[talesofmyboys]

Sounds like a fun summer so far! ASCA trials are kind of weird. I went to one trial with Slider a very long time ago. Slider had a beautiful, quiet run and controlled his sheep while being far off of them, and they didn't like that one, they wanted to see more action. So, on our second run I left him on his feet more and it was more of a rodeo and we scored much higher. We did not continue trialing in ASCA, just not my thing to work sheep like they wanted them worked. ;-)

[sclmarm]

I hear ya on the ASCA trials! The weird thing is the judges said they would judge the different breeds differently. So, while I was working with the other judge I asked and he said he'd expect a Border Collie to stop more and be less flowing than an Aussie. They said that, but I don't think they judged that way. Oh well. I am considering going back because they have a class called post advanced that is out in a big field and is more like the drive and cross drive that we see in USBCHA. There is no fetch, but I do need work drive away and cross drive. Since it's ASCA I can walk out half way and help, if needed. I'm pretty sure I can run that FEO. I need more work on the mental management too and it was a chance to go work in a trial environment.

[talesofmyboys]

Yes, when you have limited trialing opportunities, then you can use the ASCA trials for your own reasons. Good idea!

[auseez]

You might try AHBA. I really like it and the courses are more interesting and challenging. And they reward appropriate work!

Your summer sounds awesome so far!

[sclmarm]

I'll look into AHBA. There are a couple arena trials this summer. The Western and Eastern Idaho fairs have them.

Now summer is blistering HOT! Yikes!