Winter Weather

This winter, we have had more snow and colder temperatures than in previous years.  The dogs and sheep don't seem to mind, but I find these "weather events" to be more of a challenge than I would prefer. Yesterday, despite the forecast for a "dusting to an inch" of snow, we got seven inches of the fluffy white stuff.  And, to add insult to injury, the low temperature this morning was a frigid two degrees!  We have already had more than our share of the white stuff this winter, so I hope that we will fare better for the remainder of the winter.

Edgeworth Farm

The past two weekends , I have gone to sheepdog events at Tom and Florence Wilson's impressive Edgeworth Farm. The first weekend was for the third day of their winter trial, and the second weekend was for a training clinic. I had planned to run two of my dogs in the Open trial on Friday and Saturday of the first weekend, but the sub-freezing temperatures caused me to change those plans. So, I only went on Sunday when the Nursery and Ranch classes were held.


My youngster, Soot, did quite well in the Nursery classes, and she received many compliments about her work. It is always nice to hear good things about my dogs' work, but it is especially nice to hear those remarks from Christine Henry, the person from whom I bought Soot. I am really enjoying working with Soot, and with further training, I am sure that she will continue to improve. Dan King, who was also very complimentary of Soot, took the wonderful photo below during the trial.

Dan also thinks quite highly of my dog Drift, and the photo below is of Drift (thanks, Dan!).

The second weekend was back to Edgeworth for the clinic that focused on the international shed and was instructed by Tom Wilson. Well, I am not a seasoned Open handler, so I was apprehensive about my participation in the clinic. But, thanks to my good dogs Kep and Maid, we did all right. It is always wonderful to work dogs on the trial field there, and I am sure that we all benefited from the experience. Below is a photo (again taken by Dan King) of Kep and me working the shed.

Thank you Tom and Florence for hosting two outstanding events at your incredible Edgeworth Farm!

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