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Herding training photos and trialing. Trials include American Kennel Club and American Herding Breed Association. Owner/Handler is member of Inland Empire Herding Dog Association. Training with Terry Parrish of Action K9 Herding Center http://actionk9sports.com/ and Jerry Stewart http://home1.gte.net/jerstew/homepage.html. Member of Coast Schutzhund Club. 2/28/2010 Title Herding Trial Dog-1 AHBA; Judge: Kathy Modica; Kerry Blue Terrier Club AHBA Trial at Action K-9 Trial, San Pasqual, CA; 83(90 max) Time 3:28 2/14/2010 HTD-1 AHBA Qual Leg 1; Judge: Jerry Stoner; Inland Empire Herding Dog Association; Stonewall Ranch, Perris, CA; Fourth Place 67(90max) Time 3:45 12/20/2009 Herding Ranch Dog-1 AHBA Qual Leg; Judge: Richard Godfrey; Golden State Rottweiler Club of Southern California at Aciton K9 Herding Center, San Pasqual, CA; 76 (90max) Time: 9:12 11/21/2009 Herding Started Qual Leg; Judge: Adrian Lopez; Golden State Rottweiler Club, AKC Event#2009210413; Action K9 Herding Center, San Pasqual, CA; Fifth Place 91 (100) Time: 3:23 11/14/2009 Herding Started Qual Leg; Judge: Rochelle Stanford-Dias; IEHDA AKC Event# 2009504305 at Stonewall Ranch Perris, CA; Third Place 96(100) Time: 3:39 11/01/2009 Herding Started - A-Match AKC; Judge Judy Vanderford; German Shepherd Dog Club of San Gabriel Valley, Judy's Sheep Ranch, Tujunga, CA- 2nd Place, Reserve High in Trial (Match), 82 (100) Time: 4:03. 1/24/2009 Pretrial Tested Title; Judge: Sandy Moore; Border Collie Club of Greater Los Angeles, AKC Event# 2009601807; TASK Farms, Lake Elizabeth, CA; Qualified in all competencies. Time: 3:09 11/15/2008 Pretrial Tested Leg#1; Judge: Ed Faulk; IEHDA at Stonewall Ranch, Perris, CA; qualified in all competencies; Time: 4:28. 11/8-9/2008 Herding Tested Title; Judge: Dorothy Delisle, Time: 2:46 Judge: Steve Waltenburg Time Time 2:52 ; Belgian Tervuren Club of Southern California; AKC Event# 2008220810; Bel Canto Ranch, Lancaster, CA; qualified in all competencies 05/9-10/2009 BH Begleithunde -Vielseitigkeitspruefung für Gebrauchshunde Degree Earned- Judge: Jennifer Reid; Deutscher Verband der Gebrauchshundsportvereine America, Western KriesGruppen Region; Coast Schutzhund Club
Everyone is familiar with sit, down, and come and other similar commands that are standard fare in the general obedience training class. The novice handler might not be familiar with what competitive obedience looks like or realize that it’s really just a continuation of those basic skills.
When one thinks of the bulldog, the image that first comes to mind is probably that of the English Bulldog, with its squat build, round head and distinctive “face that only a mother could love.” But there is another kind of beloved breed of bulldog: bigger and more athletic, and ruggedly handsome where the English Bulldog is charmingly ugly. This is the American Bulldog, a breed that almost literally came back from the dead to become widely popular as both a working dog and a family pet.
Tracking is a sport where the people take the passenger’s seat. The dog is in the lead and is able to confidently do what comes naturally to it, and we must learn to trust in this ability. For some people, trusting the dog and letting it lead are two of the hardest parts of beginning work in tracking.
