AHBA’s HCT with Lara and Neve and Pine ❤

July 29, 2010Karo No Comments »

Tänään suorittivat molemmat tytöt, Lara ja Neve, AHBAn herding capability testin eli paimennustaipumustestin. Lämmintä oli +34 mutta se ei tuntunut näköjään missään, joten hienosti meni!

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Today my girls got approved AHBA’s herding capability tests. It was +34 °C but girls didn’t care, so it went great!

Lara’s 1st leg

Judge: Linda Rorem
Passed: sheep
Stock: cooperative and controllable

Style: gathering
Approach: runs wide
Eye: loose
Wearing: shows wearing
Bark: works silently
Temperament: readily adjusts and a little distraction at first
Interest: sustained interest
Power: sufficient for stock
Responsiveness: responsive to guidance / control
Grouping of stock: keeps stock grouped /  regroups
Balancing stock with handler: adjusts position

Comments: Good job. Some distraction at first, but then went to work.

Lara’s 2nd leg

Judge: John Scharis
Passed: sheep

Style: gathering
Approach: runs wide
Eye: loose
Wearing: shows wearing
Bark: works silently
Temperament: readily adjusts
Interest: sustained interest
Power: sufficient for stock
Responsiveness: responsive to guidance / control
Grouping of stock: keeps stock grouped / regrouped
Balancing stock with handler: adjusts position

Controlled movement: good
Stop: fair
Recall: good

Comments: Good dog!

Neve’s 2nd leg

Judge: John Scharis
Passed: sheep

Style: gathering
Approach: runs moderately wide
Eye: loose
Wearing: shows wearing
Bark: works silently
Temperament: easily distracted
Interest: very keen interest
Power: sufficient for stock
Responsiveness: responsive to guidance / control
Grouping of stock: keeps stock grouped / regrouped
Balancing stock with handler: adjusts position

Controlled movement: fair
Stop: good
Recall: fair

After HCT…summer trip continues…

New friend

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Farm Day

July 17, 2010Karo No Comments »

Tällainen bongattu Päivä maalla -tapahtumasta! / I saw this at Farm Day! Cool Zetor of what!?

My sunflowers!


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