a little herding humour...

Thanks sis for sending.

Moose

Picture taken during rutting season.
On the way to the pasture we happened to come across what we thought was a cow / calf.
Turned out to be a bull hanging around a cow and her twins , had a camera with me but not the
lens I wish I had with me. Only had a few seconds to get this one.

Colors of Dawn...

Time change coming up making it even darker for chores.
Missed getting a really cool shot of two horned owls sitting on the fence line with those
gorgeous dawn colors to silhouette them. A family of them live across the road in the old barn.
I never seem to have a camera in hand to capture them...they hang out all year round.
Did get a chance to 'shoot' a couple of golden eagles sitting up in the trees along the lake here...should
of grabbed the tripod but was in too much of a hurry....a little camera shake when lens zoomed out. Once
the last goose is gone, they'll leave.
Snowed yesterday and still here today....days are getting noticeably 'shorter'

Congrats new legs and titles...

Congrats to Jackie & Meg...after not competing for the past 2 years Meg came out this weekend and
Qualified in 5 out of 6 runs. Way to go girls!
2 - Open Touch n Go for her Open Title
2 - Novice Hoopers for her Novice Hoopers Titleand 1 Elite tunneler run for her Elite Tunnelers title.
Meg is litter sister to Sting ( Quade x Jinx daughters )

Congrats to Larry & Denver ( Walker x Faith ) on new advanced standard title.
Good luck with the advanced games !

Congrats to Jerrie and the girls!
Bizzee ( Derby x Desi ) picked up her 1st leg in Excellent Rally (1st place) & 1st leg in Novice Obedience (2nd place) a few weeks ago. Desi ( Dare litter sister / Walker x Jinx ) picking up her Elite Jumpers title awhile back.

Congrats to Anne with (Derby x Sting daughter)
Dazzle aka Caitland From Out of the Blue STDd NJ
Good to hear she is maturing nicely for you.

this and that...

Productive days catching up on farm stuff.
Calves in the yard processed through the chute with Quade helping with moving things along
the runway into the head gate of the squeeze chute. A good job for him to learn to chill abit
inbetween loading jobs....made things go alot smoother with his help. Actually cut the job in half.
Macey ( Dare x Derby daughter here ) freezing her tongue to metal first thing am as she was licking
the frosted metal....weather certainly has gotten colder here.
Geese loading up on calories in nearby fields , getting ready for their annual trek south.
DH helping me build a low grooming table for large / overweight dogs I have difficulty getting
up on my present grooming table...esp hard on a person's back when they have no desire to be co-operative.
Cant wait to put it to good use. Need to order a stand dryer to free up hands as well.
Visit to Lloyd recently to watch Grand - daughter Jade in swimming lessons as well to visit with Jackie for a few minutes to talk about the Grooming trade and any gems from a recent Grooming Seminar.
Putting together a semi private Studio lighting day with photog peers in November. Finishing up with Oct shoots and have a few booked into November....still outdoors shoots.
Have another group renting my building once a month over the winter months , which helps offset the building expenses.
Still waiting on electrical for changing lights upstairs.

Draft Dog Zack

Jack is the first from this kennel to acquire his DD title. Amber pretty cool to watch the video clip.

Thanks for sending! Appreciated. Sister Jinx gives a high 5 on all that precsion carting training!

3 leave this wkend....

Waaay behind on posting everyone's achievements and trying to catch up.
Dare and Sting left this am to Europe, Tide a couple of days ago to his new owner in B.C
....the place is certainly quieter with the feeling that 'someone' is missing.
Know each one has gone to a great home suitable for them...but always sad to say 'goodbye'

Hanna Banna

Hanna ( Ethan x Jinx daughter ) and Dianne
Overall High In Trial with a duck score of 113.
Believe this was at Harvest Moon ( like a mini Nationals for events ! )
Not bad for a youngster :):)
Know she did well in agility too... !

Having a Hey Day...

aka the little red engine that could.

Amber lost 'Whoopie' this summer and I had asked her to write down all her accomplishments.
She had many.

What is truely incredible is that Whoopie was involved in a horrific poisoning
where her 2 litter mates, Caly and Jake were lost ..with Whoopie some how surviving the ordeal.

She had to literally learn how to eat and walk again all thanks to Amber's diligent care. A huge
task and committment.

Whoopie went on to enjoying many years at Amber's side training in all
venues available to them.

"Caitland's Having A Heyday" did have a hey day each and every day.
Thank you Amber for that and more.

CKC:

CDX
Companion Dog Excellent (Open)
TD
Tracking Dog
HI
Herding Intermediate (Two runs short of Herding Advanced)
AGN
Agility Novice - Regular
CGN
Canine Good Neighbour
AGNJ
Agility Novice Jumpers - Regular
AGNS
Agility Novice - Selected
AGNSJ
Agility Novice Jumpers - Selected
RA
Rally Advanced
AGIV
Agility Intermediate - Veteran (One run short of Agility Excellent)
AGIVJ
Agility Intermediate Jumpers - Veteran (One run short of Agility Excellent)
PCh
Performance Champion - CNASA

NADAC:

ECS
Elite Chances Skilled
OJC
Open Jumpers (One run short Elite)
EAS
Elite Agility Skilled (Regular)
TG-N
Novice TouchNGo (One run short of Open)
TNS-E
Elite Tunnelers Skilled
WV-N
Novice Weavers
HP-N
Novice Hoopers (One run short Open)


ASCA:

OTDs
Open Trial Dog sheep
ATDd
Advanced Trial Dog ducks

AAC:

ATChC
Agility Trial Champion of Canada
Bronze
Bronze Award of Merit (1 standard run away from achieving her Silver Award of Merit)
ExSt
Excellent Standard Bronze (10 Masters Qualifying runs) (one short of Silver)
EXJ
Excellent Jumpers Bronze (10 Masters Qualifying runs)
EXJ Silver
Excellent Jumpers Silver (25 Masters Qualifying runs)
EXJ Gold
Excellent Jumpers Gold (50 Masters Qualifying runs)
EXG Bronze
Excellent Gamblers Bronze (10 Masters Qualifying runs)
EXS Bronze
Excellent Snookers Bronze (10 Masters Qualifying runs)
EXS Silver
Excellent Snookers Silver (25 Masters Qualifying runs)
VBA
Versaatility Bronze Award (3 Bronze Awards) (2 runs short of Versatility Silver Award)

Whoopie ranked nicely in her major years of playing, however, 2009 was her banner year. In Standard runs, she ranked #60 in over 1500 dogs playing in Canada. And she was #2 in Canada in Masters Jumpers.

AHBA:

JHD
Junior Herding Dog

Bacchus

Thank you Mary Lou for sending such a lovely photo of
CH CAITLAND'S LEGEND OF THE FALL HT CGN RN ADC ANJ

a Quade x True son.

love it of course :)

Congrats on a great year.

Derby on front cover DIC magazine

http://www.dogsincanada.com/blog/?p=3893

Will be away for awhile...

Being away for a 2 day workshop in the city and having an ill family member will keep me
busy catching up to emails / phone calls for a length of time. Chipping away at them.

Quiet house...

On the road yesterday and then back on the road tomorrow for a few days.
Dot and Dixie left yesterday for the long flights to their new homes.
House is certainly quiet with only 2 pups.
Tide leaves in a few wks when his folks get back from vacation.
In the process of getting a 'mountain' of paperwork / health checks etc for 2 adults and
their international trek overseas. Know the girls are going to good homes and will be contributingto a smaller gene pool than we have here...but still get teary about parting with them.

Decisions, decisions...

Struggling with making a decision on my keeper pup.

Gracie or Tide...

Partly because this is Dare's last litter here.

... as well , there wont be any Derby litters again for a few years

born here at Caitland. ( Both Fly and Reba are merles )

A few ramblings....

Garden is overdue in processing with the corn and all the tomato plants my husband brought home are heavy with fruit...I'm the only one that eats tomatos so will be giving what I can away. Weather changing with good hints fall is here. Covering some plants at night just incase. Tree's turning colors.
Have several family photo sessions to do before it turns cold. As well a Grad fall request.
Calves get weaned tomorrow and general yard catch up. Then back to work for another long stretch.
Today will be packing up & setting up 2 display booths 'after' I finish unpacking my truck to make room...for tonights EEOC evening ( community night )
at the Hall.
Two puppies booked for flights out on the 20th and then back to the city a couple days later for a
Maternity & Newborn Photo Workshop in Edmonton area.
Fall Dog Classes start the wk after.
Still have sheep fencing to put away and grass to cut in the bale yard. Havent had a chance to do any training on sheep. The calves will give
Quade chore work from here on until spring and they are back out to pasture.

Edmonton Trip

Still havent unpacked and cleaned the trailer from Sheep Camp.
Another road trip to the city for 4 adult dogs and eye exams.
All clear.

2010 Herding Standings - CKC

Congrats to Carly Smith with the Quade offspring and their CKC standings for 2010
Caitland Leap Before Ewe Look HS, DNA-CP ~ Impulse "Number 1 Started Herding dog in Canada 2010"Caitland A True Pirate HS ~ Turner "Number 7 Started Herding dog in Canada 2010"
SWEET !

Trial Results

Very tired but pleased with the two girls at Herding camp, followed up by the one day trials.
Sting earned her JHDs and CKC HT ( similar to ASCA started for skill set )
Fly earned one leg towards her JHDs title....naughty girl on her first run we managed to settle
down to earn her 1st leg and then CKC HT title. So we've finally kick started their herding careers and hopefully
'stella' will keep up with her training groove.
Huge Thanks to Jackie and Camryn for keeping the pups and spending so much quality time with them.
Loved the pictures you took!
Will take me a wk to catch up on emails and phone calls / unpack etc

Garth....

Happy & social....very out going pup that loves to please...heading to

southern Alberta

Desi....

Dare says 'waaay to go sister Desi' on a great wkend up in Canada !
Picking up points ( out of coat ) as well
1 - 2nd place ( 99 ) and
3 - 1st place with perfect 100 scores in Rally for her Rally Novice.
Made it worth the trek up across the border with her and rest of the crew.

Away from Aug 24th - 31st

On the road with Puppies as well Herding Camp and Trials.
Cell service only *if a person stands on a certain hill in the pasture.
So will be away from my computer/cell during all that time period.
~ Cathy

The Hooligan Gang

Well they havent heard the vacuum cleaner a whole heck of alot lately...Tractors to Harleys, yes.
Certainly have heard chain saws, hedge trimmers and lawn mowers going the past while as we get caught up
on yard projects. They've met all the adults here, taking turns playing and interacting as we take them for
walks around the farm. Have found the odd burr patch in the areas the sheep need to clean up....ongoing problem
when a person brings in hay bales from areas not on some kind of weed control ( as well bird population )

Trying to get out the door with 9 pups is like a 3 ring circus as they take off with your second boot or your houseshoes.
Dot is usually leading with the "Hooligan gang' in hot pursuit of her 'hocked item'. They're managing steps and have their favorite shade areas in the yard.

The youngsters Sheba and Reba ( original hey? :) great babysitters and play mates for the puppys as they try and entice them into games of chase with toys or ropes in their mouths.

The Hooligans have dug a hole under their wooden dog house in their day run...better than any tree fort for a kid to them. They've had several baths and truck rides in their crates. Vet / Eye day coming up quickly...packing the truck for the trip as will be gone for the entire day.
Still sorting pups to homes. Have a couple that would do well in Performance homes.

Starting to sort out a few pups to their new homes

Which will likely strike a little moment of panic in the other homes that are waiting for 'their' pup :)
Not sure how the domino affect will go but some of it will hinge on some people 's decisions.
One active red female available still to a home that will channel her energy into constructive training.
She truely is a sweet pup in all other ways. Face kisser, problem solver...a confident pup that is extremely
agile...already doing 360s'.

Patch...

First one to leave home next wk...heading to northern Alberta

to a young ladies home. Watch for them in the Agility ring.

Black Tri Male

Tenatively spoken for...details soon.

Dixie

Heading to B.C as soon as flight day can be figured out.

Breeze or ?

Heading to a young ladies home not far from home.

Super for me as I'll get to see her

easily.

Hanna ( Ethan x Jinx )

Wow, looks like a load of ribbons Dianne !

Congrats on new stock titles on Hanna.

Her sister here says she rocks!

Dot...

...aka Dragon Slayer.
For one small and mighty tomboy ....she is 'all aussie'. Love her attitude and confidence.
Available to a dog smart home, would do well as a competition performance dog.
Very correct in a moderate package with 'no fear' stamped on it.
Ended up taking with me doing chores and to the sheep pasture, we ended up with a couple

snaps of her.

Note to self to put up my sheep fence and move sheep to the other side and clean up grass around the farm

when I get back from herding camp.

Dixie

Available

Red Female

The blue girls

Will be running on these two girls for awhile and make a decision when

rest of litter sorted out. One will be available to the right home.

The boys just over 5 wks of age

Bathed / blow dried and first trip into town / in a crate. Too hard to take pictures of them ripping around in my
training building so ended up taking their crate and parking it by a field fence pointed away from me ( since they
are typically right on my heels ...following ) so managed to get a few of photos of them with my zoom until Garth
discovered me...then had to pin him under my arm to take a few more pictures ...before I had puppies on top of me.
The girls hopefully tomorrow. Need to get garden picked and processed as well.
Family reunion and herding camp coming up!

Garth

Tide

Patch

Black Tri Male

Reba...

Intent on a wild cat in the yard

Red Female ' Dixie'

Available to approved home

Black Bi male

Ollie aka Oliver

Thanks Rhonda for keeping me up dated on Mr Oliver and sending pictures.

Love the Montanna background!

Derby

Congrats to Jessica Schacherl with a Derby x Uno son
Ch. Ewenique's It's All about Me with
BPIS / Multi Group placements and Multi Best Puppy in Group wins
at just over 6 months of age.... finishing easily.
More than a 'great start' to a promising career :)
Way to go.

Play Time outside...

If you see grass seeds on their coats , they are enjoying a good romp

and tussle in the grass as well in the cool

shade of my vine on the back side of the house.

A few more pictures to upload later

Red Female ( Little Dot )

Available to a performance or companion home ( non breeding contract )

Dot is the first pup to bounce over to greet you.

Will be a small to moderate female.

Red Female

Home pending

Blue Female ( Smudge )

Home pending