Ron | April 30, 2009
This evening we are back at Hopes place. I want to do some more look back practice and long distance listening skills. This will also be the theme for the next four nights. Kane knows his commands; he knows what “LOOK” means, now we need to fine tune his and my understanding of what we [...]
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Ron | April 30, 2009
This morning I called the USBCHA and pulled Tait from the finals. I’m sorry I got a wee bit emotional! I really thought Tait was going to win it all this year, or maybe it was because my buddy is injured that made that call so hard to make. I’m sure everyone else thinks their [...]
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Tags: Border Collie, Cattle, Kane, Sheep, Spike
Ron | April 28, 2009
Tonight I’m writing with a heavy heart. Yesterday (26th) at the Tin Star Ranch we were working with12 heifers and steers, when two turned and headed for the barn. There’s a muddy spot where the run off from the barn sits. This is kind of hard to explain. The steer to the right was out [...]
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Tags: Border Collie, Cattle, herding, Injury, Kane, Tait, Tigr
Ron | April 26, 2009
This morning I was going to get a tank of fuel for my diesel truck, and to my surprise it was already full. I guess my son Steve snuck off and filled my truck while I was installing his bathroom ceramic tiles. Sure made me feel good that he did that for me. I didn’t [...]
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Tags: Border Collie, Cattle, Kane, Tait, Tigr