Amyinseattle | January 28, 2010
It seems that in all the stockdog books and videos, people walk out into the field with the intention of accomplishing a goal a particular way and then do it. There are always issues, but the way that they’ve decided to accomplish something always seems to work. Which is why i’ll never be able to [...]
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Amyinseattle | January 26, 2010
I’m late, i know. I got distracted with garden cleanup and my birthday. Important stuff first. Molly is doing well. I’ve worked her a few times since the last post and she seems to be getting the hang of the cross drive. I’m getting farther (like feet, not yards) away from the sheep and she’s [...]
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Amyinseattle | January 4, 2010
There is a largish arena at Fido’s that is called the Cattle Arena. Cleverly enough, when there are trials at Fido’s it’s where the cattle are trialed and have appropriately sized sorting pens for cows. It’s the largest size arena ASCA allows and every time i’m at an ASCA trial there someone inevitably says “that’s [...]
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Amyinseattle | January 1, 2010
From the Blog “Repurposed” http://repurposed.wordpress.com/ ** Instead of filling it up…. empty it out. Instead of accumulating… destash Instead of panicking… pray Instead of talking… listen Instead of leading… follow Instead of “Me” choose “You” Instead of “too busy” choose “I’ll make room for you” When you find yourself saying “I need it”, ask “who [...]
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