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I bought my dog one of these: http://www.flippyflopper.com/ They are only $5.49 on the website (I think I paid around $8 or $9 at the local pet store I support). They fly pretty good in my opinion, but I have a small backyard and well, I'm not the world's best frisbee thrower either! I really like that they are soft so it easier on their mouths when they catch it. Hopefully one of these would work for you!

Thanks for the mention Deb! Hope, I did send you a PM as well about working with you and your dog. Definitely look for me if you are able to make it to the Iowa State Fair. I'd be more than happy to talk with you more about working with you and your dog and you would also have a chance to meet the individual that owns the farm & sheep where I work my dogs. She just started her young dog this year and can vouch for how much fun (and frustration! lol) it is to work dogs. The Iowa stockdog people are really a great group and are wonderful at welcoming new people into the fold! Look forward to meeting ya! Donna

Is there a reason why they do not charge for spectating? Perhaps if they did charge like some other trials did, they wouldn't have to solicit for funding. Just a thought.

My friends live in Hotchkiss, about 3 hours south of Meeker and are pretty close to the Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park. Back when I lived in Minneapolis, twice a year I would travel out to western Colorado and spend two weeks with them in May and then again in December and we’d spend every day working our dogs out in the Adobes. When he started hosting a trial his son and I would travel out there to run the setout for him and back in 2007, I ran at Meeker. Hotchkiss is about 5350 for altitude, Meeker is around 6240. Minneapolis, 860. I never spent any time before the trips to acclimate myself or my dogs to the higher altitudes. I never noticed it having an effect on them but they were typically in pretty good shape at that time. Although they were still couch potatoes compared to dogs working on the ranches out there. I basically handled them like I would if we were setting sheep all day at a trial….make sure they have plenty of access to water and watch them for signs of stress or overheating. I would get a bit short of breath if I had to run a ways or climb a steep hill, but even so it wasn’t bad. I had more difficulty with falling in the irrigation trenches in the pastures and getting soaked! And you will definitely feel the rays of the sun more, so sunscreen is a must or you will fry. Love the no humidity out there too. So are you planning on going to Meeker this year, Debbie?? If so, how exciting! Donna

I am relocating to the Des Moines area the end of March and I am hoping to find a work site or two that are within an hour or so radius of Des Moines (I am not looking for some place to get lessons, but rather a place where I can pay or exchange labor/farm sitting/etc for time on sheep). I am an experienced handler and I can provide references for my stockmanship and the working ability of my dogs. Currently I have one seasoned trial/setout dog and a 13 month old pup that I have just started on sheep in the area I am living at now. Really looking forward to the move back to the Midwest and working with old friends as well as making new ones! Thanks! Donna May

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The 9th Annual Upper Midwest Stockdog Challenge was held July 27-29 at Jordan, MN. Joni Swanke of North Dakota was the judge for all classes. The sheep were a blend of Columbia / Dorset and Columbia /Suffolk crosses with a few full blood suffolks owned by Kevin Bailey and were set in packets of two ewes and two lambs. Temperatures were much cooler than last year! Typically temperatures climb into the mid 90's with humidity levels equaling the temperature which provides quite a challenge to not only the setout crew, but handler and dog teams as well. Previously we have had two years (the first year the trial was held and last year) where we were forced to break mid-day due to extreme heat. So you can see why we were so thrilled to have temperatures in the mid to upper 80s this year! Many thanks to Kevin Bailey, trial host, for putting on this trial yet another year and the landowner, Burdette Stief for the use of his field for the trial! I also want to take this opportunity to thank the setout crew that worked with me - John Wentz, Stretch Fehihaber, Richard, Bailey, Pearse Ward, Laura Hicks, Sue Noll, Renee LaBree, and the individuals that helped out in the pens, Tom Bailey, Theresa Bailey, Dustin Hicks and anyone else I may have missed. Thanks for all the help! I couldn’t have asked for a better crew to work with and really appreciate the out of state help that pitched in to give me and my dogs a break! Thank you's also go to Claudia Mahon who helps manage the clerking for the judge and many other numerous administrative tasks and Pearse Ward for putting together the program for this year again. Also thanks to everyone who helped setup and tear down for the trial. I know Kevin really appreciates the help! I'm sure I'm missing someone, but trust that your help with the trial was greatly appreciated!! Now for the results: Novice I 1. Dustin Hicks/Non-compete / Kat - 36 2. Stretch Fehlhaber /Nell - 35 3. Annette Frederick /Merlin - 35 4. Jamie Spring / Reece - 30 5. Sharilyn Lindquist / Paige - 19 6. Annette Frederick/ - 12 7. Pat Weringa/Rob-Roy - RT 8. Donna May/ Jet - RT 9. Sandy Swanson/Gina - RT 10. Jennifer Mark / Maeve - RT 11. Nadine Dzubay/ Molly - RT 12. Gene Weringa/ Panda - DQ 13. Steve Beatt/Stryker - DQ 14. Pat Weringa / Abby - DQ Novice II 1. Stretch Fehlhaber/ Nell - 49 2. Jamie Spring/ Reece - 45 3. Donna May/ Jet - 31 4. Dustin Hicks/Non-compete/Kat - 17 5. Pat Weringa/Rob-Roy - RT 6. Gene Weringa/ Panda - RT 7. Sandy Swanson/Gina - RT 8. Jennifer Mark/ Maeve - RT 9. Nadine Dzubay/Molly - RT 10. Steve Beatt/ Stryker - RT 11. Sharilyn Lindquist/Paige - DQ 12. Annette Frederick/ China - DQ 13. Pat Weringa/Abby - DQ 14. Annette Frederick/Merlin - DQ Nursery I 1 Shannon Fritz Ben 80 2 Alasdair MacRrae Bart 75 3 Chuck O'Reilly Katrina 71 4 Patricia MacRae Cap 69 5 Chuck O'Reilly Ivan 59 6 Dennis Edwards Nap 50 7 Ronnie Bingham Rock DQ 8 Alasdair MacRae Drift RT 9 Gary Dembski Jade RT 10 Mary Sullivan Pete RT 11 Mike Schragel Jake RT 12 Richard Bailey Paddy RT 13 Kevin Bailey Luke RT 14 Peg Anderson Tori RT 15 Chuck O'Reilly Dan RT Nursery II 1 Alasdair MacRrae Bart 85 2 Patricia MacRae Cap 81 3 Chuck O'Reilly Katrina 79 4 Peg Anderson Tori 74 5 Dennis Edwards Nap 70 6 Gary Dembski Jade 58 7 Ronnie Bingham Rock 54 8 Chuck O'Reilly Ivan RT 9 Alasdair MacRae Drift RT 10 Mary Sullivan Pete RT 11 Kevin Bailey Luke RT 12 Chuck O'Reilly Dan RT 13 Shannon Fritz Ben DQ 14 Mike Schragel Jake DQ ProNovice I 1 Alasdair MacRae Nan 80 2 Gerald Bunney Lucky 75 3 Chuck O'Reilly Katrina 73 4 Jim Martin Sarah 70 5 Gerald Bunney Lou 70 6 Alasdair MacRae Coon 69 7 Donna May Gael 68 8 Chuck O'Reilly Ivan 67 9 Peg Anderson Tori 63 10 Jim Martin Sport 59 11 Laura Miles Bo 59 12 Jennifer Mark Frankie 58 13 Sharon Norstog Tweed 57 14 Polly Simpson Yogi 56 15 Samantha Jones Floss 52 16 Gary Dembski Jade 50 17 Mike Schragel Jake 48 18 Kevin Bailey Luke RT 19 Dennis Edwards Nap RT 20 Nadine Dzubay Patches RT 21 Gene Weringa Wills RT 22 Alasdair MacRae Bart RT 23 Kathy Flynn Bett RT 24 Susane Hoffman Toss RT 25 Konrad Norstog Widge RT 26 Chuck O'Reilly Dan RT 27 Polly Simpson Maggie RT 28 Claudia Mahon Bet RT 29 Mary Sullivan Pete RT 30 Samantha Jones Wisp RT 31 Kathy Farkos Trip RT 32 Patricia MacRae Cap RT 33 Patricia MacRae Dassie RT 34 Peg Anderson Silk RT 35 Ronnie Bingham Rock DQ ProNovice II 1 Alasdair MacRae Coon 82 2 Gerald Bunney Lucky 82 3 Gerald Bunney Lou 82 4 Chuck O'Reilly Katrina 79 5 Alasdair MacRae Nan 78 6 Patricia MacRae Cap 78 7 Jim Martin Sarah 76 8 Kathy Farkos Trip 76 9 Alasdair MacRae Bart 75 10 Chuck O'Reilly Ivan 74 11 Polly Simpson Yogi 71 12 Samantha Jones Floss 69 13 Laura Miles Bo 60 14 Donna May Gael 60 15 Jennifer Mark Frankie 59 16 Kevin Bailey Luke 55 17 Gary Dembski Jade 55 18 Kathy Flynn Bett 53 19 Samantha Jones Wisp 51 20 Ronnie Bingham Rock 44 21 Claudia Mahon Bet 42 22 Jim Martin Sport RT 23 Nadine Dzubay Patches RT 24 Sharon Norstog Tweed RT 25 Gene Weringa Wills RT 26 Susane Hoffman Toss RT 27 Konrad Norstog Rocky RT 28 Chuck O'Reilly Dan RT 29 Polly Simpson Maggie RT 30 Mary Sullivan Pete RT 31 Mike Schragel Jake RT 32 Patricia MacRae Dassie RT 33 Peg Anderson Silk RT 34 Peg Anderson Tori DQ Open I 1 Alasdair MacRae Star 95 2 Laura Hicks Zac 92 3 Alasdair MacRae Nap 88 4 Rose Anderson Shen 86 5 Patricia MacRae Bear 85 6 Chuck Hoffman Ginn 84 7 Shannon Fritz Jim 84 8 Patricia MacRae Max 83 9 Pearse Ward Riel 82 10 Sue Noll Kirk 82 11 Dennis Edwards Ben 81 12 Richard Bailey Boss 81 13 Marilyn Fowler Chip 80 14 Tracy Derx Slick 78 15 Rose Anderson Chi 77 16 Gerald Bunney Ladd 76 17 Richard Bailey Tank 76 18 Mike Schragel Tek 75 19 Shannon Fritz Kate 74 20 Kevin Bailey Sam 74 21 Marilyn Fowler Taff 74 22 Gerald Bunney Luke 73 23 Nancy Flynn Finn 73 24 Nancy Duley Jill 72 25 Shannon Fritz Desa 71 26 Susane Hoffman Duce 69 27 Sharon Norstog Tess 69 28 Kathy Kawalec Russell 67 29 Mike Schragel Ty 64 30 Rene LaBree Jazz 62 31 Chuck O'Reilly Pete 58 32 Dennis Edwards Ollie 48 33 Kathy Flynn Jag 47 34 Kathy Farkos Elle 46 35 Jim Martin Tina 43 36 Gary Dembski Gwen RT 37 Laura Miles Bo RT 38 John Wentz Buddy RT 39 Konrad Norstog Charm RT 40 Rene LaBree Glen RT 41 Laura Hicks Jag RT 42 Jim Martin Tuff RT 43 Sue Noll Mick RT 44 Tracy Derx Bob DQ 45 Kathy Farkos Zeke DQ 46 Chuck O'Reilly Jiggs DQ 47 Wendy Peters Dell DQ 48 Nancy Duley Davey DQ 49 Gerald Bunney Link DQ Open II 1 Alasdair MacRae Star 93 2 Alasdair MacRae Nap 92 3 Shannon Fritz Jim 88 4 Chuck O'Reilly Pete 85 5 Gerald Bunney Ladd 84 6 Susane Hoffman Duce 83 7 Chuck Hoffman Ginn 82 8 Kathy Kawalec Russell 82 9 Kevin Bailey Sam 81 10 Rose Anderson Chi 79 11 Tracy Derx Bob 79 12 Patricia MacRae Bear 79 13 Nancy Duley Jill 79 14 Jim Martin Tuff 77 15 Pearse Ward Riel 76 16 Gerald Bunney Luke 76 17 Chuck O'Reilly Jiggs 76 18 Rene LaBree Glen 76 19 Shannon Fritz Desa 73 20 Shannon Fritz Kate 71 21 Richard Bailey Tank 69 22 Wendy Peters Dell 69 23 Jim Martin Tina 68 24 Sue Noll Mick 68 25 Rose Anderson Shen 66 26 Sue Noll Kirk 64 27 Wendy Peters Reece 61 28 Dennis Edwards Ben 61 29 Mike Schragel Ty 60 30 Kathy Farkos Zeke 60 31 Sharon Norstog Tess 59 32 Laura Miles Bo 53 33 Gary Dembski Gwen 52 34 Kathy Flynn Jag 47 35 Konrad Norstog Charm 46 36 Marilyn Fowler Chip RT 37 Dennis Edwards Ollie RT 38 Mike Schragel Tek RT 39 Laura Hicks Jag RT 40 Tracy Derx Slick RT 41 Marilyn Fowler Taff RT 42 Rene LaBree Jazz RT 43 Richard Bailey Boss RT 44 Laura Hicks Zac DQ 45 John Wentz Buddy DQ 46 Nancy Flynn Finn DQ 47 Nancy Duley Davey DQ 48 Patricia MacRae Max DQ 49 Gerald Bunney Link DQ

Here are the running orders for the 9th Annual Upper Midwest Stockdog Challenge to be held this weekend (July 27-29) in Jordan MN The same running orders will be used for the second run of each class. You may also go to www.comebye.net to download the running orders from the Entries and Running Orders section under the main menu. Thanks! Donna May Novice I & Novice II (Friday) 1. Paul Henning- Dot 2. Pat Weringa-Rob- Roy 3. Sharilyn Lindquist- Paige 4. Stretch Fehlhaber- Nell 5. Annette Frederick- China 6. Tess Swanson- Tabea 7. Jamie Spring- Reece 8. Gene Weringa- Panda 9. Donna May- Jet 10. Sandy Swanson- Gina 11. Jennifer Mark- Maeve 12. Nadine Dzubay- Molly 13. Steve Beatt- Stryker 14. Pat Weringa- Abby 15. Annette Frederick- Merlin Nursery I & II (Friday & Saturday) 1. Alasdair MacRae- Drift 2. Wendy Peters- Nick 3. Gary Dembski- Jade 4. Patricia MacRae - Cap 5. John Wentz- Breck 6. Mary Sullivan- Pete 7. Mike Schragel- Jake 8. Richard Bailey- Luke 9. Bill Gary- True 10. Kevin Bailey- Luke 11. Peg Anderson- Tori 12. Dennis Edwards- Nap 13. Alasdair MacRae- Bart 14. Chuck O'Reilly- Dan 15. Ronnie Bingham- Rock ProNovice I & II (Friday & Saturday) 1. Jim Martin- Sport 2. Bill Gary- True 3. Kevin Bailey- Luke 4. Chuck O'Reilly- Katrina 5. Alasdair MacRae- Coon 6. Dennis Edwards- Ben 7. Nadine Dzubay- Patches 8. Ronnie Bingham- Rock 9. Sharon Norstog- Tweed 10. Donna May- Gael 11. Richard Bailey- Paddy 12. Patricia MacRae- Dassie 13. Gary Dembski- Jade 14. Chuck O'Reilly- Dog 15. Kathy Flynn- Bett 16. Samantha Jones- Floss 17. Polly Simpson- Yogi 18. Gerald Bunney- Lucky 19. Jim Martin- Sarah 20. Wendy Peters- Nick 21. Dustin Hicks- Kat 22. John Wentz- Breck 23. Susane Hoffman- Toss 24. Konrad Norstog- Rocky 25. Chuck O'Reilly- Dan 26. Polly Simpson- Maggie 27 Christie Ward- Joe 28. Claudia Mahon- Bet 29. Joni Swanke- Dog 30. Mary Sullivan- Pete 31. Samantha Jones- Wisp 32. Laura Miles- Bo 33. Peg Anderson- Tori 34. Gene Weringa- Wills 35. Alasdair MacRae- Nan 36. Janet Henning- Tess 37. Gerald Bunney- Lou 38. Mike Schraegel- Jake 39. Chuck O'Reilly- Ivan 40. Jennifer Mark- Frankie 41. Kathy Farkos- Trip 42. Patricia MacRae- Cap 43. Alasdair MacRae- Bart 44. Peg Anderson- Silk Open I & II (Saturday & Sunday) 1. Gerald Bunney- Ladd 2. Susane Hoffman - Duce 3. Rose Anderson- Chi 4. Chuck Hoffman- Ginn 5. Tracy Derx- Bob 6. Alasdair MacRae- Nap 7. Shannon Fritz- Kate 8. Janet Henning- Tess 9. Marilyn Fowler- Chip 10. Pearse Ward- Riel 11. Gary Dembski- Gwen 12. Laura Miles- Bo 13. Mike Schraegel- Ty 14. Jim Martin- Tina 15. Gerald Bunney- Luke 16. Laura Hicks- Zac 17. Dennis Edwards- Ollie 18. Kevin Bailey- Sam 19. John Wentz- Buddy 20. Kathy Farkos- Zeke 21. Chuck O'Reilly- Jiggs 22. Nancy Flynn- Finn 23. Shannon Fritz- Desa 24. Patricia MacRae- Bear 25. Sharon Norstog- Tess 26. Richard Bailey- Tank 27. Konrad Norstog- Charm 28. Rene LaBree- Glen 29. Mike Schragel- Tek 30. Kathy Flynn- Jag 31. Kathy Kawalec- Russell 32. Wendy Peters- Dell 33. Sue Noll- Kirk 34. Nancy Duley- Davey 35. Chuck O'Reilly- Pete 36. Shannon Fritz-Jim 37. Patricia MacRae- Max 38. Laura Hicks- Jag 39. Gerald Bunney- Link 40. Dennis Edwards- Maggie 41. Tracy Derx- Slick 42. Jim Martin- Tuff 43. Alasdair MacRae- Star 44. Nancy Duley- Jill 45. Marilyn Fowler- Taff 46. Rose Anderson- Shen 47. Rene LaBree- Jazz 48. Sue Noll - Mick 49. Kathy Farkos- Elle 40. Richard Bailey- Boss

The 4th Annual Hotchkiss SheepCamp Stock Dog Trial was held on May 11-13th in Hotchkiss, Colorado. Open and PN judge was Keith Fassbender of Durango, CO, Novice and Nursery judge was Kevin Bailey of Belle Plaine, MN and Nursery judge for Sunday was John Wentz of Portage WI. The sheep were yearling range ewes that had not been worked by dogs before. We couldn’t have asked for more gorgeous weather for the weekend or for better, more challenging sheep to test both dogs and handlers alike. Many thanks to Richard Bailey and the town of Hotchkiss for putting on this trial yet another year! I also want to take this opportunity to thank the setout crew that worked with me - Kevin Bailey, John Wentz, Stretch Fehihaber, and the individuals that helped out in the pens, Donnie Little, Gordon and Sheryl Hebenstreit. I couldn’t have asked for a better crew to work with! Here are the results: Novice I - 13 dogs to the post 1. Julie Hansmire/Cora 33 2. Sandy Bliss/Skye 29 3. Steve Ratkiewicz/Tassie 24 4. Stephanie Dudash/Anika 7 5. Pat Weringa/Rob 5 6. Lorene Ulshafer/Buddy DQ 7. Stretch Fehlhaber/Nellie DQ 8. Gordon Hebenstreit/Ross DQ 9. Sttephanie Dudash/Lucy DQ 10. J.C. Cobb/Panda DQ 11. Steve Ratkiewicz/Tank DQ 12. Gordon Hebenstreit/Buzz DQ 13. Lynn Graziano/Owenb DQ Novice II - 12 dogs to the post 1. Stretch Fehlhaber/Nellie 46 2. Sandy Bliss/Skye 25 3. Julie Hansmire/Cora 22 4. J.C. Cobb/Panda 13 5. Steve Ratkiewicz/Tank 9 6. Steve Ratkiewicz/Tassie 8 7. Gordon Hebenstreit/Ross DQ 8. Lynn Graziano/Owen DQ 9. Lorene Ulshafer/Buddy DQ 10. Stephanie Dudash/Lucy DQ 11. Pat Weringa/Rob DQ 12. Gordon Hebenstreit/Buzz DQ Novice Overall - Julie Hansmire & Cora 55 Nursery I - 9 dogs to the post 1. Dan Keeton - York 77 2. Keith Fassbender - Ty 68 3. Richard Bailey - Paddy 44 4. Stephanie Goracke - Kate 32 5. Lise Andersen - Ella RT 6. Keith Fassbender - Shep RT 7. Terry Warner - Ross RT 8. Gene Weringa - Abby RT 9. Mauray Harris - Coy RT Nursery II - 9 dogs to the post 1. Stephanie Goracke - Kate 71 2. Keith Fassbender - Ty 64 3. Dan Keeton - York 58 4. Mauray Harris - Coy RT 5. Terry Warner - Ross RT 6. Keith Fassbender - Shep RT 7. Lise Andersen - Ella RT 8. Gene Weringa - Abby DQ 9. Richard Bailey - Paddy DQ Nursery III - 8 dogs to the post 1. Stephanie Goracke - Kate 57 2. Dan Keeton - Burt 55 3. Bill Money - Sam 43 4. Lana Vranek - Able 34 5. Terri Warner - Ross 26 6. Kevin Bailey - Luke 21 7. Keith Fassbender - Ty RT 8. Lise Andersen - Ella RT ProNovice I - 25 dogs to the post 1. Nancy Penley - Ike 74 2. Mike Goracke - Pal 69 3. Kevin Bailey - Luke 65 4. Bill Money - Blu 56 5. Sharon Northrup - Eva 50 6. Cathy Balliu - Zee 46 7. Mike Furcolow - Ladd 44 8. Terri Warner - Lyn 42 9. Victoria Long - Tarren 42 10. Gene Weringa - Wills 38 11. Pamela Bruns - Kirk 38 12. Stephanie Goracke - Nina 37 13. Mike Goracke - Jill 33 14. Lana Vranck - Able 32 15. Adi Vongontard - Nangkita 16 16. Mindy Bower - Wiz DQ 17. Tina Leplatt - Jill RT 18. Donna May - Gael RT 19. Sharon Northrup - Nell RT 20. Nancy Penley - Hobbs RT 21. Lise Andersen - Kate DQ 22. Donna Eliason - Vic DQ 23. Donna May - Gael RT 24. Libby Nieder - Sidney RT 25. Don Jackman - Spot DQ ProNovice II - 26 dogs to the post 1. Stephanie Goracke - Nina 79 2. Mike Goracke - Pal 72 3. Donna May - Gael 68 4. Mike Goracke - Jill 54 5. Lana Vranek - Able 43 6. Lise Andersen - Kate 40 7. Mike Furcolow - Ladd 39 8. Cathy Balliu - Zee 37 9. Nancy Penley - Ike 35 10. Tina Leplatt - Jill 31 11. Gene Weringa - Wills 27 12. Mindy Bower - Wiz DQ 13. Sharon Northrup - Eve DQ 14. Bill Money - Blu RT 15. Donna Eliason - Gael RT 16. Nancy Penley - Hobbs RT 17. Carroll Lynch - Kip RT 18. Terri Warner - Lyn RT 19. Don Jackman - Spot DQ 20. Adi Vongontard - Nangkita RT 21. Pamela Bruns - Kirk RT 22. Kevin Bailey - Luke DQ 23. Donna Eliason - Vic RT 24. Sharon Northrup - Nell RT 25. Libby Nieder - Sidney DQ 26. Victoria Long - Tarren DQ ProNovice Combined Total High Score - Mike Goracke & Pal Open I - 24 dogs to the post 1. Libby Nieder - Lyn 78 2. Dan Keeton - Meg 76 3. Bill Money - Rocket 76 4. Richard Bailey - Tank 75 5. Terri Warner - Gabby 72 6. Stephanie Goracke - Josie 65 7. Libby Nieder - Rex 63 8. Dan Keeton - Bingo 60 9. Bill Money - Wicked 52 10. Jim Swift - Zac 51 11. Cathy Balliu - Ben 50 12. Richard Bailey - Boss 50 13. Ken Hitchcox - Flynn 48 14. Donna Eliason - Zac 48 15. Victoria Long - Kittlen 46 16. Lise Andersen - Mo 46 17. Jim Swift - Rick 36 18. Cathy Balliu - Kit 35 19. Lisa Webb - Craig RT 20. Ellen Nieslanik - Gnat RT 21. Mike Furcolow - Bud RT 22. Kevin Bailey - Sam RT 23. John Wentz - Buddy RT 24. Nancy Penley - Jessie RT Open II - 24 dogs to the post 1. Richard Bailey - Boss 89 2. Dan Keeton - Meg 86 3. Bill Money - Wicked 78 4. Libby Nieder - Lyn 72 5. Terri Warner - Gabby 68 6. Cathy Balliu - Ben 67 7. Jim Swift - Zac 65 8. Dan Keeton - Bingo 62 9. Bill Money - Rocket 54 10. Mike Furcolow - Bud 52 11. Ellen Nieslanik - Gnat 49 12. Kevin Bailey - Sam 47 13. Richard Bailey - Tank 46 14. Jim Swift - Mike 44 15. Nancy Penley - Jessie 29 16. Libby Nieder - Rex RT 17. Lisa Webb - Craig RT 18. Cathy Balliu - Kit RT 19. John Wentz - Buddy DQ 20. Lise Andersen - Mo DQ 21. Ken Hitchcox - Flynn RT 22. Stephanie Goracke - Josie RT 23. Donna Elliason - Zac DQ 24. Victoria Long - Kittlen DQ Open High Combined Total High Score - Dan Keeton & Meg

9th Annual Upper Midwest Stockdog Challenge Jordan, Minnesota July 27, 28 & 29, 2007 USBCHA Sanctioned $1,000 Added Money, 70% Payback Judge: Joni Swanke, ND Novice: $27.00 per run / per dog Pro-Novice: $27.00 per run / per dog Open: $70 per dog Nursery: $27.00 per run / per dog Running Order: Friday: 7:30AM start. N1, N2, Nursery, P/N 1 Saturday: Nursery 2, P/N 2, Open 1 Sunday: Open 2, Double-Lift Final There will be two runs of Novice, P/N, Nursery & Open plus an Open Final (weather, class size permitting) Please Note: Make checks payable to: Upper Midwest Stockdog Challenge Trial location: 7151 W. 190th St., Jordan, MN 55352 No Entries accepted without full payment. Limited entry. No refunds after 7/13/07. Call for availability after deadline Trial help provided by members of the Minnesota Border Collie Trialing Association. Trial is in association with the Scott County Fair www.scottcountyfair.com Thresher’s village campground available nearby for $10/weekend (no hook-ups) or nearby KOA www.koa.com/where/MN/23112.htm Nearby motels that accept dogs: Best Western Chaska 952-448-7877; Super 8 Chaska 952-448-7030 Entry forms are also available at http://www.comebye. net , then click on the "downloads" tab. Owner/Handler----Dog's Name-----Age of Dog-----Class-----Amount ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ NAME: ___________________________________ ADDRESS:_________________________________ CITY:_____________________________________ STATE:____________________________________ ZIP CODE: _________________________________ PHONE: ____________________________________ E-MAIL ADDRESS:____________________________ I understand that I am responsible for any cost incurred as a result of damages caused by myself, family or dogs to facilities, animals or persons. Livestock value is at $150.00 per head. In the event of personal injury or damage to my property or animals, I will not hold the trial organizers, workers or sponsors responsible. SIGNED: _______________________________________________ Date: __________________________________________________ Send entries to: Inquiries: Kevin Bailey e-mail: mnbaileys4@aol.com 10450 260th St. West (952) 873-2876 Belle Plaine, MN 56011 Directions to the trial site: Coming from the North: Follow U.S. Highway 169 South to Jordan, MN. Take a right onto County Road 9. Take the first left onto Valley View Drive/TWP 57. Stay on TWP 57 and follow the signs to the Scott County Fairgrounds. The trial site will be on the right hand side of the road directly across from the Scott County Fairgrounds. Coming from the South: Follow U.S. Highway 169 North to Jordan, MN. Take a left onto County Road 9. Take the first left onto Valley View Drive/TWP 57. Stay on TWP 57 and follow the signs to the Scott County Fairgrounds. The trial site will be on the right hand side of the road directly across from the Scott County Fairgrounds. Coming from either the West or East: Easiest route is to get to yourself to U.S. Highway 169 and follow the appropriate directions above depending on if your coming north or south on U.S. Highway 169 to the fairgrounds.

Thanks everyone for your input! I appreciate it. Odds are with this particular dog I won't have to worry about any of this (short story, previous owner was not too educated about Border Collies and used a shock collar on her when she started harassing his horses), but I have thought of this situation before and have always been curious how the USBCHA handles it. Diane and Bill's suggestion of a statement from the vet stating approximate age is a good one. I do need to take her in for shots anyhow, so will speak to the vet about this. She is about 10 months old now, so is only a one year Nursery dog. Bill's statements was pretty much my thinking, that you'd have to prove things to a greater extent if the dog was a 2 year Nursery dog versus a 1 year. Thanks everyone! Donna

Ok, so what do you do if you buy (rescue) a non-papered Border Collie from John Q. Public who can't remember the name of the breeder or what town he got the dog from? The dog is 9 months old but you have no papers, no breeder name, nothing other than this individual telling you that the dog is nine months old? From what I understand from the USBCHA rules, the dog doesn't have to be registered, doesn't even have to be a Border Collie to run at the finals but how do you supply proof of date of birth to establish the dog is of qualified Nursery age? I could be totally wrong (and may have had too much egg nog) but from what I could tell from the USBCHA site, this seems to be the case. I like to think that all of us have integrity that we would not lie about the age of a non-registered dog whose age could not be verified, but am wondering how the National Finals' powers that be would handle something like this. Thanks, Donna

************* 8th Annual Upper Midwest Stockdog Challenge Jordan, Minnesota July 28, 29, 30, 2006 USBCHA Sanctioned $1,000 Added Money, 70% Payback Judge: Tracy Derx, Buffalo, WY Printable trial information and entry form can be found on comebye.net at this link: http://www.comebye.net/downloads/func,select/id,4/ Directions to the trial site can be found here: http://www.scottcountyfair.com (Click on the Directions button located on the left side of the page) Directions may also be found at the bottom of this post and at the bottom of the entry form. Novice: $25.00 per run / per dog Pro-Novice: $25.00 per run / per dog Open: $70 per dog Nursery: $25.00 per run / per dog Running Order: Friday: 6:30AM start. Novice 1, Novice 2, Nursery, ProNovice 1 Saturday: Nursery 2, ProNovice 2, Open 1 Sunday: Open 2, Double-Lift Final There will be two runs of Novice, ProNovice, Nursery & Open plus an Open Final (weather, class size permitting) Make checks payable to: Upper Midwest Stockdog Challenge Trial location: 7151 W. 190th Street, Jordan, MN 55352 No Entries accepted without full payment. No refunds after 7/17/06. Call for availability after deadline. Trial help provided by members of the Minnesota Border Collie Trialing Association Trial is in association with the Scott County Fair www.scottcountyfair.com Fairground/Trial camping information to come. Nearby motels that accept dogs: Best Western Chaska 952-448-7877; Super 8 Chaska 952-448-7030 Owner/Handler----Dog's Name-----Age of Dog-----Class-----Amount ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ NAME: ___________________________________ ADDRESS:_________________________________ CITY:_____________________________________ STATE:____________________________________ ZIP CODE: _________________________________ PHONE: ____________________________________ E-MAIL ADDRESS:____________________________ I understand that I am responsible for any cost incurred as a result of damages caused by myself, family or dogs to facilities, animals or persons. Livestock value is at $150.00 per head. In the event of personal injury or damage to my property or animals, I will not hold the trial organizers, workers or sponsors responsible. SIGNED: _______________________________________________ Date: __________________________________________________ Send entries to: Kevin Bailey 10450 260th St. West Belle Plaine, MN 56011 Inquiries: e-mail: mnbaileys4@aol.com phone: (952) 873-2876 Directions to the trial site: Coming from the North: Follow U.S. Highway 169 South to Jordan, MN. Take a right onto County Road 9. Take the first left onto Valley View Drive/TWP 57. Stay on TWP 57 and follow the signs to the Scott County Fairgrounds. The trial site will be on the right hand side of the road directly across from the Scott County Fairgrounds. Coming from the South: Follow U.S. Highway 169 North to Jordan, MN. Take a left onto County Road 9. Take the first left onto Valley View Drive/TWP 57. Stay on TWP 57 and follow the signs to the Scott County Fairgrounds. The trial site will be on the right hand side of the road directly across from the Scott County Fairgrounds. Coming from either the West or East: Easiest route is to get to yourself to U.S. Highway 169 and follow the appropriate directions above depending on if your coming north or south on U.S. Highway 169 to the fairgrounds.