The Good Shepherd

This is my favorite blog

Sounds almost a little like the tending GSD's in Germany

Wow Kristine, congrats, this looks like a blast

I would have the instructor make a short announcement at the beginning of each class that under no circumstance can anyone give your dog (at that point you and the dog step forward and wave )any treats

Happy Birthday Golan Thank you or posting, it was very uplifting, just what I needed

Geee - very interesting, figured it out

Thank you for sharing and have a safe trip home

Before they became "Mini American Shepherds" people would PAL them as Aussies in order to run agility and such. I know of people who put MACH's on them, then turned around and reregistered them as "Mini American Shepherds" and started over in the novice group. That being a reason I dislike agility (I have my flamesuit on )

As Liz can attest in NM the temps are very hot but we have no humidity to speak of. Last July at a SDT in NM the temp was between 100 and 107.

Heads up on Mini-Aussies The AKC opened up a "New" breed and is calling them the "Miniature American Shepherds" Go figure :rolleyes:

Congrats, he is really really handsome

Welcome I am down in Albuquerque, I can give you contact info for Agility, e-mail or PM me Oh, what a cute puppy

I will hopefully see all of you at Free To Be, I will be there to watch and learn (again )

Debbie I had an interesting discussion with a well-know local Kelpie trialer who told me there are Great Dane people who are pushing for their dogs to be included in Herding trials. He instinct tested about 5 of them already I can not picture a Great Dane herding

There is no "holier then though outrage" It was just a simple question from a person who does not do agility and was told by local agility people I was crazy for herding in the middle of winter. reading some of the replies I am now glad I decided against doing serious agility. It would be nearly impossible to run a course in a "Flamesuit"