Krisztina

that looks lovely. well, i'm finding it hard to get the courage to move back:) it's been a long time since i've lived in us and i've never lived in a more beautiful country that here! i'd be looking for a farm house and small bit of land to train pups to start with, so i suppose i just have to take that jump. that website is mainly for farm work, shepherding position, livestock management,etc. i'd say you wouldn't have a hard time finding a vet position in uk! thanks for the info.

well, i spent half my life in texas. i'm well able for the heat and i lived in hungary as well. i love the snow there and it didn't prevent us from schooling dogs:) but i don't know about this snow they get up in that area! the damp here is a killer though during winter, creeps into your bones! what kind of work are you looking for in uk. i can give you a web address where they advertise farm jobs. especially at lambing:) it will be terribly hard to give up access to top handlers and so many trials. there will be many tears shed if i make the move! it is not too hard to find rural properties/farms to rent here. depends how much land you want with it.

thanks liz. my brother is moving to rochester and i'd like to be close to them. i don't know what it is like renting house out in rural area there with a field. the costs of trialling in the us can be extremely prohibitive, where as here, i can take my pick of 2/3 trials in a day, most within 2-3 hour drive. trade offs i suppose! as long as the summers are warm, hopefully i can cope with that amount of snow:)

thanks julie. i was in touch with beverly lambert and she gave me the nebca website. i didn't realize they had a fb link! i've been trying in vain to look up us agriculture requirements for keeping sheep. i also found the wool festival on web. thanks so much for replying. great suggestions. i thought it would be quite different from renting a field, getting a flock number and chucking your sheep on it! but it may be even easier than here. again, thanks a million! k.

Hello, I am considering moving back to the u.s. from ireland. I am considering moving to upstate new york. I was wondering if anyone in the n.e. could steer me in the right direction as far as keeping a flock in n.y. Do you need a flock number to keep stock? what is the sheep production like in the n.e.? i train and trial dogs and the move would take into consideration the easy of getting sheep.if anyone could give me any information on keeping livestock in the n.e. it would be greatly appreciated! thanks.

lynda, i'm so sorry for your loss. was tan registered with the i.s.d.s? if he has a reg. number but you don't have the pedigree,you can easily get one from the isds or from http://www.bcdb.info/index.htm. he charges a small fee- i think something like 7 euro.the isds also sells stud books but they are very dear-would love to have the set.you can always go back to where you got him and ask about his pedigree ,the lines,kind of workers his parents were,etc.most people are quite willing to provide any information on their dogs. sounds like you made a lovely life for yourself there in canada!(i'm from texas,married an irishman and we're getting ready to move back in a couple of months. rain rain and more rain!) krisztina

http://ffermio.tv/en/world-sheepdog-trials...nteresting-runs they will also be adding video of all the runs ,semi-final and finals,onto their website k.

hallo, i'm not sure this is the correct place to ask this or what the etiquette in this case is(i don't really post much on forums,so i'm kind of clueless), but i was wondering if anyone had any information on a dog in virginia.we are considering buying a pup by this dog and as i do not know this breeder or dog,was looking for some information on him.a friend started the dam,so we know what she's like.i thought someone from the east may know.i won't post any names here but if anyone may be able to help, i'd greatly appreciate it. thanks a million. krisztina

hallo, the mudi is one of the national dogs here in hungary. they are very sweet dogs.there working style is very different from sheepdogs(border collies). all three herding dogs here- mudis, pulis and pumis, bark ALOT. they bark when they work- that's how they move them. the ybasically wear behind the sheep,barking. shepherds use them to drive large flocks and they basically go from side to side,barking. they also bark in the house. um, did i say they bark? :)i know a couple of people here who have trained their dogs to work sheepdog style, but it is really through obediance.they've taught them outrun,lift,etc.but i've never seen one shed for example.the shepherding style is very different here- shepherds stay with flocks all day and basically the dogs will keep them in line.rebecca is right - they are not really refined. but they are useful farm dogs. what colour is your friend getting?hope she enjoys them! krisztina

swedish. yes there is a video of jim - if you click on jim -ny hundar i believe it takes you there.if you click on hundar i believe there are a few more videos of his others dogs. k.

thanks julie.skoj is quite a character and she's tiny slip of a thing- 10 kilos at 6 months. the ewes also have horns,about 10''-12'', so you really have to watch your backside! sue, i can tell you one of the most interesting things that i learned from the clinic is his method of starting a young dog. of course he likes to see how they circle and treat their sheep from the beginning but he soon goes to working the sheep on a fence line. he doesn't let the dog work a whole circle until he is responding to his commands on the half circle. i've been worlking with finn on this for the last month and i'm so pleased with the results.it has settled him a great deal and i have so much more control over the situation. i find he is not trying to beat me to head the sheep. i've been laying out markers of hay on two concentric half circles,one farther out than the other, and stopping and calling finn in at these different points. i think this is something serge van der sweep uses and it really shows you how well your dog is responding to your lie down or there commands.i was reticent about working him on the fence and asked mosse if it wouldn't develop any bad habits- covering sheep or taking them to a fence line to control them.but i now having so much more success in stopping finn anywhere along the circle ,call him in to drive some and continue on.he said of course it depends on the dog as far as how long he keeps them working on the fence.anyway, this is one of the biggest things i took from the clinic.i can be awfully dense sometimes so i hope i got it right!mosse spent a long time in th uk and i believe he got started with j.h.wilson. we are having the president of the welsh chapter of isds here for a judging clinic next month and i'm sure we will all learn a great deal from that. we just got our isds associate membership here in hungary but we have an awful long way to go! i too am interested in different countries' handlers/methods. i am looking forward to the continental championships in germany in august and of course the world and international in september! julie,here's one more pic of skoj from a couple months ago.my little rat dog!

hello all, just thought i'd post a few photos of an interesting sheep breed we work here. these are two year old rams. they are lovely sheep to work, prone to jumping like deer sometimes which can be quite amusing if not deadly when you're trying to grab one to sort. i'm posting a photo of my pup skoj- now 6 months- a firecracker of a dog. she's quite keen to work but i'll wait till she's almost a year old. we had mosse magnunson here for a clinic last month. he was such a good clinician.explained everything so clearly and gave invaluable advice. well worth bringing him over for a clinic:) if anyone's interested, have a look at his dog jim. 2 years old.there's a video of him working on his website. http://www.mosse.se/ as always, i enjoy reading the posts here! krisztina

Sue, sorry to be unclear, I got it off of 'Little Hats'. http://www.littlehats.net/campion02.html

Like everyone else, I'd really like to thank Carol for this description! Very well written and clear.I worked on your advice from your article 'widening a dog' today and I was so pleased with the results.Thanks a million!!! krisztina