Finally working my young dog King some. His daddy Ace running the fence in the background.
Working on the youngsters patience. At the end it was all Squeaky could take.
First dog trial in a year for my old dog Ace and I.
Ol Ace still sure is fun to work. He was first after first round and had a calf that gave us fits in the finals and ended up third.
Nothing out of the ordinary just admiring another beautiful sunrise and thinking how fortunate I am to get to do what I do in the greatest country on Gods green earth. Happy Independence Day!
Less than a week here and Bill Smocks Daybell Walker/Cap bred pup sure showing some sense.
Ivy taking a cool bath after a hot workout.
This is the 2nd day to move this group of 40 pairs. Gathered and moved them about 3 miles each day. (Ranch is huge) they are respecting the dog and he is patient enough to not cause a wreck.
Penned these cattle out of 600 acres but they still needed broke. Sitka and Chief learning to help each other.
Bucks Toro graduation day. I like to have the owners park where they can watch their dog when they pick them up. Pretty neat video from his view. This is the first time he’s seen him in person in nearly 3 months.
This is Mary Ann Clays dog Ivy. She has been quite the challenge because she was so timid. It is sure good to see her confidence coming around.
Taught the dog in the back to stop on his feet. The rest know “down”. The pup in the front is mine so he gets a pass. Haven’t had time to work w him much yet.
Slick reminding me of that saying “ if you’re gonna be stupid you better be tough.” He’s actually pretty smart but he hides it sometimes. Yes that’s a muzzle he’s wearing.
My young dog I’m training. Mine don’t get worked much when I have customers dogs to train so they try to get all they can when they can.
At 55 days in Bucks Toro is really gaining confidence in taking commands. When trainability, natural instinct and confidence come together it makes for a dog that’s fun to work.
This Buck bred Toro learning to get out wide and hug the fence. He’s really come along lately.
Jirl Buck sure has a nice set of young bulls to work these pups on.
Calling the pups off after off after all the adrenaline finally wears off.
Took pups I’m training to a new place. Sure does them good to work new stock.
A little basic stuff with Carolyn Willis’s young dog Stuart.