ABCollies

08/07/2023

I have a friend in AZ that has a litter of well-bred Border Collie pups for sale if anyone is looking. PM me and I will get you the info. I think she has male and female.

13/03/2022

Updated web page articles.

There are a lot of methods allowing a dog to work sheep –  but basically, a dog either creates movement or reacts to movement. The positive “type” of dog creates —The s…

04/01/2022

I've been "guilted" into writing what I was working on at the clinic :@). As usual - hard to put into words something that is a physical movement with good timing.

“THE HOOK” What is it? It’s not the lift “per se” but is crucial to the outrun and lift – not all dogs have it but makes you appreciate the ones that do. What is it you ask? What’s is that ol…

22/11/2021

I've been asked a dozen times about an article I wrote - about Niki's saying "just do it". So for those that asked - found it --- here it is (written a long time ago).

…. Before I start the article a little “back story”. People have been asking me why I stopped writing and my reply is there is SO much written with Facebook, etc. that seems there…

28/02/2021

Pups are chosen (after much going back and forth). The Male is named Kar and the female is Knix. Looking forward to when they are ready to "go for a spin".

04/01/2021

(SOLD) 2 Male pups available. I had deposits on 5 and she had 7. PM me for more info or go to: http://www.abcollie.com/index.php/planned-breedings/

One last breeding with Gear. I bred him to a daughter of Aled Owen’s Cap, who is also a granddaughter of Pennant’s Sweep (with Tanhill Glen and Bobby D’s Joe in her pedigree). I will have 2 male pups that will be available in February. Contact me at abcollies @ yahoo .com (remove spaces). Dam:...

24/09/2020

(SOLD) June - 2 year old (July) Nursery dog. Click on link for more info http://www.abcollie.com/index.php/2020/09/23/june/

June is for sale: By Candy Kennedy  |  September 23rd, 2020  |  Dogs for sale  |  No Comments She is a 2-year-old (July) bitch so this is her nursery year. She’s a sharp-looking, smooth-coated Tri with a lot of forward. Good flanks and an excellent down. She is ready to be stretched out to g...

13/04/2020

The first Meeker -1987. It was in a totally different spot than it's in now. There were 3 runs. The first run was on a beautiful hill with cowboys on horses bringing them over a hill. The 2nd run was also on the hill but included a double lift and the last run was in an arena.

08/04/2020

OK, first of Beverly Lambert's articles. I'm still working on how to get them scanned and readable. Best I could do with my phone. Amazing - considering how much work it was back "in the days" of getting them laid out for the magazine 🤓.

31/03/2020

"In a place a long, long time ago" --- 1990 Herbert's place in Texas.

19/03/2020

I used my phone so not the best but thought I would post it anyway. It has always been a challenging trial and is the same today. Click on the article to enlarge.

08/03/2020

People always ask me to post articles from the "The American Border Collie" magazine (from a LONG time ago). I'm going to try and scan and post a few every once in awhile.

04/03/2020

This is not so much an article as a short "memo" to a question I was asked today. I have a friend that has just bought a place and has her first sheep. We were working and I mentioned her sheep wouldn't let a dog control them. They spent the entire time just running, no matter what kind of pressure the dog was putting on them. [ 228 more words ]
https://abcollie.wordpress.com/2020/03/03/a-running-memo/

    This is not so much an article as a short “memo” to a question I was asked today. I have a friend that has just bought a place and has her first sheep. We were working and…

04/03/2020

This is not so much an article as a short "memo" to a question I was asked today.

I have a friend that has just bought a place and has her first sheep. We were working and I mentioned her sheep wouldn't let a dog control them. They spent the entire time just running, no matter what kind of pressure the dog was putting on them. So, we talked about some of the issues that cause this response in her sheep and what she could do to help.

I said "short and sweet" answer is the last work the sheep have ... is what they will remember- the first work the next time out. In other words - IF she stopped working them while they were running - the lesson learned - run and the dog goes away.

Take the time to work the sheep until they are responding to WHAT the dog is doing not just because a dog is behind them. You are teaching the sheep how to react to a dog - good or bad - every time you work them. You want a dog working forward and in contact. You want the sheep respecting the dog BUT to get that respect ... He needs to respect the sheep's space and what they require to feel comfortable. If they are running all the time they are feeling a constant threat from the dog and aren't relaxed enough to walk. You need to figure out what distance makes them move but not run. So, work them until they are settled enough to walk then call the dog off - don't call the dog off while they are still running or the lesson they learned was run and the threat will go away.

09/02/2020

.... Before I start the article a little "back story". People have been asking me why I stopped writing and my reply is there is SO much written with Facebook, etc. that seems there is overload with training information. Then someone said something to me that struck a chord. Their comment was - it isn't just the training information they get from my articles but I encourage them to think (which just happens to be one of my favorite things to do --- and that did get me thinking). [ 865 more words ]
https://abcollie.wordpress.com/2020/02/09/dont-just-do-it/

…. Before I start the article a little “back story”. People have been asking me why I stopped writing and my reply is there is SO much written with Facebook, etc. that seems there…

09/02/2020

OK, I think I have it set up where if you hit the "sign up" button it takes you to the "Training Border Collie" website. I will also put a link (and hope it works - who knows with FB). https://abcollie.wordpress.com/

Candy Kennedy - Trials and Errors

09/02/2020

08/02/2020

Well, updated my "Training Border Collie" webpage and FB deleted 1,000 of the subscriptions. I guess now you have to have a "page" that is not your personal page. So, giving this a try. I will connect to my "Training Border Collie" articles if I can - not sure what they allow and don't now?