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Magnolia Ridge Farm

I am a small hobby breeder of working border collies. I compete in USBCHA sheepdog trials.
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08/21/2024

I’m hopefully breeding Stevie to Josh and Rebecca Gibson’s SlashJ EZ this fall/winter.

Since I’ve been training EZ’s sister Liza, I started thinking that it would make a fun cross.

08/21/2024

Fig x Buster puppies due this weekend. Looks like 6 of them in there. I can’t wait to see them in a few days 🥰

08/19/2024

Felicia Pynes also took some great photos of Stevie’s double lift run in Kingston. I was so proud of her. ❤️

08/19/2024

Felicia Pynes took some great photos of Nora and I during our double lift run in Kingston.

08/14/2024

I had such a wonderful time in Canada attending 80 Acres and Kingston SDT’s. This was my first time attending these trials and they absolutely lived up to all the wonderful things I had heard over the years. The sheep were tough but fair and I really enjoyed watching how the responded to all of the different dogs. Penning proved to be especially tricky at times.

I was pleased with how all 3 of my dogs ran. While Buster didn’t end up with any placements, I was happy to see how he handled the sheep and the courses and am looking forward to running him at the Nursery finals at the end of next month.

Nora won Round 1 at 80 acres and was 10th and 6th in Round 1 and 2 of Kingston. She was 9th in the double lift final.

Stevie was 4th and 8th in Round 1 and 2 of Kingston and 12th in the double lift. She ran very well all week and has really started to be a consistent dog on the trial field for me.

Along with very generous payback, top 10 placements received these tea cups which I absolutely love.

08/07/2024

Baby dog Buster had a wonderful run going this morning, I had them going right into the pen too and I got a little to quick closing the gate and they busted back out. So no pen/shed. He handled the sheep very well. ☺️

07/31/2024

We said goodbye to my best bud, Frank, today. He was a few weeks shy of his 15th birthday.

What a perfect first border collie and I’ll never be able to repay him for everything he helped teach me on this sheepdog journey. We traveled all over the country going to sheepdog trials. So many wonderful memories, he took me from novice to open and tolerated so many mistakes on my end. I’m going to miss him. ❤️

07/31/2024

The last chance nursery trial wrapped up today. I forgot to post Nursery 2 scores from yesterday. Thank you Cindy McWhorter Carrington for judging.

Nursery 2 -
1st Place - Tildon Kirby and Trudy

Nursery 3 -
1st Place - Tildon Kirby and Trudy
2nd Place - Victoria Booth and MRF Grim

Thank you to everyone that attended! Congratulations to Tildon and Trudy for some excellent runs all 3 days.

07/30/2024

Super proud of Liza! She’s really teamed up with me over the summer and I am looking forward to running her at the nursery finals in September.

She’s been a fun puzzle to sort out. ❤️

07/30/2024

Nursery Round 1 scores. Thank you Cindy McWhorter Carrington for judging.

1st Place - Tildon Kirby and Trudy 78/90
2nd Place - Alicia Lund and Liza 75/90

07/24/2024

Fig went in for an ultrasound to confirm pregnancy today. My vet counted 5-6 puppies 🥳. Fig was bred to Buster in June and is due next month. Expecting some very fluffy babies 😂

07/22/2024

Nora and I did a sheepdog demonstration at Blackberry Farm this morning for the guests of the resort. They have a very nice flock of dairy sheep that they use to make their own cheeses.

Stevie and Buster also got to show off for the guests. It was really fun.

07/17/2024

MRF Glen (Grace x Clwyd Bob) owned by Gloria Erin Atwater. Growing into a handsome boy ❤️

07/12/2024

Buster has become one of my favorite dogs to use around the farm. He’s going to running in open at 80 acres and Kingston next month in Canada, I can’t wait to see how he does.

He’s also hopefully got his first litter of pups due in August with Fig and I’m looking forward to seeing how those turn out. 🤞🏻

07/11/2024

MRF Andy (Grace x Clwyd Bob) is 7 months old already! Looking forward to getting her and her brother, Toby, started this fall.

07/03/2024

Picked up a registered North Country Cheviot ram lamb yesterday. He’s so cute!

06/26/2024

MRF Regina (Stevie x Jo) coming along quick with her owner Sue Bradley. She turns 1 in July. ❤️

06/26/2024

I’ve been using Liza to do some of the practical work around the farm.

06/26/2024

Starting to make plans to host James Mc Laughlin at my farm late October. If you are interested in attending please send me a message and once the details are finalized I will reach back out with the sign up information. Space will be limited.

This will be an advanced handling clinic focusing on international shedding, turn backs, penning etc. If you are unsure whether your dog is ready to attend feel free to shoot me a message to discuss.

James will be available for private lessons that will be open to all levels.

06/22/2024

Fig’s sire is a pretty nice cow dog.

06/15/2024

Pretty happy with Buster today. This is his second open trial and we are still figuring eachother out but I was pleased with his work. I made a few mistakes and goofed the trailer but he had a good shed which isn’t easy on these sheep.

06/13/2024

Fig is in season and will be bred to Buster. I’m excited to see what they make. I have received a lot of applications over the last few months and haven’t had a chance to review them all. If you are interested in this cross and have submitted an application already please shoot me a message.

06/11/2024

Buster ran really well this week in the nursery rounds. The open course was definitely above his pay grade but he did try his best to follow my redirects. He ended up 4th overall for the last 2 rounds of nursery. He got better with each run and handled the sheep well. Happy with the youngster.

06/10/2024

My trip to Canada also included picking up this cool pup from James Wurz! I’ve decided to call her Piper. Thanks Jamie Gardner for bringing her to the trial for me and also suggesting the name which I think suits her well. Video of her on sheep in the comments. ❤️

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Videos

MRF Regina (Stevie x Jo) coming along quick with her owner Sue Bradley. She turns 1 in July. ❤️

I’ve been using Liza to do some of the practical work around the farm.

New Slate SDT - Buster Open 1

Buster got the job of grazing the trial sheep tonight. 260 healthy rambouillets. Alberta is incredibly beautiful this time of year.

Liza - May 31st, 2024

Just some flanking and driving work with Liza. Her and I are really starting to be on the same page.

Liza - May 28th, 2024

Some outrun practice for Liza. I am running her in some nursery trials next month. 🎉

Some outrun practice with Buster.

Working on outruns with Buster. I’ll be running him in some open trials in June. I can’t wait to see how he does.

Liza worked pretty nicely this morning. She’s getting used to my new whistles.

Working on some shedding with Kid. He’s getting it figured out.

Here’s Fig’s run on Friday. I was quite happy with her work at her first trial, she’s still gaining confidence driving the sheep away from me and took a wrong flank right before the panel and shot the sheep back up towards me. Otherwise though she was trying her best to do what I asked. It’s nice when they are the same dog on the road as they are at home.

Trickier outruns for Fig. I was happy she kicked out on her own when she realized her mistake. She hasn’t worked around the trees and hills much and is still learning how to navigate the obstacles.

Little disc foundation with Toby 🥰

Andy getting some agility foundation while she’s with Lori. Such a nice pup, so confident ❤️

I had a student here for a lesson, so I took the opportunity to have Fig pick up off a spotter. She didn’t have any issues with the person holding the stock.

Jak (Nora x Moel Sweep) working some cows for his owner Sue Bradley. I attended a working day hosted by Alex Hodge at Hodge Cattle Co on Sunday. Alex and David Henry were there to provide training and handling advice. I have been thinking about trying a few cow dog trials this year so decided to pop over. I took Buster, Grace, and Kid and they were all 3 keen on the cows. I brought Fig also but ran out of time before I got to try her on some cows. I wish I had thought to get video! It was very fun and informative.